Top 100 songs for October 26, 1959
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1959 and the 1950s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Mack The Knife” by Bobby Darin. Meanwhile, “High School U.S.A.” by Tommy Facenda rises from No. 97 to No. 51. 14 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- High School U.S.A. — Tommy Facendaup 46 places, No. 97 → No. 51
- So Many Ways — Brook Bentonup 32 places, No. 60 → No. 28
- Dance With Me — The Driftersup 31 places, No. 77 → No. 46
New to this week’s Top 10
- Don't You Know — Della ReeseNo. 5
- Primrose Lane — Jerry Wallace With The JewelsNo. 8
- Deck Of Cards — Wink MartindaleNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Oh! Carol — Neil SedakaNo. 25
- So Many Ways — Brook BentonNo. 28
- Unforgettable — Dinah WashingtonNo. 34
- Some Kind-A Earthquake — Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The RebelsNo. 37
- We Got Love — Bobby RydellNo. 38
- Torquay — FireballsNo. 39
First-week entries
- Believe Me — Royal TeensNo. 52
- Tennessee Waltz — Bobby ComstockNo. 68
- Pretend — Carl MannNo. 72
- Be My Guest — Fats DominoNo. 80
- The Enchanted Sea — The Exotic Sounds of Martin DennyNo. 81
- You Mean Everything To Me — The FleetwoodsNo. 84
- The Hunch — Bobby Peterson QuintetNo. 87
- Come Into My Heart — Lloyd Price and His OrchestraNo. 88
- I'll Be Seeing You — Poni-TailsNo. 89
- First Name Initial — Annette With The AfterbeatsNo. 91
- I've Been Around — Fats DominoNo. 94
- The Hunch — Paul GaytenNo. 97
- My Heart Became Of Age — Annette With The AfterbeatsNo. 99
- There's A Girl — Jan & DeanNo. 100
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.