Top 100 songs for November 2, 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, “Come Into My Heart” by Lloyd Price and His Orchestra rises from No. 88 to No. 55. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Come Into My Heart — Lloyd Price and His Orchestraup 33 places, No. 88 → No. 55
- Be My Guest — Fats Dominoup 29 places, No. 80 → No. 51
- First Name Initial — Annette With The Afterbeatsup 28 places, No. 91 → No. 63
New to this week’s Top 40
- Dance With Me — The DriftersNo. 34
- Love Potion No. 9 — The CloversNo. 35
- Living Doll — Cliff Richard and The DriftersNo. 36
- Tucumcari — Jimmie RodgersNo. 38
First-week entries
- Always — Sammy TurnerNo. 75
- (If You Cry) True Love, True Love — The DriftersNo. 77
- You Went Back On Your Word — Clyde McPhatterNo. 81
- Starry Eyed — Gary StitesNo. 85
- Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) — The BrownsNo. 89
- Tiny Tim — LaVern BakerNo. 93
- You Got What It Takes — Marv JohnsonNo. 94
- Reveille Rock — Johnny And The HurricanesNo. 95
- Fancy Nancy — Skip And FlipNo. 96
- Honestly And Truly — Tommy EdwardsNo. 98
- Smooth Operator — Sarah VaughanNo. 99
- Wheel Of Fortune — The Knightsbridge StringsNo. 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.