Top 100 songs for November 16, 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 “Mr. Blue” by The Fleetwoods. Meanwhile, “Wont'cha Come Home” by Lloyd Price and His Orchestra rises from No. 100 to No. 43. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Wont'cha Come Home — Lloyd Price and His Orchestraup 57 places, No. 100 → No. 43
- You Got What It Takes — Marv Johnsonup 34 places, No. 72 → No. 38
- Marina — Rocco Granata and the International Quintetup 29 places, No. 80 → No. 51
New to this week’s Top 10
- So Many Ways — Brook BentonNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Reveille Rock — Johnny And The HurricanesNo. 29
- The Enchanted Sea — The Exotic Sounds of Martin DennyNo. 31
- Always — Sammy TurnerNo. 35
- Believe Me — Royal TeensNo. 37
- You Got What It Takes — Marv JohnsonNo. 38
- Torquay — FireballsNo. 39
- Talk To Me — Frank SinatraNo. 40
First-week entries
- The Big Hurt — Miss Toni FisherNo. 55
- The Best Of Everything — Johnny MathisNo. 67
- Hound Dog Man — FabianNo. 81
- Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams) — Ray PetersonNo. 92
- Gilee — Sonny SpencerNo. 93
- Marina — Jacky Noguez And His OrchestraNo. 95
- God Bless America — Connie FrancisNo. 96
- (New In) The Ways Of Love — Tommy EdwardsNo. 97
- I'll Walk The Line — Don Costa And His Orchestra And ChorusNo. 98
- So Young — Clyde StacyNo. 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.