Top 100 songs for November 23, 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, “Hound Dog Man” by Fabian rises from No. 81 to No. 42. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Hound Dog Man — Fabianup 39 places, No. 81 → No. 42
- God Bless America — Connie Francisup 38 places, No. 96 → No. 58
- Honestly And Truly — Tommy Edwardsup 29 places, No. 94 → No. 65
New to this week’s Top 10
- In The Mood — Ernie Fields & Orch.No. 8
- We Got Love — Bobby RydellNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- This Friendly World — FabianNo. 61
- Way Down Yonder In New Orleans — Freddie CannonNo. 72
- It's Time To Cry — Paul AnkaNo. 74
- Among My Souvenirs — Connie FrancisNo. 76
- Pretty Blue Eyes — Steve LawrenceNo. 80
- Talk That Talk — Jackie WilsonNo. 87
- Sandy — Larry HallNo. 89
- Why — Frankie AvalonNo. 95
- We Told You Not To Marry — Titus TurnerNo. 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.