Top 100 songs for November 30, 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, “Why” by Frankie Avalon rises from No. 95 to No. 53. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Why — Frankie Avalonup 42 places, No. 95 → No. 53
- It's Time To Cry — Paul Ankaup 34 places, No. 74 → No. 40
- First Name Initial — Annette With The Afterbeatsup 27 places, No. 75 → No. 48
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Uh! Oh! Part 2 — The Nutty SquirrelsNo. 25
- El Paso — Marty RobbinsNo. 27
- Hound Dog Man — FabianNo. 32
- Just As Much As Ever — Bob BeckhamNo. 39
- It's Time To Cry — Paul AnkaNo. 40
First-week entries
- I Wanna Be Loved — Ricky NelsonNo. 50
- Tear Drop — Santo & JohnnyNo. 76
- Marina — Willy AlbertiNo. 81
- Mighty Good — Ricky NelsonNo. 86
- Symphony — Sammy TurnerNo. 90
- Shadows — 5 SatinsNo. 95
- Beyond The Sunset — Pat BooneNo. 96
- Smokie - Part 2 — Bill Black's ComboNo. 98
- Teach Me Tiger — April StevensNo. 99
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.