Top 100 songs for December 28, 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 “Why” by Frankie Avalon. Meanwhile, “Teen Angel” by Mark Dinning rises from No. 100 to No. 50. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Teen Angel — Mark Dinningup 50 places, No. 100 → No. 50
- Swingin' On A Rainbow — Frankie Avalonup 45 places, No. 93 → No. 48
- The Happy Reindeer — Dancer, Prancer And Nervousup 42 places, No. 76 → No. 34
New to this week’s Top 10
- Pretty Blue Eyes — Steve LawrenceNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- He'll Have To Go — Jim ReevesNo. 58
- Mary Don't You Weep — Stonewall JacksonNo. 61
- No Love Have I — Webb PierceNo. 67
- Where Or When — Dion & The BelmontsNo. 72
- Down By The Station — The Four PrepsNo. 78
- Bonnie Came Back — Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The RebelsNo. 83
- Handy Man — Jimmy JonesNo. 87
- Promise Me A Rose (A Slight Detail) — Anita BryantNo. 88
- Lonely Blue Boy — Conway TwittyNo. 89
- Honey Hush — Joe TurnerNo. 91
- Little Things Mean A Lot — Joni JamesNo. 93
- Do-Re-Mi — Anita BryantNo. 94
- Harlem Nocturne — The ViscountsNo. 98
- The Sound Of Music — Patti PageNo. 99
- Darling Lorraine — The KnockoutsNo. 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.