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We have ranked the top pop songs that have charted over the past 50+ years on The ARC Weekly Top 40 and Billboard Hot 100, and come up with
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THE ARC WEEKLY TOP 40 ARCHIVES:

TOP POP SONGS OF 1959:





  peak weeks
1 "Mack The Knife"

from the LP
That's All
Billboard chart run: 24 - 9 - 7 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 7 - 8 - 12 - 13 - 19 - 32 - 40 - off
Bobby Darin Bobby Darin - "Mack The Knife" (Single)
iTunes
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1(9) 22
2 The Battle Of New Orleans

from the LP
The Spectacular Johnny Horton
Billboard chart run: 36 - 23 - 7 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 4 - 7 - 13 - 25 - 34 - off
Johnny Horton Johnny Horton - "The Battle Of New Orleans" (Single)
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1(6) 18
3 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters The Platters - "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" (Single)
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1(3) 16
4 Mr. Blue The Fleetwoods   1(1) 17
5 Donna Richie Valens   2 18
6 Venus Frankie Avalon   1(5) 14
7 Stagger Lee Lloyd Price   1(4) 15
8 Heartaches By The Number Guy Mitchell   1(2) 16
9 Lonely Boy Paul Anka   1(4) 14
10 The Three Bells The Browns   1(4) 14
11 A Lover's Question Clyde McPhatter   6 20
12 Put Your Head On My Shoulder Paul Anka   2 14
13 My Heart Is An Open Book Carl Dobkins, Jr.   3 16
14 Personality Lloyd Price   2 14
15 16 Candles The Crests   2 14
16 Come Softly To Me The Fleetwoods   1(4) 12
17 Sleep Walk Santa & Johnny   1(2) 13
18 Don't You Know Della Reese   2 15
19 Dream Lover Bobby Darin   2 13
20 Pink Shoelaces Dodie Stevens   3 14
21 Why Frankie Avalon   1(1) 12
22 Gotta Travel On Billy Grammer   4 15
23 My Happiness Connie Francis   2 14
24 Sea Of Love Phil Phillips   2 14
25 Lonely Teardrops Jackie Wilson   7 16
26 Kansas City Wilbert Harrison   1(2) 12
27 The Happy Organ Dave (Baby) Cortez   1(1) 14
28 ('Till) I Kissed You

from the LP
The Fabulous Style Of The Everly Brothers
Billboard chart run: 33 - 13 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 5 - 5 - 11 - 11 - 19 - 27 - off
Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers - "('Till) I Kissed You" (Single)
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4 13
29 Charlie Brown The Coasters   2 12
30 There Goes My Baby The Drifters   2 14
31 Primrose Lane Jerry Wallace   8 15
32 In The Mood Ernie Fields   4 14
33 It's Just A Matter Of Time Brook Benton   3 14
34 Lavender Blue Sammy Turner   3 14
35 Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) The Impalas   2 11
36 Teen Beat Sandy Nelson   4 12
37 I Cried A Tear Lavern Baker   6 15
38 The Chipmunk Song The Chipmunks
with David Seville
  1(4) 11
39 Tragedy Thomas Wayne   5 13
40 A Big Hunk O' Love Elvis Presley   1(2) 10
41 I'm Gonna Get Married Lloyd Price   3 12
42 Hawaiian Wedding Song Andy Williams   11 15
43 Quiet Village Martin Denny   4 13
44 All American Boy Bill Parsons   2 13
45 What A Diff'rence A Day Makes Dinah Washington   8 14
46 Waterloo Stonewall Jackson   4 12
47 (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I Elvis Presley   2 11
48 We Got Love Bobby Rydell   6 14
49 Red River Rock Johnny
& The Hurricanes
  5 13
50 It's Time To Cry Paul Anka   4 12
51 Lipstick On Your Collar Connie Francis   5 12
52 A Teenager In Love Dion & The Belmonts   5 13
53 Broken-Hearted Melody Sarah Vaughan   7 11
54 Tiger Fabian   3 10
55 Guitar Boogie Shuffle The Virtues   5 12
56 Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) Edward Byrnes
with Connie Stevens
  4 11
57 So Many Ways Brook Benton   6 13
58 Lonely Street Andy Williams   5 11
59 Never Be Anyone Else But You Ricky Nelson   6 12
60 Deck Of Cards Wink Martindale   7 12
61 Whole Lotta Loving Fats Domino   6 12
62 Peter Gunn Theme Ray Anthony   8 13
63 I Need Your Love Tonight Elvis Presley   4 10
64 Poison Ivy The Coasters   7 11
65 Alvin's Harmonica The Chipmunks
with David Seville
  3 9
66 Goodbye Baby Jack Scott   8 13
67 Tallahasse Lassie Freddy Cannon   6 10
68 I've Had It The Bell Notes   6 11
69 Oh, Carol Neil Sedaka   9 13
70 What'd I Say Ray Charles   6 11
71 Since I Don't Have You The Skyliners   12 10
72 Manhattan Spiritual Reg Owens
& His Orchestra
  10 13
73 Just Ask Your Heart Frankie Avalon   7 11
74 Danny Boy Conway Twitty   10 13
75 May You Always McGuire Sisters McGuire Sisters - "May You Always" (Single)
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11 12
76 Amond My Souvenirs Connie Francis   7 11
77 Forty Miles Of Bad Road Duanne Eddy   9 11
78 Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Balcony Paul Evans & The Curls   9 11
79 Only You Frank Pourcel's
French Fiddles
  9 11
80 Petite Fleur (Little Flower) Chris Barber's Jazz Band   5 10
81 Turn Me Loose Fabian   9 11
82 Frankie Connie Francis   9 11
83 Hound Dog Man Fabian   9 11
84 I Want To Walk You Home Fats Domino   8 10
85 Tall Paul Annette   7 9
86 Misty Johnny Mathis   12 12
87 So Fine The Fiestas   11 11
88 Enchanted The Platters The Platters - "Enchanted" (Single)
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12 11
89 Bobby Sox To Stockings Frankie Avalon   8 10
90 (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings Paul Anka   15 13
91 Be My Guest Fats Domino   8 10
92 I Only Have Eyes For You The Flamingos   11 11
93 Sea Cruise Frankie Ford   14 12
94 Tell Him No Travis & Bob   8 9
95 It's Late Ricky Nelson   9 10
96 Morgen Ivo Robie   13 11
97 Battle Hymn Of The Republic Mormon Tabernacle Choir   13 11
98 It Was I Skip & Flip   11 9
99 Just A Little Too Much Ricky Nelson   9 9
100 You're So Fine The Falcons   17 10



Based on songs that peaked in 1959 on the Billboard Top 100.
Chart methodology used for the
ARC Weekly Top 40 applied to the chart runs to determine final rankings.




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