* NM retro singles charts - 1959 *

[Earl Purple]

3 January 1959

1 ( 4 ) Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me - Shirley Bassey < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Winter Wonderland - Johnny Mathis (#1[2])
3 ( 2 ) Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Platters (#2[2])
4 ( 5 ) As I Love You - Shirley Bassey
5 ( 9 ) You Always Hurt The One You Love - Connie Francis

6 ( 3 ) One Night - Elvis Presley (#1[4])
7 ( 11 ) Manhattan Spiritual - Reg Owen
8 ( -- ) (I Love To Play) My Ukulele - Max Bygraves
9 ( -- ) Baby Face - Little Richard
10 ( 12 ) Woman From Liberia - Jimmie Rodgers

11 ( 8 ) That Old Black Magic - Louis Prima (#6)
12 ( 7 ) Problems - Everly Brothers (#4)
13 ( 6 ) Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) - Chipmunks (#6)
14 ( -- ) The Diary - Neil Sedaka
15 ( 19 ) Donna - Ritchie Valens

16 ( 18 ) My Happiness - Connie Francis
17 ( 10 ) Come On Let's Go - Tommy Steele (#2[1])
18 ( 13 ) Whole Lotta Loving - Fats Domino (#10)
19 ( 16 ) Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson (#15)
20 ( 15 ) Gotta Travel On - Billy Grammer (#13)

21 ( 25 ) 16 Candles - Crests
22 ( 20 ) Real Love - Ruby Murray (#20)
23 ( 14 ) Fallin' - Connie Francis (#6)
24 ( -- ) Goodbye Baby - Jack Scott
25 ( 17 ) High Class Baby - Cliff Richard (#7)

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-- ( 21 ) Bimbombey - Jimmie Rodgers (#9)
-- ( 22 ) Hoots Mon - Lord Rockingham's XI (#1[2])
-- ( 23 ) The World Outside - Four Coins (#12)
-- ( 24 ) Gee But It's Lonely - Pat Boone (#17)

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The first number one of 1959 is by Welsh singer Shirley Bassey, and she is also #4 this week. Scottish group Lord Rockingham's XI leave the chart having reached #1. Ruby Murray is from Northern Ireland but her hit only reached #20 and her UK #1 was before the chart era here. Englishman Max Bygraves gets the highest entry this week. This song has to be done at a ukulele cabaret sometime... but if I do I plan to change "Sweet Adeline" or whatever he sings to "Sweet Caroline" - a song that was nearly a decade away at the time of this hit. A different American singer called Neil though does make his debut this week, having already appeared in the chart as a songwriter of Connie Francis' hit "Stupid Cupid". He's just ended his career on the other side of my retro chart, in 1975.

[Earl Purple]

10 January 1959

1 ( 1 ) Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me - Shirley Bassey < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 8 ) (I Love To Play) My Ukulele - Max Bygraves
3 ( 5 ) You Always Hurt The One You Love - Connie Francis
4 ( 4 ) As I Love You - Shirley Bassey
5 ( 9 ) Baby Face - Little Richard

6 ( 3 ) Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Platters (#2[2])
7 ( 2 ) Winter Wonderland - Johnny Mathis (#1[2])
8 ( 7 ) Manhattan Spiritual - Reg Owen (#7)
9 ( 14 ) The Diary - Neil Sedaka
10 ( 10 ) Woman From Liberia - Jimmie Rodgers

11 ( 6 ) One Night - Elvis Presley (#1[4])
12 ( -- ) Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price
13 ( -- ) (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings - Paul Anka
14 ( 15 ) Donna - Ritchie Valens
15 ( 11 ) That Old Black Magic - Louis Prima (#6)

16 ( 16 ) My Happiness - Connie Francis
17 ( -- ) Lucky Ladybug - Billy & Lillie
18 ( 24 ) Goodbye Baby - Jack Scott
19 ( 12 ) Problems - Everly Brothers (#4)
20 ( 21 ) 16 Candles - Crests

21 ( 19 ) Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson (#15)
22 ( 18 ) Whole Lotta Loving - Fats Domino (#10)
23 ( 17 ) Come On Let's Go - Tommy Steele (#2[1])
24 ( 22 ) Real Love - Ruby Murray (#20)
25 ( 13 ) Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) - Chipmunks (#6)

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-- ( 20 ) Gotta Travel On - Billy Grammer (#13)
-- ( 23 ) Fallin' - Connie Francis (#6)
-- ( 25 ) High Class Baby - Cliff Richard (#7)

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That ukulele song climbs to #2 - although the next couple of weeks unleash two classics and then tragic events unfold regarding both those singers within a couple of weeks.

[Earl Purple]

17 January 1959

1 ( 1 ) Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me - Shirley Bassey < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) (I Love To Play) My Ukulele - Max Bygraves
3 ( 3 ) You Always Hurt The One You Love - Connie Francis
4 ( -- ) Heartbeat - Buddy Holly
5 ( 5 ) Baby Face - Little Richard

6 ( 4 ) As I Love You - Shirley Bassey (#4)
7 ( 12 ) Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price
8 ( 13 ) (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings - Paul Anka
9 ( 9 ) The Diary - Neil Sedaka
10 ( 6 ) Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Platters (#2[2])

11 ( 17 ) Lucky Ladybug - Billy & Lillie
12 ( 8 ) Manhattan Spiritual - Reg Owen (#7)
13 ( 10 ) Woman From Liberia - Jimmie Rodgers (#10)
14 ( 7 ) Winter Wonderland - Johnny Mathis (#1[2])
15 ( 14 ) Donna - Ritchie Valens (#14)

16 ( 18 ) Goodbye Baby - Jack Scott
17 ( -- ) The All American Boy - Bill Parsons
18 ( 16 ) My Happiness - Connie Francis (#16)
19 ( 11 ) One Night - Elvis Presley (#1[4])
20 ( -- ) You're The Top Cha - Al Saxon

21 ( 15 ) That Old Black Magic - Louis Prima (#6)
22 ( 20 ) 16 Candles - Crests (#20)
23 ( -- ) I'll Remember Tonight - Pat Boone
24 ( 21 ) Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson (#15)
25 ( 22 ) Whole Lotta Loving - Fats Domino (#10)

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-- ( 19 ) Problems - Everly Brothers (#4)
-- ( 23 ) Come On Let's Go - Tommy Steele (#2[1])
-- ( 24 ) Real Love - Ruby Murray (#20)
-- ( 25 ) Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) - Chipmunks (#6)

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[Earl Purple]

24 January 1959

1 ( 4 ) Heartbeat - Buddy Holly < 2nd #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me - Shirley Bassey (#1[3])
3 ( 2 ) (I Love To Play) My Ukulele - Max Bygraves (#2[2])
4 ( 3 ) You Always Hurt The One You Love - Connie Francis (#3)
5 ( 7 ) Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price

6 ( 8 ) (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings - Paul Anka
7 ( 5 ) Baby Face - Little Richard (#5)
8 ( -- ) Peter Gunn - Ray Anthony
9 ( 11 ) Lucky Ladybug - Billy & Lillie
10 ( -- ) Last Night On The Back Porch - Alma Cogan

11 ( 6 ) As I Love You - Shirley Bassey (#4)
12 ( 9 ) The Diary - Neil Sedaka (#9)
13 ( 17 ) The All American Boy - Bill Parsons
14 ( 20 ) You're The Top Cha - Al Saxon
15 ( 10 ) Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Platters (#2[2])

16 ( 16 ) Goodbye Baby - Jack Scott
17 ( 23 ) I'll Remember Tonight - Pat Boone
18 ( 13 ) Woman From Liberia - Jimmie Rodgers (#10)
19 ( 12 ) Manhattan Spiritual - Reg Owen (#7)
20 ( -- ) I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time - Rosemary June

21 ( 15 ) Donna - Ritchie Valens (#14)
22 ( -- ) May You Always - McGuire Sisters
23 ( 18 ) My Happiness - Connie Francis (#16)
24 ( 14 ) Winter Wonderland - Johnny Mathis (#1[2])
25 ( 22 ) 16 Candles - Crests (#20)

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-- ( 19 ) One Night - Elvis Presley (#1[4])
-- ( 21 ) That Old Black Magic - Louis Prima (#6)
-- ( 24 ) Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson (#15)
-- ( 25 ) Whole Lotta Loving - Fats Domino (#10)

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Buddy Holly gets to #1. I've marked it as his 2nd #1 but actually his only previous #1 "Oh Boy" was a Crickets song, and at this point he had separated from them and recorded a load of songs which will get rolled out over the next few years. He therefore joins (albeit he's the first) John Lennon and Freddie Mercury as people who reached #1 in my chart just before they died.

Apart from the fact I didn't know that version of the Peter Gunn theme but Duane Eddy reached my chart with it in 1960, I note an entry from Alma Cogan on the date I visited the cemetery where she is buried because my father is buried in the same cemetery as her and today is his Yahrzeit.

[Earl Purple]

31 January 1959

1 ( 1 ) Heartbeat - Buddy Holly < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me - Shirley Bassey (#1[3])
3 ( 3 ) (I Love To Play) My Ukulele - Max Bygraves (#2[2])
4 ( 8 ) Peter Gunn - Ray Anthony
5 ( -- ) La Bamba - Ritchie Valens

6 ( 10 ) Last Night On The Back Porch - Alma Cogan
7 ( 5 ) Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price (#5)
8 ( 6 ) (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings - Paul Anka (#6)
9 ( 4 ) You Always Hurt The One You Love - Connie Francis (#3)
10 ( -- ) Tall Paul - Annette Funicello

11 ( 9 ) Lucky Ladybug - Billy & Lillie (#9)
12 ( -- ) A Pub With No Beer - Slim Dusty
13 ( 7 ) Baby Face - Little Richard (#5)
14 ( 14 ) You're The Top Cha - Al Saxon
15 ( 13 ) The All American Boy - Bill Parsons (#13)

16 ( 20 ) I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time - Rosemary June
17 ( -- ) Livin' Lovin' Doll - Cliff Richard
18 ( 17 ) I'll Remember Tonight - Pat Boone (#17)
19 ( -- ) There Must Be A Way - Joni James
20 ( 22 ) May You Always - McGuire Sisters

21 ( 12 ) The Diary - Neil Sedaka (#9)
22 ( 16 ) Goodbye Baby - Jack Scott (#16)
23 ( 11 ) As I Love You - Shirley Bassey (#4)
24 ( -- ) Nobody But You - Dee Clark
25 ( -- ) That's My Doll - Frankie Vaughan

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-- ( 15 ) Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Platters (#2[2])
-- ( 18 ) Woman From Liberia - Jimmie Rodgers (#10)
-- ( 19 ) Manhattan Spiritual - Reg Owen (#7)
-- ( 21 ) Donna - Ritchie Valens (#14)
-- ( 23 ) My Happiness - Connie Francis (#16)
-- ( 24 ) Winter Wonderland - Johnny Mathis (#1[2])
-- ( 25 ) 16 Candles - Crests (#20)

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-- ( -- ) I Cried A Tear - LaVern Baker

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So we have reached the end of January 1959. February will "make me shiver" regarding this week's #1 artist and the artist that gets the highest entry, as well as a singer who had a #1 last year.

[Earl Purple]

7 February 1959

1 ( 1 ) Heartbeat - Buddy Holly < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 5 ) La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
3 ( 4 ) Peter Gunn - Ray Anthony
4 ( 2 ) Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me - Shirley Bassey (#1[3])
5 ( 3 ) (I Love To Play) My Ukulele - Max Bygraves (#2[2])

6 ( -- ) Petite Fleur - Chris Barber
7 ( 10 ) Tall Paul - Annette Funicello
8 ( 6 ) Last Night On The Back Porch - Alma Cogan (#6)
9 ( 12 ) A Pub With No Beer - Slim Dusty
10 ( -- ) Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour - Lonnie Donegan

11 ( 7 ) Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price (#5)
12 ( 17 ) Livin' Lovin' Doll - Cliff Richard
13 ( -- ) Wee Tom - Lord Rockingham's XI
14 ( 8 ) (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings - Paul Anka (#6)
15 ( 19 ) There Must Be A Way - Joni James

16 ( 16 ) I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time - Rosemary June
17 ( 11 ) Lucky Ladybug - Billy & Lillie (#9)
18 ( 14 ) You're The Top Cha - Al Saxon (#14)
19 ( 9 ) You Always Hurt The One You Love - Connie Francis (#3)
20 ( 24 ) Nobody But You - Dee Clark

21 ( 15 ) The All American Boy - Bill Parsons (#13)
22 ( 25 ) That's My Doll - Frankie Vaughan
23 ( 20 ) May You Always - McGuire Sisters (#20)
24 ( 13 ) Baby Face - Little Richard (#5)
25 ( 18 ) I'll Remember Tonight - Pat Boone (#17)

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-- ( 21 ) The Diary - Neil Sedaka (#9)
-- ( 22 ) Goodbye Baby - Jack Scott (#16)
-- ( 23 ) As I Love You - Shirley Bassey (#4)

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-- ( -- ) Little Space Girl - Jesse Lee Turner
-- ( -- ) With The Wind And Rain In Your Hair - Pat Boone

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The day the music died. The early hours of Tuesday morning (3 February 1959), Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper were on a plane during a tour. It was a small plane so not everyone could get on it, others used the cold tour bus. Dion DiMucci was among those who was not on the plane.

[Earl Purple]

14 February 1959

1 ( 2 ) La Bamba - Ritchie Valens < 1st #1 >
2 ( 1 ) Heartbeat - Buddy Holly (#1[3])
3 ( 6 ) Petite Fleur - Chris Barber
4 ( 3 ) Peter Gunn - Ray Anthony (#3)
5 ( 10 ) Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour - Lonnie Donegan

6 ( -- ) Charlie Brown - Coasters
7 ( 7 ) Tall Paul - Annette Funicello
8 ( 13 ) Wee Tom - Lord Rockingham's XI
9 ( 4 ) Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me - Shirley Bassey (#1[3])
10 ( 9 ) A Pub With No Beer - Slim Dusty (#9)

11 ( 5 ) (I Love To Play) My Ukulele - Max Bygraves (#2[2])
12 ( 12 ) Livin' Lovin' Doll - Cliff Richard
13 ( 8 ) Last Night On The Back Porch - Alma Cogan (#6)
14 ( 15 ) There Must Be A Way - Joni James
15 ( -- ) The Lonely One - Duane Eddy

16 ( -- ) I've Had It - Bell Notes
17 ( 11 ) Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price (#5)
18 ( 16 ) I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time - Rosemary June (#16)
19 ( 20 ) Nobody But You - Dee Clark
20 ( -- ) The Wonderful Secret Of Love - Robert Earl

21 ( 22 ) That's My Doll - Frankie Vaughan
22 ( -- ) Little Space Girl - Jesse Lee Turner
23 ( 14 ) (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings - Paul Anka (#6)
24 ( -- ) With The Wind And Rain In Your Hair - Pat Boone
25 ( 18 ) You're The Top Cha - Al Saxon (#14)

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-- ( 17 ) Lucky Ladybug - Billy & Lillie (#9)
-- ( 19 ) You Always Hurt The One You Love - Connie Francis (#3)
-- ( 21 ) The All American Boy - Bill Parsons (#13)
-- ( 23 ) May You Always - McGuire Sisters (#20)
-- ( 24 ) Baby Face - Little Richard (#5)
-- ( 25 ) I'll Remember Tonight - Pat Boone (#17)

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-- ( -- ) Gigi - Billy Eckstine

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Two people who died in the same plane crash swap places at #1.

[Earl Purple]

21 February 1959

1 ( 1 ) La Bamba - Ritchie Valens < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Heartbeat - Buddy Holly (#1[3])
3 ( 3 ) Petite Fleur - Chris Barber
4 ( 6 ) Charlie Brown - Coasters
5 ( 5 ) Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour - Lonnie Donegan

6 ( 8 ) Wee Tom - Lord Rockingham's XI
7 ( 4 ) Peter Gunn - Ray Anthony (#3)
8 ( -- ) Side Saddle - Russ Conway
9 ( 7 ) Tall Paul - Annette Funicello (#7)
10 ( 15 ) The Lonely One - Duane Eddy

11 ( 16 ) I've Had It - Bell Notes
12 ( 10 ) A Pub With No Beer - Slim Dusty (#9)
13 ( 12 ) Livin' Lovin' Doll - Cliff Richard (#12)
14 ( 20 ) The Wonderful Secret Of Love - Robert Earl
15 ( 14 ) There Must Be A Way - Joni James (#14)

16 ( 9 ) Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me - Shirley Bassey (#1[3])
17 ( 22 ) Little Space Girl - Jesse Lee Turner
18 ( -- ) Say Say - Diamonds
19 ( 24 ) With The Wind And Rain In Your Hair - Pat Boone
20 ( 11 ) (I Love To Play) My Ukulele - Max Bygraves (#2[2])

21 ( -- ) It's Just A Matter Of Time - Brook Benton
22 ( 13 ) Last Night On The Back Porch - Alma Cogan (#6)
23 ( 19 ) Nobody But You - Dee Clark (#19)
24 ( 21 ) That's My Doll - Frankie Vaughan (#21)
25 ( 18 ) I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time - Rosemary June (#16)

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-- ( 17 ) Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price (#5)
-- ( 23 ) (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings - Paul Anka (#6)
-- ( 25 ) You're The Top Cha - Al Saxon (#14)

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-- ( -- ) Gigi - Billy Eckstine

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The highest new entry this week is an instrumental performed and composed by Russ Conway (writing credit under his real name of Trevor Stanford). The chart also sees the debut for Brook Benton.

[Earl Purple]

28 February 1959

1 ( 1 ) La Bamba - Ritchie Valens < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Heartbeat - Buddy Holly (#1[3])
3 ( -- ) It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly
4 ( 8 ) Side Saddle - Russ Conway
5 ( 4 ) Charlie Brown - Coasters (#4)

6 ( 3 ) Petite Fleur - Chris Barber (#3)
7 ( 6 ) Wee Tom - Lord Rockingham's XI (#6)
8 ( 5 ) Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour - Lonnie Donegan (#5)
9 ( 10 ) The Lonely One - Duane Eddy
10 ( -- ) Venus - Frankie Avalon

11 ( 11 ) I've Had It - Bell Notes
12 ( -- ) I Got A Wife - Mark IV
13 ( 14 ) The Wonderful Secret Of Love - Robert Earl
14 ( 18 ) Say Say - Diamonds
15 ( 7 ) Peter Gunn - Ray Anthony (#3)

16 ( -- ) Maybe Tomorrow - Billy Fury
17 ( 9 ) Tall Paul - Annette Funicello (#7)
18 ( -- ) Tomboy - Perry Como
19 ( -- ) The Love Game - Mudlarks
20 ( 21 ) It's Just A Matter Of Time - Brook Benton

21 ( 17 ) Little Space Girl - Jesse Lee Turner (#17)
22 ( 13 ) Livin' Lovin' Doll - Cliff Richard (#12)
23 ( 12 ) A Pub With No Beer - Slim Dusty (#9)
24 ( 19 ) With The Wind And Rain In Your Hair - Pat Boone (#19)
25 ( 15 ) There Must Be A Way - Joni James (#14)

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-- ( 16 ) Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me - Shirley Bassey (#1[3])
-- ( 20 ) (I Love To Play) My Ukulele - Max Bygraves (#2[2])
-- ( 22 ) Last Night On The Back Porch - Alma Cogan (#6)
-- ( 23 ) Nobody But You - Dee Clark (#19)
-- ( 24 ) That's My Doll - Frankie Vaughan (#21)
-- ( 25 ) I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time - Rosemary June (#16)

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-- ( -- ) Wait For Me - Malcolm Vaughan
-- ( -- ) Alvin's Harmonica - David Seville

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And there you go, Buddy Holly gets the highest entry to have two songs in the top 3. "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" was my highest placed song of the 1950s in the number ones poll, ahead of "Diana" by Paul Anka, who also wrote the above song, and apart from them I think only Elvis Presley represented the 1950s for me. (Not sure if I listed Reet Petite which is a 50s song and was #1 for me in the 50s but was a UK #1 in the 1980s).

[Earl Purple]

7 March 1959

1 ( 3 ) It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly < 3rd #1 >
2 ( 1 ) La Bamba - Ritchie Valens (#1[3])
3 ( 4 ) Side Saddle - Russ Conway
4 ( 2 ) Heartbeat - Buddy Holly (#1[3])
5 ( 10 ) Venus - Frankie Avalon

6 ( 12 ) I Got A Wife - Mark IV
7 ( 5 ) Charlie Brown - Coasters (#4)
8 ( 16 ) Maybe Tomorrow - Billy Fury
9 ( 9 ) The Lonely One - Duane Eddy
10 ( 7 ) Wee Tom - Lord Rockingham's XI (#6)

11 ( 6 ) Petite Fleur - Chris Barber (#3)
12 ( 18 ) Tomboy - Perry Como
13 ( 14 ) Say Say - Diamonds
14 ( 19 ) The Love Game - Mudlarks
15 ( 11 ) I've Had It - Bell Notes (#11)

16 ( 8 ) Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour - Lonnie Donegan (#5)
17 ( 13 ) The Wonderful Secret Of Love - Robert Earl (#13)
18 ( -- ) Wait For Me - Malcolm Vaughan
19 ( 20 ) It's Just A Matter Of Time - Brook Benton
20 ( -- ) Never Be Anyone Else But You - Ricky Nelson

21 ( -- ) Alvin's Harmonica - David Seville & The Chipmunks
22 ( 15 ) Peter Gunn - Ray Anthony (#3)
23 ( 21 ) Little Space Girl - Jesse Lee Turner (#17)
24 ( 17 ) Tall Paul - Annette Funicello (#7)
25 ( 22 ) Livin' Lovin' Doll - Cliff Richard (#12)

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-- ( 23 ) A Pub With No Beer - Slim Dusty (#9)
-- ( 24 ) With The Wind And Rain In Your Hair - Pat Boone (#19)
-- ( 25 ) There Must Be A Way - Joni James (#14)

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A small week for entries just one new one on the list and I pulled in the ones that missed out last week so Alvin & The Chipmunks get their hit after all.

[Earl Purple]

14 March 1959

1 ( 1 ) It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Side Saddle - Russ Conway
3 ( 5 ) Venus - Frankie Avalon
4 ( 6 ) I Got A Wife - Mark IV
5 ( 2 ) La Bamba - Ritchie Valens (#1[3])

6 ( -- ) C'Mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
7 ( 8 ) Maybe Tomorrow - Billy Fury
8 ( -- ) It's Late - Ricky Nelson
9 ( 4 ) Heartbeat - Buddy Holly (#1[3])
10 ( -- ) Pink Shoelaces - Dodie Stevens

11 ( 12 ) Tomboy - Perry Como
12 ( 9 ) The Lonely One - Duane Eddy (#9)
13 ( 7 ) Charlie Brown - Coasters (#4)
14 ( -- ) Please Mr. Sun - Tommy Edwards
15 ( 18 ) Wait For Me - Malcolm Vaughan

16 ( 14 ) The Love Game - Mudlarks (#14)
17 ( 20 ) Never Be Anyone Else But You - Ricky Nelson
18 ( 13 ) Say Say - Diamonds (#13)
19 ( 10 ) Wee Tom - Lord Rockingham's XI (#6)
20 ( 11 ) Petite Fleur - Chris Barber (#3)

21 ( 21 ) Alvin's Harmonica - David Seville & The Chipmunks
22 ( 19 ) It's Just A Matter Of Time - Brook Benton (#19)
23 ( -- ) Come Softly To Me - Fleetwoods
24 ( 15 ) I've Had It - Bell Notes (#11)
25 ( 17 ) The Wonderful Secret Of Love - Robert Earl (#13)

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-- ( 16 ) Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour - Lonnie Donegan (#5)
-- ( 22 ) Peter Gunn - Ray Anthony (#3)
-- ( 23 ) Little Space Girl - Jesse Lee Turner (#17)
-- ( 24 ) Tall Paul - Annette Funicello (#7)
-- ( 25 ) Livin' Lovin' Doll - Cliff Richard (#12)

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Highest new entry a classic from Eddie Cochran, who would himself die in a road crash a year later. Ricky Nelson, who would himself die in a plane crash but a long time later gets a classic entry too. Shakin' Stevens later covered this song.

Dodie Stevens though is still alive. She was 13 when this song was a hit, and is now 74.

[Earl Purple]

21 March 1959

1 ( 1 ) It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 6 ) C'Mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
3 ( 2 ) Side Saddle - Russ Conway (#2[1])
4 ( 3 ) Venus - Frankie Avalon (#3)
5 ( 8 ) It's Late - Ricky Nelson

6 ( 4 ) I Got A Wife - Mark IV (#4)
7 ( 10 ) Pink Shoelaces - Dodie Stevens
8 ( 7 ) Maybe Tomorrow - Billy Fury (#7)
9 ( 14 ) Please Mr. Sun - Tommy Edwards
10 ( 5 ) La Bamba - Ritchie Valens (#1[3])

11 ( 11 ) Tomboy - Perry Como
12 ( -- ) Sing Little Birdie - Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
13 ( -- ) Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford
14 ( 15 ) Wait For Me - Malcolm Vaughan
15 ( 9 ) Heartbeat - Buddy Holly (#1[3])

16 ( 17 ) Never Be Anyone Else But You - Ricky Nelson
17 ( 12 ) The Lonely One - Duane Eddy (#9)
18 ( -- ) Rawhide - Link Wray
19 ( 23 ) Come Softly To Me - Fleetwoods
20 ( 16 ) The Love Game - Mudlarks (#14)

21 ( 13 ) Charlie Brown - Coasters (#4)
22 ( 21 ) Alvin's Harmonica - David Seville & The Chipmunks (#21)
23 ( -- ) Ciao Ciao Bambina - Marino Marini
24 ( 18 ) Say Say - Diamonds (#13)
25 ( 22 ) It's Just A Matter Of Time - Brook Benton (#19)

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-- ( 19 ) Wee Tom - Lord Rockingham's XI (#6)
-- ( 20 ) Petite Fleur - Chris Barber (#3)
-- ( 24 ) I've Had It - Bell Notes (#11)
-- ( 25 ) The Wonderful Secret Of Love - Robert Earl (#13)

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The highest new entry was the UK entry to Eurovision 1959 by Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson. The entry at #18 is an instrumental and not the same tune as Frankie Laine's hit.

[Earl Purple]

When I redo 1960 I now have to go all the way up to June or so as "Kookie Kookie" by Edd Byrnes and Connie Stevens has turned up in May 1959 so will have to be removed from the chart a year later. It reached #9 when I originally charted it in 1960, we'll see how it gets on in 1959. Might not get as high.

Other than songs that have already appeared in the same version (not in a different version) there will be no change in 1960 once it merges in.

[Earl Purple]

28 March 1959

1 ( 1 ) It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) C'Mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
3 ( 5 ) It's Late - Ricky Nelson
4 ( 3 ) Side Saddle - Russ Conway (#2[1])
5 ( 7 ) Pink Shoelaces - Dodie Stevens

6 ( 12 ) Sing Little Birdie - Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
7 ( 4 ) Venus - Frankie Avalon (#3)
8 ( 13 ) Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford
9 ( 9 ) Please Mr. Sun - Tommy Edwards
10 ( -- ) Where Were You On Our Wedding Day - Lloyd Price

11 ( 6 ) I Got A Wife - Mark IV (#4)
12 ( 8 ) Maybe Tomorrow - Billy Fury (#7)
13 ( 18 ) Rawhide - Link Wray
14 ( 11 ) Tomboy - Perry Como (#11)
15 ( 14 ) Wait For Me - Malcolm Vaughan (#14)

16 ( -- ) If I Didn't Care - Connie Francis
17 ( 10 ) La Bamba - Ritchie Valens (#1[3])
18 ( 16 ) Never Be Anyone Else But You - Ricky Nelson (#16)
19 ( 23 ) Ciao Ciao Bambina - Marino Marini
20 ( 19 ) Come Softly To Me - Fleetwoods (#19)

21 ( -- ) Guitar Boogie Shuffle - Virtues
22 ( 15 ) Heartbeat - Buddy Holly (#1[3])
23 ( -- ) Since I Don't Have You - Skyliners
24 ( 17 ) The Lonely One - Duane Eddy (#9)
25 ( 22 ) Alvin's Harmonica - David Seville & The Chipmunks (#21)

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-- ( 20 ) The Love Game - Mudlarks (#14)
-- ( 21 ) Charlie Brown - Coasters (#4)
-- ( 24 ) Say Say - Diamonds (#13)
-- ( 25 ) It's Just A Matter Of Time - Brook Benton (#19)

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[Earl Purple]

4 April 1959

1 ( 1 ) It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly < 5th week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) C'Mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
3 ( 3 ) It's Late - Ricky Nelson
4 ( 6 ) Sing Little Birdie - Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
5 ( 10 ) Where Were You On Our Wedding Day - Lloyd Price

6 ( -- ) I Need Your Love Tonight - Elvis Presley
7 ( 5 ) Pink Shoelaces - Dodie Stevens (#5)
8 ( -- ) Morning Side Of The Mountain - Tommy Edwards
9 ( 8 ) Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford (#8)
10 ( 4 ) Side Saddle - Russ Conway (#2[1])

11 ( -- ) A Fool Such As I - Elvis Presley
12 ( 16 ) If I Didn't Care - Connie Francis
13 ( 9 ) Please Mr. Sun - Tommy Edwards (#9)
14 ( 13 ) Rawhide - Link Wray (#13)
15 ( 7 ) Venus - Frankie Avalon (#3)

16 ( -- ) Tell Him No - Travis & Bob
17 ( 21 ) Guitar Boogie Shuffle - Virtues
18 ( -- ) The Tijuana Jail - Kingston Trio
19 ( 23 ) Since I Don't Have You - Skyliners
20 ( -- ) The Happy Organ - Dave Baby Cortez

21 ( 19 ) Ciao Ciao Bambina - Marino Marini (#19)
22 ( 12 ) Maybe Tomorrow - Billy Fury (#7)
23 ( 11 ) I Got A Wife - Mark IV (#4)
24 ( 15 ) Wait For Me - Malcolm Vaughan (#14)
25 ( -- ) By The Light Of The Silvery Moon - Little Richard

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-- ( 14 ) Tomboy - Perry Como (#11)
-- ( 17 ) La Bamba - Ritchie Valens (#1[3])
-- ( 18 ) Never Be Anyone Else But You - Ricky Nelson (#16)
-- ( 20 ) Come Softly To Me - Fleetwoods (#19)
-- ( 22 ) Heartbeat - Buddy Holly (#1[3])
-- ( 24 ) The Lonely One - Duane Eddy (#9)
-- ( 25 ) Alvin's Harmonica - David Seville & The Chipmunks (#21)

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-- ( -- ) This Should Go On Forever - Rod Bernard

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Buddy Holly remains at number one, as Elvis Presley enters with 2 songs which were a double A-side in the UK. "A Fool Such As I" is a cover version, first recorded in 1953 but "I Need Your Love Tonight" is a new song (he didn't write it but he is the first to record it).

Between those we have Tommy Edwards with a song best known in the UK for Donny & Marie Osmond's rather awful cover whilst Tommy Edwards remains pretty much a one-hit wonder. He recorded this song (and It's All In The Game) in the early 50s (actually 1951 for this song).

However there is a much older song entering the chart this week "By The Light Of The Silvery Moon" was written way back in 1909. (I looked up how old this song was when it got onto my playlist, then jumped in to the "song from each year going backward" topic to post it when that topic reached 1909).

[Earl Purple]

11 April 1959

1 ( 1 ) It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly < 6th week at #1 >
2 ( 6 ) I Need Your Love Tonight - Elvis Presley
3 ( 2 ) C'Mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran (#2[3])
4 ( 8 ) Morning Side Of The Mountain - Tommy Edwards
5 ( 5 ) Where Were You On Our Wedding Day - Lloyd Price

6 ( 4 ) Sing Little Birdie - Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson (#4)
7 ( 3 ) It's Late - Ricky Nelson (#3)
8 ( 11 ) A Fool Such As I - Elvis Presley
9 ( 16 ) Tell Him No - Travis & Bob
10 ( -- ) Early To Bed - Poni-Tails

11 ( 12 ) If I Didn't Care - Connie Francis
12 ( 7 ) Pink Shoelaces - Dodie Stevens (#5)
13 ( 18 ) The Tijuana Jail - Kingston Trio
14 ( 9 ) Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford (#8)
15 ( 20 ) The Happy Organ - Dave Baby Cortez

16 ( -- ) Turn Me Loose - Fabian
17 ( -- ) French Foreign Legion - Frank Sinatra
18 ( 17 ) Guitar Boogie Shuffle - Virtues (#17)
19 ( 14 ) Rawhide - Link Wray (#13)
20 ( 19 ) Since I Don't Have You - Skyliners (#19)

21 ( 10 ) Side Saddle - Russ Conway (#2[1])
22 ( 13 ) Please Mr. Sun - Tommy Edwards (#9)
23 ( 25 ) By The Light Of The Silvery Moon - Little Richard
24 ( -- ) Enchanted - Platters
25 ( -- ) Three Stars - Tommy Dee

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-- ( 15 ) Venus - Frankie Avalon (#3)
-- ( 21 ) Ciao Ciao Bambina - Marino Marini (#19)
-- ( 22 ) Maybe Tomorrow - Billy Fury (#7)
-- ( 23 ) I Got A Wife - Mark IV (#4)
-- ( 24 ) Wait For Me - Malcolm Vaughan (#14)

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-- ( -- ) With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair - Pat Boone
-- ( -- ) Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) - Impalas
-- ( -- ) This Should Go On Forever - Rod Bernard

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Not all the songs are getting in. Impalas reached #2 in the USA with that one, it will be put back ont the playlist next week when there are fewer new ones.

[Earl Purple]

18 April 1959

1 ( 2 ) I Need Your Love Tonight - Elvis Presley < 7th #1 >
2 ( 1 ) It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly (#1[6])
3 ( 4 ) Morning Side Of The Mountain - Tommy Edwards
4 ( 10 ) Early To Bed - Poni-Tails
5 ( 3 ) C'Mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran (#2[3])

6 ( 5 ) Where Were You On Our Wedding Day - Lloyd Price
7 ( 9 ) Tell Him No - Travis & Bob
8 ( 8 ) A Fool Such As I - Elvis Presley
9 ( -- ) That's Why - Jackie Wilson
10 ( 6 ) Sing Little Birdie - Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson (#4)

11 ( 16 ) Turn Me Loose - Fabian
12 ( 17 ) French Foreign Legion - Frank Sinatra
13 ( 13 ) The Tijuana Jail - Kingston Trio
14 ( 11 ) If I Didn't Care - Connie Francis
15 ( 7 ) It's Late - Ricky Nelson (#3)

16 ( 15 ) The Happy Organ - Dave Baby Cortez
17 ( 24 ) Enchanted - Platters
18 ( 12 ) Pink Shoelaces - Dodie Stevens (#5)
19 ( 25 ) Three Stars - Tommy Dee
20 ( 14 ) Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford (#8)

21 ( 18 ) Guitar Boogie Shuffle - Virtues (#17)
22 ( -- ) With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair - Pat Boone
23 ( 20 ) Since I Don't Have You - Skyliners (#19)
24 ( 23 ) By The Light Of The Silvery Moon - Little Richard
25 ( -- ) Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) - Impalas

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-- ( 19 ) Rawhide - Link Wray (#13)
-- ( 21 ) Side Saddle - Russ Conway (#2[1])
-- ( 22 ) Please Mr. Sun - Tommy Edwards (#9)

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Elvis Presley takes over from Buddy Holly who has had 9 weeks at number one in total this year. Elvis Presley will have to be the king of rock and roll now, given we've lost 3 major stars.

[Earl Purple]

25 April 1959

1 ( 1 ) I Need Your Love Tonight - Elvis Presley < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Morning Side Of The Mountain - Tommy Edwards
3 ( 4 ) Early To Bed - Poni-Tails
4 ( 2 ) It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly (#1[6])
5 ( 9 ) That's Why - Jackie Wilson

6 ( 7 ) Tell Him No - Travis & Bob
7 ( -- ) Love's Made A Fool Of You - Crickets
8 ( 5 ) C'Mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran (#2[3])
9 ( 6 ) Where Were You On Our Wedding Day - Lloyd Price (#6)
10 ( 11 ) Turn Me Loose - Fabian

11 ( 8 ) A Fool Such As I - Elvis Presley (#8)
12 ( 12 ) French Foreign Legion - Frank Sinatra
13 ( -- ) Kookie Kookie - Ed Byrnes & Connie Stevens
14 ( -- ) Take A Message To Mary - Everly Brothers
15 ( -- ) I Go Ape - Neil Sedaka

16 ( 17 ) Enchanted - Platters
17 ( 13 ) The Tijuana Jail - Kingston Trio (#13)
18 ( 10 ) Sing Little Birdie - Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson (#4)
19 ( 22 ) With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair - Pat Boone
20 ( 19 ) Three Stars - Tommy Dee (#19)

21 ( 14 ) If I Didn't Care - Connie Francis (#14)
22 ( 16 ) The Happy Organ - Dave Baby Cortez (#16)
23 ( -- ) Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison
24 ( 25 ) Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) - Impalas
25 ( 15 ) It's Late - Ricky Nelson (#3)

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-- ( 18 ) Pink Shoelaces - Dodie Stevens (#5)
-- ( 20 ) Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford (#8)
-- ( 21 ) Guitar Boogie Shuffle - Virtues (#17)
-- ( 23 ) Since I Don't Have You - Skyliners (#19)
-- ( 24 ) By The Light Of The Silvery Moon - Little Richard (#23)

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Buddy Holly co-wrote the song that is this week's highest new entry but doesn't feature on this version, which is perhaps the Crickets "tribute" to him.

I mentioned Kookie Kookie will be removed from the 1960 charts when I replay them (they will be otherwise unchanged).

[Earl Purple]

2 May 1959:

1 ( 1 ) I Need Your Love Tonight - Elvis Presley < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Morning Side Of The Mountain - Tommy Edwards
3 ( 7 ) Love's Made A Fool Of You - Crickets
4 ( 3 ) Early To Bed - Poni-Tails (#3)
5 ( 5 ) That's Why - Jackie Wilson

6 ( -- ) A Teenager In Love - Dion & The Belmonts
7 ( 6 ) Tell Him No - Travis & Bob (#6)
8 ( 13 ) Kookie Kookie - Ed Byrnes & Connie Stevens
9 ( 4 ) It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly (#1[6])
10 ( 14 ) Take A Message To Mary - Everly Brothers

11 ( 15 ) I Go Ape Neil Sedaka
12 ( -- ) Poor Jenny - Everly Brothers
13 ( 10 ) Turn Me Loose - Fabian (#10)
14 ( 8 ) C'Mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran (#2[3])
15 ( 12 ) French Foreign Legion - Frank Sinatra (#12)

16 ( 9 ) Where Were You On Our Wedding Day - Lloyd Price (#6)
17 ( -- ) Lovin' Up A Storm - Jerry Lee Lewis
18 ( 11 ) A Fool Such As I - Elvis Presley (#8)
19 ( 16 ) Enchanted - Platters (#16)
20 ( 23 ) Kansas City Wilbert Harrison

21 ( 19 ) With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair - Pat Boone (#19)
22 ( -- ) I've Waited So Long - Anthony Newley
23 ( 17 ) The Tijuana Jail - Kingston Trio (#13)
24 ( 20 ) Three Stars - Tommy Dee (#19)
25 ( 24 ) Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) - Impalas (#24)

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-- ( 18 ) Sing Little Birdie - Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson (#4)
-- ( 21 ) If I Didn't Care - Connie Francis (#14)
-- ( 22 ) The Happy Organ - Dave Baby Cortez (#16)
-- ( 25 ) It's Late - Ricky Nelson (#3)

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[Earl Purple]

9 May 1959

1 ( 1 ) I Need Your Love Tonight - Elvis Presley < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 3 ) Love's Made A Fool Of You - Crickets
3 ( 6 ) A Teenager In Love - Dion & The Belmonts
4 ( 2 ) Morning Side Of The Mountain - Tommy Edwards (#2[2])
5 ( -- ) Dream Lover - Bobby Darin

6 ( 12 ) Poor Jenny - Everly Brothers
7 ( 8 ) Kookie Kookie - Ed Byrnes & Connie Stevens
8 ( 5 ) That's Why - Jackie Wilson (#5)
9 ( 4 ) Early To Bed - Poni-Tails (#3)
10 ( 10 ) Take A Message To Mary - Everly Brothers

11 ( 11 ) I Go Ape Neil Sedaka
12 ( 7 ) Tell Him No - Travis & Bob (#6)
13 ( 17 ) Lovin' Up A Storm - Jerry Lee Lewis
14 ( -- ) Battle Of New Orleans - Johnny Horton
15 ( -- ) Goodbye Jimmy Goodbye - Kathy Linden

16 ( 9 ) It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly (#1[6])
17 ( 22 ) I've Waited So Long - Anthony Newley
18 ( -- ) Mean Streak - Cliff Richard
19 ( 13 ) Turn Me Loose - Fabian (#10)
20 ( 20 ) Kansas City Wilbert Harrison

21 ( 15 ) French Foreign Legion - Frank Sinatra (#12)
22 ( -- ) Fort Worth Jail Lonnie Donegan
23 ( -- ) Quiet Village Martin Denny
24 ( 14 ) C'Mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran (#2[3])
25 ( -- ) So Fine Fiestas

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-- ( 16 ) Where Were You On Our Wedding Day - Lloyd Price (#6)
-- ( 18 ) A Fool Such As I - Elvis Presley (#8)
-- ( 19 ) Enchanted - Platters (#16)
-- ( 21 ) With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair - Pat Boone (#19)
-- ( 23 ) The Tijuana Jail - Kingston Trio (#13)
-- ( 24 ) Three Stars - Tommy Dee (#19)
-- ( 25 ) Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) - Impalas (#24)

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Bobby Darin challenges Elvis for #1 next week.