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UNITED KINGDOM'S (Record Mirror/NME)TOP SINGLES OF 1959 |
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Written by Barry Kowal
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Jul 14, 2015 at 06:33 PM |
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UNITED KINGDOM'S (Record Mirror/NME)TOP SINGLES OF 1959*
1 SIDE SADDLE-RUSS CONWAY-APRIL 1060
2 IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE-BUDDY HOLLY-April 948
3 TRAVELIN' LIGHT-CLIFF RICHARD-November 884
4 LIVING DOLL-CLIFF RICHARD-July 876
5 SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES-PLATTERS-March 846
6 A FOOL SUCH AS I-ELVIS PRESLEY-May 842
7 I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT-ELVIS PRESLEY-May 842
8 DREAM LOVER-Bobby Darin-July 836
9 IT'S LATE-Ricky Nelson-May 748
10 ROULETTE-RUSS CONWAY-June 740
11 Only 16-Craig Douglas-September 734
12 It's Only Make Believe-Conway Twitty-January 706
13 As I Love You-Shirley Bassey-March 706
14 What Do You Want-Adam Faith-December 702
15 Battle Of New Orleans-Lonnie Donnegan-August 684
16 Petite Fleur-Chris Barber's Jazz Band-April 678
17 Red River Rock-Johnny & Hurricanes-November 626
18 Oh,Carol-Neil Sedaka-December 622
19 A Teenager In Love-Marty Wilde-July 622
20 I've Waited So Long-Anthony Newley-May 616
21 (Til) I Kissed You-Everly Brothers-October 602
22 Mack The Knife-Bobby Darin-October 582
23 Here Comes Summer-Jerry Keller-October 554
24 Never Be Anyone Else-Ricky Nelson-May 554
25 A Pub With No Beer-Slim Dusty-March 552
26 One Night-Elvis Presley-February 544
27 I Got Stung-Elvis Presley-February 544
28 Lipstick On Your Collar-Connie Francis-August 528
29 Tea For Two Cha Cha-Tommy Dorsey-January 520
30 Sea Of Love-Marty Wilde-November 516
31 Lonely Boy-Paula Anka-September 506
32 Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me-Shirley Bassey-February 494
33 Donna-Marty Wilde-May 488
34 My Happiness-Connie Francis-March 484
35 To Know Him Is To Love Him-Teddy Bears-January 470
36 Tom Dooley-Lonnie Donegan-January 468
37 Seven Little Girls (Sitting In The Back Seat)-Avons-December 444
38 Tom Dooley-Kingston Trio-January 442
39 The Three Bells-Browns-October 410
40 Peter Gunn-Duane Eddy-July 404
41 Baby Face-Little Richard-January 402
42 Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour-Lonnie Donegan-February 396
43 Stagger Lee-Lloyd Price-March 390
44 Charlie Brown-Coasters-April 386
45 The Day The Rains Came-Jane Morgan-January 386
46 Little Drummer Boy-Beverly Sisters-March 368
47 The Heart Of A Man-Frankie Vaughan-September 364
48 Mona Lisa-Conway Twitty-September 356
49 Personality-Anthony Newley-July 354
50 Someone-Johnny Mathis-September 350
51 China Tea-Russ Conway-September 348
52 Snow Coach-Russ Conway-Decemmber 342
53 A Big Hunk 'O Love-Elvis Presley-August 338
54 Put Your Head On My Shoulder-Paul Anka-November 314
55 Just A Little Too Much-Ricky Nelson-September 312
56 C'mon Everybody-Eddie Cochran-April 286
57 Teen Beat-Sandy Nelson-November 284
58 Broken Hearted Melody-Sarah Vaughan-October 280
59 I Go Ape-Neil Sedaka-May 280
60 Come Softly To Me-Frankie Vaughan-May 280
61 Love Makes The World Go Round-Perry Como-January 278
62 Problems-Everly Brothers-February 274
63 Come Softly To Me-Fleetwoods-May 272
64 Forty Miles Of Bad Road-Duane Eddy-October 268
65 Guitar Boogie Shuffle-Bert Weedon-June 268
66 Rawhide-Frankie Laine-December 258
67 Some Kind-A Earthquake-Duane Eddy-December 256
68 Personality-Lloyd Price-July 252
69 Mean Streak-Cliff Richard-May 236
70 Never Mind-Cliff Richard-May 236
71 Goodbye Jimmy Goodbye-Ruby Murray-July 230
72 (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings-Paul Anka-February 220
73 Makin' Love-Floyd Robinson-November 218
74 Gigi-Billy Eckstine-April 202
75 Mr.Blue-Mike Preston-November 194
76 Poor Jenny-Everly Brothers-July 186
77 Among My Souvenirs-Connie Francis-December 172
78 More & More Party Pops-Russ Conway-December 164
79 High Hopes-Frank Sinatra-November 160
80 Take A Message To Mary-Everly Brothers-July 152
81 High School Confidential-Jerry Lee Lewis-February 150
82 Ragtime Cowboy Joe-David Seville & Chipmunks-August 144
83 Tomboy-Perry Como-March 144
84 Three Stars-Ruby Wright-June 124
85 May You Always-Joan Regan-July 114
86 Jingle Bell Rock-Max Bygraves-December 80
87 Wee Tom-Lord Rockingham's XI-February 78
88 Fort Worth Jail-Lonnie Donegan-May 76
89 I Know-Perry Como-August 74
90 Only Sixteen-Sam Cooke-August 70
91 A Teenager In Love-Craig Douglas-June 70
92 Idle On Parade-Anthony Newley-May 70
93 Peggy Sue Got Married-Buddy Holly-September 68
94 Cannon Ball-Duane Eddy-January 68
95 Yep!-Duane Eddy-June 42
96 Sing Little Birdie-Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson-April 38
97 I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time-Rosemary June-February 38
98 You Alway Hurt The One You Love-Connie Francis-January 38
99 One More Sunrise (Morgen)-Dickie Valentine-November 34
100 Mr.Blue-David Macbeth-November 34
101 Sleep Walk-Santo & Johnny-October 34
102 Plenty Of Good Lovin'-Connie Francis-September 34
103 Chantilly Lace-Big Bopper-January 34
*There were no Record Mirror Charts from June 21 until August 2nd in 1959 owing to a newspaper
strike.During this time period the charts from National Music Express (Record Mirror's competitor)
were used in my calculations for compilation of this list.
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