Billboard Top 100 Hits From 1959

On February 3rd, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper are killed in a plane crash in Iowa. This date becomes known as "The Day the Music Died". Future country star Waylon Jennings was scheduled to be on the plane, but instead gave his seat up to The Big Bopper.  Miles Davis also had his first two recording sessions for the groundbreaking "Kind of Blue".

1. What'd I Say , Ray Charles
2. I Only Have Eyes For You, Flamingos
3. Mack The Knife, Bobby Darin
4. There Goes My Baby, Drifters
5. Shout, Isley Brothers
6. Kansas City, Wilbert Harrison
7. Poison Ivy, Coasters
8. Money, Barrett Strong
9. Love Potion No. 9, Clovers
10. You're So Fine, Falcons
11. Handy Man, Jimmy Jones
12. Sea Of Love, Phil Phillips with the Twilights
13. Baby What You Want Me To Do, Jimmy Reed
14. A Teenager In Love, Dion & the Belmonts
15. I'm Ready, Fats Domino
16. Charlie Brown, Coasters
17. Back In The U.S.A., Chuck Berry
18. Come Softly To Me, Fleetwoods
19. Beyond The Sea, Bobby Darin
20. Dedicated To The One I Love, Shirelles
21. Dream Lover, Bobby Darin
22. It's Late, Ricky Nelson
23. Sleep Walk, Santo & Johnny
24. Sweet Nothin's, Brenda Lee
25. Fannie Mae, Buster Brown
26. Hey Little Girl, Dee Clark
27. Harlem Nocturne, Viscounts
28. A Big Hunk O' Love, Elvis Presley
29. Somethin' Else, Eddie Cochran
30. Little Queenie, Chuck Berry
31. You Got What It Takes, Marv Johnson
32. That's Why (I Love You So), Jackie Wilson
33. Forty Miles Of Bad Road, Duane Eddy
34. ('Til) I Kissed You, Everly Brothers
35. Along Came Jones, Coasters
36. Memphis, Tennessee, Chuck Berry
37. Mr. Blue, Fleetwoods
38. Road Runner, Bo Diddley
39. A Fool Such As I, Elvis Presley
40. I Want To Walk You Home, Fats Domino
41. Mary Lou, Ronnie Hawkins
42. What A Difference A Day Makes, Dinah Washington
43. Kansas City, Little Richard
44. Let The Good Times Roll, Ray Charles
45. Rooster Blues, Lightnin' Slim
46. Only Sixteen, Sam Cooke
47. The Battle Of New Orleans, Johnny Horton
48. Linda Lu, Ray Sharpe
49. Tallahassee Lassie, Freddy Cannon
50. (Sorry) I Ran All The Way Home, Impalas
51. It Doesn't Matter Anymore, Buddy Holly
52. Let It Be Me, Everly Brothers
53. Love You So, Ron Holden
54. Running Bear, Johnny Preston
55. This I Swear, Skyliners
56. Personality, Lloyd Price
57. I'll Be Satisfied, Jackie Wilson
58. That Is Rock And Roll, Coasters
59. Red River Rock, Johnny & the Hurricanes
60. Be My Guest, Fats Domino
61. El Paso, Marty Robbins
62. Guitar Boogie Shuffle, Virtues
63. I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday, Fats Domino
64. Say Man, Bo Diddley
65. What In The World's Come Over You, Jack Scott
66. Woo-Hoo, Rock-A-Teens
67. Almost Grown, Chuck Berry
68. Dance With Me, Drifters
69. Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop, Little Anthony & Imperials
70. Teen Beat, Sandy Nelson
71. Hushabye, Mystics
72. Baby Talk, Jan & Dean
73. Broken-Hearted Melody, Sarah Vaughan
74. Where Or When, Dion & the Belmonts
75. Bad Girl, Miracles
76. Hully Gully, Olympics
77. Forty Days, Ronnie Hawkins
78. Mountain Of Love, Harold Dorman
79. The Angels Listened In, Crests
80. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans, Freddy Cannon
81. Lavender Blue, Sammy Turner
82. Babalu's Wedding Day, Eternals
83. Don't Mess With My Man, Irma Thomas
84. (Do The) Mashed Potatoes, Nat Kendrick & the Swans
85. Take Out Some Insurance, Jimmy Reed
86. We Got Love, Bobby Rydell
87. Put Your Head On My Shoulder, Paul Anka
88. The Happy Organ, Dave "Baby" Cortez
89. Peggy Sue Got Married, Buddy Holly
90. Lipstick On Your Collar, Connie Francis
91. Never Be Anyone Else But You, Ricky Nelson
92. Lonely Boy, Paul Anka
93. Lonely Blue Boy, Conway Twitty
94. I Need Your Love Tonight, Elvis Presley
95. I'm Gonna Get Married, Lloyd Price
96. Teen Angel, Mark Dinning
97. Bad Boy, Larry Williams
98. Venus, Frankie Avalon
99. Kissin' Time, Bobby Rydell
100. Rockin' Little Angel, Ray Smith