Charts & Memorabilia : 1959 

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1959 UK Charts

Top Singles

No. Artist Single Points

1

Russ Conway Side Saddle
23.36
2 Cliff Richard Living Doll
21.65
3 Buddy Holly It Doesn't Matter Anymore
18.14
4 Bobby Darin Dream Lover
17.91
5 Chris Barber's Jazz Band Petite Fleur
16.09
6 Platters Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
15.72
7 Russ Conway Roulette
15.54
8 Elvis Presley A Fool Such As I
15.03
9 Craig Douglas Only Sixteen
15.00
10 Shirley Bassey As I Love You
14.28
11 Bobby Darin Mack The Knife
14.21
12 Ricky Nelson It's Late
13.91
13 Cliff Richard Travellin' Light
13.73
14 Lonnie Donegan Battle Of New Orleans
13.63
15 Marty Wilde A Teenager In Love
13.05
16 Paul Anka Lonely Boy
12.60
17 Everly Brothers ('Til) I Kissed You
12.40
18 Jerry Keller Here Comes Summer
12.27
19 Connie Francis Lipstick On Your Collar
11.81
20 Marty Wilde Donna
11.25
1959 UK Charts

Top Artists

No. Artist Points
1 Russ Conway 59.75
2 Cliff Richard 49.78
3 Marty Wilde 35.81
4 Lonnie Donegan 34.18
5 Bobby Darin 32.99
6 Elvis Presley 32.23
7 Everly Brothers 30.62
8 Connie Francis 30.45
9 Ricky Nelson 28.97
10 Paul Anka 26.89
1959 UK Charts

Number 1 Album

Another good year for soundtracks!
 

Date Artist Title Wks
5 January Original Soundtrack South Pacific 52

1959 UK Charts

Other albums

     
     

1959 UK Charts

Number 1 Singles

Date Artist Title Wks
24 January Jane Morgan The Day The Rains Came 1
31 January Elvis Presley One Night / I Got Stung 3
21 February Shirley Bassey As I Love You 4
21 March The Platters Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 1
28 March Russ Conway Side Saddle 4
25 April Buddy Holly It Doesn't Matter Anymore 3
16 May Elvis Presley A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight 5
20 June Russ Conway Roulette 2
4 July Bobby Darin Dream Lover 4
1 August Cliff Richard & The Drifters Living Doll 6
12 September Craig Douglas Only Sixteen 4
10 October Jerry Keller Here Comes Summer 1
17 October Bobby Darin Mack The Knife 2
31 October Cliff Richard & The Shadows Travellin' Light 5
5 December Adam Faith What Do You Want (tied for one week) 3
19 December Emile Ford & The Checkmates What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For
(tied for one week)
6
1959 UK Charts

Sheet Music Singles

     

1959 USA Charts

Number 1 Singles

Date Artist Title Wks
19 January Platters Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 3
9 February Lloyd Price Stagger Lee 4
9 March Frankie Avalon Venus 5
13 April Fleetwoods Come Softly To Me 4
11 May Dave "Baby" Cortez The Happy Organ 1
18 May Wilbert Harrison Kansas City 2
1 June Johnny Horton The Battle Of New Orleans 6
13 July Paul Anka Lonely Boy 4
10 August Elvis Presley A Big Hunk Of Love 2
24 August Browns The Three Bells 4
21 September Santo & Johnny Sleep Walk 2
5 October Bobby Darin Mack The Knife 9
16 November Fleetwoods Mr Blue 1
14 December Guy Mitchell Heartaches By The Number 2
28 December Frankie Avalon Why 1
1959 USA Charts

Top 20 Singles

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1959 NME Poll Winners
World Musical Personality Elvis Presley
World Male Singer Elvis Presley
World Female Singer Brenda Lee
World Vocal Group Everly Brothers
British Male Singer Cliff Richard
British Female Singer Shirley Bassey
British Vocal Group Mudlarks
British Vocal Personality Frankie Vaughan
British Instrumental Personality Russ Conway
New Artist Craig Douglas
Best Single Cliff Richard - Living Doll
Big Band Ted Heath
Disc Jockey Pete Murray
1959 Elvis Singles  
1959 Top TV Shows  
1959 Magazines etc

   
   
   
 

1959 Football

FA Cup
Notts Forest 2
Luton Town 1

     


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