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Regional Hits of 1959

Other Years: 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

The standard page for 1959 lists the biggest hit songs across the World. This page compares that with the top 20 biggest hits of the year in North America and Europe. The region index explains how these results were generated and the long term trends.

There are few European charts available from before 1960, so the data on this page is dominated by the North American charts.

  North America   World   Europe  
# Artist Song Title Artist Song Title Artist Song Title #
1 Bobby Darin Mack the Knife Moves 0 Moves 0 Bobby Darin Mack the Knife Moves -5 Moves -5 Rocco Granata Marina 1
2 Johnny Horton Battle of New Orleans Moves -1 Moves -7 The Platters Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Moves -6 Moves -15 Cliff Richard Living Doll 2
3 Wilbur Harrison Kansas City Moves -7 Moves 1 Johnny Horton Battle of New Orleans Moves -148 Moves -31 Emile Ford & The Checkmates What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes At Me For? 3
4 Marty Robbins El Paso Moves -9 Moves -2 Ray Charles What'd I Say Moves -100 Moves -42 Craig Douglas Only Sixteen 4
5 The Drifters There goes my baby Moves -10 Moves -5 The Browns The Three Bells (Les Trois Cloches) Moves -9 Moves -16 Chris Barber's Jazz Band Petite Fleur (Little Flower) 5
6 Ray Charles What'd I Say Moves 2 Moves -169 Rocco Granata Marina Moves 5 Moves 5 Bobby Darin Mack the Knife 6
7 The Flamingos I Only Have Eyes For You Moves -2 Moves -10 Lloyd Price (You've Got) Personality Moves -28 Moves -60 Cliff Richard Travellin' Light 7
8 Elvis Presley A Big Hunk O' Love Moves -8 Moves -4 Frankie Avalon Venus Moves -29 Moves 6 The Platters Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 8
9 The Platters Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Moves 7 Moves 2 The Flamingos I Only Have Eyes For You Moves -76 Moves -2 Bobby Darin Dream Lover 9
10 The Browns The Three Bells (Les Trois Cloches) Moves 5 Moves 7 Wilbur Harrison Kansas City Moves -100 Moves -8 Johnny & The Hurricanes Red River Rock 10
11 Lloyd Price Stagger Lee Moves -1 Moves -14 Bobby Darin Dream Lover Moves 2 Moves -3 Paul Anka Lonely Boy 11
12 Frankie Avalon Venus Moves 4 Moves 1 Lloyd Price Stagger Lee Moves -24 Moves -64 Freddy Quinn Unter fremden Sternen 12
13 The Fleetwoods Mr Blue Moves -7 Moves 9 Marty Robbins El Paso Moves -155 Moves -53 Little Richard Baby Face 13
14 The Fleetwoods Come Softly to Me Moves -11 Moves -8 Paul Anka Lonely Boy Moves 3 Moves 9 The Browns The Three Bells (Les Trois Cloches) 14
15 Phil Phillips Sea of Love Moves -9 Moves 10 The Drifters There goes my baby Moves -100 Moves -17 Elvis Presley A Fool Such As I 15
16 Guy Mitchell Heartaches By the Number Moves -3 Moves 8 Elvis Presley A Big Hunk O' Love Moves -22 Moves -79 Bill Ramsey Souvenirs 16
17 Lloyd Price (You've Got) Personality Moves 10 Moves -100 Cliff Richard Living Doll Moves 15 Moves -104 Adam Faith What Do You Want? 17
18 Santo & Johnny Sleep Walk Moves -11 Moves -18 Johnny & The Hurricanes Red River Rock Moves 8 Moves -37 Jerry Keller Here Comes the Summer 18
19 Johnny Mathis Misty Moves -25 Moves 3 Guy Mitchell Heartaches By the Number Moves -9 Moves -80 Freddy Quinn Die Gitarre Und Das Meer 19
20 Frank Sinatra High Hopes Moves -18 Moves 7 The Fleetwoods Mr Blue Moves -49 Moves -3 Buddy Holly It Doesn't Matter Anymore 20
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