Billboard Top 40 (1/5/1959)

1 1 David Seville & Alvin & The Chipmunks – "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" 1(×3) 5

2 2 The Platters – "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" 2 6

3 3 The Teddy Bears – "To Know Him Is To Love Him" 1(×3) 13

5 4 The Everly Brothers – "Problems" 2 7

4 5 Elvis Presley – "One Night" 4 9

13 6 Connie Francis – "My Happiness" 6 4

6 7 The Kingston Trio – "Tom Dooley" 1(×1) 14

9 8 Clyde McPhatter – "A Lover's Question" 8 11

11 9 Billy Grammer – "Gotta Travel On" 9 5

10 10 Fats Domino – "Whole Lotta Loving" 10 6

7 11 Ricky Nelson – "Lonesome Town" 7 11

8 12 The Playmates – "Beep Beep" 4 9

15 13 Jimmie Rodgers – "Bimbombey" 11 6

14 14 Elvis Presley – "I Got Stung" 8 9

18 15 Ritchie Valens – "Donna" 15 4

29 16 Harry Simeone Chorale – "The Little Drummer Boy" 16 2

17 17 Bobby Darin – "Queen Of The Hop" 9 11

25 18 The Crests – "16 Candles" 18 3

12 19 Conway Twitty – "It's Only Make Believe" 1(×2) 15

16 20 Jackie Wilson – "Lonely Teardrops" 16 5

32 21 Neil Sedaka – "The Diary" 21 2

22 22 Reg Owen and his Orchestra – "Manhattan Spiritual" 22 3

30 23 Jack Scott – "Goodbye Baby" 23 2

19 24 Tommy Edwards – "Love Is All We Need" 15 8

23 25 Frankie Avalon – "I'll Wait For You" 15 8

31 26 Duane Eddy & The Rebels – "Cannonball" 15 8

NE 27 Billy & Lillie – "Lucky Ladybug" 27 1

27 28 The Nu Tornados – "Philadelphia U.S.A." 26 4

33 29 Paul Anka ft. George Hamilton IV & Johnny Nash – "The Teen Commandments" 29 4

24 30 Louis Prima & Keely Smith – "That Old Black Magic" 18 7

26 31 Sam Cooke – "Love You Most Of All" 26 4

21 32 The Royaltones – "Poor Boy" 17 9

39 33 Bill Parsons – "The All American Boy" 33 2

20 34 Ricky Nelson – "I Got A Feeling" 10 12

NE 35 Eddie Cochran – "C'Mon Everybody" 35 1

NE 36 Lloyd Price – "Stagger Lee" 36 1

RE 37 Paul Anka – "(All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings" 37 2

34 38 LaVern Baker – "I Cried A Tear" 34 2

40 39 The Four Aces – "The World Outside" 21 8

NE 40 Dion & The Belmonts – "Don't Pity Me" 40 1

DROPOUTS:

28 -- Cozy Cole – "Topsy II" 3 14

35 -- Bobby Helms – "Jingle Bell Rock" 35 1

36 -- Cozy Cole – "Turvy II" 36 1

37 -- The Big Bopper – "Chantilly Lace" 6 22

38 -- Tommy Edwards – "It's All in the Game" 1(×6) 19