Editing 1959 in music (section)

==Top hits on record (in alphabetical order)==
{{See also|List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1959}}
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* "[[A Big Hunk o' Love]]" – [[Elvis Presley]]
* "[[A Boy Without a Girl]]" – [[Frankie Avalon]]
* "All for the Love of a Girl" – [[Johnny Horton]]
* "(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings" – [[Paul Anka]]
* "[[Among My Souvenirs]]" – [[Connie Francis]]
* "[[The Battle of New Orleans (song)|The Battle of New Orleans]]"&nbsp;– [[Johnny Horton]]
* "Beachcomber"&nbsp;– [[Jo Ann Campbell]]
* "[[Beyond the Sea (song)|Beyond the Sea]]"&nbsp;– [[Bobby Darin]]
* "[[The Big Hurt (song)|The Big Hurt]]"&nbsp;– [[Toni Fisher]]
* "[[Billy Bayou]]" – [[Jim Reeves]]
* "[[Bobby Sox to Stockings]]" – [[Frankie Avalon]]
* "Ciao, Ciao Bambina" – [[Dalida]]
* "[[C'mon Everybody]]" – [[Eddie Cochran]]
* "[[Come Softly to Me]]" – [[The Fleetwoods]]
* "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" – [[Buddy Holly]]
* "[[Don't You Know?]]" – [[Della Reese]]
* "[[Donna (Ritchie Valens song)|Donna]]" – [[Ritchie Valens]]
* "[[Dream Lover]]" – [[Bobby Darin]]
* "Driftin"&nbsp;– [[The Shadows|The Drifters]] (B-side to "Jet Black")
* "Dynamite"&nbsp;– [[Cliff Richard]] and [[The Shadows]]
* "[[El Paso (song)|El Paso]]" – [[Marty Robbins]]
* "[[Enchanted (The Platters song)|Enchanted]]" – [[The Platters]]
* "Expresso Bongo" (EP) – [[Cliff Richard]] and [[The Shadows]]
* "First Name Initial" – [[Annette Funicello|Annette]]
* "[[(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I]]"&nbsp;– [[Elvis Presley]]
* "Feelin' Fine" – [[The Shadows|The Drifters]]
* "[[Forty Miles of Bad Road]]"&nbsp;– [[Duane Eddy]]
* "[[Goodbye Baby (Jack Scott song)|Goodbye Baby]]" – [[Jack Scott (singer)|Jack Scott]]
* "[[Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye]]" – [[Kathy Linden]]
* "[[Gotta Travel On]]" – [[Billy Grammer]]
* "[[The Happy Organ]]" – [[Dave "Baby" Cortez]]
* "[[Heartaches by the Number]]"&nbsp;– [[Guy Mitchell]]
* "[[He'll Have to Go]]" – [[Jim Reeves]]
* "[[Hey Little Girl (Dee Clark song)|Hey Little Girl]]" - [[Dee Clark]]
* "[[High Hopes (1959 song)|High Hopes]]"&nbsp;– [[Frank Sinatra]]
* "[[How About That (song)|How About That]]" - [[Dee Clark]]
* "I'm Blue Again" – [[Patsy Cline]]
* "[[I Only Have Eyes for You]]" – [[The Flamingos]]
* "I Really Really Love You" – [[Jo Ann Campbell]]
* "[[It Doesn't Matter Anymore]]" – [[Buddy Holly]]
* "[[It Was I]]" – [[Skip & Flip]]
* "[[It's All in the Game (song)|It's All in the Game]]" – [[Tommy Edwards]]
* "It's Just a Matter of Time" – [[Brook Benton]]
* "It's Only The Good Times" – [[Tommy Edwards]]
* "[[I've Had It (The Bell Notes song)|I've Had It]]" – [[The Bell Notes]]
* "[[I Wanna Be Loved (Ricky Nelson song)|I Wanna Be Loved]]" – [[Ricky Nelson]]
* "J'ai rêvé" – [[Dalida]]
* "Jet Black" – [[The Shadows|The Drifters]]
* "[[Just Ask Your Heart]]" – [[Frankie Avalon]]
* "[[Just a Little Too Much]]" – [[Ricky Nelson]]
* "[[Just Keep It Up]]" - [[Dee Clark]]
* "[[Kansas City (Leiber and Stoller song)#Wilbert Harrison version|Kansas City]]" – [[Wilbert Harrison]]
* "[[Kissin' Time (song)|Kissin' Time]]" – [[Bobby Rydell]]
* "[[Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)]]" – [[Edd Byrnes|Edward Byrnes]] and [[Connie Stevens]]
* "[[La Bamba (song)|La Bamba]]" – [[Ritchie Valens]]
* "[[Let's Jump the Broomstick]]" – [[Brenda Lee]]
* "[[Lipstick on Your Collar (song)|Lipstick on Your Collar]]" – [[Connie Francis]]
* "Livin' Lovin' Doll" – [[Cliff Richard]] and [[The Shadows|The Drifters]]
* "[[Living Doll (song)|Living Doll]]" – [[Cliff Richard]] and [[The Shadows|The Drifters]]
* "[[Lonely Boy (Paul Anka song)|Lonely Boy]]" – [[Paul Anka]]
* "[[Lonely Street (Carl Belew song)|Lonely Street]]" – [[Andy Williams]]
* "Lonesome Fella" – [[The Shadows]] (B-side to "Saturday Dance")
* "[[Lonesome Town]]" – [[Ricky Nelson]]
* "Love in Portofino (A San Cristina)" – [[Dalida]]
* "[[Love Potion No. 9 (song)|Love Potion Number Nine]]" – [[The Clovers]]
* "[[M.T.A. (song)|M.T.A.]]" – [[The Kingston Trio]]
* "[[Mack the Knife]]"&nbsp;– [[Bobby Darin]]
* "[[Manhattan Spiritual]]" – [[Reg Owen|Reg Owen Orchestra]]
* "Mean Streak"&nbsp;– [[Cliff Richard]] and [[The Shadows|The Drifters]]
* "[[Mr. Blue]]"&nbsp;– [[The Fleetwoods]]
* "[[Misty (song)|Misty]]"&nbsp;– [[Johnny Mathis]]
* "[[My Happiness (country song)|My Happiness]]" – [[Connie Francis]] (released in 1958).
* "Morgen" – [[Ivo Robic]]
* "[[My Heart Is an Open Book]]" – [[Carl Dobkins Jr.]]
* "[[Never Be Anyone Else But You]]" – [[Ricky Nelson]]
* "[[Never Mind (Cliff Richard song)|Never Mind]]"&nbsp;– [[Cliff Richard]] and [[The Shadows|The Drifters]] (B-side to "Mean Streak")
* "Non Dimenticar" – [[Nat King Cole]]
* "[[Peggy Sue Got Married (song)|Peggy Sue Got Married]]" – [[Buddy Holly]]
* "[[Personality (Lloyd Price song)|Personality]]" – [[Lloyd Price]]
* "[[Peter Gunn (song)|Peter Gunn]]"&nbsp;– [[Duane Eddy]], [[Ray Anthony|Ray Anthony and His Orchestra]]
* "Pillow Talk" – [[Doris Day]]
* "[[Pink Shoe Laces]] – [[Dodie Stevens]]
* "[[Poison Ivy (song)|Poison Ivy]]" – [[The Coasters]]
* "[[Poor Jenny (song)|Poor Jenny]]" – [[The Everly Brothers]]
* "Plenty Good Lovin" – [[Connie Francis]]
* "[[Put Your Head on My Shoulder (song)|Put Your Head on My Shoulder]]" – [[Paul Anka]]
* "[[Raining in My Heart]]" – [[Buddy Holly]]
* "Roberta" – [[Frankie Ford]]
* "Rockin' Mother" – [[Frankie Laine]]
* "Rocks and Gravel" – [[Frankie Laine]]
* "Rummy Polka" – [[Matys Brothers]]
* "[[Running Bear]]" – [[Johnny Preston]]
* "Saturday Dance" – [[The Shadows]]
* "[[Sea Cruise]]" – [[Frankie Ford]]
* "[[Sea of Love (Phil Phillips song)|Sea of Love]]" – [[Phil Phillips]]
* "[[Since I Don't Have You]]" – [[The Skyliners]]
* "[[Sleep Walk]]" – [[Santo & Johnny]]
* "Small World" – [[Johnny Mathis]]
* "[[So Fine (Johnny Otis song)|So Fine]]" – [[The Fiestas]]
* "[[So Many Ways (Brook Benton song)|So Many Ways]]" – [[Brook Benton]]
* "[[Some Kind-A Earthquake]]" – [[Duane Eddy]]
* "[[Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)]]" – [[The Impalas]]
* "[[Stagger Lee]]" – [[Lloyd Price]]
* "[[Sweeter Than You]]" – [[Ricky Nelson]]
* "[[Sweet Nothin's]]" – [[Brenda Lee]]
* "[[Take a Message to Mary]]"– [[The Everly Brothers]]
* "Tall Oak Tree" – [[Dorsey Burnette]]
* "[[Tallahassee Lassie]]" – [[Freddy Cannon]]
* "[[A Teenager in Love]]" – [[Dion and the Belmonts]]
* "[[That's Why (I Love You So)]]" – [[Jackie Wilson]]
* "[[The Three Bells]]" – [[The Browns]]
* "[[There Goes My Baby (The Drifters song)|There Goes My Baby]]" – [[The Drifters]]
* "[[The Tijuana Jail]]" – [[The Kingston Trio]]
* "[[(Till) I Kissed You]]" – [[The Everly Brothers]]
* "[[Till There Was You]]" – [[Anita Bryant]]
* "[[Travellin' Light (Cliff Richard song)|Travellin' Light]] – [[Cliff Richard]] and [[The Shadows]] (B-side to "Dynamite")
* "[[(If You Cry) True Love, True Love]]"/"[[Dance with Me (The Drifters song)|Dance with Me]]" – [[The Drifters]]
* "[[The Twist (song)|The Twist]]" – [[Hank Ballard]]
* "[[Venus (Frankie Avalon song)|Venus]]" – [[Frankie Avalon]]
* "[[The Village of St. Bernadette (song)|The Village of St. Bernadette]]" – [[Andy Williams]]
* "[[What About Us (The Coasters song)|What About Us]]" – [[The Coasters]]
* "[[What a Difference a Day Makes (song)|What a Difference a Day Makes]]" – [[Dinah Washington]]
* "[[What Am I Living For]]" – [[Ernest Tubb]]
* "[[What'd I Say]]" – [[Ray Charles]]
* "[[Where the Boys Are (Connie Francis song)|Where the Boys Are]]" – [[Connie Francis]]
* "[[Why (Frankie Avalon song)|Why]]" – [[Frankie Avalon]]
* "A Worried Man" – [[The Kingston Trio]]
* "[[Yep!]]" – [[Duane Eddy]]
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