US number one songs in 1959

What songs were number one in 1959? This is the full list of the US number one songs from the year 1959. There were a total of 17 US #1 tracks in the year 1959 starting with The Chipmunk Song by Chipmunks which went to #1 on 22nd December, 1958 and remained at the top spot for 4 weeks.

The US song that was number one for the longest single run in 1959 was Mack The Knife by Bobby Darin which went to number one on 5th October, 1959 and stayed at the top slot for 6 weeks.

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