List of number-one singles of 1959 (Canada) explained

The following is a list of the CHUM Chart number-one singles of 1959.

Issue dateSongArtistReference
January 5"The Chipmunk Song"The Chipmunks[1]
January 12"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"The Platters[2]
January 19[3]
January 26[4]
February 2"Donna" / "La Bamba"Ritchie Valens[5]
February 9[6]
February 16[7]
February 23[8]
March 2"Alvin's Harmonica"The Chipmunks[9]
March 9"Charlie Brown"The Coasters
March 16"Venus"Frankie Avalon[10]
March 23[11]
March 30"It Doesn't Matter Anymore"Buddy Holly[12]
April 6"Come Softly to Me"The Fleetwoods[13]
April 13"(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" /
"I Need Your Love Tonight"		Elvis Presley[14]
April 20[15]
April 27[16]
May 4"Tell Him No"Travis and Bob[17]
May 11"Kansas City"Wilbert Harrison[18]
May 18
May 25
June 1"The Battle of New Orleans"Johnny Horton[19]
June 8
June 15
June 22
June 29[20]
July 6[21]
July 13[22]
July 20"A Big Hunk o' Love"Elvis Presley[23]
July 27[24]
August 3[25]
August 10[26]
August 17"The Three Bells"The Browns[27]
August 24[28]
August 31[29]
September 7"Sea of Love"Phil Phillips & the Twilights[30]
September 14[31]
September 21[32]
September 28"Morgen"Ivo Robić[33]
October 5
October 12"Mack the Knife"Bobby Darin[34]
October 19
October 26"Mr. Blue"The Fleetwoods[35]
November 2[36]
November 9[37]
November 16[38]
November 23"Heartaches by the Number"Guy Mitchell[39]
November 30[40]
December 7[41]
December 14"El Paso"Marty Robbins[42]
December 21[43]
December 28[44]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CHART NUMBER 86 – Monday, January 05, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20061107222259/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=86 . November 7, 2006.
  2. Web site: CHART NUMBER 87 – Monday, January 12, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20061107221952/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=87 . November 7, 2006.
  3. Web site: CHART NUMBER 88 – Monday, January 19, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20061107222334/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=88 . November 7, 2006.
  4. Web site: CHART NUMBER 89 – Monday, January 26, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20061107221059/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=89 . November 7, 2006.
  5. Web site: CHART NUMBER 90 – Monday, February 02, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20061107222614/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=90 . November 7, 2006.
  6. Web site: CHART NUMBER 92 – Monday, February 09, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20061107221051/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=92 . November 7, 2006.
  7. Web site: CHART NUMBER 93 – Monday, February 16, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20061107222707/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=93 . November 7, 2006.
  8. Web site: Chum Hit Parade Chart: Week of Feb. 23, 1959 . Las-solanas.com . January 21, 2016 .
  9. Web site: Chum Hit Parade Chart: Week of Mar. 2, 1959 . Las-solanas.com . January 21, 2016 .
  10. Web site: CHART NUMBER 97 – Monday, March 16, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20061107221118/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=97 . November 7, 2006.
  11. Web site: Avalon, Frankie . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060721165941/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?artist=9397 . July 21, 2006.
  12. Web site: CHART NUMBER 99 – Monday, March 30, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20061107221544/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=99 . November 7, 2006.
  13. Web site: CHART NUMBER 100 – Monday, April 06, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20061107221844/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=100 . November 7, 2006.
  14. Web site: CHART NUMBER 101 – Monday, April 13, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20061107221844/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=101 . November 7, 2006.
  15. Web site: CHART NUMBER 102 – Monday, April 20, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20061107221409/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=102 . November 7, 2006.
  16. Web site: Presley, Elvis . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060720081839/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?artist=8047 . July 20, 2006.
  17. Web site: Chum Hit Parade Chart: Week of May 4, 1959 . Las-solanas.com . January 21, 2016 .
  18. Web site: Harrison, Wilbert . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060222022729/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?artist=9415 . February 22, 2006.
  19. Web site: Horton, Johnny . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060310102918/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?artist=7503 . March 10, 2006.
  20. Web site: CHART NUMBER 112 – Monday, June 29, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060721162324/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=112 . July 21, 2006.
  21. Web site: CHART NUMBER 113 – Monday, July 06, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060721162337/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=113 . July 21, 2006.
  22. Web site: CHART NUMBER 114 – Monday, July 13, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060721162407/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=114 . July 21, 2006.
  23. Web site: CHART NUMBER 115 – Monday, July 20, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060721162420/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=115 . July 21, 2006.
  24. Web site: CHART NUMBER 116 – Monday, July 27, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060721162435/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=116 . July 21, 2006.
  25. Web site: CHART NUMBER 117 – Monday, August 03, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060721162450/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=117 . July 21, 2006.
  26. Web site: CHART NUMBER 118 – Monday, August 10, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060228234307/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=118 . February 28, 2006.
  27. Web site: CHART NUMBER 119 – Monday, August 17, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060228234311/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=119 . February 28, 2006.
  28. Web site: CHART NUMBER 120 – Monday, August 24, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060228234323/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=120 . February 28, 2006.
  29. Web site: CHART NUMBER 121 – Monday, August 31, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060228234329/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=121 . February 28, 2006.
  30. Web site: CHART NUMBER 122 – Monday, September 07, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060228234334/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=122 . February 28, 2006.
  31. Web site: CHART NUMBER 123 – Monday, September 14, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060228234340/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=123 . February 28, 2006.
  32. Web site: Phillips, Phil & the Twilights . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060310134551/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?artist=9268 . March 10, 2006.
  33. Web site: Robic, Ivo . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060310134906/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?artist=8086 . March 10, 2006.
  34. Web site: Darin, Bobby . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060222032238/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?artist=7616 . February 22, 2006.
  35. Web site: Fleetwoods, The . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060721053638/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?artist=7900 . July 21, 2006.
  36. Web site: CHART NUMBER 130 – Monday, November 02, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20061107222011/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=130 . November 7, 2006.
  37. Web site: CHART NUMBER 131 – Monday, November 09, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20061107220909/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=131 . November 7, 2006.
  38. Web site: CHART NUMBER 132 – Monday, November 16, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060228234351/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=132 . February 28, 2006.
  39. Web site: CHART NUMBER 133 – Monday, November 23, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060228234358/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=133 . February 28, 2006.
  40. Web site: CHART NUMBER 134 – Monday, November 30, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060228234404/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=134 . February 28, 2006.
  41. Web site: CHART NUMBER 135 – Monday, December 07, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060228234415/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=135 . February 28, 2006.
  42. Web site: CHART NUMBER 136 – Monday, December 14, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20061107221106/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=136 . November 7, 2006.
  43. Web site: CHART NUMBER 137 – Monday, December 21, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20061107221149/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=137 . November 7, 2006.
  44. Web site: CHART NUMBER 138 – Monday, December 28, 1959 . CHUM Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20060721162531/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=138 . July 21, 2006.

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