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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1959.

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Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

Albums released (in alphabetical order)

Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1959.

#ArtistTitleYearCountryChart Entries
1 Bobby Darin Mack the Knife 1959USUK 1 – Sep 1959, US BB 1 – Sep 1959, US BB 1 of 1959, US CashBox 1 of 1959, Canada 1 – Aug 1959, Grammy in 1959, POP 1 of 1959, DDD 3 of 1959, Norway 9 – Nov 1959, South Africa 13 of 1959, RYM 15 of 1959, RIAA 15, Italy 38 of 1960, Europe 88 of the 1950s, Party 226 of 1999, Rolling Stone 251, Acclaimed 407, WXPN 518
2 Johnny Horton The Battle of New Orleans 1959USUS BB 1 – May 1959, Canada 1 – May 1959, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Dec 1958, US CashBox 2 of 1959, Australia 9 of 1959, UK 16 – Jun 1959, South Africa 17 of 1959, RYM 19 of 1959, US BB 38 of 1959, POP 38 of 1959, DDD 47 of 1959, RIAA 333, Acclaimed 821
3 Lloyd Price Personality 1959USAustralia 1 for 4 weeks Nov 1958, US BB 2 – May 1959, Canada 2 – May 1959, Australia 5 of 1959, US CashBox 6 of 1959, Norway 6 – Jul 1959, South Africa 12 of 1959, UK 25 – Aug 1959, US BB 33 of 1959, POP 33 of 1959, Europe 36 of the 1950s, DDD 56 of 1959, RYM 85 of 1959, Acclaimed 2027
4 Lloyd Price Stagger Lee 1959USUS BB 1 – Jan 1959, Canada 3 – Dec 1958, South Africa 5 of 1959, UK 7 – Feb 1959, Norway 8 – Apr 1959, US CashBox 11 of 1959, DDD 23 of 1958, US BB 28 of 1959, POP 28 of 1959, RYM 31 of 1958, Europe 86 of the 1950s, Rolling Stone 456, Acclaimed 1013
5 Frankie Avalon Venus 1959USUS BB 1 – Feb 1959, Canada 1 – Feb 1959, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Oct 1958, US CashBox 3 of 1959, RYM 4 of 1959, Italy 6 of 1959, South Africa 6 of 1959, Australia 15 of 1959, UK 16 – Apr 1959

Top hits on record (in alphabetical order)

Other notable songs

Classical music

Premieres

Sortable table
ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Berio, Luciano String Quartet No. 1 1959-05-12Vienna Quartett Die Reihe [3]
Lilburn, Douglas Symphony No. 2 1959-06-??Wellington, New Zealand, Town Hall New Zealand SymphonyHopkins [4]
Prokofiev, Sergei Sonata for Solo Violin (1947)1959-07-10Moscow, Russia Ricci [5]
Stockhausen, Karlheinz Refrain 1959-10-02Berlin (Festwochen) Tudor, Cardew, Rockstroh [6]
Stockhausen, Karlheinz Zyklus 1959-08-25Darmstadt, Germany (Ferienkurse) Caskel [7]

Compositions

Opera

Film

Jazz

Musical theater

Musical films

Births

Deaths

Awards

Eurovision Song Contest

Grammy Awards

Pulitzer Prize for Music

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References

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