List of number-one singles of 1959 (Canada)

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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 [10]
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 [18]
May 25 [18]
June 1"The Battle of New Orleans" Johnny Horton [19]
June 8 [19]
June 15 [19]
June 22 [19]
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 [33]
October 12"Mack the Knife" Bobby Darin [34]
October 19 [34]
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]

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Forever (The Little Dippers song) 1960 single by The Little Dippers

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References

  1. CHART NUMBER 86 – Monday, January 05, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  2. CHART NUMBER 87 – Monday, January 12, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  3. CHART NUMBER 88 – Monday, January 19, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  4. CHART NUMBER 89 – Monday, January 26, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  5. CHART NUMBER 90 – Monday, February 02, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  6. CHART NUMBER 92 – Monday, February 09, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  7. CHART NUMBER 93 – Monday, February 16, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  8. "Chum Hit Parade Chart: Week of Feb. 23, 1959". Las-solanas.com. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  9. "Chum Hit Parade Chart: Week of Mar. 2, 1959". Las-solanas.com. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  10. 1 2 CHART NUMBER 97 – Monday, March 16, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  11. Avalon, Frankie at the Wayback Machine (archived July 21, 2006). CHUM Chart.
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  13. CHART NUMBER 100 – Monday, April 06, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  14. CHART NUMBER 101 – Monday, April 13, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  15. CHART NUMBER 102 – Monday, April 20, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  16. Presley, Elvis at the Wayback Machine (archived July 20, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  17. "Chum Hit Parade Chart: Week of May 4, 1959". Las-solanas.com. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  18. 1 2 3 Harrison, Wilbert at the Wayback Machine (archived February 22, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  19. 1 2 3 4 Horton, Johnny at the Wayback Machine (archived March 10, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  20. CHART NUMBER 112 – Monday, June 29, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 21, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  21. CHART NUMBER 113 – Monday, July 06, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 21, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  22. CHART NUMBER 114 – Monday, July 13, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 21, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  23. CHART NUMBER 115 – Monday, July 20, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 21, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  24. CHART NUMBER 116 – Monday, July 27, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 21, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  25. CHART NUMBER 117 – Monday, August 03, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 21, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  26. CHART NUMBER 118 – Monday, August 10, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 28, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  27. CHART NUMBER 119 – Monday, August 17, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 28, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  28. CHART NUMBER 120 – Monday, August 24, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 28, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  29. CHART NUMBER 121 – Monday, August 31, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 28, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  30. CHART NUMBER 122 – Monday, September 07, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 28, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  31. CHART NUMBER 123 – Monday, September 14, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 28, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  32. Phillips, Phil & The Twilights at the Wayback Machine (archived March 10, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  33. 1 2 Robic, Ivo at the Wayback Machine (archived March 10, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  34. 1 2 Darin, Bobby at the Wayback Machine (archived February 22, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  35. Fleetwoods, The at the Wayback Machine (archived July 21, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  36. CHART NUMBER 130 – Monday, November 02, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  37. CHART NUMBER 131 – Monday, November 09, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  38. CHART NUMBER 132 – Monday, November 16, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 28, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  39. CHART NUMBER 133 – Monday, November 23, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 28, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  40. CHART NUMBER 134 – Monday, November 30, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 28, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  41. CHART NUMBER 135 – Monday, December 07, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 28, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  42. CHART NUMBER 136 – Monday, December 14, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  43. CHART NUMBER 137 – Monday, December 21, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM Chart.
  44. CHART NUMBER 138 – Monday, December 28, 1959 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 21, 2006). CHUM Chart.