December 28, 1959

-----DROPOUTS-----
Believe Me - The Royal Teens ----- 26 / 6
(If You Cry) True Love, True Love - The Drifters ----- 33 (2) / 5
Mighty Good - Ricky Nelson ----- 38 / 1
Reveille Rock - Johnny & The Hurricanes ----- 25 / 6


34 40 --- Always - Sammy Turner
36 39 --- God Bless America - Connie Francis
37 38 --- Just As Much As Ever - Bob Beckham
33 37 --- Dance With Me - The Drifters
22 36 --- Misty - Johnny Mathis
31 35 --- Marina - Rocco Granada & The International Quintet
 34 --- The Happy Reindeer - Dancer, Prancer & Nervous (76)
27 33 --- Danny Boy - Conway Twitty
 32 --- Not One Minute More - Della Reese (52)
26 31 --- Come Into My Heart - Lloyd Price

23 30 --- Tear Drop - Santo & Johnny
32 29 --- First Name Initial - Annette with The Afterbeats
 28 --- The Village Of St. Bernadette - Andy Williams (56)
25 27 --- You Got What It Takes - Marv Johnson
20 26 --- I Wanna Be Loved - Ricky Nelson
16 25 --- Oh! Carol - Neil Sedaka
21 24 --- Be My Guest - Fats Domino
28 23 --- Smokie - Part 2 - Bill Black's Combo
17 22 --- Mr. Blue - The Fleetwoods    
13 21 --- Don't You Know - Della Reese

12 20 --- This Friendly World - Fabian
35 19 --- Go, Jimmy, Go - Jimmy Clanton
11 18 --- In The Mood - Ernie Fields Orchestra
15 17 --- So Many Ways - Brook Benton
29 16 --- Sandy - Larry Hall
RE 15 --- The Little Drummer Boy - The Harry Simeone Chorale (47)
18 14 --- Uh! Oh! Part 2 - The Nutty Squirrels
14 13 --- Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) - The Browns
08 12 --- We Got Love - Bobby Rydell
24 11 --- Running Bear - Johnny Preston

19 10 --- Pretty Blue Eyes - Steve Lawrence
10 09 --- Hound Dog Man - Fabian
07 08 --- Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin                    
09 07 --- Among My Souvenirs - Connie Francis
01 06 --- Heartaches By The Number - Guy Mitchell      
05 05 --- Way Down Yonder In New Orleans - Freddy Cannon
06 04 --- It's Time To Cry - Paul Anka
04 03 --- The Big Hurt - Miss Toni Fisher
03 02 --- El Paso - Marty Robbins
02 01 --- Why - Frankie Avalon  


NOTE --- #15 (The Little Drummer Boy) originally hit on 12/28/58. It spent 6 weeks in the Top 40 and peaked at #13. Also this week introduces Dancer, Prancer & Nervous.