YEAR-END UK TOP 150 of 1959 (Singles)
Based on point-system NME Charts (nr. 1 50 points, nr. 2 49 etc)
| YEAR END CHARTS 1959 | NME TOP 50 | ||||
| nr | title | artist | pnts | wks | hp |
| 1 | Side saddle | Russ Conway | 1235 | 30 | 1 |
| 2 | Living doll | Cliff Richard | 978 | 23 | 1 |
| 3 | Petite fleur | Chris Barber | 949 | 24 | 3 |
| 4 | It doesn't matter anymore | Buddy Holly | 915 | 21 | 1 |
| 5 | Smoke gets in your eyes | Platters | 860 | 20 | 1 |
| 6 | Roulette | Russ Conway | 810 | 19 | 1 |
| 7 | It's late | Ricky Nelson | 808 | 20 | 3 |
| 8 | Dream lover | Bobby Darin | 804 | 19 | 1 |
| 9 | As I love you | Shirley Bassey | 742 | 17 | 1 |
| 10 | Battle of New Orleans | Lonnie Donegan | 701 | 16 | 2 |
| 11 | A fool such as I / I need your love tonight | Elvis Presley | 691 | 15 | 1 |
| 12 | A teenager in love | Marty Wilde | 685 | 17 | 2 |
| 13 | Only sixteen | Craig Douglas | 658 | 15 | 1 |
| 14 | Donna | Marty Wilde | 654 | 18 | 3 |
| 15 | Lipstick on your collar | Connie Francis | 652 | 16 | 3 |
| 16 | Mack the knife | Bobby Darin | 652 | 15 | 1 |
| 17 | Lonely boy | Paul Anka | 651 | 17 | 3 |
| 18 | Till I kissed you | Everly Brothers | 633 | 15 | 2 |
| 19 | I've waited so long | Anthony Newley | 615 | 15 | 3 |
| 20 | Kiss me honey honey kiss me | Shirley Bassey | 612 | 15 | 3 |
| 21 | Travellin' light | Cliff Richard | 609 | 13 | 1 |
| 22 | A pub with no beer | Slim Dusty | 592 | 15 | 3 |
| 23 | Here comes summer | Jerry Keller | 584 | 14 | 1 |
| 24 | Someone | Johnny Mathis | 580 | 15 | 6 |
| 25 | My happiness | Connie Francis | 569 | 15 | 4 |
| 26 | Red river rock | Johnny & the Hurricanes | 532 | 13 | 3 |
| 27 | Mona Lisa | Conway Twitty | 531 | 14 | 5 |
| 28 | May you always | Joan Regan | 523 | 16 | 9 |
| 29 | Heart of a man | Frankie Vaughan | 523 | 14 | 5 |
| 30 | I know | Perry Como | 522 | 16 | 13 |
| 31 | To know him is to love him | Teddy Bears | 519 | 13 | 2 |
| 32 | Baby face | Cliff Richard | 518 | 14 | 2 |
| 33 | High hopes | Frank Sinatra | 518 | 14 | 6 |
| 34 | Stagger lee | Lloyd Price | 514 | 14 | 7 |
| 35 | Gigi | Billy Eckstine | 508 | 14 | 8 |
| 36 | One night | Elvis Presley | 506 | 12 | 1 |
| 37 | Three bells | Browns | 498 | 13 | 6 |
| 38 | Sea of love | Marty Wilde | 496 | 12 | 3 |
| 39 | Little drummer boy | Beverley Sisters | 490 | 13 | 6 |
| 40 | Broken hearted melody | Sarah Vaughan | 490 | 13 | 7 |
| 41 | China tea | Russ Conway | 487 | 13 | 5 |
| 42 | Goodbye Jimmy goodbye | Ruby Murray | 484 | 14 | 10 |
| 43 | Does your chewing gum lose its favor | Lonnie Donegan | 475 | 12 | 3 |
| 44 | What do you want to make those eyes at me for | Emile Ford | 475 | 10 | 1 |
| 45 | Personality | Anthony Newley | 471 | 12 | 6 |
| 46 | My hearts sings | Paul Anka | 469 | 13 | 10 |
| 47 | I go ape | Neil Sedaka | 468 | 13 | 9 |
| 48 | C'mon everybody | Eddie Cochran | 460 | 13 | 6 |
| 49 | Charlie Brown | Coasters | 457 | 12 | 6 |
| 50 | Wait for me / Willingby | Malcolm Vaughan | 447 | 15 | 13 |
| 51 | The day the rains came | Jane Morgan | 440 | 11 | 1 |
| 52 | Peter Gunn | Duane Eddy | 436 | 11 | 6 |
| 53 | Problems | Everly Brothers | 430 | 12 | 6 |
| 54 | Put your head on my shoulder | Paul Anka | 415 | 10 | 7 |
| 55 | Tomboy | Perry Como | 409 | 12 | 10 |
| 56 | Oh Carol | Neil Sedaka | 362 | 8 | 3 |
| 57 | Big hunk o'love | Elvis Presley | 358 | 9 | 4 |
| 58 | A teenager in love | Craig Douglas | 357 | 11 | 13 |
| 59 | Poor Jenny | Everly Brothers | 345 | 11 | 14 |
| 60 | Come softly to me | Frankie Vaughan & Kaye Sisters | 343 | 9 | 9 |
| 61 | Personality | Lloyd Price | 342 | 10 | 9 |
| 62 | Mean streak | Cliff Richard | 332 | 9 | 10 |
| 63 | 40 Miles of bad road | Duane Eddy | 329 | 9 | 11 |
| 64 | May you always | McGuire Sisters | 325 | 11 | 15 |
| 65 | What do you want | Adam Faith | 324 | 7 | 1 |
| 66 | Come softly to me | Fleetwoods | 323 | 8 | 6 |
| 67 | Seven little girls sitting in the back seat | Avons | 322 | 8 | 3 |
| 68 | Guitar boogie shuffle | Bert Weedon | 317 | 9 | 10 |
| 69 | Snow coach | Russ Conway | 309 | 8 | 7 |
| 70 | Never be anyone else but you | Ricky Nelson | 307 | 10 | 14 |
| 71 | Teen beat | Sandy Nelson | 305 | 9 | 9 |
| 72 | Peggy Sue got married | Buddy Holly | 304 | 10 | 13 |
| 73 | Makin' love | Floyd Robinson | 299 | 8 | 9 |
| 74 | It's only make believe | Conway Twitty | 299 | 7 | 1 |
| 75 | Just a little too much | Ricky Nelson | 295 | 8 | 11 |
| 76 | Three stars | Ruby Wright | 293 | 10 | 19 |
| 77 | Rawhide | Frankie Laine | 290 | 8 | 6 |
| 78 | Tea for two cha cha | Tommy Dorsey | 283 | 7 | 4 |
| 79 | Wonderful secret of love | Robert Earl | 281 | 10 | 17 |
| 80 | Ragtime cowboy Joe | David Seville & Chipmunks | 271 | 8 | 11 |
| 81 | One more sunrise | Dickie Valentine | 271 | 8 | 14 |
| 82 | Tom Dooley | Lonnie Donegan | 268 | 7 | 3 |
| 83 | Take a message to Mary | Everly Brothers | 263 | 10 | 20 |
| 84 | Maybe tomorrow | Billy Fury | 258 | 9 | 18 |
| 85 | Sing little birdie | Teddy Johnson & Pearl Carr | 255 | 8 | 12 |
| 86 | Apple blossom time | Rosemary June | 252 | 9 | 14 |
| 87 | I'll remember tonight | Pat Boone | 243 | 9 | 18 |
| 88 | Mr Blue | Mike Preston | 243 | 8 | 12 |
| 89 | Tom Dooley | Kingston Trio | 242 | 7 | 17 |
| 90 | Hoots mon | Lord Rockingham's XI | 239 | 6 | 2 |
| 91 | More and more party pops | Russ Conway | 238 | 7 | 5 |
| 92 | Little drummer boy | Harry Simeone | 230 | 7 | 13 |
| 93 | Honeymoon song | Manuel | 226 | 9 | 22 |
| 94 | Little donkey | Beverley Sisters | 224 | 7 | 14 |
| 95 | Tallahassee Lassie | Freddy Cannon | 223 | 8 | 17 |
| 96 | Chantilly Lace | Big Bopper | 222 | 7 | 12 |
| 97 | Piano party | Winifred Atwell | 216 | 6 | 10 |
| 98 | For a penny | Pat Boone | 213 | 9 | 19 |
| 99 | Poison Ivy | Coasters | 211 | 7 | 17 |
| 100 | Venus | Dickie Valentine | 208 | 8 | 20 |
| 101 | Manhattan spiritual | Reg Owen | 202 | 8 | 20 |
| 102 | High school confidential | Jerry Lee Lewis | 201 | 6 | 12 |
| 103 | Where were you | Lloyd Price | 197 | 6 | 15 |
| 104 | Little white bull | Tommy Steele | 194 | 5 | 10 |
| 105 | Twixt twelve and twenty | Pat Boone | 190 | 7 | 18 |
| 106 | Love makes the world go round | Perry Como | 186 | 5 | 6 |
| 107 | Among my souvenirs | Connie Francis | 186 | 5 | 12 |
| 108 | Venus | Frankie Avalon | 182 | 6 | 16 |
| 109 | Plenty good lovin' | Connie Francis | 177 | 6 | 18 |
| 110 | Come on let's go | Tommy Steele | 176 | 5 | 10 |
| 111 | Fort Worth jail | Lonnie Donegan | 173 | 5 | 14 |
| 112 | You always hurt the one you love | Connie Francis | 170 | 5 | 13 |
| 113 | Mandolins in the moonlight | Perry Como | 169 | 5 | 13 |
| 114 | The world outside | Ronnie Hilton | 166 | 6 | 18 |
| 115 | Tallahassee Lassie | Tommy Steele | 159 | 5 | 16 |
| 116 | The world outside | Four Aces | 156 | 6 | 18 |
| 117 | Livin' lovin' doll | Cliff Richard | 155 | 6 | 20 |
| 118 | Yep! | Duane Eddy | 153 | 5 | 17 |
| 119 | Little donkey | Gracie Fields | 150 | 6 | 21 |
| 120 | I want to walk you home | Fats Domino | 148 | 5 | 14 |
| 121 | By the light of the silvery moon | Little Richard | 148 | 5 | 17 |
| 122 | Deck of cards | Wink Martindale | 143 | 5 | 18 |
| 123 | French foreign legion | Frank Sinatra | 141 | 5 | 18 |
| 124 | Sal's got a sugar lip | Lonnie Donegan | 138 | 4 | 13 |
| 125 | Margie | Fats Domino | 136 | 5 | 18 |
| 126 | Bad boy | Marty Wilde | 134 | 4 | 18 |
| 127 | Heartaches by the number | Guy Mitchell | 133 | 5 | 22 |
| 128 | I'm gonna get married | Lloyd Price | 130 | 5 | 23 |
| 129 | Idle on parade (LP) | Anthony Newley | 129 | 4 | 13 |
| 130 | Dynamite | Cliff Richard | 123 | 4 | 16 |
| 131 | Please don't touch | Johnny Kid | 121 | 5 | 25 |
| 132 | Jingle bell rock | Max Bygraves | 121 | 3 | 7 |
| 133 | Someday | Ricky Nelson | 120 | 4 | 14 |
| 134 | Staccato theme | Elmer Bernstein | 120 | 3 | 6 |
| 135 | Battle of New Orleans | Johnny Horton | 117 | 4 | 16 |
| 136 | High class baby | Cliff Richard | 117 | 3 | 8 |
| 137 | Kansas City | Little Richard | 115 | 5 | 26 |
| 138 | You're the top cha | Al Saxon | 111 | 4 | 17 |
| 139 | San Miguel | Lonnie Donegan | 111 | 4 | 19 |
| 140 | Mr Blue | David Macbeth | 110 | 4 | 18 |
| 141 | Sleep walk | Santo and Johnny | 108 | 4 | 22 |
| 142 | Some kinda earthquake | Duane Eddy | 108 | 3 | 13 |
| 143 | Only sixteen | Sam Cooke | 100 | 4 | 23 |
| 144 | Midnight flyer | Nat King Cole | 100 | 4 | 23 |
| 145 | It's all in the game | Tommy Edwards | 98 | 3 | 11 |
| 146 | Why should I be lonely | Tony Brent | 97 | 4 | 24 |
| 147 | Wee Ton | Lord Rockingham's XI | 97 | 3 | 16 |
| 148 | If you were the only boy in the world | Stevie Marsh | 94 | 4 | 24 |
| 149 | I'll never fall in love again | Johnnie Ray | 94 | 4 | 26 |
| 150 | Be my guest | Fats Domino | 89 | 3 | 17 |
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