February 2, 1959

-----DROPOUTS-----
Queen Of The Hop - Bobby Darin ----- 9 / 14
Teasin' - Quaker City Boys ----- 39 / 1
Rocka-Conga - The Applejacks ----- 38 / 3
Love You Most Of All - Sam Cooke ----- 26 / 7
I Got Stung - Elvis Presley ----- 8 / 12
Beep Beep - The Playmates ----- 4 (2) / 12


37 40 --- Red River Rose - The Ames Brothers
 39 --- Don't Take Your Guns To Town - Johnny Cash (49)
 38 --- I'm A Man - Fabian (45)
 37 --- Blue Hawaii - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra (43)
26 36 --- The Little Drummer Boy - Harry Simeone Chorale
 35 --- Petite Fleur (Little Flower) - Chris Barber's Jazz Band (50)
 34 --- The Lonely One - Duane Eddy (62)
24 33 --- Tom Dooley - The Kingston Trio    
21 32 --- Problems - The Everly Brothers
34 31 --- With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair - Pat Boone

16 30 --- Lonesome Town - Ricky Nelson
35 29 --- The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Whack) - Mitch Miller & his Orchestra & Chorus
17 28 --- One Night - Elvis Presley
25 27 --- Bimbombey - Jimmie Rodgers
36 26 --- The Little Space Girl - Jesse Lee Turner
14 25 --- Lucky Ladybug - Billy & Lillie
18 24 --- To Know Him, Is To Love Him - The Teddy Bears        
15 23 --- The Chipmunk Song - David Seville & The Chipmunks          
33 22 --- La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
28 21 --- Nobody But You - Dee Clark

30 20 --- The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Taddy Whack) - Cyril Stapleton & his Orchestra
27 19 --- I Cried A Tear - LaVern Baker
22 18 --- Peter Gunn - Ray Anthony
11 17 --- May You Always - The McGuire Sisters
23 16 --- The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) - Andy Williams
20 15 --- (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings - Paul Anka
19 14 --- The Diary - Neil Sedaka
 13 --- Tall Paul - Annette with The Afterbeats (41)
10 12 --- Whole Lotta Loving - Fats Domino
13 11 --- Manhattan Spiritual - Reg Owen & his Orchestra

09 10 --- Goodbye Baby - Jack Scott
07 09 --- A Lover's Question - Clyde McPhatter
08 08 --- Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson
06 07 --- Gotta Travel On - Billy Grammer
02 06 --- My Happiness - Connie Francis
05 05 --- Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price
04 04 --- 16 Candles - The Crests
03 03 --- Donna - Ritchie Valens
12 02 --- The All American Boy - Bill Parsons (Bobby Bare)
01 01 --- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Platters        


Big new names this week ... Annette w/ The Afterbeats , Chris Barber, and most notably Fabian.



Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Ritchie Valens, was a singer, songwriter and guitarist. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens' recording career lasted eight months, as it abruptly ended when he died in a plane crash.

During this time, he had several hits, most notably "La Bamba", which he adapted from a Mexican folk song. Valens transformed the song into one with a rock rhythm and beat, and it became a hit in 1958, making Valens a pioneer of the Spanish-speaking rock and roll movement.

On February 3, 1959, on what has become known as "The Day the Music Died", Valens died in a plane crash in Iowa, an accident that also claimed the lives of fellow musicians Buddy Holly and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, as well as pilot Roger Peterson. Valens was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.

----- DROPOUTS ----- (Peak Position / Weeks on Chart)
Teasable, Pleasable You - Buddy Knox ----- 85 / 2
Teach Me Tonight Cha Cha - The DeCastro Sisters ----- 76 / 4
O' Falling Star - The Four Knights ----- 83 / 3
It's Just About Time - Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two ----- 47 / 7
Save My Soul - Jack Scott ----- 73 / 3
I Talk To The Trees - Edmundo Ros & his Orchestra ----- 77 / 4
That Old Black Magic - Louis Prima & Keely Smith ----- 18 / 13
Dreamy Eyes - Johnny Tillotson ----- 63 / 9


 100 --- Madrid - Nat "King" Cole
 99 --- The Hanging Tree - Marty Robbins
54 98 --- The Bluebird, The Buzzard And The Oriole - Bobby Day
 97 --- Teardrops Will Fall - Dicky Doo & The Don'ts
 96 --- Give Me Your Love - Nat "King" Cole
RE 95 --- Nola - Billy Williams
98 94 --- Raw-Hide - Link Wray & his Wraymen
65 93 --- It's Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty    
66 92 --- Philadelphia U.S.A. - The Nu Tornados
99 91 --- The Story Of My Life - Conway Twitty

71 90 --- I Got A Feeling - Ricky Nelson
67 89 --- Wiggle, Wiggle - The Accents
75 88 --- Pledging My Love - Roy Hamilton
69 87 --- The Worryin' Kind - Tommy Sands
95 86 --- Wicked Ruby - Danny Zella & his Zell Rocks
RE 85 --- My Man - Peggy Lee
93 84 --- Matilda - Cookie & his Cupcakes
96 83 --- Evening Rain - Earl Grant
56 82 --- Don't You Know Yockomo - Huey (Piano) Smith & The Clowns
90 81 --- Who Cares - Don Gibson

80 80 --- Here I Stand - Wade Flemons & The Newcomers
82 79 --- First Anniversary - Cathy Carr
81 78 --- The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart) - Teresa Brewer
74 77 --- Yellow Bird - The Mills Brothers
 76 --- (I'll Be With You In) Apple Blossom Time - Tab Hunter
60 75 --- You Are Beautiful - Johnny Mathis
100 74 --- Tragedy - Thomas Wayne w/ The DeLons
92 73 --- It's Just A Matter Of Time - Brook Benton
97 72 --- Plain Jane - Bobby Darin
94 71 --- Alright, Okay, You Win - Peggy Lee

76 70 -- Raspberries, Strawberries - The Kingston Trio
 69 --- Charlie Brown - The Coasters
59 68 --- Poor Boy - The Royaltones
88 67 --- I've Had It - The Bell Notes
70 66 --- The Wedding - June Valli
72 65 --- The Shag (Is Totally Cool) - Billy Graves
40 64 --- Queen Of The Hop - Bobby Darin
73 63 --- Gazachstahagen - The Wild-Cats
87 62 --- There Must Be A Way - Joni James
42 61 --- I'll Wait For You - Frankie Avalon

52 60 --- The Girl On Page 44 - The Four Lads
46 59 --- Love Is All We Need - Tommy Edwards
64 58 --- Ambrose (Part Five) - Linda Laurie
79 57 --- Good Rockin' Tonight - Pat Boone
57 56 --- It's Only The Beginning - The Kalin Twins
44 55 --- Peek-A-Boo - The Cadillacs
61 54 --- Lovers Never Say Goodbye - The Flamingos
58 53 --- Pretty Girls Everywhere - Eugene Church & The Fellows
89 52 --- She Say (Oom Dooby Doom) - The Diamonds
51 51 --- C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran

55 50 --- Try Me - James Brown
47 49 --- Don't Pity Me - Dion & The Belmonts
29 48 --- Beep Beep - The Playmates
38 47 --- Rocka-Conga - The Applejacks
31 46 --- I Got Stung - Elvis Presley
84 45 --- I Got A Wife - The Mark IV
48 44 --- Let's Love - Johnny Mathis
53 43 --- Trust In Me - Patti Page
39 42 --- Teasin' - Quaker City Boys
32 41 --- Love You Most Of All - Sam Cooke

37 40 --- Red River Rose - The Ames Brothers
49 39 --- Don't Take Your Guns To Town - Johnny Cash
45 38 --- I'm A Man - Fabian
43 37 --- Blue Hawaii - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra
26 36 --- The Little Drummer Boy - Harry Simeone Chorale
50 35 --- Petite Fleur (Little Flower) - Chris Barber's Jazz Band
62 34 --- The Lonely One - Duane Eddy
24 33 --- Tom Dooley - The Kingston Trio  
21 32 --- Problems - The Everly Brothers
34 31 --- With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair - Pat Boone

16 30 --- Lonesome Town - Ricky Nelson
35 29 --- The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Whack) - Mitch Miller & his Orchestra & Chorus
17 28 --- One Night - Elvis Presley
25 27 --- Bimbombey - Jimmie Rodgers
36 26 --- The Little Space Girl - Jesse Lee Turner
14 25 --- Lucky Ladybug - Billy & Lillie
18 24 --- To Know Him, Is To Love Him - The Teddy Bears      
15 23 --- The Chipmunk Song - David Seville & The Chipmunks        
33 22 --- La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
28 21 --- Nobody But You - Dee Clark

30 20 --- The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Taddy Whack) - Cyril Stapleton & his Orchestra
27 19 --- I Cried A Tear - LaVern Baker
22 18 --- Peter Gunn - Ray Anthony
11 17 --- May You Always - The McGuire Sisters
23 16 --- The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) - Andy Williams
20 15 --- (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings - Paul Anka
19 14 --- The Diary - Neil Sedaka
41 13 --- Tall Paul - Annette with The Afterbeats
10 12 --- Whole Lotta Loving - Fats Domino
13 11 --- Manhattan Spiritual - Reg Owen & his Orchestra

09 10 --- Goodbye Baby - Jack Scott
07 09 --- A Lover's Question - Clyde McPhatter
08 08 --- Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson
06 07 --- Gotta Travel On - Billy Grammer
02 06 --- My Happiness - Connie Francis
05 05 --- Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price
04 04 --- 16 Candles - The Crests
03 03 --- Donna - Ritchie Valens
12 02 --- The All American Boy - Bill Parsons (Bobby Bare)
01 01 --- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Platters