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Songs released in 1959

The year 1959 saw the release of 848 tracks with an average tempo of 114 BPM. The dominant genre of the year was jazz. Top artists included Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Igor Stravinsky.

Songs
848
Average BPM
114

Top songs of 1959

  1. 1 Johnny B. Goode Peter Tosh · blues 168 · 6B
  2. 2 Big Iron Marty Robbins · cowboy western 116 · 12A
  3. 3 We Belong Together Mariah Carey · rock-and-roll 107 · 7B
  4. 4 Put Your Head On My Shoulder - Remastered Paul Anka · adult standards 110 · 9B
  5. 5 Beyond the Sea Robbie Williams · adult standards 136 · 7A
  6. 6 Take Five Dave Brubeck · bebop 174 · 1A
  7. 7 La Bamba - Single Version Ritchie Valens · rock-and-roll 75 · 8B
  8. 8 I Only Have Eyes for You The Flamingos · doo-wop 89 · 7B
  9. 9 What A Diff'rence A Day Made Aretha Franklin · jazz blues 94 · 8B
  10. 10 El Paso Reik · cowboy western 107 · 10B
  12. 11 Blue in Green (feat. John Coltrane & Bill Evans) Miles Davis · cool jazz 110 · 7A
  13. 12 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters · adult standards 171 · 5B
  14. 13 Lonesome Town Ricky Nelson · adult standards 77 · 1B
  15. 14 A Teenager In Love Dion & The Belmonts · brill building pop 79 · 3B
  16. 15 Blueberry Hill Fats Domino · louisiana blues 133 · 1B
  17. 16 So What (feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans) Miles Davis · cool jazz 137 · 8B
  18. 17 What'd I Say, Pt. 1 & 2 Ray Charles · classic soul 88 · 12B
  19. 18 Saddle Tramp Marty Robbins · cowboy western 91 · 7B
  20. 19 Roll Over Beethoven Chuck Berry · blues 93 · 5B
  21. 20 Oh! Carol Neil Sedaka · adult standards 135 · 1B
  22. 21 You're The Top Louis Armstrong · torch song — · 7B
  23. 22 Come On, Let's Go Tyler, The Creator · rock-and-roll 81 · 11B
  24. 23 Mack the Knife Bobby Darin · adult standards 83 · 2A
  25. 24 There Will Never Be Another You Chet Baker · bebop 83 · 5A
  26. 25 Ain't That A Shame Fats Domino · louisiana blues 123 · 12B
  27. 26 Lazy Afternoon Akīn — · 4A
  28. 27 Donna - Single Version Donna Summer · rock-and-roll 100 · 7B
  29. 28 The Master's Call Marty Robbins · cowboy western 101 · 5B
  30. 29 I Wonder Why Joesef · brill building pop 103 · 6B
  31. 30 On An Evening In Roma (Sott'er Celo De Roma) Dean Martin · adult standards 141 · 9B
  32. 31 Puppy Love - Remastered Paul Anka · adult standards 69 · 9B
  33. 32 That's All Right Elvis Presley · rock-and-roll 105 · 10B
  34. 33 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Lena Horne · adult standards 134 · 3B
  35. 34 Diana - Remastered Michael Jackson · adult standards 138 · 9B
  36. 35 Shout, Pts. 1 & 2 The Isley Brothers · classic soul 139 · 6B
  37. 36 They're Hanging Me Tonight Marty Robbins · cowboy western 105 · 7B
  38. 37 It Never Entered My Mind Miles Davis · bebop 116 · 4B
  39. 38 Calendar Girl Neil Sedaka · adult standards 123 · 1A
  40. 39 Moanin' - Remastered 1998/Rudy Van Gelder Edition Lee Morgan · bebop 126 · 4A
  41. 40 It's Only Make Believe Cock Robin · arkansas country 129 · 1B
  42. 41 Short Fat Fannie Larry Williams · doo-wop 146 · 8B
  43. 42 Cry Me A River Justin Timberlake · jazz blues 100 · 4A
  44. 43 Maybellene Chuck Berry · blues 118 · 8B
  45. 44 Lilacs In The Rain Carmen Mcrae · hard bop 56 · 8B
  46. 45 Misty Erroll Garner · adult standards 82 · 4B
  47. 46 Five Feet High and Rising Johnny Cash · arkansas country 83 · 6B
  48. 47 Chega de Saudade Antonio Carlos Jobim · bossa nova 88 · 10B
  49. 48 Running Gun Marty Robbins · cowboy western 114 · 12B
  50. 49 You Mean Everything to Me Neil Sedaka · adult standards 72 · 5A
  51. 50 Desafinado Stan Getz · bossa nova 82 · 11A
  52. 51 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat Charles Mingus · avant-garde jazz 87 · 1A
  53. 52 Bim Bom Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 · bossa nova 92 · 8B
  54. 53 New York Herald Tribune - Bande originale du film "À bout de souffle" Martial Solal · french jazz 94 · 8A
  55. 54 Come Rain or Come Shine Ray Charles · classic soul 120 · 5B
  56. 55 Freddie Freeloader (feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Wynton Kelly & Paul Chambers) Miles Davis · cool jazz 128 · 4B
  57. 56 Freddie Freeloader (feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Wynton Kelly & Paul Chambers) Miles Davis · cool jazz 128 · 4B
  58. 57 See You Later, Alligator Bill Haley & His Comets · rock-and-roll 157 · 3A
  59. 58 Billy The Kid Billy Ze Kick et Les Gamins En Folie · cowboy western 159 · 12B
  60. 59 Stardust Lester Young · bebop 62 · 3A
  61. 60 Little Bitty Pretty One Thurston Harris 88 · 4B
  62. 61 Perfidia Nat King Cole · adult standards 98 · 4A
  63. 62 I Can't Get Started Lee Konitz · bebop 117 · 8B
  64. 63 Cool Water Marty Robbins · cowboy western 126 · 12B
  65. 64 Peace Piece Josman · bebop 133 · 8B
  66. 65 Misirlou Dick Dale & His Del-tones · surf music 173 · 12B
  67. 66 Blue Skies Art Tatum · adult standards 79 · 8B
  68. 67 It Had to Be You Harry Connick Jr. · classic soul 83 · 5B
  69. 68 This Guy's in Love with You Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass · jazz trumpet 84 · 3B
  70. 69 Stella By Starlight (feat. John Coltrane & Bill Evans) Miles Davis · cool jazz 85 · 6B
  71. 70 Take Out Some Insurance Jimmy Reed · blues 111 · 11B
  72. 71 Broken Hearted Melody Sarah Vaughan · jazz 132 · 9B
  73. 72 So What (feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans) Miles Davis · cool jazz 137 · 8B
  74. 73 All Blues (feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans) Miles Davis · cool jazz 140 · 8B
  75. 74 Flamenco Sketches (feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans) Miles Davis · cool jazz 179 · 7A
  76. 75 Rhapsody in Blue André Watts · american modern classical 71 · 11B
  77. 76 Blue Rondo à la Turk The Dave Brubeck Quartet · bebop 114 · 6A
  78. 77 All Of Me John Legend · bebop 133 · 4B
  79. 78 Stagger Lee Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · doo-wop 70 · 5B
  80. 79 Young And Foolish Wendy Rene · bebop 101 · 11B
  81. 80 En Mi Viejo San Juan (with Javier Solís) Trio Los Panchos · bolero 104 · 4B
  82. 81 I'm Walkin' Craig David · louisiana blues 115 · 11B
  83. 82 Where Did You Sleep Last Night Nirvana · acoustic blues 115 · 12B
  84. 83 Personality New York Dolls · doo-wop 129 · 7B
  85. 84 It Never Entered My Mind Miles Davis · bebop 133 · 7B
  86. 85 My Rifle, My Pony And Me Dean Martin · adult standards 81 · 3B
  87. 86 A Foggy Day Marcus Roberts · bebop 99 · 8B
  88. 87 Haupe Duke Ellington · african-american classical 111 · 6B
  89. 88 San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) Scott McKenzie 113 · 9B
  90. 89 Una Limosna (with Javier Solís) Trio Los Panchos · bolero 119 · 11B
  91. 90 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Gene Autry · adult standards 136 · 9B
  92. 91 Lonely Teardrops Jackie Wilson · chicago soul 137 · 9B
  93. 92 The Strawberry Roan Marty Robbins · cowboy western 167 · 5B
  94. 93 Utah Carol Marty Robbins · cowboy western 170 · 5B
  95. 94 Blue in Green (feat. John Coltrane & Bill Evans) Miles Davis · cool jazz 170 · 7A
  96. 95 You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To Art Pepper · bebop 80 · 8A
  97. 96 Spanish Flea Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass · jazz trumpet 81 · 6B
  98. 97 Cheek To Cheek - 1998 Remastered Frank Sinatra · adult standards 84 · 6A
  99. 98 Better Git It in Your Soul Charles Mingus · avant-garde jazz 89 · 4A
  100. 99 Aquellos Ojos Verdes Nat King Cole · adult standards 101 · 3A
  101. 100 El Paso Reik · cowboy western 106 · 10B