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| Name = Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1959
| name = Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1959
| Type = [[Compilation Album]]
| type = Compilation
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| artist = Various artists
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| Artist = Various Artists
| Released = [[June 28]], [[1988]]
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| released = {{start date|1988|06|28}}
| Recorded =
| recorded = 1959
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| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Rock music|Rock]]
| Label = [[Rhino Records]]
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| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Rock music|Rock]]
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| length = 24:56
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'''''Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1959''''' is a [[compilation album]] released by [[Rhino Records]] in [[1988]], featuring 10 hit recordings from [[1959 in music|1959]].
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'''''Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1959''''' is a [[compilation album]] released by [[Rhino Records]] in 1988, featuring 10 hit recordings from [[1959 in music|1959]].
The track lineup includes eight songs that reached the top of the [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart; the remaining two songs reached the Top 10.


All the tracks reached the top 10 of the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart, eight of which went to #1. The exceptions, both peaking at number 2, were "Charlie Brown" and "16 Candles."
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==Track listing==
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*#"[[Mack the Knife#Popular song|Mack the Knife]]" – [[Bobby Darin]] 3:11
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*#"[[Venus (Frankie Avalon song)|Venus]]" – [[Frankie Avalon]] 2:23
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*#"[[Lonely Boy (Paul Anka song)|Lonely Boy]]" – [[Paul Anka]] 2:38
*#"[[Stagger Lee]]" – [[Lloyd Price]] 2:23
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*#"[[Kansas City (R&B song)|Kansas City]]" – [[Wilbert Harrison]] 2:29
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*#"[[A Big Hunk o' Love]]" – [[Elvis Presley]] with [[The Jordanaires]] 2:06 
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*#"[[The Happy Organ]]" – [[Dave "Baby" Cortez]] 2:03
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*#"[[Charlie Brown (song)|Charlie Brown]]" – [[Coasters]] 2:26
*#"16 Candles" – [[The Crests]] 2:55
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*#"[[Sleep Walk]]" – [[Santo & Johnny]] 2:22


==See also==
==Reception==
"This budget ten-song selection has much to recommend it. Top-notch transfers make this one a great value." - [[Cub Koda]] for [[Allmusic]].<ref name=AM />
*[[1988 in music]]

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==Track listing==
*Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.<ref name="BB">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits: 1959 |others=Various artists |type=liner notes |year=1988 |publisher=[[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino]]}}</ref>
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| total_length = 24:56
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| title1 = [[Mack the Knife#Popular song|Mack the Knife]]
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Kurt Weill]]|[[Bertolt Brecht]]|Marc Blitzstein|[[Turk Murphy]]}}
| extra1 = [[Bobby Darin]]
| length1 = 3:11
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| title2 = [[Venus (Frankie Avalon song)|Venus]]
| writer2 = {{hlist|Ed Marshall|Peter DeAngelis}}
| extra2 = [[Frankie Avalon]]
| length2 = 2:23
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| title3 = [[Lonely Boy (Paul Anka song)|Lonely Boy]]
| writer3 = [[Paul Anka]]
| extra3 = [[Paul Anka]]
| length3 = 2:38
| title4 = [[Stagger Lee (song)|Stagger Lee]]
| writer4 = {{hlist|[[Lloyd Price]]|Harold Logan}}
| extra4 = [[Lloyd Price]]
| length4 = 2:23
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| title5 = [[Kansas City (R&B song)|Kansas City]]
| writer5 = {{hlist|[[Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller|Jerry Leiber]]|[[Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller|Mike Stoller]]}}
| extra5 = [[Wilbert Harrison]]
| length5 = 2:29
| title6 = [[A Big Hunk O' Love]]
| writer6 = {{hlist|[[Aaron Schroeder]]|Sidney Wyche}}
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| extra6 = [[Elvis Presley]] & [[The Jordanaires]]
| length6 = 2:06
| title7 = [[The Happy Organ]]
| writer7 = {{hlist|[[Dave "Baby" Cortez]]|Kurt Wood}}
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| extra7 = [[Dave "Baby" Cortez]]
| length7 = 2:03
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| title8 = [[Charlie Brown (The Coasters song)|Charlie Brown]]
| writer8 = {{hlist|[[Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller|Jerry Leiber]]|[[Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller|Mike Stoller]]}}
| extra8 = [[The Coasters]]
| length8 = 2:26
| title9 = [[16 Candles (song)|16 Candles]]
| writer9 = {{hlist|[[Luther Dixon]]|Allyson R. Khent}}
| extra9 = [[The Crests]]
| length9 = 2:55
| title10 = [[Sleep Walk]]
| writer10 = {{hlist|[[Santo & Johnny|Santo Farina]]|[[Santo & Johnny|Johnny Farina]]|Ann Farina}}
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| extra10 = [[Santo & Johnny]]
| length10 = 2:22
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==References==
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[[Category:1988 albums]]
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Rock albums]]
[[Category:Pop albums]]
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[[Category:Rhino Records albums]]


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[[Category:Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits albums]]
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[[Category:1988 compilation albums]]
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Latest revision as of 13:31, 8 August 2021

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1959
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedJune 28, 1988 (1988-06-28)
Recorded1959
GenrePop, Rock
Length24:56
LabelRhino Records
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits chronology
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1958
(1988) 		Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1959
(1988) 		Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1960
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1959 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1959.

All the tracks reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, eight of which went to #1. The exceptions, both peaking at number 2, were "Charlie Brown" and "16 Candles."

Reception

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"This budget ten-song selection has much to recommend it. Top-notch transfers make this one a great value." - Cub Koda for Allmusic.[1]

Track listing

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  • Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Mack the Knife"
Bobby Darin3:11
2."Venus"
  • Ed Marshall
  • Peter DeAngelis
Frankie Avalon2:23
3."Lonely Boy"Paul AnkaPaul Anka2:38
4."Stagger Lee"
Lloyd Price2:23
5."Kansas City"
Wilbert Harrison2:29
6."A Big Hunk O' Love"
Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires2:06
7."The Happy Organ"
Dave "Baby" Cortez2:03
8."Charlie Brown"
The Coasters2:26
9."16 Candles"
The Crests2:55
10."Sleep Walk"
Santo & Johnny2:22
Total length:24:56

References

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  1. ^ a b Koda, Cub. Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1959 at AllMusic
  2. ^ Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits: 1959 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1988.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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