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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.

All the tracks reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, eight of which went to #1.

Track listing

"Mack the Knife" – Bobby Darin 3:11
"Venus" – Frankie Avalon 2:23
"Lonely Boy" – Paul Anka 2:38
"Stagger Lee" – Lloyd Price 2:23
"Kansas City" – Wilbert Harrison 2:29
"A Big Hunk o' Love" – Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires 2:06
"The Happy Organ" – Dave "Baby" Cortez 2:03
"Charlie Brown" – Coasters 2:26
"16 Candles" – The Crests 2:55
"Sleep Walk" – Santo & Johnny 2:22

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-| Name        =  Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1959
+| Name        =  illboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1959
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+| Type        = Compilation
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-| Artist      = Various Artists
+| Artist      = Various artists
 | Released    = [[June 28]], [[1988]]
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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]].
+'''''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]] singles chart, eight of which went to #1.
 ==Track listing==
-*#"[[Mack the Knife#Popular song|Mack the Knife]]" – [[Bobby Darin]] 3:11
+#"[[Mack the Knife#Popular song|Mack the Knife]]" – [[Bobby Darin]] 3:11
-*#"[[Venus (Frankie Avalon song)|Venus]]" – [[Frankie Avalon]] 2:23
+#"[[Venus (Frankie Avalon song)|Venus]]" – [[Frankie Avalon]] 2:23
-*#"[[Lonely Boy (Paul Anka song)|Lonely Boy]]" – [[Paul Anka]] 2:38
+#"[[Lonely Boy (Paul Anka song)|Lonely Boy]]" – [[Paul Anka]] 2:38
-*#"[[Stagger Lee]]" – [[Lloyd Price]] 2:23
+#"[[Stagger Lee]]" – [[Lloyd Price]] 2:23
-*#"[[Kansas City (R&B song)|Kansas City]]" – [[Wilbert Harrison]] 2:29
+#"[[Kansas City (R&B song)|Kansas City]]" – [[Wilbert Harrison]] 2:29
-*#"[[A Big Hunk o' Love]]" – [[Elvis Presley]] with [[The Jordanaires]] 2:06
+#"[[A Big Hunk o' Love]]" – [[Elvis Presley]] with [[The Jordanaires]] 2:06
-*#"[[The Happy Organ]]" – [[Dave "Baby" Cortez]] 2:03
+#"[[The Happy Organ]]" – [[Dave "Baby" Cortez]] 2:03
-*#"[[Charlie Brown (song)|Charlie Brown]]" – [[Coasters]] 2:26
+#"[[Charlie Brown (song)|Charlie Brown]]" – [[Coasters]] 2:26
-*#"16 Candles" – [[The Crests]] 2:55
+#"16 Candles" – [[The Crests]] 2:55
-*#"[[Sleep Walk]]" – [[Santo & Johnny]] 2:22
+#"[[Sleep Walk]]" – [[Santo & Johnny]] 2:22
-==See also==
-*[[1988 in music]]
 [[Category:1988 albums]]
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 [[Category:Rhino Records albums]]
-{{compilation-album-stub}}
+{{1980s-compilation-album-stub}}