Music 1959
Number 1 Hits..
- “Lonely Boy”
- Paul Anka
- “A Big Hunk O Love”
- Elvis Presley
- “The Three Bells”
- The Browns
- “Sleep Walk”
- Santo And Johnny
- “Mack The Knife”
- Bobby Darin
- “Mr. Blue”
- The Fleetwoods
- “Heartaches By The Number”
- Guy Mitchell
- “Why”
- Frankie Avalon
- “El Paso”
- Marty Robbins
The Grammy Awards
First year for the Grammy Awards, honoring the music of 1958.
- Record of the Year: Domenico Modugno “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)”
- Album of the Year: Henry Mancini, The Music from Peter Gunn
- Song of the Year: Domenico Modugno, writer of “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)”
There was no Best New Artist award yet. That would be handed out for the first tine in 1960, and would go to Bobby Darin for his accomplishments in 1959, including “Mack, the Knife”.
