| TW | LW | | ARTIST | TITLE | WKS | NOTES |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | | Ritchie Valens | Donna | 9 | |
| 1 | 1 | | Ritchie Valens | La Bamba | 9 | |
| 2 | 4 | | Bill Parsons | The All American Boy | 5 | |
| 3 | 5 | | Lloyd Price | Stagger Lee | 7 | |
| 4 | 3 | | Jack Scott | Goodbye Baby | 11 | |
| 5 | 2 | | The Platters | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | 11 | |
| 6 | 6 | | Mitch Miller, His Orchestra And Chorus | The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Whack) | 5 | |
| 6 | 6 | | The Sauter-Finegan Doodletown Fifers | This Old Man He Played One (song title aka "The Children's Marching Song" and "Nick Nack Paddy Whack") | 5 | |
| 6 | 6 | | Cyril Stapleton And His Orchestra | The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Taddy Whack) | 5 | |
| 7 | 7 | | The Crests | 16 Candles | 8 | |
| 8 | 17 | | Jesse Lee Turner | The Little Space Girl | 4 | |
| 9 | 8 | | Connie Francis | My Happiness | 9 | |
| 10 | 12 | | Andy Williams | The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) | 10 | |
| 11 | | | Annette With The Afterbeats | Tall Paul | | |
| 12 | | | Billy Grammer | Gotta Travel On | | |
| 13 | | | Jackie Wilson | Lonely Teardrops | | |
| 14 | | | Paul Anka | (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings | | |
| 15 | | | Pat Boone | With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair | | |
| 15 | | | Pat Boone | Good Rockin' Tonight | | |
| 16 | | | Reg Owen And His Orchestra | Manhattan Spiritual | | |
| 17 | | | The McGuire Sisters | May You Always | | |
| 18 | | | The Diamonds | She Say (Oom Dooby Doom) | | |
| 19 | | | Neil Sedaka | The Diary | | |
| 20 | | | Chris Barber's Jazz Band | Petite Fleur (Little Flower) | | |
| 20 | | | Sidney Bechet | Petite Fleur | | |
| 21 | | | LaVern Baker | I Cried A Tear | | |
| 22 | | | Bobby Darin | Plain Jane | | |
| 23 | | | The Four Lads | The Girl On Page 44 | | |
| 24 | | | The Kingston Trio | Raspberries, Strawberries | | |
| 24 | | | The Kingston Trio | Sally | | |
| 25 | | | Johnny Mathis | Let's Love | | |
| 25 | | | Johnny Mathis | You Are Beautiful | | |
| 26 | | | Ray Anthony And His Orchestra | Peter Gunn | | |
| 27 | | | Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra | Blue Hawaii | | |
| 28 | | | Johnny Cash | Don't Take Your Guns To Town | | |
| 29 | | | Billy & Lillie | Lucky Ladybug | | |
| 30 | | | Joni James | There Must Be A Way | | |
| 31 | | | The Mark IV | I Got A Wife | | |
| 32 | | | The Chipmunks | The Chipmunk Song | | |
| 33 | | | Duane Eddy | The Lonely One | | |
| 34 | | | The Teddy Bears | To Know Him, Is To Love Him | | |
| 35 | | | Fats Domino | Whole Lotta Loving | | |
| 36 | | | Earl Grant | Evening Rain | | |
| 37 | | | Conway Twitty | The Story Of My Love | | |
| 38 | | | The Ames Brothers | Red River Rose | | |
| 39 | | | Bobby Pedrick, Jr. | White Bucks And Saddle Shoes | | |
| 40 | | | Don Gibson | Who Cares | | |
| 40 | | | Don Gibson | A Stranger To Me | | |
| 41 | | | Jim Reeves | Billy Bayou | | |
| 42 | | | Patti Page | Trust In Me | | |
| 43 | | | The Applejacks | Rocka-Conga (some early 45 copies show song title as "Rocka-Tonga") | | |
| 44 | | | Cathy Carr | First Anniversary | | |
| 45 | | | Eugene Church And The Fellows | Pretty Girls Everywhere | | |
| 46 | | | Sam Cooke | Love You Most Of All | | |
| 47 | | | The Bell Notes | I've Had It | | |
| 48 | | | Tab Hunter | (I'll Be With You In) Apple Blossom Time | | |
| 49 | | | Fabian | I'm A Man | | |
| 50 | | | James Brown And The Famous Flames | Try Me | | |
| 50 | | | The Coasters | Charlie Brown | | (tie) |