| Top 40 Hits of May 1959 |
| 1 |
Elvis Presley | A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight |
| 2 |
Buddy Holly | It Doesn't Matter Anymore |
| 3 |
Russ Conway | Side Saddle |
| 4 |
Ricky Nelson | It's Late |
| 5 |
Marty Wilde | Donna |
| 6 |
Anthony Newley | I've Waited So Long |
| 7 |
Chris Barber | Petite Fleur |
| 8 |
Fleetwoods | Come Softly To Me |
| 9 |
Frankie Vaughan & The Kaye Sisters | Come Softly To Me |
| 10 |
Coasters | Charlie Brown |
| 11 |
Neil Sedaka | I Go Ape |
| 12 |
Cliff Richard | Mean Streak |
| 13 |
Russ Conway | Roulette |
| 14 |
Lonnie Donegan | Fort Worth Jail |
| 15 |
Bert Weedon | Guitar Boogie Shuffle |
| 16 |
McGuire Sisters | May You Always |
| 17 |
Eddie Cochran | C'mon Everybody |
| 18 |
Lloyd Price | Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day) |
| 19 |
Platters | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes |
| 20 |
Malcolm Vaughan | Wait For Me / Willingly |
| 21 |
Anthony Newley | Idle On Parade (EP) |
| 22 |
Frankie Avalon | Venus |
| 23 |
Joan Regan | May You Always |
| 24 |
Ricky Nelson | Never Be Anyone Else But You |
| 25 |
Fats Domino | Margie |
| 26 |
Ruby Wright | Three Stars |
| 27 |
Connie Francis | My Happiness |
| 28 |
Lloyd Price | Stagger Lee |
| 29 |
Bobby Darin | Dream Lover |
| 30 |
Everly Brothers | Poor Jenny |
| 31 |
Pat Boone | For A Penny |
| 32 |
Billy Eckstine | Gigi |
| 33 |
Cliff Richard | Never Mind |
| 34 |
Nat 'King' Cole | You Made Me Love You |
| 35 |
Dickie Valentine | Venus |
| 36 |
Perry Como | Tomboy |
| 37 |
Everly Brothers | Take A Message To Mary |
| 38 |
Slim Dusty | A Pub With No Beer |
| 39 |
Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson | Sing Little Birdie |
| 40 |
Marty Wilde | A Teenager In Love |
