HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Kansas City” by Wilbert Harrison
“Kansas City” by Wilbert Harrison finished No. 9 on the year-end Top 100 of 1959, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year, making it one of the ten biggest hits of the year.
Year-end peakNo. 91959
Year-end charts11959
ArtistWilbert Harrison1 year-end hit
Decade1950ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1959 was “The Battle Of New Orleans” by Johnny Horton.
Play “Kansas City”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1959 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1959 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Dream Lover | Bobby Darin | ▶♪ |
| 7 | The Three Bells | The Browns | ▶♪ |
| 8 | Come Softly To Me | The Fleetwoods | ▶♪ |
| 9 | Kansas City | Wilbert Harrison | ▶♪ |
| 10 | Mr. Blue | The Fleetwoods | ▶♪ |
| 11 | Sleep Walk | Santo and Johnny | ▶♪ |
| 12 | Put Your Head On My Shoulder | Paul Anka | ▶♪ |
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.