16 Candles (Dixon-Khent) by The Crests, featuring Johnny Maestro Maestro and the group’s biggest record hit climbed up to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. THE 1959 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1959 (some were recorded in 1958).