Peak
1
Weeks
15
Score
4,156
Chart Year
1959
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In this song, Anka reveals that despite his success, he's still lonely: I've got everything you could think of But all I want is someone to love Anka was just 16 in 1957 when his song "Diana" topped the charts in both the US and UK, making him an international star. He quickly became one of the biggest stars of the late '50s, but there was something missing. "In moving around so much, I never had time to spend with the people really close to me," he said. "I wanted to experience more than just the success syndrome. I was reaching out, saying, 'Hey, I want somebody to share this with me." (Quote from the liner notes of The Very Best of Paul Anka.) Anka's mother, Camelia, was very sick when he wrote this song, which gave him the emotional impetus. She passed away on May 11, 1961 at age 37 after years suffering from diabetes. Anka had a talent for writing about the teenage experience in the '50s, as he was one (he was born in 1941). "I was a lonely boy and I'd see these lonely boys at all these hops," he said. Anka hit a dry spell in the '60s, but charted another #1 hit in 1974 with "(You're) Having My Baby." With 15 years between them, it was at the time a record for the longest span between #1 songs.
I'm just a lonely boy Lonely and blue I'm all alone With nothin' to do I've got everything You could think of But all I want Is someone to love Someone, yes, someone to love Someone to kiss Someone to hold At a moment like this I'd like to hear Somebody say "I'll give you my love Each night and day" I'm just a lonely boy Lonely and blue I'm all alone With nothin' to do I've got everything You could think of But all I want Is someone to love Somebody, somebody, somebody, please Send her to me I'll make her happy Just wait and see I've prayed so hard To the heavens above That I might find Someone to love I'm just a lonely boy Lonely and blue I'm all alone With nothin' to do
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 1, 1959 | 52 | 74 |
| 2 | Jun 8, 1959 | 18 | 108 |
| 3 | Jun 15, 1959 | 8 | 118 |
| 4 | Jun 22, 1959 | 4 | 122 |
| 5 | Jun 29, 1959 | 3 | 123 |
| 6 | Jul 6, 1959 | 2 | 124 |
| 7 | Jul 13, 1959 | 1 | 125 |
| 8 | Jul 20, 1959 | 1 | 125 |
| 9 | Jul 27, 1959 | 1 | 125 |
| 10 | Aug 3, 1959 | 1 | 125 |
| 11 | Aug 10, 1959 | 2 | 124 |
| 12 | Aug 17, 1959 | 5 | 121 |
| 13 | Aug 24, 1959 | 13 | 113 |
| 14 | Aug 31, 1959 | 24 | 102 |
| 15 | Sep 7, 1959 | 37 | 89 |