(Monday, October 5, 1959) — “Mack the Knife” by Bobby Darin peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for nine non-consecutive weeks (Oct 5/12/19/26, Nov. 2/9/23/30, Dec. 7, 1959).

In 2003, Darin’s version of the song was ranked #251 on Rolling Stone‘s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list.