 Johnny Horton and the Battle of New Orleans topped the charts for the year, but Bobby Darin and Mack the Knife was a close second. And we were introduced to Barbie. She was the first mass-produced toy doll in the U.S. with adult features. She'd have to wait two years to have a man in her life, though. Ken didn't come along until 1961. And that is a glimpse of life in 1959.