HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“The Battle Of New Orleans” by Johnny Horton
“The Battle Of New Orleans” by Johnny Horton was the biggest hit of 1959: No. 1 on the year-end Top 100, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 11959
Year-end charts11959
ArtistJohnny Horton2 year-end hits
Decade1950ssee the decade’s Top 100
Johnny Horton had 2 different songs on the year-end charts.
Play “The Battle Of New Orleans”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Battle Of New Orleans | Johnny Horton | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Mack The Knife | Bobby Darin | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Personality | Lloyd Price | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Venus | Frankie Avalon | ▶♪ |
More hits by Johnny Horton
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sink The Bismark | Johnny Horton | 1960 #28 | ▶♪ |
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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.