HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Donna” by Ritchie Valens
“Donna” by Ritchie Valens finished No. 14 on the year-end Top 100 of 1959, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 141959
Year-end charts11959
ArtistRitchie Valens1 year-end hit
Decade1950ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1959 was “The Battle Of New Orleans” by Johnny Horton.
Play “Donna”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Sleep Walk | Santo and Johnny | ▶♪ |
| 12 | Put Your Head On My Shoulder | Paul Anka | ▶♪ |
| 13 | Stagger Lee | Lloyd Price | ▶♪ |
| 14 | Donna | Ritchie Valens | ▶♪ |
| 15 | Pink Shoelaces | Dodie Stevens | ▶♪ |
| 16 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | The Platters | ▶♪ |
| 17 | Charlie Brown | The Coasters | ▶♪ |
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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.