HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Sweeter Than You” by Ricky Nelson
“Sweeter Than You” by Ricky Nelson finished No. 83 on the year-end Top 100 of 1959, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 831959
Year-end charts11959
ArtistRicky Nelson12 year-end hits
Decade1950ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1959 was “The Battle Of New Orleans” by Johnny Horton. Ricky Nelson had 12 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Sweeter Than You”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Along Came Jones | The Coasters | ▶♪ |
| 81 | Three Stars | Tommy Dee and Carol Kay | ▶♪ |
| 82 | A Boy Without A Girl | Frankie Avalon | ▶♪ |
| 83 | Sweeter Than You | Ricky Nelson | ▶♪ |
| 84 | It Was I | Skip and Flip | ▶♪ |
| 85 | Goodbye, Jimmy, Goodbye | Kathy Linden | ▶♪ |
| 86 | Manhattan Spiritual | Reg Owens Orch. | ▶♪ |
More hits by Ricky Nelson
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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.