HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Venus” by Frankie Avalon
“Venus” by Frankie Avalon finished No. 4 on the year-end Top 100 of 1959, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year, making it one of the ten biggest hits of the year.
Year-end peakNo. 41959
Year-end charts11959
ArtistFrankie Avalon8 year-end hits
Decade1950ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1959 was “The Battle Of New Orleans” by Johnny Horton. Frankie Avalon had 8 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Venus”. 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 | ▶♪ |
| 5 | Lonely Boy | Paul Anka | ▶♪ |
| 6 | Dream Lover | Bobby Darin | ▶♪ |
| 7 | The Three Bells | The Browns | ▶♪ |
More hits by Frankie Avalon
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why | Frankie Avalon | 1960 #24 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Just Ask Your Heart | Frankie Avalon | 1959 #59 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Bobby Sox To Stockings | Frankie Avalon | 1959 #70 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | A Boy Without A Girl | Frankie Avalon | 1959 #82 | ▶♪ |
| 5 | Dede Dinah | Frankie Avalon | 1958 #86 | ▶♪ |
| 6 | I'll Wait For You | Frankie Avalon | 1958 #99 | ▶♪ |
| 7 | Ginger Bread | Frankie Avalon | 1958 #100 | ▶♪ |
Same title, different hit
“Venus” by Shocking Blue (1970) · “Venus” by Bananarama (1986)
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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.