Tonight was our first Flashback special of the year, featuring the top hits of 1959. Here’s the Top 10, as presented on tonight’s edition of “The Grooveyard” with Alan Seltzer:
#10 “Come Softly to Me” by The Fleetwoods
#9 “Stagger Lee” by Lloyd Price
#8 “Mr. Blue” by The Fleetwoods
#7 “Personality” by Lloyd Price
#6 “Sleepwalk” by Santo and Johnny
#5 “Venus” by Frankie Avalon
#4 “Donna” by Ritchie Valens
#3 “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” by The Platters
#2 “The Battle of New Orleans” by Johnny Horton
…and #1 “Mack the Knife” by Bobby Darin
Have you voted today for your favorite love songs? There’s two surveys, one for your favorites from the 1950s, and for the early 1960s. Pick your 10 favorites daily through February 6. And join us each week on…
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