The Battle of New Orleans
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"The Battle of New Orleans" is a song written by Jimmy Driftwood in 1936. The song describes the Battle of New Orleans from the perspective of an American soldier; it tells the tale of the battle with
Johnny Horton New Orleans single
This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1959. The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 14, 1959, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates
The Battle of New Orleans
…recorded at Bradley Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, scored number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959 (see 1959 in music). Billboard ranked it as the No. 1 song for 1959, it was very popular with teenagers in the late 1950s/early 1960s in an era mostly dominated by rock and roll music. Horton's version began with the…
Elvis Presley had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100.
Frankie Avalon had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100.
Ricky Nelson had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100.