Frankie Avalon - Venus (1959) | 1950s MUSIC

March 9, 1959 "Venus", by Frankie Avalon, tops the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of five weeks. In 1976, he would issue a new Disco version of the song that would stall at #46 on the Hot 100, but topped the Easy Listening chart, and helped revive his sagging career. About the updated rendition, Avalon would quip, "It was all right, but I still prefer the original." | Johnny Rock and Roll Radio