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Biography

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (1951 – present)

Frankie Avalon born Francis Thomas Avallone (born 18 September 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) was an American actor, singer and teen idol in the 1950s and early 1960s.

By the time he was 12 (1951), Avalon began making appearances on U.S. television for his trumpet prowess, and as a teenager, played with Bobby Rydell in a band known as Rocco and the Saints. In 1959, his songs “Venus” and “Why?” both went to number one on Billboard magazine’s Hot 100. Indeed, “Why” was the last #1 hit of the 1950s.

Top Tracks

1	Venus	223
2	Beauty School Dropout	86
3	Why	63
4	Beauty School Dropout - Soundtrack Version	55
5	Beauty School Drop-Out	30
6	Ginger Bread	27
7	Bobby Sox to Stockings	20
8	I'll Wait for You	19
9	Just Ask Your Heart	18
9	Dede Dinah	18
11	Young Love	11
12	A Boy Without a Girl	10
12	Don't Throw Away All Those Teardrops	10
14	All of Everything	9
14	Earth Angel	9