At the top of that first ranking: “Poor Little Fool,” by then-17-year-old Ricky Nelson ... During his career, Nelson landed 43 more songs on the Hot 100, which quickly became the most-cited ...

and had 17 hits in the top 10, he is virtually unknown to younger music fans. Most reissues of his hits in recent years have been lucky to sell 10,000 copies. “Ricky Nelson is a whole different ...

When Ricky Nelson (also known ... popular hit to top the Billboard Hot 100. However, it set a major precedent. Chart-toppers are often crossover song – songs which inorporate elements of ...

In 1990, Motley Crue were still packing arenas and the radio was full of songs like Poison ... big money into new acts like Nelson, a duo consisting of Ricky Nelson‘s twin sons Matthew and ...

ZELIENOPLE — "Ricky Nelson smuggled rock 'n roll into the mainstream ... 1's "Poor Little Fool" and "Travelin' Man," plus his Top-10 smashes like "Hello Mary Lou," "I'm Walkin'" and ...

The Beatles became the first (and only) act with as many as six No. 1 songs in a single year ... 1958, the top spot belonged to Ricky Nelson‘s “Poor Little Fool.” Related Cynthia Erivo ...

Ricky Nelson sold more than 100-million records and had 19 songs in the Top Ten, including three number-one hits. He died in a plane crash in 1985. Sons Gunnar and Matthew Nelson are touring with ...