December 12 marks the 79th birthday of the great Connie Francis, one of the all-time most successful female solo artists on the pop charts.
Connie during her heyday — she hasn't hit the Top 40 in 55 years!
With 53 charted songs, she has had some iconic classics ... but if you had to guess her three #1 hits, I bet you wouldn't choose the correct answers!
A Little Fun with Connie:
Among her many Top 40 hits, here — in order — are all her 15 Top 10 pop hits in the U.S:
(1) "Who's Sorry Now?" #4 (1957)
(2) "My Happiness" #2 (1958)
(3) "Lipstick on Your Collar" #5 (1959)
(4) "Among My Souvenirs" #7 (1959)
(5) "Mama" #8 (1959)
(6) "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" #1 (1960)
(7) "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" #1 (1960)
(8) "Many Tears Ago" #7 (1960)
(9) "Where the Boys Are" #4 (1961)
(10) "Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart" #7 (1961)
(11) "Together" #6 (1961)
(12) "When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart)" #10 (1961)
(13) "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" #1 (1962)
(14) "Second Hand Love" #7 (1962)
(15) "V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N" #9 (1962)
