Ritchie Valens’ “La Bamba” enters the Billboard Hot 100 at #81. It will peak at #22 a month later. In 2018, the record was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”. It has also been included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s list of the 500 songs that shaped Rock ‘n’ Roll.