High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" is a song that was originally a hit for early New York City-based rock and roll group Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers in 1956. It reached No. 1 on the R&B chart, No. 6 on Billboard`s Pop Singles chart, and number one on the UK Singles Chart. The song was ranked #307 on the Rolling Stone magazine`s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.