| Cover | | Date  | Title • Artist  Album | Points  | Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
 | 1. | 07/1960 | | 406
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US R&B 7 | adapted from the italian song "o sole mio", 1899 [RCA 47-7777] written by Wally Gold & Aaron Schroeder |
 | 2. | 04/1960 | | 403
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #149] [Warner 5151] written by Don Everly & Phil Everly |
 | 3. | 11/1960 | | 398
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US country 22 US R&B 3 | hit for Vaughn Deleath in 1927 written by Lou Handman & Roy Turk |
| 4. | 01/1960 | | 377
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US R&B 2 | [Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1961] [instrumental] [Columbia 41490] written by James Owen & Max Steiner |
| 5. | 09/1960 | | 339
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #182] [Atlantic 2071] written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman |
| 6. | 04/1960 | | 331
 | US ✫1 UK 3 US country 27 US R&B 6 | [RCA 47-7740] written by J. Leslie McFarland & Aaron Schroeder |
| 7. | 06/1960 | | 325
 | US 2 UK ✫1 US R&B 14 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #232] [Monument 421] written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson |
| 8. | 04/1960 | | 319
 | US 3 UK ✫1 US R&B 8 | [Cub 9067] written by Fred Tobias & Clint Ballard Jr. |
| 9. | 08/1960 | | 310
 | US ✫1 UK 3 US R&B 11 | [MGM 12923] written by Jack Keller & Howard Greenfield |
| 10. | 05/1960 | | 307
 | US ✫1 UK 5 US country 24 US R&B 2 | [MGM 12899] written by Jack Keller & Howard Greenfield |
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| 11. | 10/1960 | | 305
 | US 2 UK ✫1 US R&B 27 | [Cadence 1384] written by Phil Kaufman & Mike Anthony |
| 12. | 11/1960 | | 301
 | US ✫1 UK 4 US R&B 2 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #125] originally released as "Tomorrow" [Scepter 1211] written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King |
| 13. | 05/1960 | | 273
 | US 4 UK 2 US R&B 17 | [Jamie 1156] written by Aaron Schroeder, Don Costa & Wally Gold |
| 14. | 11/1960 | | 269
 | US 2 UK 6 US R&B 6 | [Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1961] [instrumental] [United Artists 274] written by Ernest Gold |
| 15. | 05/1960 | | 266
 | US ✫1 UK 12 US R&B 4 | [Decca 31093] written by Dub Albritten (as Dub Albritton) & Ronnie Self |
 | 16. | 07/1960 | | 259
 | US ✫1 UK 8 US R&B 10 | [novelty] [Leader 805] written by Paul Vance & Lee Pockriss |
| 17. | 03/1960 | | 254
 | US 7 UK 2 US R&B 15 | [Mercury 71598] written by Jack Fautheree & Wayne Gray |
| 18. | 02/1960 | | 252
 | US 2 UK 7 US R&B 10 | [Cameo 171] written by Dave Appell, Kal Mann & Bernie Lowe |
 | 19. | 10/1960 | | 247
 | US ✫1 UK 14 US R&B 3 | [Herald 552] written by Maurice Williams |
 | 20. | 07/1960 | | 242
 | US 3 UK 9 US AC ✫1 US R&B 19 | [novelty] [Epic 9596] written by Rolf Harris |
| 21. | 07/1960 | | 241
 | US 2 UK 8 US R&B 13 | [Dolton 25] written by Johnny Smith |
| 22. | 08/1960 | | 241
 | US 2 UK 9 US R&B 2 | [RCA Victor 47-7783] written by Sam Cooke & Charles Cooke |
| 23. | 05/1960 | | 231
 | US ✫1 UK 24 US R&B 3 | [novelty] [Lute 5905] written by Dallas Frazier |
 | 24. | 02/1960 | | 230
 | US 3 UK 9 US R&B 10 | [Warner 5137] written by Bill Post & Doree Post |
| 25. | 11/1960 | | 230
 | US 6 UK 4 | [Liberty 55287] written by Anne Orlowski & Aaron Schroeder |
| 26. | 09/1960 | | 225
 | US 7 UK 6 US country 9 US R&B 14 | [novelty] [Warner 5172] written by Boudleaux Bryant |
| 27. | 09/1960 | | 225
 | US 7 UK 4 US R&B 16 | Lucille / So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) released as a double a-side in the UK written by Don Everly |
 | 28. | 10/1960 | | 224
 | US 8 UK 3 | [Liberty 55285] written by Robert B. Sherman (as Bob Sherman) & Richard M. Sherman (as Dick Sherman) |
 | 29. | 09/1960 | | 221
 | US ✫1 UK 24 US R&B 3 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #44] ; hit for Frankie Trumbauer in 1931 [ABC-Paramount 10135] written by Hoagy Carmichael & Stuart Gorrell |
| 30. | 09/1960 | | 217
 | US ✫1 UK 31 US R&B 7 | [Decca 31149] written by Kim Gannon, Giuseppe Spotti & Alberto Testa |
 | 31. | 12/1960 | | 217
 | US 4 UK 8 US R&B 22 | [RCA 47-7829] written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield |
| 32. | 08/1960 | | 211
 | US ✫1 UK 44 US R&B 2 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #451] [Parkway 811] written by Hank Ballard |
| 33. | 05/1960 | | 211
 | US 8 UK 4 | written by Phil Everly |
| 34. | 09/1960 | | 208
 | US 4 UK 23 US country ✫1 US R&B 10 | [Columbia 4-41782] written by Mike Phillips |
| 35. | 11/1960 | | 208
 | US ✫1 US R&B 5 | [instrumental] trumpet solo by Charly Tabor [Decca 31141] written by Klaus Gunter Neumann |
| 36. | 05/1960 | | 204
 | US 8 UK 9 US country ✫1 | written by Don Robertson & Hal Blair |
| 37. | 01/1960 | | 199
 | US 6 UK 8 US R&B 15 | hit for Benny Goodman in 1948 written by Charles Trenet & Jack Lawrence |
| 38. | 01/1960 | | 197
 | US 5 UK 11 US R&B 7 | [Top Rank 2028] written by Jack Scott |
| 39. | 03/1960 | | 193
 | US 7 UK 4 | [ABC-Paramount 45-10085] written by Barry Mann & Hank Hunter |
| 40. | 10/1960 | | 191
 | US 2 US country 11 US R&B 3 | [RCA 47-7775] written by Floyd Cramer |
| 41. | 08/1960 | | 190
 | US ✫1 US R&B 9 | [novelty] [Era 3024] written by Al De Lory, Fred Darian & Joseph Van Winkle |
| 42. | 12/1960 | | 189
 | US ✫1 US R&B 10 | [Dot 16161] written by Heino Gazel, Hans Bradtke, Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance |
 | 43. | 07/1960 | | 186
 | US 4 UK 22 US R&B 9 | [Cameo 179] written by Domenico Modugno & Franco Migliacci |
| 44. | 12/1960 | | 185
 | US 2 US R&B ✫1 | featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #495] [Tamla 54034] written by Smokey Robinson & Berry Gordy |
| 45. | 06/1960 | | 184
 | US 6 UK 19 US R&B 2 | [Imperial 5675] written by Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino), Dave Bartholomew & Bobby Charles (as Robert Guidry) |
| 46. | 10/1960 | | 184
 | US 6 UK 16 US R&B 5 | as U.S. Bonds [Legrand 1003] written by Frank Guida & Joseph Royster |
 | 47. | 03/1960 | | 183
 | US 9 UK 8 US R&B 16 | [RCA 47-7709] written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield |
| 48. | 02/1960 | | 178
 | US 7 UK 15 US R&B 11 | [Old Town 1076] written by Carl Spencer & Henry Glover |
| 49. | 02/1960 | | 178
 | US 2 UK 40 | [Columbia 41571] written by Frank Miller, Richard Dehr & Terry Gilkyson |
| 50. | 12/1960 | | 176
 | US 18 UK 2 | [Jamie 1175] written by Hans Wittstatt & Dory Previn (as Dory Langdon) |
| 51. | 11/1960 | | 173
 | US 7 UK 12 | [MGM 12964] written by Winfield Scott |
| 52. | 04/1960 | | 172
 | US 5 UK 24 US R&B 16 | [Carlton 528] written by Fred Spielman & Janice Torre |
| 53. | 09/1960 | | 172
 | US 9 UK 11 US R&B 23 | [Monument 425] written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson |
| 54. | 04/1960 | | 171
 | US 3 UK 32 US R&B 5 | [Top Rank 2041] written by Walter Scott |
 | 55. | 07/1960 | | 170
 | UK ✫1 | [ABC 10138] written by Jerry Lordan |
| 56. | 01/1960 | | 168
 | US 7 UK 13 | [Cadence 1376] written by Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë & Manny Curtis (as Mann Curtis) |
| 57. | 02/1960 | | 166
 | US 2 UK 33 | [ABC-Paramount 10082] written by Paul Anka |
| 58. | 01/1960 | | 164
 | UK ✫1 | written by Peter De Angelis & Bob Marcucci (as Robert Marcucci) |
| 59. | 03/1960 | | 164
 | UK ✫1 | as Lonnie Donegan & His Group written by Peter Buchanan, Lonnie Donegan & Beverley Thorne |
| 60. | 07/1960 | | 164
 | US 11 UK 5 | [Liberty 55258] written by Barry De Vorzon & Ted Ellis |
 | 61. | 05/1960 | | 164
 | US 5 UK 32 US country 16 | [Soma 1137] written by Jimmie Rodgers & Vaughn Horton (as George Vaughn) |
| 62. | 10/1960 | | 163
 | US 15 UK 4 | [instrumental] [Dolton 28] written by Alberto Domínguez |
| 63. | 01/1960 | | 161
 | US 8 UK 11 US R&B 15 | [Mercury 71563] written by Will Grosz (as Hugh Williams) & Jimmy Kennedy |
| 64. | 05/1960 | | 159
 | US 4 UK 41 US country 6 US R&B 11 | answer to Jim Reeves' "He'll Have to Go" [Capitol 4368] written by Audrey Allison, Charles Grean & Joe Allison |
| 65. | 09/1960 | | 159
 | US 3 US R&B 9 | [Ric 972] written by Reggie Hall (as Reginald Hall) & Joe Jones |
| 66. | 07/1960 | | 159
 | UK ✫1 | as Cliff Richard & The Shadows [ABC 10136] written by Bruce Welch & Pete Chester |
| 67. | 08/1960 | | 159
 | UK ✫1 | written by Jeff Barry & Ben Raleigh |
| 68. | 10/1960 | | 158
 | US 3 US R&B 6 | as Kathy Young & The Innocents [Indigo 108] written by Eugene Pearson |
| 69. | 01/1960 | | 156
 | US 5 US R&B ✫1 | [Mercury 71565] written by Clyde Otis, Murray Stein & Brook Benton |
 | 70. | 05/1960 | | 155
 | US 108 UK ✫1 | written by Eddie Cochran |
| 71. | 02/1960 | | 155
 | US 22 UK 3 | [RCA 47-7670] written by Irving Gordon |
| 72. | 07/1960 | | 155
 | US 32 UK 2 | US: B-side to It's Now Or Never; [RCA 47-7777] written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman |
| 73. | 08/1960 | | 154
 | US 7 UK 41 US R&B ✫1 | [Mercury 71652] written by Brook Benton & Clyde Otis |
 | 74. | 03/1960 | | 153
 | US 3 US country 6 | [Columbia 4-41568] written by Tillman Franks & Johnny Horton |
| 75. | 01/1960 | | 153
 | UK ✫1 | [Cub 9068] written by Les Vandyke |
| 76. | 12/1960 | | 153
 | UK ✫1 | as Cliff Richard & The Shadows written by Bruce Welch |
| 77. | 03/1960 | | 152
 | US 91 UK ✫1 | [London 1918] written by Lionel Bart |
| 78. | 12/1960 | | 151
 | US 3 US R&B 11 | [Lost Nite 101 / Old Town 1094] written by Joseph Luccisano, Alfonso Gentile & Alfred Striano |
| 79. | 12/1960 | | 148
 | US 5 US R&B 5 | as Rosie & The Originals [Highland 1011] written by Rosie (as Rosie Hamlin) |
| 80. | 09/1960 | | 147
 | US 21 UK 4 | Lucille / So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) released as a double a-side in the UK [Warner 5163] written by Albert Collins & Little Richard |
| 81. | 01/1960 | | 147
 | UK ✫1 | written by Earl Shuman & Mort Garson |
| 82. | 06/1960 | | 147
 | UK ✫1 | written by Johnny Kidd |
| 83. | 03/1960 | | 146
 | US 4 US R&B 3 | based on saint-saens aria "my heart at thy sweet voice" [Brunswick 55166] written by Camille Saint-Saëns (as Saint-Saëns), Johnny Lehman & Herb Miller |
| 84. | 03/1960 | | 146
 | US 9 UK 35 US R&B 2 | [United Artists 208] written by Berry Gordy & Mikaljon |
| 85. | 09/1960 | | 145
 | US 6 US R&B ✫1 | as Hank Ballard & the Midnighters [King 5400] written by Hank Ballard |
| 86. | 05/1960 | | 145
 | US 5 UK 44 | US B side to Ding-a-Ling [Cameo 175] written by Bernie Lowe, Dave Appell & Kal Mann |
| 87. | 03/1960 | | 144
 | US 5 US country 20 US R&B 17 | #1 hit for Sammy Kaye's Orchestra in 1946 [RCA 47-7700] written by Nat Simon & Charles Tobias |
| 88. | 05/1960 | | 143
 | US 7 US R&B 2 | as Hank Ballard & the Midnighters [King 5341] written by Hank Ballard |
| 89. | 03/1960 | | 137
 | US 9 UK 50 US R&B ✫1 | [instrumental] [Hi 2021] written by Charles 'Red' Matthews & Gladys Reinhart |
| 90. | 05/1960 | | 136
 | US 7 US R&B ✫1 | [Mercury 71629] written by Brook Benton, Clyde Otis & Luchi DeJesus |
| 91. | 10/1960 | | 135
 | US 5 | [Kapp 349] written by Werner Scharfenberger, Fini Busch & Norman Newell (as David West) |
| 92. | 08/1960 | | 133
 | US 6 US R&B 22 | [Liberty 55270] written by Blanche Carter |
| 93. | 06/1960 | | 132
 | US 6 US R&B 19 | US B side to I'm Sorry [Decca 31093] written by Jerry Reed |
| 94. | 04/1960 | | 130
 | US 7 US R&B 11 | with the Thunderbirds [Donna 1315] written by Ron Holden |
| 95. | 12/1960 | | 129
 | US 7 UK 45 | written by Ramsey Kearney & Mel Tillis |
| 96. | 02/1960 | | 128
 | US 15 UK 8 | rock version of "Blue Tail Fly" written by Ira Mack & Tom King |
| 97. | 03/1960 | | 128
 | UK 2 | as Cliff Richard & The Shadows [ABC 10109] written by Ian Samwell (as Ian Ralph Samwell) |
| 98. | 05/1960 | | 128
 | UK 2 | written by Cesare Bixio, Hal Barlow, Phil Brito, George Goehring & Sylvia Dee |
 | 99. | 08/1960 | | 128
 | UK 2 | written by Lionel Bart |
| 100. | 01/1960 | | 128
 | UK 2 | as Cliff Richard & The Shadows written by Bunny Lewis & Norrie Paramor |