of 1960 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1959 <-1960-> 1961
Top songs: #1: Cathy's Clown by The Everly Brothers - #2: Are You Lonesome Tonight? by Elvis Presley - #3: It's Now or Never by Elvis Presley - #4: Save the Last Dance for Me by The Drifters - #5: Theme from A Summer Place by Percy Faith and His Orchestra
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Cathy's Clown
#1
04/1960

Cathy's Clown
The Everly Brothers

from A Date with the Everly Brothers   A Date with the Everly Brothers
465 pts
1
US




1
R&B
1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #149]
[Warner 5151]
written by Don Everly & Phil Everly
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
#2
11/1960

Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Elvis Presley

462 pts
1
US


22
ctry
3
R&B
1
UK
hit for Vaughn Deleath in 1927
[RCA Victor 47-7810]
written by Lou Handman & Roy Turk
It's Now or Never
#3
07/1960

It's Now or Never
Elvis Presley

452 pts
1
US




7
R&B
1
UK
adapted from the italian song "o sole mio", 1899
[RCA Victor 47-7777]
written by Wally Gold & Aaron Schroeder
Save the Last Dance for Me
#4
09/1960

Save the Last Dance for Me
The Drifters

433 pts
1
US




1
R&B
2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #182]
[Atlantic 2071]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
#5
01/1960

Theme from A Summer Place
Percy Faith and His Orchestra

433 pts
1
US




2
R&B
2
UK
Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1961 instrumental
[Columbia 4-41490]
written by Max Steiner & Mack Discant
Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)
#6
06/1960

Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)
Roy Orbison

from Lonely and Blue   Lonely and Blue
412 pts
2
US




14
R&B
1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #232]
[Monument 421]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson
Poetry in Motion
#7
10/1960

Poetry in Motion
Johnny Tillotson

from This Is Johnny Tillotson   
406 pts
2
US




27
R&B
1
UK
[Cadence 1384]
written by Phil Kaufman & Mike Anthony
Stuck on You
#8
04/1960

Stuck on You
Elvis Presley

396 pts
1
US


27
ctry
6
R&B
3
UK
[RCA Victor 47-7740]
written by John Leslie McFarland & Aaron Schroeder
Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
#9
11/1960

Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
The Shirelles

from Tonight's the Night   
390 pts
1
US




2
R&B
4
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #125] originally released as "Tomorrow"
[Scepter 1211]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own
#10
08/1960

My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own
Connie Francis

from More Greatest Hits   
386 pts
1
US




11
R&B
3
UK
[MGM 12923]
written by Jack Keller & Howard Greenfield
Good Timin'
#11
04/1960

Good Timin'
Jimmy Jones

386 pts
3
US




8
R&B
1
UK
[Cub 9067]
written by Fred Tobias & Clint Ballard Jr.
Everybody's Somebody's Fool
#12
05/1960

Everybody's Somebody's Fool
Connie Francis

from More Greatest Hits   
382 pts
1
US


24
ctry
2
R&B
5
UK
[MGM 12899]
written by Jack Keller & Howard Greenfield
#13
05/1960

Because They're Young
Duane Eddy

from $1,000,000.00 Worth of Twang   $1,000,000.00 Worth of Twang
340 pts
4
US




17
R&B
2
UK
instrumental
[Jamie 1156]
written by Aaron Schroeder, Don Costa & Wally Gold
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini
#14
07/1960

Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini
Brian Hyland

330 pts
1
US




10
R&B
8
UK
[novelty]
[Kapp 342]
written by Paul Vance & Lee Pockriss
#15
11/1960

Exodus
Ferrante & Teicher

from Golden Piano Hits   
328 pts
2
US




6
R&B
6
UK
Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1961 instrumental
[United Artists 274]
written by Ernest Gold
I'm Sorry
#16
05/1960

I'm Sorry
Brenda Lee

from Miss Dynamite   
318 pts
1
US




4
R&B
12
UK
[Decca 31093]
written by Dub Albritton & Ronnie Self
Wild One
#17
02/1960

Wild One
Bobby Rydell

310 pts
2
US




10
R&B
7
UK
[Cameo 171]
written by Dave Appell, Kal Mann & Bernie Lowe
Stay
#18
09/1960

Stay
Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs

309 pts
1
US




3
R&B
14
UK
[Herald 552]
written by Maurice Williams
Chain Gang
#19
08/1960

Chain Gang
Sam Cooke

from Swing Low   
307 pts
2
US




2
R&B
9
UK
[RCA Victor 7783]
written by Sam Cooke & Charles Cooke
#20
03/1960

Cradle of Love
Johnny Preston

from Come Rock with Me   
304 pts
7
US




15
R&B
2
UK
[Mercury 71598]
written by Jack Fautheree & Wayne Gray
#21
07/1960

Walk, Don't Run
The Ventures

from Walk Don't Run   
299 pts
2
US




13
R&B
8
UK
[Dolton 25]
written by Johnny Smith
Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
#22
07/1960

Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
Rolf Harris

from Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport & Sun Arise   
287 pts
3
US
1
AC


19
R&B
9
UK
[novelty]
[Epic 9596]
written by Rolf Harris
Alley-Oop
#23
05/1960

Alley-Oop
The Hollywood Argyles

from The Hollywood Argyles   
284 pts
1
US




3
R&B
24
UK
[novelty]
[Lute 5905]
written by Dallas Frazier
Georgia on My Mind
#24
09/1960

Georgia on My Mind
Ray Charles

from The Genius Hits the Road   
283 pts
1
US




3
R&B
24
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #44] ; hit for Frankie Trumbauer in 1931
[ABC-Paramount 10135]
written by Hoagy Carmichael & Stuart Gorrell
#25
11/1960

Rubber Ball
Bobby Vee

from Bobby Vee   
268 pts
6
US






4
UK
[Liberty 55287]
written by Anne Orlowski & Aaron Schroeder
#26
08/1960

The Twist
Chubby Checker

from Twist with Chubby Checker   
266 pts
1
US




2
R&B
44
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #451]
[Parkway 811]
written by Hank Ballard
So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)
#27
09/1960

So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)
The Everly Brothers

from It's Everly Time   
265 pts
7
US




16
R&B
4
UK
Lucille / So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) released as a double a-side in the UK
[Warner 5163]
written by Don Everly
I Want to Be Wanted
#28
09/1960

I Want to Be Wanted
Brenda Lee

from This Is…Brenda   
264 pts
1
US




7
R&B
31
UK
[Decca 31149]
written by Kim Gannon, Giuseppe Spotti & Alberto Testa
Sixteen Reasons
#29
02/1960

Sixteen Reasons
Connie Stevens

from As Cricket In "Hawaiian Eye"   
264 pts
3
US




10
R&B
9
UK
[Warner 5137]
written by Bill Post & Doree Post
You're Sixteen
#30
10/1960

You're Sixteen
Johnny Burnette

from Johnny Burnette   
256 pts
8
US






3
UK
[Liberty 55285]
written by Bob Sherman & Dick Sherman
#31
03/1960

Footsteps
Steve Lawrence

from The Best of Steve Lawrence   
255 pts
7
US






4
UK
[ABC-Paramount 45-10085]
written by Barry Mann & Hank Hunter
Calendar Girl
#32
12/1960

Calendar Girl
Neil Sedaka

from Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits   
255 pts
4
US




22
R&B
8
UK
[RCA Victor 7829]
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield
Let's Think About Living
#33
09/1960

Let's Think About Living
Bob Luman

from Let's Think About Livin'   
250 pts
7
US


9
ctry
14
R&B
6
UK
[novelty]
[Warner 5172]
written by Boudleaux Bryant
When Will I Be Loved?
#34
05/1960

When Will I Be Loved?
The Everly Brothers

from The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers   The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers
246 pts
8
US






4
UK
[Cadence 1380]
written by Phil Everly
Wonderland by Night
#35
11/1960

Wonderland by Night
Bert Kaempfert

from Wonderland by Night   
241 pts
1
US




5
R&B


instrumental trumpet solo by Charly Tabor
[Decca 31141]
written by Klaus Günter Neumann
#36
12/1960

Pepe
Duane Eddy

240 pts
18
US






2
UK
[Jamie 1175]
written by Hans Wittstatt & Dory Langdon
#37
12/1960

Calcutta
Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra

from Calcutta!   
233 pts
1
US




10
R&B


[Dot 16161]
written by Heino Gaze, Hans Bradtke, Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance
#38
08/1960

Mr. Custer
Larry Verne

233 pts
1
US




9
R&B


[novelty]
[Era 3024]
written by Al De Lory, Fred Darian & Joseph Van Winkle
North to Alaska
#39
09/1960

North to Alaska
Johnny Horton

from Greatest Hits   
232 pts
4
US


1
ctry
10
R&B
23
UK
[Columbia 41782]
written by Mike Phillips
#40
01/1960

What in the World's Come Over You
Jack Scott

from What in the World's Come Over You   
232 pts
5
US




7
R&B
11
UK
[Top Rank 2028]
written by Jack Scott
Beyond the Sea (La Mer)
#41
01/1960

Beyond the Sea (La Mer)
Bobby Darin

from That's All   That's All
231 pts
6
US




15
R&B
8
UK
hit for Benny Goodman in 1948
[Atco 6158]
written by Charles Trenet & Jack Lawrence
Last Date
#42
10/1960

Last Date
Floyd Cramer

from Last Date   
223 pts
2
US


11
ctry
3
R&B


instrumental
[RCA Victor 7775]
written by Floyd Cramer
Shop Around
#43
12/1960

Shop Around
The Miracles

from Hi We're the Miracles   Hi We're the Miracles
220 pts
2
US




1
R&B


featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #495]
[Tamla 54034]
written by Smokey Robinson & Berry Gordy
Please Help Me, I'm Falling
#44
03/1960

Please Help Me, I'm Falling
Hank Locklin

from Please Help Me, I'm Falling   
217 pts
8
US


1
ctry


9
UK
[RCA Victor 47-7692]
written by Don Robertson & Hal Blair
Puppy Love
#45
02/1960

Puppy Love
Paul Anka

from Paul Anka Sings His Big 15   
217 pts
2
US






33
UK
[ABC-Paramount 10082]
written by Paul Anka
#46
03/1960

Do You Mind?
Anthony Newley

217 pts
91
US






1
UK
[London 1918]
written by Lionel Bart
Three Steps to Heaven
#47
05/1960

Three Steps to Heaven
Eddie Cochran

214 pts
108
US






1
UK
[Liberty 55242]
written by Eddie Cochran
#48
07/1960

Dreamin'
Johnny Burnette

from Dreamin'   
213 pts
11
US






5
UK
[Liberty 55258]
written by Barry De Vorzon & Ted Ellis
#49
02/1960

Greenfields
The Brothers Four

from The Brothers Four   
212 pts
2
US






40
UK
[Columbia 41571]
written by Frank Miller, Richard Dehr & Terry Gilkyson
Perfidia
#50
10/1960

Perfidia
The Ventures

from The Ventures   
212 pts
15
US






4
UK
instrumental
[Dolton 28]
written by Alberto Domínguez
Apache
#51
07/1960

Apache
The Shadows

212 pts








1
UK
instrumental
[ABC 10138]
written by Jerry Lordan
Why
#52
01/1960

Why
Anthony Newley

211 pts








1
UK
written by Peter De Angelis & Robert Marcucci
#53
03/1960

My Old Man's a Dustman (Ballad of a Refuse Disposal Officer)
Lonnie Donegan

211 pts








1
UK
as Lonnie Donegan & His Group
written by Peter Buchanan, Lonnie Donegan & Beverley Thorne
Tell Laura I Love Her
#54
08/1960

Tell Laura I Love Her
Ricky Valance

211 pts








1
UK
written by Jeff Barry & Ben Raleigh
Please Don't Tease
#55
07/1960

Please Don't Tease
Cliff Richard

211 pts








1
UK
as Cliff Richard & The Shadows
[ABC 10136]
written by Bruce Welch & Pete Chester
A Mess of Blues
#56
07/1960

A Mess of Blues
Elvis Presley

211 pts
32
US






2
UK
US B-side to It's Now Or Never;
[RCA Victor 47-7777]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
#57
01/1960

Poor Me
Adam Faith

211 pts








1
UK
[Cub 9068]
written by Les Vandyke
I Love You
#58
12/1960

I Love You
Cliff Richard

211 pts








1
UK
as Cliff Richard & The Shadows
written by Bruce Welch
#59
01/1960

Starry Eyed
Michael Holliday

210 pts








1
UK
written by Earl Shuman & Mort Garson
Shakin' All Over
#60
06/1960

Shakin' All Over
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates

210 pts








1
UK
written by Johnny Kidd
Volare
#61
07/1960

Volare
Bobby Rydell

209 pts
4
US




9
R&B
22
UK
[Cameo 179]
written by Domenico Modugno & Franco Migliacci
Burning Bridges
#62
04/1960

Burning Bridges
Jack Scott

from What in the World's Come Over You   
207 pts
3
US




5
R&B
32
UK
[Top Rank 2041]
written by Walter Scott
New Orleans
#63
10/1960

New Orleans
Gary U.S. Bonds

from Dance 'Til Quarter to Three   
204 pts
6
US




5
R&B
16
UK
as U.S. Bonds
[Legrand 1003]
written by Frank Guida & Joseph Royster
#64
06/1960

Walking to New Orleans
Fats Domino

from Million Sellers by Fats   
204 pts
6
US




2
R&B
19
UK
[Imperial 5675]
written by Antoine Domino, Dave Bartholomew & Robert Guidry
#65
02/1960

Delaware
Perry Como

201 pts
22
US






3
UK
[RCA 47-7670]
written by Irving Gordon
Stairway to Heaven
#66
03/1960

Stairway to Heaven
Neil Sedaka

from Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits   
200 pts
9
US




16
R&B
8
UK
[RCA Victor 7709]
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield
#67
05/1960

He'll Have to Stay
Jeanne Black

from A Little Bit Lonely   
195 pts
4
US


6
ctry
11
R&B
41
UK
answer to Jim Reeves' "He'll Have to Go"
[Capitol 4368]
written by Audrey Allison, Charles Grean & Joe Allison
Lucille
#68
09/1960

Lucille
The Everly Brothers

from A Date with the Everly Brothers   A Date with the Everly Brothers
194 pts
21
US






4
UK
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
#69
01/1960

Harbor Lights
The Platters

191 pts
8
US




15
R&B
11
UK
[Mercury 71563]
written by Hugh Williams & Jimmy Kennedy
#70
02/1960

Let the Little Girl Dance
Billy Bland

190 pts
7
US




11
R&B
15
UK
[Old Town 1076]
written by Carl Spencer & Henry Glover
Paper Roses
#71
04/1960

Paper Roses
Anita Bryant

188 pts
5
US




16
R&B
24
UK
[Carlton 528]
written by Fred Spielman & Janice Torre
Many Tears Ago
#72
11/1960

Many Tears Ago
Connie Francis

from More Greatest Hits   
187 pts
7
US






12
UK
[MGM 12964]
written by Winfield Scott
Let It Be Me
#73
01/1960

Let It Be Me
The Everly Brothers

from The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers   The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers
184 pts
7
US






13
UK
[Cadence 1376]
written by Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë & Mann Curtis
#74
04/1960

Someone Else's Baby
Adam Faith

181 pts








2
UK
written by Les Vandyke & Perry Ford
#75
05/1960

Mama / Robot Man
Connie Francis

181 pts








2
UK
written by Cesare Bixio, Hal Barlow, Phil Brito, George Goehring & Sylvia Dee
Fall in Love with You
#76
03/1960

Fall in Love with You
Cliff Richard

181 pts








2
UK
as Cliff Richard & The Shadows
[ABC 10109]
written by Ian Ralph Samwell
As Long as He Needs Me
#77
08/1960

As Long as He Needs Me
Shirley Bassey

181 pts








2
UK
written by Lionel Bart
A Voice in the Wilderness
#78
01/1960

A Voice in the Wilderness
Cliff Richard

181 pts








2
UK
as Cliff Richard & The Shadows
written by Bunny Lewis & Norrie Paramor
Blue Angel
#79
09/1960

Blue Angel
Roy Orbison

from Lonely and Blue   Lonely and Blue
179 pts
9
US




23
R&B
11
UK
[Monument 425]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson
A Thousand Stars
#80
10/1960

A Thousand Stars
Kathy Young

179 pts
3
US




6
R&B


as Kathy Young & The Innocents
[Indigo 108]
written by Eugene Pearson
Sink the Bismarck
#81
03/1960

Sink the Bismarck
Johnny Horton

from Johnny Horton Makes History   
175 pts
3
US


6
ctry




[Columbia 41568]
written by Tillman Franks & Johnny Horton
#82
03/1960

Night
Jackie Wilson

from A Woman, a Lover, a Friend   
173 pts
4
US




3
R&B


based on saint-saens aria "my heart at thy sweet voice"
[Brunswick 55166]
written by Saint-Saëns, Johnny Lehman & Herb Miller
#83
09/1960

You Talk Too Much
Joe Jones

173 pts
3
US




9
R&B


[Roulette 4304]
written by Reginald Hall & Joe Jones
Mule Skinner Blues
#84
05/1960

Mule Skinner Blues
The Fendermen

from Mule Skinner Blues   
172 pts
5
US


16
ctry


32
UK
[Soma 1137]
written by Jimmie Rodgers [country singer] & George Vaughn
#85
06/1960

Look for a Star
Garry Miles

172 pts
16
US






7
UK
[Liberty 55261]
written by Mark Anthony
#86
12/1960

There's a Moon Out Tonight
The Capris

171 pts
3
US




11
R&B


[Old Town 1094]
written by Joseph Luccisano, Alfonso Gentile & Alfred Striano
Baby (You've Got What It Takes)
#87
01/1960

Baby (You've Got What It Takes)
Dinah Washington & Brook Benton

167 pts
5
US




1
R&B


[Mercury 71565]
written by Clyde Otis, Murray Stein & Brook Benton
#88
09/1960

Rocking Goose
Johnny & The Hurricanes

166 pts
60
US






3
UK
B side to Revival
[Big Top 45-3051]
written by Ira Mack, T.J. Fowler & Tom King
#89
02/1960

Beatnik Fly
Johnny & The Hurricanes

166 pts
15
US






8
UK
rock version of "Blue Tail Fly"
[Warwick 520]
written by Ira Mack & Tom King
#90
08/1960

Kiddio
Brook Benton

from Golden Hits   
163 pts
7
US




1
R&B
41
UK
[Mercury 71652]
written by Brook Benton & Clyde Otis
#91
03/1960

Shazam!
Duane Eddy

162 pts
45
US






4
UK
[Jamie 1151]
written by Duane Eddy & Lee Hazlewood
#92
12/1960

Angel Baby
Rosie

156 pts
5
US




5
R&B


as Rosie & The Originals
[Highland 1011]
written by Rosie Hamlin
#93
09/1960

Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go
The Midnighters

155 pts
6
US




1
R&B


as Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
[King 5400]
written by Hank Ballard
#94
07/1960

If She Should Come to You (La Montana)
Anthony Newley

155 pts
67
US






4
UK
[London 1929]
written by Alec Wilder, Augusto Alguero & Santiago Guardia Moreu
Swingin' School
#95
05/1960

Swingin' School
Bobby Rydell

154 pts
5
US






44
UK
US B side to Ding-a-Ling
[Cameo 175]
written by Bernie Lowe, Dave Appell & Kal Mann
Portrait of My Love
#96
12/1960

Portrait of My Love
Matt Monro

from My Kind of Girl   My Kind of Girl
153 pts








3
UK
written by Cyril Ornadel & Norman Newell
#97
02/1960

On a Slow Boat to China
Emile Ford & the Checkmates

153 pts








3
UK
written by Frank Loesser
Nine Times Out of Ten
#98
09/1960

Nine Times Out of Ten
Cliff Richard

153 pts








3
UK
as Cliff Richard & The Shadows
written by Otis Blackwell & Waldense Hall
Little Donkey
#99
11/1960

Little Donkey
Nina & Frederik

153 pts








3
UK
written by Eric Boswell
Ain't Misbehavin'
#100
05/1960

Ain't Misbehavin'
Tommy Bruce

153 pts








3
UK
as Tommy Bruce & the Bruisers
written by Fats Waller, Harry Brooks & Andy Razaf

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