The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1960 |
TOP 50 POP SINGLES (As published
in the December 24, 1960, issue) |
POS | TITLE
Artist (Label) |
1 | THE
THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Columbia) |
2 | ITS NOW OR NEVER
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
3 | SAVE
THE LAST DANCE FOR ME The Drifters (Atlantic) |
4 | THE
TWIST Chubby Checker (Parkway) |
5 | ITSY
BITSY TEENIE WEENIE YELLOW POLKADOT BIKINI Brian Hyland (Leader / Kapp) |
6 | IM SORRY
Brenda Lee (Decca) |
7 | STUCK
ON YOU Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
8 | HELL
HAVE TO GO Jim Reeves (RCA Victor) |
9 | CATHYS
CLOWN The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros.) |
10 | RUNNING
BEAR Johnny Preston (Mercury) |
11 | WALKDONT
RUN The Ventures (Dolton) |
12 | EVERYBODYS
SOMEBODYS FOOL Connie Francis (MGM) |
13 | HANDY
MAN Jimmy Jones (Cub) |
14 | MY
HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN Connie Francis (MGM) |
15 | ONLY
THE LONELY (Know How I Feel) Roy Orbison (Monument) |
16 | TEEN
ANGEL Mark Dinning (MGM) |
17 | EL
PASO Marty Robbins (Columbia) |
18 | CHAIN
GANG Sam Cooke (RCA Victor) |
19 | KIDDIO
Brook Benton (Mercury) |
20 | PLEASE
HELP ME, IM FALLING Hank Locklin (RCA Victor) |
21 | GREENFIELDS
The Brothers Four (Columbia) |
22 | NIGHT
Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) |
23 | GOOD
TIMIN Jimmy Jones (Cub) |
24 | BABY
(Youve Got What It Takes) Brook Benton & Dinah Washington (Mercury) |
25 | WILD ONE Bobby Rydell
(Cameo) |
26 | MR. CUSTER
Larry Verne (Era) |
27 | SINK
THE BISMARCK Johnny Horton (Columbia) |
28 | SWEET
NOTHINS Brenda Lee (Decca) |
29 | PUPPY
LOVE Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount) |
30 | I
WANT TO BE WANTED Brenda Lee (Decca) |
31 | PAPER
ROSES Anita Bryant (Carlton) |
32 | BECAUSE
THEYRE YOUNG Duane Eddy & The Rebels (Jamie) |
33 | ALLEY-OOP
The Hollywood Argyles (Lute) / Dante & The Evergreens (Madison) |
34 | WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS
Freddy Cannon (Swan) |
35 | WHY
Frankie Avalon (Chancellor) |
36 | BURNING
BRIDGES Jack Scott (Top Rank) |
37 | WHERE
OR WHEN Dion & The Belmonts (Laurie) |
38 | FINGER
POPPIN TIME Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (King) |
39 | VOLARE
Bobby Rydell (Cameo) |
40 | THEME
FROM THE APARTMENT Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists) |
41 | DEVIL
OR ANGEL Bobby Vee (Liberty) |
42 | YOU
TALK TOO MUCH Joe Jones (Ric / Roulette) |
43 | HEARTACHES
BY THE NUMBER Guy Mitchell (Columbia) |
44 | A
ROCKIN GOOD WAY (To Mess Around And Fall In Love) Dinah Washington
& Brook Benton (Mercury) |
45 | WHITE
SILVER SANDS Bill Blacks Combo (Hi) |
46 | ITS
TIME TO CRY Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount) |
47 | YOU
GOT WHAT IT TAKES Marv Johnson (United Artists) |
48 | WHAT
IN THE WORLDS COME OVER YOU Jack Scott (Top Rank) |
49 | THE
BIG HURT Miss Toni Fisher (Signet) |
50 | HARBOR
LIGHTS The Platters (Mercury) |