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Top Songs of 1960

1959 <-

1960

-> 1961

Video playlist

Cover

Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

04/1960

Cathy's Clown by The Everly Brothers

from A Date with the Everly Brothers

441

✫1
US

✫1
R&B

✫1
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #149]
[Warner 5151]
written by Don Everly & Phil Everly

11/1960

Are You Lonesome Tonight? by Elvis Presley

438

✫1
US

22
country

3
R&B

✫1
UK

hit for Vaughn Deleath in 1927
[RCA Victor 47-7810]
written by Lou Handman & Roy Turk

07/1960

It's Now or Never by Elvis Presley

428

✫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

09/1960

Save the Last Dance for Me by The Drifters

411

✫1
US

✫1
R&B

2
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #182]
[Atlantic 2071]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman

01/1960

Theme from A Summer Place by Percy Faith and His Orchestra

410

✫1
US

2
R&B

2
UK

[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1961]
[instrumental]
[Columbia 41490]
written by Max Steiner & Mack Discant

06/1960

Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel) by Roy Orbison

from Lonely and Blue

391

2
US

14
R&B

✫1
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #232]
[Monument 421]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson

10/1960

Poetry in Motion by Johnny Tillotson

from This Is Johnny Tillotson

385

2
US

27
R&B

✫1
UK

[Cadence 1384]
written by Phil Kaufman & Mike Anthony

04/1960

Stuck on You by Elvis Presley

377

✫1
US

27
country

6
R&B

3
UK

[RCA Victor 47-7740]
written by John Leslie McFarland & Aaron Schroeder

11/1960

Will You Love Me Tomorrow? by The Shirelles

from Tonight's the Night

370

✫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

10.

04/1960

Good Timin' by Jimmy Jones

367

3
US

8
R&B

✫1
UK

[Cub 9067]
written by Fred Tobias & Clint Ballard Jr.

11.

08/1960

My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own by Connie Francis

from More Greatest Hits

367

✫1
US

11
R&B

3
UK

[MGM 12923]
written by Jack Keller & Howard Greenfield

12.

05/1960

Everybody's Somebody's Fool by Connie Francis

from More Greatest Hits

363

✫1
US

24
country

2
R&B

5
UK

[MGM 12899]
written by Jack Keller & Howard Greenfield

13.

05/1960

Because They're Young by Duane Eddy

from $1,000,000.00 Worth of Twang

324

4
US

17
R&B

2
UK

[instrumental]
[Jamie 1156]
written by Aaron Schroeder, Don Costa & Wally Gold

14.

07/1960

Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini by Brian Hyland

314

✫1
US

10
R&B

8
UK

[novelty]
[Leader 805]
written by Paul Vance & Lee Pockriss

15.

11/1960

Exodus by Ferrante & Teicher

from Golden Piano Hits

311

2
US

6
R&B

6
UK

[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1961]
[instrumental]
[United Artists 274]
written by Ernest Gold

16.

05/1960

I'm Sorry by Brenda Lee

from Miss Dynamite

302

✫1
US

4
R&B

12
UK

[Decca 31093]
written by Dub Albritten (as Dub Albritton) & Ronnie Self

17.

02/1960

Wild One by Bobby Rydell

295

2
US

10
R&B

7
UK

[Cameo 171]
written by Dave Appell, Kal Mann & Bernie Lowe

18.

09/1960

Stay by Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs

295

✫1
US

3
R&B

14
UK

[Herald 552]
written by Maurice Williams

19.

08/1960

Chain Gang by Sam Cooke

from Swing Low

291

2
US

2
R&B

9
UK

[RCA Victor 7783]
written by Sam Cooke & Charles Cooke

20.

03/1960

Cradle of Love by Johnny Preston

from Come Rock with Me

290

7
US

15
R&B

2
UK

[Mercury 71598]
written by Jack Fautheree & Wayne Gray

21.

07/1960

Walk, Don't Run by The Ventures

from Walk Don't Run

284

2
US

13
R&B

8
UK

[Dolton 25]
written by Johnny Smith

22.

07/1960

Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport by Rolf Harris

from Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport & Sun Arise

275

3
US

✫1
AC

19
R&B

9
UK

[novelty]
[Epic 9596]
written by Rolf Harris

23.

05/1960

Alley-Oop by The Hollywood Argyles

271

✫1
US

3
R&B

24
UK

[novelty]
[Lute 5905]
written by Dallas Frazier

24.

09/1960

Georgia on My Mind by Ray Charles

from The Genius Hits the Road

270

✫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 by Bobby Vee

from Bobby Vee

256

6
US

4
UK

[Liberty 55287]
written by Anne Orlowski & Aaron Schroeder

26.

09/1960

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

from It's Everly Time

253

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

27.

09/1960

I Want to Be Wanted by Brenda Lee

from This Is…Brenda

253

✫1
US

7
R&B

31
UK

[Decca 31149]
written by Kim Gannon, Pino Spotti (as Giuseppe Spotti) & Alberto Testa

28.

08/1960

The Twist by Chubby Checker

from Twist with Chubby Checker

252

✫1
US

2
R&B

44
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #451]
[Parkway 811]
written by Hank Ballard

29.

02/1960

Sixteen Reasons by Connie Stevens

from As Cricket In "Hawaiian Eye"

251

3
US

10
R&B

9
UK

[Warner 5137]
written by Bill Post & Doree Post

30.

10/1960

You're Sixteen by Johnny Burnette

from Johnny Burnette

245

8
US

3
UK

[Liberty 55285]
written by Robert B. Sherman (as Bob Sherman) & Richard M. Sherman (as Dick Sherman)

31.

12/1960

Calendar Girl by Neil Sedaka

from Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits

243

4
US

22
R&B

8
UK

[RCA Victor 7829]
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield

32.

03/1960

Footsteps by Steve Lawrence

from The Best of Steve Lawrence

242

7
US

4
UK

[ABC-Paramount 45-10085]
written by Barry Mann & Hank Hunter

33.

09/1960

Let's Think About Living by Bob Luman

from Let's Think About Livin'

240

7
US

9
country

14
R&B

6
UK

[novelty]
[Warner 5172]
written by Boudleaux Bryant

34.

05/1960

When Will I Be Loved? by The Everly Brothers

from The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers

235

8
US

4
UK

written by Phil Everly

35.

11/1960

Wonderland by Night by Bert Kaempfert

from Wonderland by Night

229

✫1
US

5
R&B

[instrumental]
trumpet solo by Charly Tabor
[Decca 31141]
written by Günter Neumann (as Klaus Günter Neumann)

36.

12/1960

Pepe by Duane Eddy

227

18
US

2
UK

[Jamie 1175]
written by Hans Wittstatt & Dory Previn (as Dory Langdon)

37.

08/1960

Mr. Custer by Larry Verne

223

✫1
US

9
R&B

[novelty]
[Era 3024]
written by Al De Lory, Fred Darian & Joseph Van Winkle

38.

01/1960

Beyond the Sea (La Mer) by Bobby Darin

from That's All

221

6
US

15
R&B

8
UK

hit for Benny Goodman in 1948
[Atco 6158]
written by Charles Trenet & Jack Lawrence

39.

12/1960

Calcutta by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra

from Calcutta!

221

✫1
US

10
R&B

[Dot 16161]
written by Heino Gaze, Hans Bradtke, Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance

40.

09/1960

North to Alaska by Johnny Horton

from Greatest Hits

220

4
US

✫1
country

10
R&B

23
UK

[Columbia 4-41782]
written by Mike Phillips

41.

01/1960

What in the World's Come Over You by Jack Scott

from What in the World's Come Over You

219

5
US

7
R&B

11
UK

[Top Rank 2028]
written by Jack Scott

42.

10/1960

Last Date by Floyd Cramer

from Last Date

211

2
US

11
country

3
R&B

[instrumental]
[RCA Victor 7775]
written by Floyd Cramer

43.

12/1960

Shop Around by The Miracles

from Hi We're the Miracles

209

2
US

✫1
R&B

featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson
rolling stone logo

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #495]
[Tamla 54034]
written by Smokey Robinson & Berry Gordy

44.

03/1960

Please Help Me, I'm Falling by Hank Locklin

from Please Help Me, I'm Falling

208

8
US

✫1
country

9
UK

[RCA Victor 47-7692]
written by Don Robertson & Hal Blair

45.

02/1960

Puppy Love by Paul Anka

from Paul Anka Sings His Big 15

206

2
US

33
UK

[ABC-Paramount 10082]
written by Paul Anka

46.

03/1960

Do You Mind? by Anthony Newley

205

91
US

✫1
UK

[London 1918]
written by Lionel Bart

47.

05/1960

Three Steps to Heaven by Eddie Cochran

203

108
US

✫1
UK

[Liberty 55242]
written by Eddie Cochran

48.

02/1960

Greenfields by The Brothers Four

from The Brothers Four

202

2
US

40
UK

[Columbia 41571]
written by Frank Miller, Richard Dehr & Terry Gilkyson

49.

07/1960

Dreamin' by Johnny Burnette

from Dreamin'

201

11
US

5
UK

[Liberty 55258]
written by Barry De Vorzon & Ted Ellis

50.

10/1960

Perfidia by The Ventures

from The Ventures

201

15
US

4
UK

[instrumental]
[Dolton 28]
written by Alberto Domínguez

51.

07/1960

Apache by The Shadows

201

✫1
UK

[instrumental]

[ABC 10138]
written by Jerry Lordan

52.

07/1960

Volare by Bobby Rydell

200

4
US

9
R&B

22
UK

[Cameo 179]
written by Domenico Modugno & Franco Migliacci

53.

01/1960

Why by Anthony Newley

200

✫1
UK

written by Peter De Angelis & Bob Marcucci (as Robert Marcucci)

54.

03/1960

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

200

✫1
UK

as Lonnie Donegan & His Group
written by Peter Buchanan, Lonnie Donegan & Beverley Thorne

55.

08/1960

Tell Laura I Love Her by Ricky Valance

200

✫1
UK

written by Jeff Barry & Ben Raleigh

56.

07/1960

Please Don't Tease by Cliff Richard

200

✫1
UK

as Cliff Richard & The Shadows
[ABC 10136]
written by Bruce Welch & Pete Chester

57.

07/1960

A Mess of Blues by Elvis Presley

200

32
US

2
UK

US: B-side to It's Now Or Never;
[RCA Victor 47-7777]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman

58.

01/1960

Poor Me by Adam Faith

200

✫1
UK

[Cub 9068]
written by Les Vandyke

59.

12/1960

I Love You by Cliff Richard

200

✫1
UK

as Cliff Richard & The Shadows
written by Bruce Welch

60.

01/1960

Starry Eyed by Michael Holliday

199

✫1
UK

written by Earl Shuman & Mort Garson

61.

06/1960

Shakin' All Over by Johnny Kidd & The Pirates

199

✫1
UK

written by Johnny Kidd

62.

04/1960

Burning Bridges by Jack Scott

from What in the World's Come Over You

196

3
US

5
R&B

32
UK

[Top Rank 2041]
written by Walter Scott

63.

10/1960

New Orleans by Gary U.S. Bonds

from Dance 'Til Quarter to Three

196

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 by Fats Domino

from Million Sellers by Fats

195

6
US

2
R&B

19
UK

[Imperial 5675]
written by Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino), Dave Bartholomew & Bobby Charles (as Robert Guidry)

65.

03/1960

Stairway to Heaven by Neil Sedaka

from Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits

193

9
US

16
R&B

8
UK

[RCA Victor 7709]
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield

66.

02/1960

Delaware by Perry Como

191

22
US

3
UK

[RCA 47-7670]
written by Irving Gordon

67.

05/1960

He'll Have to Stay by Jeanne Black

from A Little Bit Lonely

184

4
US

6
country

11
R&B

41
UK

answer to Jim Reeves' "He'll Have to Go"
[Capitol 4368]
written by Audrey Allison, Charles Randolph Grean (as Charles Grean) & Joe Allison

68.

09/1960

Lucille by The Everly Brothers

from A Date with the Everly Brothers

184

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.

02/1960

Let the Little Girl Dance by Billy Bland

182

7
US

11
R&B

15
UK

[Old Town 1076]
written by Carl Spencer & Henry Glover

70.

01/1960

Harbor Lights by The Platters

181

8
US

15
R&B

11
UK

[Mercury 71563]
written by Will Grosz (as Hugh Williams) & Jimmy Kennedy

71.

11/1960

Many Tears Ago by Connie Francis

from More Greatest Hits

180

7
US

12
UK

[MGM 12964]
written by Winfield Scott

72.

04/1960

Paper Roses by Anita Bryant

180

5
US

16
R&B

24
UK

[Carlton 528]
written by Fred Spielman & Janice Torre

73.

01/1960

Let It Be Me by The Everly Brothers

from The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers

176

7
US

13
UK

[Cadence 1376]
written by Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë & Manny Curtis (as Mann Curtis)

74.

09/1960

Blue Angel by Roy Orbison

from Lonely and Blue

173

9
US

23
R&B

11
UK

[Monument 425]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson

75.

04/1960

Someone Else's Baby by Adam Faith

172

2
UK

written by Les Vandyke & Perry Ford

76.

05/1960

Mama / Robot Man by Connie Francis

172

2
UK

written by Cesare Andrea Bixio (as Cesare Bixio), Hal Barlow, Phil Brito, George Goehring & Sylvia Dee

77.

03/1960

Fall in Love with You by Cliff Richard

172

2
UK

as Cliff Richard & The Shadows
[ABC 10109]
written by Ian Samwell (as Ian Ralph Samwell)

78.

08/1960

As Long as He Needs Me by Shirley Bassey

172

2
UK

written by Lionel Bart

79.

01/1960

A Voice in the Wilderness by Cliff Richard

172

2
UK

as Cliff Richard & The Shadows
written by Bunny Lewis & Norrie Paramor

80.

10/1960

A Thousand Stars by Kathy Young

169

3
US

6
R&B

as Kathy Young & The Innocents
[Indigo 108]
written by Eugene Pearson

81.

09/1960

You Talk Too Much by Joe Jones

166

3
US

9
R&B

[RIC 972/Roulette 4304]
written by Reggie Hall (as Reginald Hall) & Joe Jones

82.

03/1960

Sink the Bismarck by Johnny Horton

from Johnny Horton Makes History

166

3
US

6
country

[Columbia 4-41568]
written by Tillman Franks & Johnny Horton

83.

05/1960

Mule Skinner Blues by The Fendermen

from Mule Skinner Blues

165

5
US

16
country

32
UK

[Soma 1137]
written by Jimmie Rodgers [country singer] & Vaughn Horton (as George Vaughn)

84.

12/1960

There's a Moon Out Tonight by The Capris

164

3
US

11
R&B

[Lost Nite 101 / Old Town 1094]
written by Joseph Luccisano, Alfonso Gentile & Alfred Striano

85.

03/1960

Night by Jackie Wilson

from A Woman, a Lover, a Friend

164

4
US

3
R&B

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

86.

06/1960

Look for a Star by Garry Miles

163

16
US

7
UK

[Liberty 55261]
written by Tony Hatch (as Mark Anthony)

87.

01/1960

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

160

5
US

✫1
R&B

[Mercury 71565]
written by Clyde Otis, Murray Stein & Brook Benton

88.

09/1960

Rocking Goose by Johnny & The Hurricanes

158

60
US

3
UK

B side to Revival
written by Ira Mack, T.J. Fowler & Harry Balk (as Tom King)

89.

02/1960

Beatnik Fly by Johnny & The Hurricanes

157

15
US

8
UK

rock version of "Blue Tail Fly"
written by Ira Mack & Harry Balk (as Tom King)

90.

08/1960

Kiddio by Brook Benton

from Golden Hits

156

7
US

✫1
R&B

41
UK

[Mercury 71652]
written by Brook Benton & Clyde Otis

91.

03/1960

Shazam! by Duane Eddy

153

45
US

4
UK

[Jamie 1151]
written by Duane Eddy & Lee Hazlewood

92.

12/1960

Angel Baby by Rosie

149

5
US

5
R&B

as Rosie & The Originals
[Highland 1011]
written by Rosie (as Rosie Hamlin)

93.

05/1960

Swingin' School by Bobby Rydell

149

5
US

44
UK

US B side to Ding-a-Ling
[Cameo 175]
written by Bernie Lowe, Dave Appell & Kal Mann

94.

09/1960

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

149

6
US

✫1
R&B

as Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
[King 5400]
written by Hank Ballard

95.

07/1960

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

146

67
US

4
UK

written by Alec Wilder, Augusto Alguero & Santiago Guardia Moreu

96.

12/1960

Portrait of My Love by Matt Monro

from My Kind of Girl

145

3
UK

written by Cyril Ornadel & Norman Newell

97.

02/1960

On a Slow Boat to China by Emile Ford & the Checkmates

145

3
UK

written by Frank Loesser

98.

09/1960

Nine Times Out of Ten by Cliff Richard

145

3
UK

as Cliff Richard & The Shadows
written by Otis Blackwell & Waldense Hall

99.

11/1960

Little Donkey by Nina & Frederik

145

3
UK

written by Eric Boswell

100.

05/1960

Ain't Misbehavin' by Tommy Bruce

145

3
UK

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

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