1960 Number One Hits - Rock And Pop Music - Retro Hits - The Tunes You Grew Up With

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Number One Hits Of 1960

Listed in order by date

[1/4] - El Paso--Marty Robbins - 2 weeks

[1/18] - Running Bear--Johnny Preston - 3 weeks

[2/8] - Teen Angel--Mark Dinning - 2 weeks

[2/22] - Theme From "A Summer Place"--Percy Faith - 9 weeks

[4/25] - Stuck On You--Elvis Presley - 4 weeks

[5/23] - Cathy's Clown--Everly Brothers - 5 weeks

[6/27] - Everybody's Somebody's Fool--Connie Francis - 2 weeks

[7/11] - Alley·Oop--Hollywood Argyles - 1 week

[7/18] - I'm Sorry--Brenda Lee - 3 weeks

[8/8] - Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polkadot Bikini--Brian Hyland - 1 week

[8/15] - It's Now Or Never--Elvis Presley - 5 weeks

[9/19] - The Twist--Chubby Checker - 1 week (see also 1962)
[9/26] - My Heart Has A Mind Of It's Own--Connie Francis - 2 weeks
[10/10] - Mr. Custer--Larry Verne - 1 week
[10/17] - Save The Last Dance For Me--Drifters - 3 weeks*
[10/24] - I Want To Be Wanted--Brenda Lee - 1 week
[11/14] - Georgia On My Mind--Ray Charles - 1 week
[11/21] - Stay--Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs - 1 week
[11/28] - Are You Lonesome To·night--Elvis Presley - 6 weeks (5 weeks in 1960)

[]--Date record first appeared at number one on one or more of the charts
*--Indicates single with non·consecutive weeks at number one.

Source: The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits by Joel Whitburn

Number Ones For 1960

The number one songs and albums for 1960 on each major Billboard chart

#1 Pop Single: Theme From "A Summer Place"--Percy Faith
#1 Album: Sound Of Music Soundtrack--original cast

Source: Billboard Magazine back issues

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