Billboard Hot 100 — January 4, 1960
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 4, 1960. "El Paso" by Marty Robbins climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Why" by Frankie Avalon, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Crazy Arms" by Bob Beckham at #68, which would go on to peak at #36. The biggest climber was "Bonnie Came Back" by Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels, up 37 places from #83 to #46.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "El Paso" by Marty Robbins — 1 week at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting November 9, 1959.
- New in the top 10: "Running Bear" by Johnny Preston (up from #11 to #4); "Go, Jimmy, Go" by Jimmy Clanton (up from #19 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "God Bless America" by Connie Francis, down 50 places from #39 to #89.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Just As Much As Ever" by Bob Beckham, 21 weeks and counting (peak #32).
- Gone from the chart: "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" by Paul Anka after 18 weeks (peak #2).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | El Paso Marty Robbins |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Why Frankie Avalon |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | The Big Hurt Miss Toni Fisher |
| 4 | 11 | 4 | 12 | Running Bear Johnny Preston |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | Way Down Yonder In New Orleans Freddie Cannon |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | Heartaches By The Number Guy Mitchell |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | It's Time To Cry Paul Anka |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Among My Souvenirs Connie Francis |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | Pretty Blue Eyes Steve Lawrence |
| 10 | 19 | 10 | 5 | Go, Jimmy, Go Jimmy Clanton |
| 11 | 12 | 6 | 13 | We Got Love Bobby Rydell |
| 12 | 8 | 1 | 20 | Mack The Knife Bobby Darin |
| 13 | 28 | 13 | 4 | The Village Of St. Bernadette Andy Williams |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | Uh! Oh! Part 2 The Nutty Squirrels |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 7 | Sandy Larry Hall |
| 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Hound Dog Man Fabian |
| 17 | 13 | 13 | 10 | Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) The Browns |
| 18 | 23 | 18 | 6 | Smokie - Part 2 Bill Black's Combo |
| 19 | 32 | 19 | 4 | Not One Minute More Della Reese |
| 20 | 20 | 12 | 7 | This Friendly World Fabian |
| 21 | 18 | 4 | 16 | In The Mood Ernie Fields & Orch. |
| 22 | 15 | 13 | 13 | The Little Drummer Boy The Harry Simeone Chorale |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 10 | You Got What It Takes Marv Johnson |
| 24 | 29 | 24 | 11 | First Name Initial Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 25 | 17 | 6 | 12 | So Many Ways Brook Benton |
| 26 | 25 | 9 | 13 | Oh! Carol Neil Sedaka |
| 27 | 24 | 8 | 11 | Be My Guest Fats Domino |
| 28 | 30 | 23 | 6 | Tear Drop Santo & Johnny |
| 29 | 50 | 29 | 3 | Teen Angel Mark Dinning |
| 30 | 31 | 20 | 11 | Come Into My Heart Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 31 | 22 | 1 | 18 | Mr. Blue The Fleetwoods |
| 32 | 26 | 20 | 6 | I Wanna Be Loved Ricky Nelson |
| 33 | 33 | 10 | 15 | Danny Boy Conway Twitty |
| 34 | 21 | 2 | 16 | Don't You Know Della Reese |
| 35 | 43 | 35 | 7 | Talk That Talk Jackie Wilson |
| 36 | 35 | 31 | 9 | Marina Rocco Granata and the International Quintet |
| 37 | 55 | 37 | 4 | Just Come Home Hugo & Luigi |
| 38 | 49 | 38 | 5 | How About That Dee Clark |
| 39 | 48 | 39 | 3 | Swingin' On A Rainbow Frankie Avalon |
| 40 | 36 | 12 | 14 | Misty Johnny Mathis |
| 41 | 58 | 41 | 2 | He'll Have To Go Jim Reeves |
| 42 | 47 | 26 | 11 | Believe Me Royal Teens |
| 43 | 37 | 15 | 13 | Dance With Me The Drifters |
| 44 | 38 | 32 | 21 | Just As Much As Ever Bob Beckham |
| 45 | 34 | 34 | 5 | The Happy Reindeer Dancer, Prancer And Nervous |
| 46 | 83 | 46 | 2 | Bonnie Came Back Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 47 | 53 | 47 | 8 | (New In) The Ways Of Love Tommy Edwards |
| 48 | 62 | 48 | 3 | If I Had A Girl Rod Lauren |
| 49 | 45 | 38 | 6 | Mighty Good Ricky Nelson |
| 50 | 51 | 50 | 5 | What About Us The Coasters |
| 51 | 72 | 51 | 2 | Where Or When Dion & The Belmonts |
| 52 | 46 | 41 | 12 | The Clouds The Spacemen |
| 53 | 61 | 53 | 2 | Mary Don't You Weep Stonewall Jackson |
| 54 | 42 | 42 | 6 | Marina Willy Alberti |
| 55 | 56 | 33 | 10 | (If You Cry) True Love, True Love The Drifters |
| 56 | 67 | 56 | 2 | No Love Have I Webb Pierce |
| 57 | 44 | 25 | 10 | Reveille Rock Johnny And The Hurricanes |
| 58 | 65 | 45 | 5 | Uh! Oh! Part 1 The Nutty Squirrels |
| 59 | 40 | 19 | 10 | Always Sammy Turner |
| 60 | 76 | 60 | 5 | Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 61 | 41 | 41 | 4 | The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) David Seville And The Chipmunks |
| 62 | 78 | 62 | 2 | Down By The Station The Four Preps |
| 63 | 52 | 52 | 5 | A Year Ago Tonight The Crests |
| 64 | 91 | 64 | 2 | Honey Hush Joe Turner |
| 65 | 89 | 65 | 2 | Lonely Blue Boy Conway Twitty |
| 66 | 69 | 43 | 9 | Wont'cha Come Home Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 67 | 87 | 67 | 2 | Handy Man Jimmy Jones |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | Crazy Arms Bob Beckham |
| 69 | 54 | 28 | 12 | High School U.S.A. Tommy Facenda |
| 70 | 82 | 70 | 5 | Lucky Devil Carl Dobkins, Jr. |
| 71 | 74 | 71 | 3 | Let's Try Again Clyde McPhatter |
| 72 | 73 | 72 | 3 | Baciare Baciare (Kissing Kissing) Dorothy Collins |
| 73 | 66 | 9 | 17 | (Seven Little Girls) Sitting In The Back Seat Paul Evans and the Curls |
| 74 | 60 | 8 | 21 | Primrose Lane Jerry Wallace With The Jewels |
| 75 | 77 | 75 | 3 | This Time Of The Year Brook Benton |
| 76 | 71 | 23 | 17 | Love Potion No. 9 The Clovers |
| 77 | 81 | 77 | 3 | Climb Ev'ry Mountain Tony Bennett |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Skokiaan (South African Song) Bill Haley And His Comets |
| 79 | 90 | 79 | 3 | Sweet Nothin's Brenda Lee |
| 80 | 84 | 80 | 3 | Run Red Run The Coasters |
| 81 | 88 | 81 | 2 | Promise Me A Rose (A Slight Detail) Anita Bryant |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Rockin' Little Angel Ray Smith |
| 83 | 64 | 40 | 9 | I'm Movin' On Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Tracy's Theme Spencer Ross |
| 85 | 63 | 63 | 3 | The Little Drummer Boy Johnny Cash |
| 86 | 93 | 86 | 2 | Little Things Mean A Lot Joni James |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Riverboat Faron Young |
| 88 | 98 | 88 | 2 | Harlem Nocturne The Viscounts |
| 89 | 39 | 36 | 8 | God Bless America Connie Francis |
| 90 | 99 | 90 | 2 | The Sound Of Music Patti Page |
| 91 | 80 | 80 | 4 | I Don't Know What It Is The Bluenotes |
| 92 | 100 | 92 | 2 | Darling Lorraine The Knockouts |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | In The Still Of The Nite The Five Satins |
| 94 | 70 | 70 | 4 | Do-Re-Mi Mitch Miller |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Little Coco Palm Jerry Wallace |
| 96 | 68 | 7 | 17 | Deck Of Cards Wink Martindale |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | One Mint Julep Chet Atkins |
| 98 | 57 | 57 | 9 | Happy Anniversary Jane Morgan |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Smokie-Part 2 Bill Doggett |
| 100 | 75 | 74 | 9 | One More Chance Rod Bernard |
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