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