Billboard Hot 100 — February 1, 1960
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 1, 1960. "Running Bear" by Johnny Preston held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 16 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Country Boy" by Fats Domino at #61, which would go on to peak at #25. The biggest climber was "Am I That Easy To Forget" by Debbie Reynolds, up 36 places from #80 to #44.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Running Bear" by Johnny Preston — 3 weeks at the top so far, 16 weeks on the chart since debuting October 12, 1959.
- New in the top 10: "Handy Man" by Jimmy Jones (up from #14 to #7).
- Biggest fall: "We Got Love" by Bobby Rydell, down 33 places from #35 to #68.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Mack The Knife" by Bobby Darin, 24 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "In The Mood" by Ernie Fields & Orch. after 19 weeks (peak #4); "Be My Guest" by Fats Domino after 14 weeks (peak #8); "Danny Boy" by Conway Twitty after 18 weeks (peak #10).
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 | 16 | Running Bear Johnny Preston |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | Teen Angel Mark Dinning |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | El Paso Marty Robbins |
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | Where Or When Dion & The Belmonts |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | Go, Jimmy, Go Jimmy Clanton |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | Why Frankie Avalon |
| 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | Handy Man Jimmy Jones |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | 12 | The Big Hurt Miss Toni Fisher |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 11 | Way Down Yonder In New Orleans Freddie Cannon |
| 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | Pretty Blue Eyes Steve Lawrence |
| 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | The Village Of St. Bernadette Andy Williams |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 4 | What In The World's Come Over You Jack Scott |
| 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | You Got What It Takes Marv Johnson |
| 14 | 21 | 14 | 6 | Lonely Blue Boy Conway Twitty |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 6 | Down By The Station The Four Preps |
| 16 | 23 | 16 | 4 | Let It Be Me The Everly Brothers |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 6 | He'll Have To Go Jim Reeves |
| 18 | 12 | 4 | 11 | It's Time To Cry Paul Anka |
| 19 | 28 | 19 | 4 | The Theme From "A Summer Place" Percy Faith And His Orchestra |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 5 | Tracy's Theme Spencer Ross |
| 21 | 15 | 15 | 11 | Sandy Larry Hall |
| 22 | 13 | 7 | 11 | Among My Souvenirs Connie Francis |
| 23 | 34 | 23 | 3 | Beyond The Sea Bobby Darin |
| 24 | 18 | 9 | 12 | Hound Dog Man Fabian |
| 25 | 30 | 20 | 15 | First Name Initial Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 26 | 42 | 26 | 4 | T.L.C. Tender Love And Care Jimmie Rodgers |
| 27 | 19 | 16 | 8 | Not One Minute More Della Reese |
| 28 | 22 | 1 | 18 | Heartaches By The Number Guy Mitchell |
| 29 | 25 | 25 | 9 | Lucky Devil Carl Dobkins, Jr. |
| 30 | 27 | 17 | 10 | Smokie - Part 2 Bill Black's Combo |
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 7 | If I Had A Girl Rod Lauren |
| 32 | 41 | 32 | 9 | Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 33 | 29 | 26 | 6 | Bonnie Came Back Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 34 | 57 | 34 | 5 | Rockin' Little Angel Ray Smith |
| 35 | 38 | 35 | 6 | Little Things Mean A Lot Joni James |
| 36 | 46 | 36 | 5 | Little Coco Palm Jerry Wallace |
| 37 | 26 | 12 | 11 | This Friendly World Fabian |
| 38 | 48 | 38 | 4 | Bulldog The Fireballs |
| 39 | 33 | 33 | 9 | How About That Dee Clark |
| 40 | 32 | 1 | 24 | Mack The Knife Bobby Darin |
| 41 | 50 | 41 | 3 | Waltzing Matilda Jimmie Rodgers |
| 42 | 36 | 36 | 7 | Run Red Run The Coasters |
| 43 | 45 | 43 | 7 | Baciare Baciare (Kissing Kissing) Dorothy Collins |
| 44 | 80 | 44 | 3 | Am I That Easy To Forget Debbie Reynolds |
| 45 | 75 | 45 | 3 | Too Much Tequila The Champs |
| 46 | 77 | 46 | 2 | Forever The Little Dippers |
| 47 | 37 | 23 | 10 | Tear Drop Santo & Johnny |
| 48 | 44 | 44 | 7 | Sweet Nothin's Brenda Lee |
| 49 | 39 | 34 | 11 | Talk That Talk Jackie Wilson |
| 50 | 65 | 50 | 3 | Why Do I Love You So Johnny Tillotson |
| 51 | 69 | 51 | 6 | Darling Lorraine The Knockouts |
| 52 | 58 | 52 | 6 | Harlem Nocturne The Viscounts |
| 53 | 51 | 35 | 8 | Just Come Home Hugo & Luigi |
| 54 | 74 | 54 | 6 | No Love Have I Webb Pierce |
| 55 | 59 | 55 | 5 | Crazy Arms Bob Beckham |
| 56 | 47 | 42 | 9 | A Year Ago Tonight The Crests |
| 57 | 52 | 47 | 9 | What About Us The Coasters |
| 58 | 70 | 58 | 2 | Midnite Special Paul Evans |
| 59 | 60 | 48 | 7 | Let's Try Again Clyde McPhatter |
| 60 | 86 | 60 | 2 | Harbor Lights The Platters |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | Country Boy Fats Domino |
| 62 | 61 | 61 | 8 | I Don't Know What It Is The Bluenotes |
| 63 | 73 | 41 | 6 | Mary Don't You Weep Stonewall Jackson |
| 64 | 68 | 64 | 3 | Amapola Jacky Noguez And His Orchestra |
| 65 | 53 | 53 | 6 | Honey Hush Joe Turner |
| 66 | 40 | 20 | 10 | I Wanna Be Loved Ricky Nelson |
| 67 | 79 | 67 | 2 | Baby (You've Got What It Takes) Dinah Washington & Brook Benton |
| 68 | 35 | 6 | 17 | We Got Love Bobby Rydell |
| 69 | 49 | 9 | 17 | Oh! Carol Neil Sedaka |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | China Doll The Ames Brothers |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Lady Luck Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Wild One Bobby Rydell |
| 73 | 82 | 73 | 4 | Tell Her For Me Adam Wade |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 2 | On The Beach Frank Chacksfield And His Orch. |
| 75 | 76 | 75 | 3 | Up Town Roy Orbison |
| 76 | 43 | 13 | 14 | Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) The Browns |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 3 | The Happy Muleteer Ivo Robic |
| 78 | 54 | 6 | 16 | So Many Ways Brook Benton |
| 79 | NEW | 70 | 4 | Skokiaan (South African Song) Bill Haley And His Comets |
| 80 | 83 | 80 | 3 | I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know Sonny James |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Let It Rock Chuck Berry |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 5 | One Mint Julep Chet Atkins |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Time And The River Nat King Cole |
| 84 | 89 | 84 | 2 | My Little Marine Jamie Horton |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | That Old Feeling Kitty Kallen |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Little Bitty Girl Bobby Rydell |
| 87 | 88 | 87 | 3 | Time After Time Frankie Ford |
| 88 | 100 | 88 | 2 | Secret Of Love Elton Anderson With Sid Lawrence Combo |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Sixteen Reasons Connie Stevens |
| 90 | 90 | 90 | 2 | I Can't Say Goodbye The Fireflies Featuring Ritchie Adams |
| 91 | 62 | 26 | 15 | Believe Me Royal Teens |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | (There Was A) Tall Oak Tree Dorsey Burnette |
| 93 | 93 | 93 | 3 | Since I Made You Cry The Rivieras |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 2 | I'll Take Care Of You Bobby Bland |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Money (That's what I want) Barrett Strong |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Peace Of Mind Teresa Brewer |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Fannie Mae Buster Brown |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | (Baby) Hully Gully The Olympics |
| 99 | 95 | 95 | 2 | Mediterranean Moon The Rays |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | The Whiffenpoof Song Bob Crewe |
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