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