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