Billboard Hot 100 — February 29, 1960
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 29, 1960. "The Theme From "A Summer Place"" by Percy Faith And His Orchestra held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 9 weeks on top. 16 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "About This Thing Called Love" by Fabian at #53, which would go on to peak at #31. The biggest climber was "El Matador" by The Kingston Trio, up 29 places from #99 to #70.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The Theme From "A Summer Place"" by Percy Faith And His Orchestra — 2 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting January 11, 1960.
- New in the top 10: "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" by Dinah Washington & Brook Benton (up from #12 to #9); "Wild One" by Bobby Rydell (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Among My Souvenirs" by Connie Francis, down 39 places from #59 to #98.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Running Bear" by Johnny Preston, 20 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Hound Dog Man" by Fabian after 15 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 | 8 | The Theme From "A Summer Place" Percy Faith And His Orchestra |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Handy Man Jimmy Jones |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | He'll Have To Go Jim Reeves |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Teen Angel Mark Dinning |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | What In The World's Come Over You Jack Scott |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | Beyond The Sea Bobby Darin |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | Running Bear Johnny Preston |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Let It Be Me The Everly Brothers |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | Baby (You've Got What It Takes) Dinah Washington & Brook Benton |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | Wild One Bobby Rydell |
| 11 | 10 | 3 | 10 | Where Or When Dion & The Belmonts |
| 12 | 9 | 6 | 10 | Lonely Blue Boy Conway Twitty |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 6 | Forever The Little Dippers |
| 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | Down By The Station The Four Preps |
| 15 | 21 | 15 | 6 | Harbor Lights The Platters |
| 16 | 26 | 16 | 11 | Sweet Nothin's Brenda Lee |
| 17 | 13 | 13 | 9 | Tracy's Theme Spencer Ross |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 6 | Midnite Special Paul Evans |
| 19 | 20 | 19 | 5 | Lady Luck Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 20 | 15 | 10 | 18 | You Got What It Takes Marv Johnson |
| 21 | 18 | 9 | 15 | Pretty Blue Eyes Steve Lawrence |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 9 | Rockin' Little Angel Ray Smith |
| 23 | 34 | 23 | 4 | Delaware Perry Como |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 8 | Bulldog The Fireballs |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 5 | Country Boy Fats Domino |
| 26 | 24 | 24 | 8 | T.L.C. Tender Love And Care Jimmie Rodgers |
| 27 | 36 | 27 | 3 | Beatnik Fly Johnny And The Hurricanes |
| 28 | 27 | 27 | 5 | Little Bitty Girl Bobby Rydell |
| 29 | 16 | 1 | 17 | El Paso Marty Robbins |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 7 | Too Much Tequila The Champs |
| 31 | 31 | 25 | 13 | Lucky Devil Carl Dobkins, Jr. |
| 32 | 23 | 5 | 13 | Go, Jimmy, Go Jimmy Clanton |
| 33 | 33 | 24 | 13 | Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 34 | 35 | 34 | 5 | (There Was A) Tall Oak Tree Dorsey Burnette |
| 35 | 30 | 30 | 5 | Time And The River Nat King Cole |
| 36 | 43 | 36 | 9 | Crazy Arms Bob Beckham |
| 37 | 50 | 37 | 3 | Baby What You Want Me To Do Jimmy Reed |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 5 | China Doll The Ames Brothers |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 7 | Am I That Easy To Forget Debbie Reynolds |
| 40 | 48 | 40 | 3 | Outside My Window The Fleetwoods |
| 41 | 62 | 41 | 2 | Puppy Love Paul Anka |
| 42 | 51 | 42 | 3 | Too Pooped To Pop ("Casey") Chuck Berry |
| 43 | 49 | 43 | 5 | Money (That's what I want) Barrett Strong |
| 44 | 28 | 1 | 15 | Why Frankie Avalon |
| 45 | 37 | 3 | 16 | The Big Hurt Miss Toni Fisher |
| 46 | 41 | 41 | 4 | Eternally Sarah Vaughan |
| 47 | 67 | 47 | 2 | This Magic Moment The Drifters |
| 48 | 47 | 47 | 6 | On The Beach Frank Chacksfield And His Orch. |
| 49 | 45 | 45 | 4 | Bad Boy Marty Wilde |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 2 | (Welcome) New Lovers Pat Boone |
| 51 | 52 | 51 | 5 | Fannie Mae Buster Brown |
| 52 | 70 | 52 | 2 | Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy Freddy Cannon |
| 53 | NEW | 53 | 1 | About This Thing Called Love Fabian |
| 54 | 42 | 42 | 7 | Why Do I Love You So Johnny Tillotson |
| 55 | 58 | 55 | 5 | Sixteen Reasons Connie Stevens |
| 56 | 56 | 52 | 10 | Harlem Nocturne The Viscounts |
| 57 | 46 | 46 | 10 | Darling Lorraine The Knockouts |
| 58 | 65 | 41 | 7 | Waltzing Matilda Jimmie Rodgers |
| 59 | 38 | 7 | 12 | The Village Of St. Bernadette Andy Williams |
| 60 | 61 | 60 | 2 | String Along Fabian |
| 61 | 68 | 61 | 2 | O Dio Mio Annette |
| 62 | 63 | 62 | 2 | Mama Connie Francis |
| 63 | 88 | 63 | 2 | Lawdy Miss Clawdy Gary Stites |
| 64 | 81 | 64 | 3 | Just A Little Bit Rosco Gordon |
| 65 | 93 | 65 | 2 | Sleepy Lagoon The Platters |
| 66 | 84 | 66 | 3 | Paradise Sammy Turner |
| 67 | 83 | 67 | 4 | Clementine Jan & Dean |
| 68 | 92 | 68 | 2 | Angela Jones Johnny Ferguson |
| 69 | 53 | 36 | 9 | Little Coco Palm Jerry Wallace |
| 70 | 99 | 70 | 2 | El Matador The Kingston Trio |
| 71 | 98 | 71 | 2 | Alvin's Orchestra David Seville And The Chipmunks |
| 72 | 91 | 72 | 2 | Anyway The Wind Blows Doris Day |
| 73 | 74 | 73 | 3 | Teensville Chet Atkins |
| 74 | 76 | 71 | 5 | I Was Such A Fool (To Fall In Love With You) The Flamingos |
| 75 | 86 | 75 | 2 | Don't Fence Me In Tommy Edwards |
| 76 | 64 | 64 | 5 | Let It Rock Chuck Berry |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Teddy Connie Francis |
| 78 | 44 | 3 | 15 | Way Down Yonder In New Orleans Freddie Cannon |
| 79 | 54 | 15 | 15 | Sandy Larry Hall |
| 80 | 95 | 80 | 2 | Greenfields The Brothers Four |
| 81 | 75 | 75 | 6 | Time After Time Frankie Ford |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Summer Set Monty Kelly And His Orchestra |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Werewolf The Frantics |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Starbright Johnny Mathis |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Chattanooga Choo Choo Ernie Fields & Orch. |
| 86 | 72 | 72 | 5 | (Baby) Hully Gully The Olympics |
| 87 | 55 | 55 | 5 | That Old Feeling Kitty Kallen |
| 88 | 57 | 4 | 15 | It's Time To Cry Paul Anka |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | The Same Old Me Guy Mitchell |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Step By Step The Crests |
| 91 | NEW | 88 | 4 | Secret Of Love Elton Anderson With Sid Lawrence Combo |
| 92 | NEW | 84 | 2 | (Do The) Mashed Potatoes (Part 1) Nat Kendrick And The Swans |
| 93 | 96 | 93 | 3 | Let The Little Girl Dance Billy Bland |
| 94 | NEW | 72 | 6 | Up Town Roy Orbison |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | You Don't Know Me Lenny Welch |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Mountain Of Love Harold Dorman |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Road Runner Bo Diddley |
| 98 | 59 | 7 | 15 | Among My Souvenirs Connie Francis |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | The Old Payola Roll Blues (Side I) Stan Freberg |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Just Give Me A Ring Clyde McPhatter |
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