Billboard Hot 100 — March 14, 1960
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 14, 1960. "The Theme From "A Summer Place"" by Percy Faith And His Orchestra held #1 for a 4th straight week, on its way to 9 weeks on top. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Don't Throw Away All Those Teardrops" by Frankie Avalon at #65, which would go on to peak at #22. The biggest climber was "Sink The Bismark" by Johnny Horton, up 39 places from #69 to #30.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The Theme From "A Summer Place"" by Percy Faith And His Orchestra — 4 weeks at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting January 11, 1960.
- New in the top 10: "Puppy Love" by Paul Anka (up from #17 to #9); "Harbor Lights" by The Platters (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "T.L.C. Tender Love And Care" by Jimmie Rodgers, down 40 places from #51 to #91.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Running Bear" by Johnny Preston, 22 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Why" by Frankie Avalon after 16 weeks (peak #1); "The Big Hurt" by Miss Toni Fisher after 17 weeks (peak #3); "The Village Of St. Bernadette" by Andy Williams after 13 weeks (peak #7).
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 | The Theme From "A Summer Place" Percy Faith And His Orchestra |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | He'll Have To Go Jim Reeves |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | Wild One Bobby Rydell |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | Handy Man Jimmy Jones |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | What In The World's Come Over You Jack Scott |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | Baby (You've Got What It Takes) Dinah Washington & Brook Benton |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | Teen Angel Mark Dinning |
| 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | Beyond The Sea Bobby Darin |
| 9 | 17 | 9 | 4 | Puppy Love Paul Anka |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | Harbor Lights The Platters |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | Sweet Nothin's Brenda Lee |
| 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | Forever The Little Dippers |
| 13 | 9 | 7 | 10 | Let It Be Me The Everly Brothers |
| 14 | 10 | 1 | 22 | Running Bear Johnny Preston |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 7 | Lady Luck Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 5 | Beatnik Fly Johnny And The Hurricanes |
| 17 | 15 | 3 | 12 | Where Or When Dion & The Belmonts |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 8 | Midnite Special Paul Evans |
| 19 | 29 | 19 | 4 | O Dio Mio Annette |
| 20 | 20 | 13 | 11 | Tracy's Theme Spencer Ross |
| 21 | 47 | 21 | 4 | This Magic Moment The Drifters |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 7 | Little Bitty Girl Bobby Rydell |
| 23 | 26 | 22 | 11 | Rockin' Little Angel Ray Smith |
| 24 | 34 | 24 | 4 | (Welcome) New Lovers Pat Boone |
| 25 | 22 | 22 | 6 | Delaware Perry Como |
| 26 | 18 | 13 | 12 | Down By The Station The Four Preps |
| 26 | 46 | 26 | 4 | Mama Connie Francis |
| 27 | 14 | 6 | 12 | Lonely Blue Boy Conway Twitty |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 5 | Outside My Window The Fleetwoods |
| 30 | 69 | 30 | 2 | Sink The Bismark Johnny Horton |
| 31 | 23 | 23 | 7 | (There Was A) Tall Oak Tree Dorsey Burnette |
| 32 | 50 | 32 | 7 | Sixteen Reasons Connie Stevens |
| 33 | 33 | 33 | 4 | Alvin's Orchestra David Seville And The Chipmunks |
| 34 | 35 | 34 | 4 | Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy Freddy Cannon |
| 35 | 41 | 35 | 3 | About This Thing Called Love Fabian |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 9 | Am I That Easy To Forget Debbie Reynolds |
| 37 | 25 | 25 | 7 | Country Boy Fats Domino |
| 38 | 31 | 1 | 19 | El Paso Marty Robbins |
| 39 | 66 | 39 | 4 | String Along Fabian |
| 40 | 49 | 40 | 4 | El Matador The Kingston Trio |
| 41 | 38 | 37 | 5 | Baby What You Want Me To Do Jimmy Reed |
| 42 | 70 | 42 | 2 | White Silver Sands Bill Black's Combo |
| 43 | 28 | 9 | 17 | Pretty Blue Eyes Steve Lawrence |
| 44 | 64 | 44 | 4 | Greenfields The Brothers Four |
| 45 | 57 | 45 | 7 | Fannie Mae Buster Brown |
| 46 | 32 | 25 | 15 | Lucky Devil Carl Dobkins, Jr. |
| 47 | 56 | 47 | 4 | Lawdy Miss Clawdy Gary Stites |
| 48 | 37 | 30 | 9 | Too Much Tequila The Champs |
| 49 | 36 | 24 | 10 | Bulldog The Fireballs |
| 50 | 74 | 50 | 4 | Don't Fence Me In Tommy Edwards |
| 51 | 55 | 51 | 4 | Anyway The Wind Blows Doris Day |
| 52 | 45 | 43 | 7 | Money (That's what I want) Barrett Strong |
| 53 | 79 | 53 | 2 | I Love The Way You Love Marv Johnson |
| 54 | 62 | 54 | 3 | Teddy Connie Francis |
| 55 | 24 | 10 | 20 | You Got What It Takes Marv Johnson |
| 56 | 58 | 42 | 9 | Why Do I Love You So Johnny Tillotson |
| 57 | 61 | 57 | 4 | Angela Jones Johnny Ferguson |
| 58 | 48 | 45 | 6 | Bad Boy Marty Wilde |
| 59 | 44 | 42 | 5 | Too Pooped To Pop ("Casey") Chuck Berry |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 3 | Starbright Johnny Mathis |
| 61 | 63 | 61 | 3 | The Same Old Me Guy Mitchell |
| 62 | 42 | 36 | 11 | Crazy Arms Bob Beckham |
| 63 | 54 | 41 | 6 | Eternally Sarah Vaughan |
| 64 | 80 | 64 | 2 | Just One Time Don Gibson |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | Don't Throw Away All Those Teardrops Frankie Avalon |
| 66 | 72 | 66 | 3 | Summer Set Monty Kelly And His Orchestra |
| 67 | 75 | 67 | 3 | Chattanooga Choo Choo Ernie Fields & Orch. |
| 68 | 84 | 68 | 2 | Footsteps Steve Lawrence |
| 69 | 53 | 38 | 7 | China Doll The Ames Brothers |
| 70 | 40 | 24 | 15 | Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 71 | 91 | 71 | 3 | Mountain Of Love Harold Dorman |
| 72 | 76 | 65 | 4 | Sleepy Lagoon The Platters |
| 73 | 67 | 64 | 5 | Just A Little Bit Rosco Gordon |
| 74 | 68 | 52 | 12 | Harlem Nocturne The Viscounts |
| 75 | 89 | 75 | 2 | Apple Green June Valli |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | At My Front Door Dee Clark |
| 77 | 60 | 60 | 5 | Paradise Sammy Turner |
| 78 | 43 | 5 | 15 | Go, Jimmy, Go Jimmy Clanton |
| 79 | 85 | 79 | 3 | Step By Step The Crests |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 5 | Let The Little Girl Dance Billy Bland |
| 81 | 81 | 81 | 3 | Road Runner Bo Diddley |
| 82 | 88 | 82 | 3 | You Don't Know Me Lenny Welch |
| 83 | 59 | 47 | 8 | On The Beach Frank Chacksfield And His Orch. |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Straight A's In Love Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Two |
| 85 | 52 | 30 | 7 | Time And The River Nat King Cole |
| 86 | 100 | 86 | 2 | Down By The Riverside Les Compagnons De La Chanson |
| 87 | 65 | 65 | 6 | Clementine Jan & Dean |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Big Iron Marty Robbins |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Caravan Santo & Johnny |
| 90 | 95 | 90 | 2 | Suddenly Nickey DeMatteo |
| 91 | 51 | 24 | 10 | T.L.C. Tender Love And Care Jimmie Rodgers |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 2 | Whatcha' Gonna Do Nat King Cole |
| 93 | 93 | 93 | 3 | A Closer Walk Pete Fountain |
| 94 | 78 | 64 | 7 | Let It Rock Chuck Berry |
| 95 | 99 | 95 | 2 | Jambalaya Bobby Comstock And The Counts |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | The Old Lamplighter The Browns Featuring Jim Edward Brown |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Ruby Adam Wade |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Don't Deceive Me Ruth Brown |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Lonely Weekends Charlie Rich |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Teenage Sonata Sam Cooke |
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