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