Billboard Hot 100 — April 18, 1960
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 18, 1960. "The Theme From "A Summer Place"" by Percy Faith And His Orchestra held #1 for a 9th straight week, the last week of its run. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Good Timin'" by Jimmy Jones at #67, which would go on to peak at #3. The biggest climber was "Mr. Lucky" by Henry Mancini, up 46 places from #79 to #33.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The Theme From "A Summer Place"" by Percy Faith And His Orchestra — 9 weeks at the top so far, 15 weeks on the chart since debuting January 11, 1960.
- New in the top 10: "Stuck On You" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires (up from #17 to #6); "Sixteen Reasons" by Connie Stevens (up from #11 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Lady Luck" by Lloyd Price and His Orchestra, down 37 places from #32 to #69.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Running Bear" by Johnny Preston, 27 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Where Or When" by Dion & The Belmonts after 16 weeks (peak #3).
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 | 15 | The Theme From "A Summer Place" Percy Faith And His Orchestra |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | Greenfields The Brothers Four |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Puppy Love Paul Anka |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | Sweet Nothin's Brenda Lee |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | Sink The Bismark Johnny Horton |
| 6 | 17 | 6 | 3 | Stuck On You Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 12 | Wild One Bobby Rydell |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | He'll Have To Go Jim Reeves |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | Sixteen Reasons Connie Stevens |
| 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | Mama Connie Francis |
| 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | Footsteps Steve Lawrence |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | White Silver Sands Bill Black's Combo |
| 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | I Love The Way You Love Marv Johnson |
| 14 | 19 | 14 | 4 | Cradle Of Love Johnny Preston |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 8 | Step By Step The Crests |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | The Old Lamplighter The Browns Featuring Jim Edward Brown |
| 17 | 13 | 5 | 13 | Baby (You've Got What It Takes) Dinah Washington & Brook Benton |
| 18 | 26 | 18 | 10 | Let The Little Girl Dance Billy Bland |
| 19 | 28 | 19 | 5 | Night Jackie Wilson |
| 20 | 15 | 8 | 13 | Harbor Lights The Platters |
| 21 | 30 | 21 | 5 | Clementine Bobby Darin |
| 22 | 23 | 22 | 6 | Don't Throw Away All Those Teardrops Frankie Avalon |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 12 | Money (That's what I want) Barrett Strong |
| 24 | 14 | 10 | 9 | O Dio Mio Annette |
| 25 | 27 | 17 | 8 | Teddy Connie Francis |
| 26 | 39 | 26 | 6 | Big Iron Marty Robbins |
| 27 | 42 | 27 | 4 | Stairway To Heaven Neil Sedaka |
| 28 | 21 | 15 | 10 | Beatnik Fly Johnny And The Hurricanes |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 7 | Just One Time Don Gibson |
| 30 | 25 | 25 | 8 | Starbright Johnny Mathis |
| 31 | 46 | 31 | 9 | Angela Jones Johnny Ferguson |
| 32 | 33 | 19 | 12 | Little Bitty Girl Bobby Rydell |
| 33 | 79 | 33 | 3 | Mr. Lucky Henry Mancini |
| 34 | 31 | 30 | 8 | Summer Set Monty Kelly And His Orchestra |
| 35 | 22 | 18 | 9 | (Welcome) New Lovers Pat Boone |
| 36 | 45 | 36 | 7 | Apple Green June Valli |
| 37 | 20 | 2 | 17 | Handy Man Jimmy Jones |
| 38 | 29 | 16 | 9 | This Magic Moment The Drifters |
| 39 | 44 | 39 | 8 | Mountain Of Love Harold Dorman |
| 40 | 37 | 23 | 12 | (There Was A) Tall Oak Tree Dorsey Burnette |
| 41 | 52 | 41 | 3 | Love You So Ron Holden with The Thunderbirds |
| 42 | 36 | 9 | 13 | Forever The Little Dippers |
| 43 | 40 | 25 | 14 | Am I That Easy To Forget Debbie Reynolds |
| 44 | 71 | 44 | 2 | Fame And Fortune Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 45 | 54 | 45 | 5 | Shazam! Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 46 | 49 | 46 | 3 | Doggin' Around Jackie Wilson |
| 47 | 63 | 47 | 4 | What Am I Living For Conway Twitty |
| 48 | 50 | 48 | 6 | Caravan Santo & Johnny |
| 49 | 43 | 39 | 12 | Fannie Mae Buster Brown |
| 50 | 38 | 32 | 9 | El Matador The Kingston Trio |
| 51 | 55 | 51 | 3 | Cherry Pie Skip And Flip |
| 52 | 73 | 52 | 4 | Teen-Ex The Browns Featuring Jim Edward Brown |
| 53 | 34 | 5 | 15 | What In The World's Come Over You Jack Scott |
| 54 | 57 | 54 | 5 | Wake Me When It's Over Andy Williams |
| 55 | 72 | 55 | 4 | Ooh Poo Pah Doo - Part II Jessie Hill |
| 56 | 58 | 56 | 5 | Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) Della Reese |
| 57 | 60 | 57 | 8 | You Don't Know Me Lenny Welch |
| 58 | 66 | 58 | 6 | Ruby Adam Wade |
| 59 | 59 | 56 | 6 | At My Front Door Dee Clark |
| 60 | 78 | 60 | 4 | It Could Happen To You Dinah Washington |
| 61 | 53 | 53 | 6 | Lonely Weekends Charlie Rich |
| 62 | 47 | 46 | 10 | Paradise Sammy Turner |
| 63 | 67 | 47 | 9 | Lawdy Miss Clawdy Gary Stites |
| 64 | 80 | 64 | 3 | Rockin' Red Wing Sammy Masters |
| 65 | 74 | 65 | 2 | Earth Angel Johnny Tillotson |
| 66 | 75 | 60 | 7 | Down By The Riverside Les Compagnons De La Chanson |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | Good Timin' Jimmy Jones |
| 68 | 62 | 62 | 6 | Don't Deceive Me Ruth Brown |
| 69 | 32 | 14 | 12 | Lady Luck Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 70 | 51 | 16 | 13 | Midnite Special Paul Evans |
| 71 | 98 | 71 | 2 | Just A Closer Walk With Thee Jimmie Rodgers |
| 72 | 56 | 38 | 12 | China Doll The Ames Brothers |
| 73 | 84 | 73 | 3 | Think Me A Kiss Clyde McPhatter |
| 74 | 87 | 37 | 10 | Baby What You Want Me To Do Jimmy Reed |
| 75 | 41 | 6 | 14 | Beyond The Sea Bobby Darin |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | The Way Of A Clown Teddy Randazzo |
| 77 | 77 | 54 | 8 | Chattanooga Choo Choo Ernie Fields & Orch. |
| 78 | 48 | 7 | 15 | Let It Be Me The Everly Brothers |
| 79 | 85 | 79 | 3 | The Madison Al Brown's Tunetoppers Featuring Cookie Brown |
| 80 | 76 | 50 | 6 | Teenage Sonata Sam Cooke |
| 81 | 88 | 81 | 2 | The Ties That Bind Brook Benton |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Nobody Loves Me Like You The Flamingos |
| 83 | 64 | 42 | 14 | Why Do I Love You So Johnny Tillotson |
| 84 | 68 | 22 | 11 | Delaware Perry Como |
| 85 | 86 | 85 | 2 | Pledging My Love Johnny Tillotson |
| 86 | 69 | 1 | 18 | Teen Angel Mark Dinning |
| 87 | 99 | 87 | 2 | The Madison Time - Part I Ray Bryant Combo |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 2 | Jenny Lou Sonny James |
| 89 | 94 | 89 | 2 | Paper Roses Anita Bryant |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | My Empty Room Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 91 | 81 | 1 | 27 | Running Bear Johnny Preston |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Hither And Thither And Yon Brook Benton |
| 93 | 95 | 93 | 2 | How Deep Is The Ocean Miss Toni Fisher |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Cathy's Clown The Everly Brothers |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Barbara The Temptations |
| 96 | 82 | 22 | 16 | Rockin' Little Angel Ray Smith |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Burning Bridges Jack Scott |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | A Star Is Born (A Love Has Died) Mark Dinning |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Someone Loves You, Joe The Singing Belles |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Got A Girl The Four Preps |
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