Billboard Hot 100 — April 25, 1960
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 25, 1960. "Stuck On You" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires climbed from #6 to take over the #1 spot from "The Theme From "A Summer Place"" by Percy Faith And His Orchestra, which had held it for 9 weeks, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "When You Wish Upon A Star" by Dion & The Belmonts at #85, which would go on to peak at #30. The biggest climber was "The Madison" by Al Brown's Tunetoppers Featuring Cookie Brown, up 35 places from #79 to #44.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Stuck On You" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires — 1 week at the top so far, 4 weeks on the chart since debuting April 4, 1960.
- New in the top 10: "The Old Lamplighter" by The Browns Featuring Jim Edward Brown (up from #16 to #8); "White Silver Sands" by Bill Black's Combo (up from #12 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "This Magic Moment" by The Drifters, down 30 places from #38 to #68.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Sweet Nothin's" by Brenda Lee, 19 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Teen Angel" by Mark Dinning after 18 weeks (peak #1); "Running Bear" by Johnny Preston after 27 weeks (peak #1); "Beyond The Sea" by Bobby Darin after 14 weeks (peak #6).
- Stories that mention this week: Private Presley's Hot 100: Elvis From 1958 to 1962.
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 | 4 | Stuck On You Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Greenfields The Brothers Four |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | Sink The Bismark Johnny Horton |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | The Theme From "A Summer Place" Percy Faith And His Orchestra |
| 5 | 8 | 2 | 18 | He'll Have To Go Jim Reeves |
| 6 | 9 | 6 | 13 | Sixteen Reasons Connie Stevens |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Puppy Love Paul Anka |
| 8 | 16 | 8 | 7 | The Old Lamplighter The Browns Featuring Jim Edward Brown |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | White Silver Sands Bill Black's Combo |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 19 | Sweet Nothin's Brenda Lee |
| 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | I Love The Way You Love Marv Johnson |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 5 | Cradle Of Love Johnny Preston |
| 13 | 19 | 13 | 6 | Night Jackie Wilson |
| 14 | 11 | 7 | 8 | Footsteps Steve Lawrence |
| 15 | 10 | 8 | 10 | Mama Connie Francis |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | 13 | Wild One Bobby Rydell |
| 17 | 15 | 15 | 9 | Step By Step The Crests |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | Let The Little Girl Dance Billy Bland |
| 19 | 27 | 19 | 5 | Stairway To Heaven Neil Sedaka |
| 20 | 44 | 20 | 3 | Fame And Fortune Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 6 | Clementine Bobby Darin |
| 22 | 33 | 22 | 4 | Mr. Lucky Henry Mancini |
| 23 | 22 | 22 | 7 | Don't Throw Away All Those Teardrops Frankie Avalon |
| 24 | 25 | 17 | 9 | Teddy Connie Francis |
| 25 | 23 | 23 | 13 | Money (That's what I want) Barrett Strong |
| 26 | 46 | 26 | 4 | Doggin' Around Jackie Wilson |
| 27 | 28 | 15 | 11 | Beatnik Fly Johnny And The Hurricanes |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 10 | Angela Jones Johnny Ferguson |
| 29 | 36 | 29 | 8 | Apple Green June Valli |
| 30 | 26 | 26 | 7 | Big Iron Marty Robbins |
| 31 | 29 | 29 | 8 | Just One Time Don Gibson |
| 32 | 30 | 25 | 9 | Starbright Johnny Mathis |
| 33 | 24 | 10 | 10 | O Dio Mio Annette |
| 34 | 20 | 8 | 14 | Harbor Lights The Platters |
| 35 | 51 | 35 | 4 | Cherry Pie Skip And Flip |
| 36 | 47 | 36 | 5 | What Am I Living For Conway Twitty |
| 37 | 32 | 19 | 13 | Little Bitty Girl Bobby Rydell |
| 38 | 17 | 5 | 14 | Baby (You've Got What It Takes) Dinah Washington & Brook Benton |
| 39 | 41 | 39 | 4 | Love You So Ron Holden with The Thunderbirds |
| 40 | 39 | 39 | 9 | Mountain Of Love Harold Dorman |
| 41 | 61 | 41 | 7 | Lonely Weekends Charlie Rich |
| 42 | 43 | 25 | 15 | Am I That Easy To Forget Debbie Reynolds |
| 43 | 34 | 30 | 9 | Summer Set Monty Kelly And His Orchestra |
| 44 | 79 | 44 | 4 | The Madison Al Brown's Tunetoppers Featuring Cookie Brown |
| 45 | 49 | 39 | 13 | Fannie Mae Buster Brown |
| 46 | 35 | 18 | 10 | (Welcome) New Lovers Pat Boone |
| 47 | 52 | 47 | 5 | Teen-Ex The Browns Featuring Jim Edward Brown |
| 48 | 67 | 48 | 2 | Good Timin' Jimmy Jones |
| 49 | 57 | 49 | 9 | You Don't Know Me Lenny Welch |
| 50 | 48 | 48 | 7 | Caravan Santo & Johnny |
| 51 | 40 | 23 | 13 | (There Was A) Tall Oak Tree Dorsey Burnette |
| 52 | 71 | 52 | 3 | Just A Closer Walk With Thee Jimmie Rodgers |
| 53 | 60 | 53 | 5 | It Could Happen To You Dinah Washington |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 6 | Wake Me When It's Over Andy Williams |
| 55 | 87 | 55 | 3 | The Madison Time - Part I Ray Bryant Combo |
| 56 | 56 | 56 | 6 | Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) Della Reese |
| 57 | 89 | 57 | 3 | Paper Roses Anita Bryant |
| 58 | 58 | 58 | 7 | Ruby Adam Wade |
| 59 | 37 | 2 | 18 | Handy Man Jimmy Jones |
| 60 | 66 | 60 | 8 | Down By The Riverside Les Compagnons De La Chanson |
| 61 | 45 | 45 | 6 | Shazam! Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 62 | 42 | 9 | 14 | Forever The Little Dippers |
| 63 | 65 | 63 | 3 | Earth Angel Johnny Tillotson |
| 64 | 55 | 55 | 5 | Ooh Poo Pah Doo - Part II Jessie Hill |
| 65 | 68 | 62 | 7 | Don't Deceive Me Ruth Brown |
| 66 | 81 | 66 | 3 | The Ties That Bind Brook Benton |
| 67 | 50 | 32 | 10 | El Matador The Kingston Trio |
| 68 | 38 | 16 | 10 | This Magic Moment The Drifters |
| 69 | 73 | 69 | 4 | Think Me A Kiss Clyde McPhatter |
| 70 | 76 | 70 | 2 | The Way Of A Clown Teddy Randazzo |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 2 | Nobody Loves Me Like You The Flamingos |
| 72 | 69 | 14 | 13 | Lady Luck Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 73 | 72 | 38 | 13 | China Doll The Ames Brothers |
| 74 | 94 | 74 | 2 | Cathy's Clown The Everly Brothers |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 3 | Pledging My Love Johnny Tillotson |
| 76 | 53 | 5 | 16 | What In The World's Come Over You Jack Scott |
| 77 | 62 | 46 | 11 | Paradise Sammy Turner |
| 78 | 92 | 78 | 2 | Hither And Thither And Yon Brook Benton |
| 79 | 59 | 56 | 7 | At My Front Door Dee Clark |
| 80 | 80 | 50 | 7 | Teenage Sonata Sam Cooke |
| 81 | 88 | 81 | 3 | Jenny Lou Sonny James |
| 82 | 64 | 64 | 4 | Rockin' Red Wing Sammy Masters |
| 83 | 95 | 83 | 2 | Barbara The Temptations |
| 84 | 100 | 84 | 2 | Got A Girl The Four Preps |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | When You Wish Upon A Star Dion & The Belmonts |
| 86 | 90 | 86 | 2 | My Empty Room Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 87 | 98 | 87 | 2 | A Star Is Born (A Love Has Died) Mark Dinning |
| 88 | 97 | 88 | 2 | Burning Bridges Jack Scott |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Tell Me That You Love Me Fats Domino |
| 90 | 74 | 37 | 11 | Baby What You Want Me To Do Jimmy Reed |
| 91 | 99 | 91 | 2 | Someone Loves You, Joe The Singing Belles |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Easy Lovin' Wade Flemons |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | No If's - No And's Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Last Chance Collay & the Satellites |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Another Sleepless Night Jimmy Clanton |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | (Doin' The) Lovers Leap Webb Pierce |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Two Thousand, Two Hundred, Twenty-Three Miles Patti Page |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Young Emotions Ricky Nelson |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Beautiful Obsession Sir Chauncey and his exciting strings |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Dutchman's Gold Walter Brennan With Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra |
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