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