Billboard Hot 100 — May 16, 1960
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 16, 1960. "Stuck On You" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires held #1 for a 4th straight week, the last week of its run. 13 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "City Lights" by Debbie Reynolds at #60, which would go on to peak at #55. The biggest climber was "Wonderful World" by Sam Cooke, up 41 places from #97 to #56.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Stuck On You" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires — 4 weeks at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting April 4, 1960.
- New in the top 10: "Good Timin'" by Jimmy Jones (up from #13 to #5); "He'll Have To Stay" by Jeanne Black (up from #21 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Jenny Lou" by Sonny James, down 23 places from #67 to #90.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Sweet Nothin's" by Brenda Lee, 22 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Harbor Lights" by The Platters after 16 weeks (peak #8); "O Dio Mio" by Annette after 12 weeks (peak #10).
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 | 7 | Stuck On You Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Cathy's Clown The Everly Brothers |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | Greenfields The Brothers Four |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | Night Jackie Wilson |
| 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | Good Timin' Jimmy Jones |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | Sixteen Reasons Connie Stevens |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | Let The Little Girl Dance Billy Bland |
| 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Cradle Of Love Johnny Preston |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 | Sink The Bismark Johnny Horton |
| 10 | 21 | 10 | 3 | He'll Have To Stay Jeanne Black |
| 11 | 7 | 5 | 10 | The Old Lamplighter The Browns Featuring Jim Edward Brown |
| 12 | 23 | 12 | 6 | Paper Roses Anita Bryant |
| 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Stairway To Heaven Neil Sedaka |
| 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | White Silver Sands Bill Black's Combo |
| 15 | 22 | 15 | 7 | Cherry Pie Skip And Flip |
| 16 | 27 | 16 | 7 | Love You So Ron Holden with The Thunderbirds |
| 17 | 30 | 17 | 5 | Burning Bridges Jack Scott |
| 18 | 14 | 14 | 12 | Step By Step The Crests |
| 19 | 12 | 9 | 11 | I Love The Way You Love Marv Johnson |
| 20 | 17 | 17 | 6 | Fame And Fortune Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 21 | 16 | 4 | 22 | Sweet Nothin's Brenda Lee |
| 22 | 33 | 22 | 4 | Young Emotions Ricky Nelson |
| 23 | 32 | 23 | 7 | The Madison Al Brown's Tunetoppers Featuring Cookie Brown |
| 24 | 28 | 21 | 7 | Mr. Lucky Henry Mancini |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | Lonely Weekends Charlie Rich |
| 26 | 26 | 26 | 12 | Mountain Of Love Harold Dorman |
| 27 | 19 | 7 | 11 | Footsteps Steve Lawrence |
| 28 | 15 | 15 | 7 | Doggin' Around Jackie Wilson |
| 29 | 31 | 29 | 5 | Barbara The Temptations |
| 30 | 38 | 30 | 6 | The Madison Time - Part I Ray Bryant Combo |
| 31 | 56 | 31 | 4 | When You Wish Upon A Star Dion & The Belmonts |
| 32 | 48 | 32 | 5 | Got A Girl The Four Preps |
| 33 | 34 | 33 | 8 | Ooh Poo Pah Doo - Part II Jessie Hill |
| 34 | 20 | 2 | 21 | He'll Have To Go Jim Reeves |
| 35 | 18 | 1 | 19 | The Theme From "A Summer Place" Percy Faith And His Orchestra |
| 36 | 44 | 29 | 11 | Apple Green June Valli |
| 37 | 54 | 37 | 2 | Ding-A-Ling Bobby Rydell |
| 38 | 29 | 26 | 8 | What Am I Living For Conway Twitty |
| 39 | 52 | 39 | 2 | Everybody's Somebody's Fool Connie Francis |
| 40 | 24 | 2 | 13 | Puppy Love Paul Anka |
| 41 | 71 | 41 | 2 | Swingin' School Bobby Rydell |
| 42 | 36 | 23 | 16 | Money (That's what I want) Barrett Strong |
| 43 | 51 | 43 | 3 | For Love Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 44 | 35 | 8 | 13 | Mama Connie Francis |
| 45 | 39 | 21 | 9 | Clementine Bobby Darin |
| 46 | 37 | 37 | 6 | The Ties That Bind Brook Benton |
| 47 | 41 | 27 | 13 | Angela Jones Johnny Ferguson |
| 48 | 40 | 38 | 16 | Fannie Mae Buster Brown |
| 49 | 49 | 49 | 5 | Nobody Loves Me Like You The Flamingos |
| 50 | 63 | 50 | 5 | The Way Of A Clown Teddy Randazzo |
| 51 | 59 | 51 | 4 | Tell Me That You Love Me Fats Domino |
| 52 | 65 | 52 | 3 | Mack The Knife Ella Fitzgerald |
| 53 | 61 | 53 | 3 | Think James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 54 | 55 | 54 | 4 | Another Sleepless Night Jimmy Clanton |
| 55 | 43 | 26 | 10 | Big Iron Marty Robbins |
| 56 | 97 | 56 | 2 | Wonderful World Sam Cooke |
| 57 | 58 | 57 | 6 | Earth Angel Johnny Tillotson |
| 58 | 60 | 58 | 5 | Hither And Thither And Yon Brook Benton |
| 59 | 45 | 45 | 12 | You Don't Know Me Lenny Welch |
| 60 | NEW | 60 | 2 | City Lights Debbie Reynolds |
| 61 | 42 | 22 | 10 | Don't Throw Away All Those Teardrops Frankie Avalon |
| 62 | 80 | 62 | 3 | All I Could Do Was Cry Etta James |
| 63 | 64 | 63 | 6 | Pledging My Love Johnny Tillotson |
| 64 | 47 | 2 | 16 | Wild One Bobby Rydell |
| 65 | 68 | 65 | 4 | Dutchman's Gold Walter Brennan With Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra |
| 66 | 46 | 29 | 11 | Just One Time Don Gibson |
| 67 | 86 | 67 | 2 | Jump Over Freddy Cannon |
| 68 | 78 | 68 | 3 | Oh, Little One Jack Scott |
| 69 | 75 | 68 | 5 | A Star Is Born (A Love Has Died) Mark Dinning |
| 70 | 76 | 70 | 3 | Besame Mucho (Part I) The Coasters |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Always It's You The Everly Brothers |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 2 | Right By My Side Ricky Nelson |
| 73 | 90 | 73 | 3 | Happy-Go-Lucky-Me Paul Evans |
| 74 | 62 | 44 | 6 | Just A Closer Walk With Thee Jimmie Rodgers |
| 75 | 79 | 75 | 4 | No If's - No And's Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 76 | 85 | 76 | 2 | Theme For Young Lovers Percy Faith And His Orchestra |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Ebb Tide The Platters Featuring Tony Williams |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | The Urge Freddy Cannon |
| 79 | 69 | 69 | 3 | Is It Wrong (For Loving You) Webb Pierce |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | National City Joiner, Arkansas Junior High School Band |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Finger Poppin' Time Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 2 | Pink Chiffon Mitchell Torok |
| 83 | 87 | 83 | 3 | Wheel Of Fortune LaVern Baker |
| 84 | 93 | 84 | 2 | Before I Grow Too Old Fats Domino |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 2 | Last Chance Collay & the Satellites |
| 86 | 95 | 86 | 2 | A Cottage For Sale Little Willie John |
| 87 | 94 | 87 | 2 | Hot Rod Lincoln Charlie Ryan and the Timberline Riders |
| 88 | 70 | 70 | 4 | Easy Lovin' Wade Flemons |
| 89 | 92 | 89 | 3 | Beautiful Obsession Sir Chauncey and his exciting strings |
| 90 | 67 | 67 | 6 | Jenny Lou Sonny James |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 2 | Put Your Arms Around Me Honey Ray Smith |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | La Montana (If She Should Come To You) Frank DeVol And His Rainbow Strings |
| 93 | 72 | 37 | 14 | Baby What You Want Me To Do Jimmy Reed |
| 94 | 99 | 94 | 2 | I'll Be Seeing You The Five Satins |
| 95 | 81 | 74 | 3 | Theme From "The Unforgiven" (The Need For Love) Don Costa And His Orchestra And Chorus |
| 96 | 100 | 96 | 2 | Pennies From Heaven The Skyliners |
| 97 | NEW | 91 | 3 | Someone Loves You, Joe The Singing Belles |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Exclusively Yours Carl Dobkins, Jr. |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Clap Your Hands The Beau-Marks |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Mojo Workout (Dance) Larry Bright |
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