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