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