Billboard Hot 100 — June 6, 1960
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of June 6, 1960. "Cathy's Clown" by The Everly Brothers held #1 for a 3rd straight week, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "That's All You Gotta Do" by Brenda Lee at #78, which would go on to peak at #6. The biggest climber was "I'm Sorry" by Brenda Lee, up 38 places from #76 to #38.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Cathy's Clown" by The Everly Brothers — 3 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting April 18, 1960.
- New in the top 10: "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" by Connie Francis (up from #20 to #8); "Love You So" by Ron Holden with The Thunderbirds (up from #14 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "No If's - No And's" by Lloyd Price and His Orchestra, down 33 places from #40 to #73.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Sixteen Reasons" by Connie Stevens, 19 weeks and counting (peak #3).
- Gone from the chart: "The Theme From "A Summer Place"" by Percy Faith And His Orchestra after 21 weeks (peak #1); "He'll Have To Go" by Jim Reeves after 23 weeks (peak #2); "Sweet Nothin's" by Brenda Lee after 24 weeks (peak #4).
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 | 8 | Cathy's Clown The Everly Brothers |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Stuck On You Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Good Timin' Jimmy Jones |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | He'll Have To Stay Jeanne Black |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | Burning Bridges Jack Scott |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | Paper Roses Anita Bryant |
| 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 | Night Jackie Wilson |
| 8 | 20 | 8 | 5 | Everybody's Somebody's Fool Connie Francis |
| 9 | 14 | 9 | 10 | Love You So Ron Holden with The Thunderbirds |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 16 | Greenfields The Brothers Four |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | 19 | Sixteen Reasons Connie Stevens |
| 12 | 10 | 7 | 11 | Cradle Of Love Johnny Preston |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 5 | Swingin' School Bobby Rydell |
| 14 | 12 | 12 | 7 | Young Emotions Ricky Nelson |
| 15 | 13 | 7 | 17 | Let The Little Girl Dance Billy Bland |
| 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | Cherry Pie Skip And Flip |
| 17 | 27 | 17 | 6 | Happy-Go-Lucky-Me Paul Evans |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 5 | Ding-A-Ling Bobby Rydell |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 5 | Wonderful World Sam Cooke |
| 20 | 17 | 9 | 11 | Stairway To Heaven Neil Sedaka |
| 21 | 25 | 15 | 10 | Doggin' Around Jackie Wilson |
| 22 | 43 | 22 | 3 | Jealous Of You (Tango Della Gelosia) Connie Francis |
| 23 | 42 | 23 | 3 | Because They're Young Duane Eddy And The Rebels |
| 24 | 22 | 21 | 15 | Mountain Of Love Harold Dorman |
| 25 | 23 | 17 | 9 | Fame And Fortune Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 26 | 19 | 5 | 13 | The Old Lamplighter The Browns Featuring Jim Edward Brown |
| 27 | 49 | 27 | 3 | A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love) Dinah Washington & Brook Benton |
| 28 | 16 | 3 | 14 | Sink The Bismark Johnny Horton |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 5 | Jump Over Freddy Cannon |
| 30 | 31 | 30 | 7 | Dutchman's Gold Walter Brennan With Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra |
| 31 | 36 | 31 | 6 | Mack The Knife Ella Fitzgerald |
| 32 | 38 | 32 | 7 | Another Sleepless Night Jimmy Clanton |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 6 | Think James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 34 | 37 | 34 | 6 | Oh, Little One Jack Scott |
| 35 | 26 | 22 | 13 | Lonely Weekends Charlie Rich |
| 36 | 30 | 30 | 8 | Nobody Loves Me Like You The Flamingos |
| 37 | 57 | 37 | 3 | My Home Town Paul Anka |
| 38 | 76 | 38 | 2 | I'm Sorry Brenda Lee |
| 39 | 48 | 39 | 6 | All I Could Do Was Cry Etta James |
| 40 | 64 | 40 | 3 | I Really Don't Want To Know Tommy Edwards |
| 41 | 39 | 21 | 10 | Mr. Lucky Henry Mancini |
| 42 | 53 | 42 | 3 | Please Help Me, I'm Falling Hank Locklin |
| 43 | 52 | 43 | 3 | Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey Bobby Darin |
| 44 | 47 | 44 | 8 | The Way Of A Clown Teddy Randazzo |
| 45 | 65 | 45 | 5 | Theme For Young Lovers Percy Faith And His Orchestra |
| 46 | 46 | 29 | 8 | Barbara The Temptations |
| 47 | 50 | 30 | 7 | When You Wish Upon A Star Dion & The Belmonts |
| 48 | 34 | 28 | 11 | Ooh Poo Pah Doo - Part II Jessie Hill |
| 49 | 41 | 14 | 15 | Step By Step The Crests |
| 50 | 77 | 50 | 6 | Theme From "The Unforgiven" (The Need For Love) Don Costa And His Orchestra And Chorus |
| 51 | 24 | 9 | 14 | White Silver Sands Bill Black's Combo |
| 52 | 28 | 23 | 10 | The Madison Al Brown's Tunetoppers Featuring Cookie Brown |
| 53 | 66 | 53 | 4 | National City Joiner, Arkansas Junior High School Band |
| 54 | 86 | 54 | 2 | Spring Rain Pat Boone |
| 55 | 85 | 55 | 2 | Alley-Oop Hollywood Argyles |
| 56 | 59 | 56 | 3 | Walking The Floor Over You Pat Boone |
| 57 | 72 | 57 | 3 | Mule Skinner Blues The Fendermen |
| 58 | 33 | 30 | 9 | The Madison Time - Part I Ray Bryant Combo |
| 59 | 56 | 56 | 4 | Ebb Tide The Platters Featuring Tony Williams |
| 60 | 60 | 37 | 9 | The Ties That Bind Brook Benton |
| 61 | 29 | 24 | 8 | Got A Girl The Four Preps |
| 62 | 98 | 62 | 2 | Something Happened Paul Anka |
| 63 | 69 | 63 | 5 | A Cottage For Sale Little Willie John |
| 64 | 67 | 64 | 4 | Finger Poppin' Time Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 65 | 58 | 44 | 9 | Just A Closer Walk With Thee Jimmie Rodgers |
| 66 | 73 | 59 | 5 | Right By My Side Ricky Nelson |
| 67 | 80 | 67 | 5 | Pennies From Heaven The Skyliners |
| 68 | 70 | 68 | 5 | Pink Chiffon Mitchell Torok |
| 69 | 61 | 43 | 6 | For Love Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 70 | 51 | 51 | 7 | Tell Me That You Love Me Fats Domino |
| 71 | 83 | 71 | 3 | Runaround The Fleetwoods |
| 72 | 75 | 72 | 4 | Exclusively Yours Carl Dobkins, Jr. |
| 73 | 40 | 40 | 7 | No If's - No And's Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 74 | 71 | 56 | 4 | Always It's You The Everly Brothers |
| 75 | 94 | 75 | 2 | Alley-Oop Dante and the Evergreens |
| 76 | 81 | 76 | 2 | Down Yonder Johnny And The Hurricanes |
| 77 | 44 | 26 | 11 | What Am I Living For Conway Twitty |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | That's All You Gotta Do Brenda Lee |
| 79 | 90 | 79 | 2 | Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me) Little Willie John |
| 80 | 89 | 80 | 3 | Lonely Winds The Drifters |
| 81 | 78 | 78 | 5 | Hot Rod Lincoln Charlie Ryan and the Timberline Riders |
| 82 | 96 | 82 | 2 | When Will I Be Loved The Everly Brothers |
| 83 | 87 | 83 | 4 | Clap Your Hands The Beau-Marks |
| 84 | 88 | 84 | 3 | Shadows Of Love LaVern Baker |
| 85 | 82 | 82 | 2 | River, Stay 'Way From My Door Frank Sinatra |
| 86 | 92 | 86 | 4 | La Montana (If She Should Come To You) Frank DeVol And His Rainbow Strings |
| 87 | 79 | 79 | 5 | I'll Be Seeing You The Five Satins |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel) Roy Orbison |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Hey Little One Dorsey Burnette |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Train Of Love Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 91 | 99 | 91 | 2 | Ain't Gonna Be That Way Marv Johnson |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Alley-Oop The Dyna-Sores |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me) Jon Thomas and Orchestra |
| 94 | 95 | 94 | 2 | Comin' Down With Love Mel Gadson |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Image Of A Girl Safaris with The Phantom's Band |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Banjo Boy Jan And Kjeld |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Biology Danny Valentino |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | La Montana (If She Should Come To You) Roger Williams |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | The Yen Yet Song Gary Cane And His Friends |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | One Of Us (Will Weep Tonight) Patti Page |
See more charts from 1960 or browse the 1960s.
Prefer the app? Get Top Hits Finder on Google Play to explore all 1,600+ charts on your phone.