Billboard Hot 100 — June 20, 1960
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of June 20, 1960. "Cathy's Clown" by The Everly Brothers held #1 for a 5th straight week, the last week of its run. 13 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Walking To New Orleans" by Fats Domino at #57, which would go on to peak at #6. The biggest climber was "One Of Us (Will Weep Tonight)" by Patti Page, up 26 places from #78 to #52.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Cathy's Clown" by The Everly Brothers — 5 weeks at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting April 18, 1960.
- New in the top 10: "Alley-Oop" by Hollywood Argyles (up from #12 to #6).
- Biggest fall: "Mountain Of Love" by Harold Dorman, down 20 places from #35 to #55.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Sixteen Reasons" by Connie Stevens, 21 weeks and counting (peak #3).
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 | 10 | Cathy's Clown The Everly Brothers |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Everybody's Somebody's Fool Connie Francis |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Burning Bridges Jack Scott |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | Good Timin' Jimmy Jones |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | Swingin' School Bobby Rydell |
| 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | Alley-Oop Hollywood Argyles |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | Paper Roses Anita Bryant |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | Love You So Ron Holden with The Thunderbirds |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | He'll Have To Stay Jeanne Black |
| 10 | 8 | 1 | 12 | Stuck On You Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 5 | Because They're Young Duane Eddy And The Rebels |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 5 | My Home Town Paul Anka |
| 13 | 20 | 13 | 5 | A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love) Dinah Washington & Brook Benton |
| 14 | 23 | 14 | 4 | I'm Sorry Brenda Lee |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 7 | Wonderful World Sam Cooke |
| 16 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Happy-Go-Lucky-Me Paul Evans |
| 17 | 11 | 4 | 14 | Night Jackie Wilson |
| 18 | 14 | 12 | 9 | Young Emotions Ricky Nelson |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 5 | Jealous Of You (Tango Della Gelosia) Connie Francis |
| 20 | 28 | 20 | 4 | Alley-Oop Dante and the Evergreens |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 5 | Mule Skinner Blues The Fendermen |
| 22 | 30 | 22 | 9 | Another Sleepless Night Jimmy Clanton |
| 23 | 15 | 2 | 18 | Greenfields The Brothers Four |
| 24 | 17 | 3 | 21 | Sixteen Reasons Connie Stevens |
| 25 | 32 | 22 | 15 | Lonely Weekends Charlie Rich |
| 26 | 18 | 11 | 12 | Cherry Pie Skip And Flip |
| 27 | 22 | 18 | 7 | Ding-A-Ling Bobby Rydell |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 7 | Jump Over Freddy Cannon |
| 29 | 31 | 29 | 8 | Mack The Knife Ella Fitzgerald |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 5 | I Really Don't Want To Know Tommy Edwards |
| 31 | 44 | 31 | 3 | Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel) Roy Orbison |
| 32 | 27 | 7 | 13 | Cradle Of Love Johnny Preston |
| 33 | 41 | 33 | 5 | Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey Bobby Darin |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 5 | Please Help Me, I'm Falling Hank Locklin |
| 35 | 21 | 15 | 12 | Doggin' Around Jackie Wilson |
| 36 | 55 | 36 | 3 | That's All You Gotta Do Brenda Lee |
| 37 | 45 | 37 | 3 | Train Of Love Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 38 | 26 | 7 | 19 | Let The Little Girl Dance Billy Bland |
| 39 | 50 | 39 | 7 | Pennies From Heaven The Skyliners |
| 40 | 33 | 33 | 8 | All I Could Do Was Cry Etta James |
| 41 | 42 | 41 | 5 | Runaround The Fleetwoods |
| 42 | 43 | 42 | 7 | Theme For Young Lovers Percy Faith And His Orchestra |
| 43 | 48 | 3 | 16 | Sink The Bismark Johnny Horton |
| 44 | 49 | 44 | 8 | Theme From "The Unforgiven" (The Need For Love) Don Costa And His Orchestra And Chorus |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 5 | Walking The Floor Over You Pat Boone |
| 46 | 36 | 30 | 9 | Dutchman's Gold Walter Brennan With Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra |
| 47 | 52 | 47 | 4 | Something Happened Paul Anka |
| 48 | 37 | 21 | 12 | Mr. Lucky Henry Mancini |
| 49 | 63 | 49 | 4 | Down Yonder Johnny And The Hurricanes |
| 50 | 54 | 50 | 4 | Spring Rain Pat Boone |
| 51 | 39 | 9 | 13 | Stairway To Heaven Neil Sedaka |
| 52 | 78 | 52 | 3 | One Of Us (Will Weep Tonight) Patti Page |
| 53 | 58 | 53 | 6 | Clap Your Hands The Beau-Marks |
| 54 | 40 | 5 | 15 | The Old Lamplighter The Browns Featuring Jim Edward Brown |
| 55 | 35 | 21 | 17 | Mountain Of Love Harold Dorman |
| 56 | 51 | 28 | 13 | Ooh Poo Pah Doo - Part II Jessie Hill |
| 57 | NEW | 57 | 1 | Walking To New Orleans Fats Domino |
| 58 | 56 | 53 | 6 | National City Joiner, Arkansas Junior High School Band |
| 59 | 57 | 30 | 9 | When You Wish Upon A Star Dion & The Belmonts |
| 60 | NEW | 60 | 1 | I'm Gettin' Better Jim Reeves |
| 61 | 64 | 61 | 7 | Pink Chiffon Mitchell Torok |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 3 | Image Of A Girl Safaris with The Phantom's Band |
| 63 | 71 | 63 | 4 | When Will I Be Loved The Everly Brothers |
| 64 | 70 | 64 | 5 | Lonely Winds The Drifters |
| 65 | 69 | 65 | 6 | Exclusively Yours Carl Dobkins, Jr. |
| 66 | 60 | 29 | 10 | Barbara The Temptations |
| 67 | 72 | 67 | 3 | Hey Little One Dorsey Burnette |
| 68 | 59 | 59 | 3 | Alley-Oop The Dyna-Sores |
| 69 | 66 | 56 | 6 | Ebb Tide The Platters Featuring Tony Williams |
| 70 | 81 | 70 | 3 | Banjo Boy Jan And Kjeld |
| 71 | 61 | 23 | 12 | The Madison Al Brown's Tunetoppers Featuring Cookie Brown |
| 72 | 86 | 72 | 2 | Tell Laura I Love Her Ray Peterson |
| 73 | 76 | 73 | 2 | Mister Lonely The Videls |
| 74 | 74 | 64 | 6 | Finger Poppin' Time Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 4 | Comin' Down With Love Mel Gadson |
| 76 | 93 | 76 | 2 | Is A Blue Bird Blue Conway Twitty |
| 77 | 80 | 77 | 6 | La Montana (If She Should Come To You) Frank DeVol And His Rainbow Strings |
| 78 | 65 | 30 | 10 | Nobody Loves Me Like You The Flamingos |
| 79 | 88 | 79 | 2 | Banjo Boy Dorothy Collins |
| 80 | 87 | 80 | 2 | All The Love I've Got Marv Johnson |
| 81 | 75 | 56 | 6 | Always It's You The Everly Brothers |
| 82 | 62 | 24 | 10 | Got A Girl The Four Preps |
| 83 | 90 | 83 | 2 | Trouble In Paradise The Crests |
| 84 | 89 | 84 | 2 | Where Are You Frankie Avalon |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Look For A Star Deane Hawley |
| 86 | NEW | 78 | 6 | Hot Rod Lincoln Charlie Ryan and the Timberline Riders |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Wake Me, Shake Me The Coasters |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Look For A Star Garry Miles |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | This Bitter Earth Dinah Washington |
| 90 | 99 | 90 | 2 | There's Something On Your Mind (Part 2) Bobby Marchan |
| 91 | 96 | 91 | 4 | Ain't Gonna Be That Way Marv Johnson |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Look For A Star Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 93 | 82 | 82 | 2 | Tuxedo Junction Frankie Avalon |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | I Can't Help It Adam Wade |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Bad Man Blunder The Kingston Trio |
| 96 | 84 | 84 | 2 | Mission Bell Donnie Brooks |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Is There Any Chance Marty Robbins |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Feel So Fine Johnny Preston |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Look For A Star - Part I Garry Mills |
| 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 | Banjo Boy Art Mooney And His Orchestra |
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