Billboard Hot 100 — July 11, 1960
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 11, 1960. "Alley-Oop" by Hollywood Argyles climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" by Connie Francis, which had held it for 2 weeks. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I'll Be There" by Bobby Darin at #79. The biggest climber was "Mission Bell" by Donnie Brooks, up 45 places from #79 to #34.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Alley-Oop" by Hollywood Argyles — 1 week at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting May 30, 1960.
- New in the top 10: "Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel)" by Roy Orbison (up from #11 to #6); "When Will I Be Loved" by The Everly Brothers (up from #20 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Cherry Pie" by Skip And Flip, down 42 places from #57 to #99.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Sixteen Reasons" by Connie Stevens, 24 weeks and counting (peak #3).
- Gone from the chart: "Greenfields" by The Brothers Four after 20 weeks (peak #2); "Sink The Bismark" by Johnny Horton after 18 weeks (peak #3); "Cradle Of Love" by Johnny Preston after 15 weeks (peak #7).
- Stories that mention this week: Once and Done: The Acts Whose Only Hot 100 Hit Went to Number One.
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 | 7 | Alley-Oop Hollywood Argyles |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | I'm Sorry Brenda Lee |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Everybody's Somebody's Fool Connie Francis |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Because They're Young Duane Eddy And The Rebels |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | Mule Skinner Blues The Fendermen |
| 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel) Roy Orbison |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | That's All You Gotta Do Brenda Lee |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | My Home Town Paul Anka |
| 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love) Dinah Washington & Brook Benton |
| 10 | 20 | 10 | 7 | When Will I Be Loved The Everly Brothers |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | 13 | Burning Bridges Jack Scott |
| 12 | 22 | 12 | 5 | Tell Laura I Love Her Ray Peterson |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 13 | Cathy's Clown The Everly Brothers |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 8 | Please Help Me, I'm Falling Hank Locklin |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | Alley-Oop Dante and the Evergreens |
| 16 | 13 | 5 | 14 | Paper Roses Anita Bryant |
| 17 | 43 | 17 | 6 | Image Of A Girl Safaris with The Phantom's Band |
| 18 | 12 | 12 | 10 | Wonderful World Sam Cooke |
| 19 | 14 | 10 | 11 | Happy-Go-Lucky-Me Paul Evans |
| 20 | 59 | 20 | 2 | Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini Brian Hyland |
| 21 | 31 | 21 | 4 | Walking To New Orleans Fats Domino |
| 22 | 24 | 7 | 15 | Love You So Ron Holden with The Thunderbirds |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 8 | Runaround The Fleetwoods |
| 24 | 23 | 19 | 8 | Jealous Of You (Tango Della Gelosia) Connie Francis |
| 25 | 35 | 25 | 4 | Look For A Star Garry Miles |
| 26 | 29 | 26 | 10 | Pennies From Heaven The Skyliners |
| 27 | 27 | 27 | 11 | Theme From "The Unforgiven" (The Need For Love) Don Costa And His Orchestra And Chorus |
| 28 | 33 | 28 | 3 | Josephine Bill Black's Combo |
| 29 | 18 | 18 | 8 | I Really Don't Want To Know Tommy Edwards |
| 30 | 19 | 19 | 8 | Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey Bobby Darin |
| 31 | 34 | 31 | 6 | One Of Us (Will Weep Tonight) Patti Page |
| 32 | 37 | 32 | 4 | Look For A Star Deane Hawley |
| 33 | 46 | 33 | 5 | There's Something On Your Mind (Part 2) Bobby Marchan |
| 34 | 79 | 34 | 5 | Mission Bell Donnie Brooks |
| 35 | 17 | 3 | 13 | Good Timin' Jimmy Jones |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 6 | Train Of Love Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 37 | 42 | 37 | 4 | I'm Gettin' Better Jim Reeves |
| 38 | 21 | 5 | 10 | Swingin' School Bobby Rydell |
| 39 | 28 | 27 | 11 | Mack The Knife Ella Fitzgerald |
| 40 | 50 | 40 | 5 | Is A Blue Bird Blue Conway Twitty |
| 41 | 26 | 12 | 12 | Young Emotions Ricky Nelson |
| 42 | 75 | 42 | 4 | This Bitter Earth Dinah Washington |
| 43 | 32 | 18 | 10 | Ding-A-Ling Bobby Rydell |
| 44 | 36 | 22 | 12 | Another Sleepless Night Jimmy Clanton |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 9 | Clap Your Hands The Beau-Marks |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 4 | Look For A Star Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 47 | 55 | 15 | 15 | Doggin' Around Jackie Wilson |
| 48 | 51 | 33 | 11 | All I Could Do Was Cry Etta James |
| 49 | 30 | 4 | 11 | He'll Have To Stay Jeanne Black |
| 50 | 39 | 1 | 15 | Stuck On You Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 51 | 41 | 41 | 7 | Something Happened Paul Anka |
| 52 | 90 | 52 | 3 | Don't Come Knockin' Fats Domino |
| 53 | 60 | 53 | 9 | Finger Poppin' Time Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 54 | 63 | 50 | 7 | Spring Rain Pat Boone |
| 55 | 61 | 55 | 6 | Hey Little One Dorsey Burnette |
| 56 | 62 | 56 | 4 | Look For A Star - Part I Garry Mills |
| 57 | 68 | 57 | 5 | Trouble In Paradise The Crests |
| 58 | 80 | 58 | 3 | Question Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 59 | 58 | 58 | 6 | Banjo Boy Jan And Kjeld |
| 60 | 67 | 60 | 5 | Where Are You Frankie Avalon |
| 61 | 40 | 3 | 24 | Sixteen Reasons Connie Stevens |
| 62 | 48 | 48 | 7 | Down Yonder Johnny And The Hurricanes |
| 63 | 65 | 63 | 5 | All The Love I've Got Marv Johnson |
| 64 | 66 | 64 | 4 | Bad Man Blunder The Kingston Trio |
| 65 | 47 | 22 | 18 | Lonely Weekends Charlie Rich |
| 66 | 86 | 66 | 3 | Sticks And Stones Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 67 | 54 | 54 | 8 | Lonely Winds The Drifters |
| 68 | 69 | 68 | 4 | I Can't Help It Adam Wade |
| 69 | 71 | 69 | 4 | Wake Me, Shake Me The Coasters |
| 70 | 44 | 4 | 17 | Night Jackie Wilson |
| 71 | 76 | 71 | 4 | Is There Any Chance Marty Robbins |
| 72 | 52 | 35 | 10 | Theme For Young Lovers Percy Faith And His Orchestra |
| 73 | 92 | 73 | 4 | Feel So Fine Johnny Preston |
| 74 | 82 | 74 | 2 | Johnny Freedom Johnny Horton |
| 75 | 78 | 75 | 2 | My Tani The Brothers Four |
| 76 | 81 | 76 | 3 | There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving #2 (The Ballad Of Francis Powers) Red River Dave |
| 77 | 83 | 77 | 6 | Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me) Little Willie John |
| 78 | 84 | 78 | 4 | Maria Johnny Mathis |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | I'll Be There Bobby Darin |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | (You Were Made For) All My Love Jackie Wilson |
| 81 | 93 | 81 | 2 | Do You Mind? Andy Williams |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Be Bop A-Lula The Everly Brothers |
| 83 | 64 | 28 | 16 | Ooh Poo Pah Doo - Part II Jessie Hill |
| 84 | 53 | 44 | 8 | Walking The Floor Over You Pat Boone |
| 85 | 91 | 85 | 2 | One Boy Joanie Sommers |
| 86 | 96 | 86 | 2 | Second Honeymoon Johnny Cash |
| 87 | 98 | 87 | 2 | Too Young To Go Steady Connie Stevens |
| 88 | 95 | 88 | 2 | I Shot Mr. Lee The Bobbettes |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Down The Street To 301 Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Two |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | A Woman, A Lover, A Friend Jackie Wilson |
| 91 | 77 | 28 | 10 | Jump Over Freddy Cannon |
| 92 | NEW | 78 | 7 | Hot Rod Lincoln Charlie Ryan and the Timberline Riders |
| 93 | 70 | 30 | 12 | Dutchman's Gold Walter Brennan With Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | In My Little Corner Of The World Anita Bryant |
| 95 | 74 | 74 | 7 | Ain't Gonna Be That Way Marv Johnson |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 2 | I've Been Loved Before Shirley and Lee |
| 97 | 100 | 97 | 2 | Over The Rainbow The Demensions |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | That's When I Cried Jimmy Jones |
| 99 | 57 | 11 | 15 | Cherry Pie Skip And Flip |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You Guy Mitchell |
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