Billboard Hot 100 — July 18, 1960
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 18, 1960. "I'm Sorry" by Brenda Lee climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Alley-Oop" by Hollywood Argyles, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "It's Now Or Never" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires at #44, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "In My Little Corner Of The World" by Anita Bryant, up 33 places from #94 to #61.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I'm Sorry" by Brenda Lee — 1 week at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting May 30, 1960.
- New in the top 10: "Tell Laura I Love Her" by Ray Peterson (up from #12 to #9); "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" by Brian Hyland (up from #20 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Spring Rain" by Pat Boone, down 45 places from #54 to #99.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Lonely Weekends" by Charlie Rich, 19 weeks and counting (peak #22).
- Gone from the chart: "Sixteen Reasons" by Connie Stevens after 24 weeks (peak #3); "He'll Have To Stay" by Jeanne Black after 11 weeks (peak #4); "Night" by Jackie Wilson after 17 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 | 2 | 1 | 8 | I'm Sorry Brenda Lee |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Alley-Oop Hollywood Argyles |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | Everybody's Somebody's Fool Connie Francis |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel) Roy Orbison |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | Because They're Young Duane Eddy And The Rebels |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | That's All You Gotta Do Brenda Lee |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | Mule Skinner Blues The Fendermen |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | When Will I Be Loved The Everly Brothers |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | Tell Laura I Love Her Ray Peterson |
| 10 | 20 | 10 | 3 | Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini Brian Hyland |
| 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love) Dinah Washington & Brook Benton |
| 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | My Home Town Paul Anka |
| 13 | 21 | 13 | 5 | Walking To New Orleans Fats Domino |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 7 | Image Of A Girl Safaris with The Phantom's Band |
| 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | Please Help Me, I'm Falling Hank Locklin |
| 16 | 13 | 1 | 14 | Cathy's Clown The Everly Brothers |
| 17 | 18 | 12 | 11 | Wonderful World Sam Cooke |
| 18 | 28 | 18 | 4 | Josephine Bill Black's Combo |
| 19 | 11 | 3 | 14 | Burning Bridges Jack Scott |
| 20 | 15 | 15 | 8 | Alley-Oop Dante and the Evergreens |
| 21 | 22 | 7 | 16 | Love You So Ron Holden with The Thunderbirds |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 5 | Look For A Star Garry Miles |
| 23 | 16 | 5 | 15 | Paper Roses Anita Bryant |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 11 | Pennies From Heaven The Skyliners |
| 25 | 34 | 25 | 6 | Mission Bell Donnie Brooks |
| 26 | 57 | 26 | 6 | Trouble In Paradise The Crests |
| 27 | 24 | 19 | 9 | Jealous Of You (Tango Della Gelosia) Connie Francis |
| 28 | 53 | 28 | 10 | Finger Poppin' Time Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 29 | 19 | 10 | 12 | Happy-Go-Lucky-Me Paul Evans |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 5 | Look For A Star Deane Hawley |
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 6 | There's Something On Your Mind (Part 2) Bobby Marchan |
| 32 | 30 | 19 | 9 | Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey Bobby Darin |
| 33 | 23 | 23 | 9 | Runaround The Fleetwoods |
| 34 | 27 | 27 | 12 | Theme From "The Unforgiven" (The Need For Love) Don Costa And His Orchestra And Chorus |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 6 | Is A Blue Bird Blue Conway Twitty |
| 36 | 58 | 36 | 4 | Question Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 37 | 42 | 37 | 5 | This Bitter Earth Dinah Washington |
| 38 | 52 | 38 | 4 | Don't Come Knockin' Fats Domino |
| 39 | 46 | 39 | 5 | Look For A Star Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 40 | 56 | 40 | 5 | Look For A Star - Part I Garry Mills |
| 41 | 73 | 41 | 5 | Feel So Fine Johnny Preston |
| 42 | 37 | 37 | 5 | I'm Gettin' Better Jim Reeves |
| 43 | 66 | 43 | 4 | Sticks And Stones Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 44 | NEW | 44 | 1 | It's Now Or Never Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 45 | 29 | 18 | 9 | I Really Don't Want To Know Tommy Edwards |
| 46 | 38 | 5 | 11 | Swingin' School Bobby Rydell |
| 47 | 51 | 41 | 8 | Something Happened Paul Anka |
| 48 | 31 | 31 | 7 | One Of Us (Will Weep Tonight) Patti Page |
| 49 | 45 | 45 | 10 | Clap Your Hands The Beau-Marks |
| 50 | 55 | 50 | 7 | Hey Little One Dorsey Burnette |
| 51 | 60 | 51 | 6 | Where Are You Frankie Avalon |
| 52 | 39 | 27 | 12 | Mack The Knife Ella Fitzgerald |
| 53 | 35 | 3 | 14 | Good Timin' Jimmy Jones |
| 54 | 36 | 36 | 7 | Train Of Love Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 55 | 48 | 33 | 12 | All I Could Do Was Cry Etta James |
| 56 | 41 | 12 | 13 | Young Emotions Ricky Nelson |
| 57 | 65 | 22 | 19 | Lonely Weekends Charlie Rich |
| 58 | 43 | 18 | 11 | Ding-A-Ling Bobby Rydell |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 5 | Wake Me, Shake Me The Coasters |
| 60 | NEW | 60 | 1 | Volare Bobby Rydell |
| 61 | 94 | 61 | 2 | In My Little Corner Of The World Anita Bryant |
| 62 | 80 | 62 | 2 | (You Were Made For) All My Love Jackie Wilson |
| 63 | 44 | 22 | 13 | Another Sleepless Night Jimmy Clanton |
| 64 | 68 | 64 | 5 | I Can't Help It Adam Wade |
| 65 | 64 | 64 | 5 | Bad Man Blunder The Kingston Trio |
| 66 | 71 | 66 | 5 | Is There Any Chance Marty Robbins |
| 67 | 63 | 63 | 6 | All The Love I've Got Marv Johnson |
| 68 | 76 | 68 | 4 | There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving #2 (The Ballad Of Francis Powers) Red River Dave |
| 69 | 74 | 69 | 3 | Johnny Freedom Johnny Horton |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 5 | Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me) Jon Thomas and Orchestra |
| 71 | 81 | 71 | 3 | Do You Mind? Andy Williams |
| 72 | 75 | 72 | 3 | My Tani The Brothers Four |
| 73 | 88 | 73 | 3 | I Shot Mr. Lee The Bobbettes |
| 74 | 82 | 74 | 2 | Be Bop A-Lula The Everly Brothers |
| 75 | 77 | 75 | 7 | Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me) Little Willie John |
| 76 | 62 | 48 | 8 | Down Yonder Johnny And The Hurricanes |
| 77 | 59 | 58 | 7 | Banjo Boy Jan And Kjeld |
| 78 | 97 | 78 | 3 | Over The Rainbow The Demensions |
| 79 | 85 | 79 | 3 | One Boy Joanie Sommers |
| 80 | 47 | 15 | 16 | Doggin' Around Jackie Wilson |
| 81 | 87 | 81 | 3 | Too Young To Go Steady Connie Stevens |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Please Help Me, I'm Falling Rusty Draper |
| 83 | 92 | 78 | 8 | Hot Rod Lincoln Charlie Ryan and the Timberline Riders |
| 84 | 79 | 79 | 2 | I'll Be There Bobby Darin |
| 85 | 86 | 85 | 3 | Second Honeymoon Johnny Cash |
| 86 | 89 | 86 | 2 | Down The Street To 301 Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Two |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | The Twist Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Walk -- Don't Run The Ventures |
| 89 | 90 | 89 | 2 | A Woman, A Lover, A Friend Jackie Wilson |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Ta Ta Clyde McPhatter |
| 91 | 98 | 91 | 2 | That's When I Cried Jimmy Jones |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Do You Mind? Anthony Newley |
| 93 | 50 | 1 | 16 | Stuck On You Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 3 | I've Been Loved Before Shirley and Lee |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | In The Still Of The Night Dion & The Belmonts |
| 96 | 67 | 54 | 9 | Lonely Winds The Drifters |
| 97 | NEW | 92 | 3 | Big Boy Pete The Olympics |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Mio Amore The Flamingos |
| 99 | 54 | 50 | 8 | Spring Rain Pat Boone |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Night Train The Viscounts |
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