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