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