Billboard Hot 100 — August 15, 1960
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 15, 1960. "It's Now Or Never" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" by Brian Hyland, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own" by Connie Francis at #56, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Hot Rod Lincoln" by Johnny Bond, up 51 places from #93 to #42.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "It's Now Or Never" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires — 1 week at the top so far, 5 weeks on the chart since debuting July 18, 1960.
- New in the top 10: "Finger Poppin' Time" by Hank Ballard And The Midnighters (up from #15 to #7); "The Twist" by Chubby Checker (up from #11 to #8).
- Biggest fall: "A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)" by Dinah Washington & Brook Benton, down 33 places from #34 to #67.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" by Connie Francis, 15 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Cathy's Clown" by The Everly Brothers after 17 weeks (peak #1); "Burning Bridges" by Jack Scott after 17 weeks (peak #3); "Love You So" by Ron Holden with The Thunderbirds after 19 weeks (peak #7).
- Stories that mention this week: Private Presley's Hot 100: Elvis From 1958 to 1962.
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 | 3 | 1 | 5 | It's Now Or Never Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini Brian Hyland |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | I'm Sorry Brenda Lee |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel) Roy Orbison |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | Walk -- Don't Run The Ventures |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | Walking To New Orleans Fats Domino |
| 7 | 15 | 7 | 14 | Finger Poppin' Time Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | The Twist Chubby Checker |
| 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | Tell Laura I Love Her Ray Peterson |
| 10 | 6 | 6 | 11 | Image Of A Girl Safaris with The Phantom's Band |
| 11 | 27 | 11 | 5 | Volare Bobby Rydell |
| 12 | 18 | 12 | 10 | Mission Bell Donnie Brooks |
| 13 | 9 | 8 | 13 | Please Help Me, I'm Falling Hank Locklin |
| 14 | 24 | 14 | 6 | (You Were Made For) All My Love Jackie Wilson |
| 15 | 23 | 15 | 6 | In My Little Corner Of The World Anita Bryant |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 12 | Alley-Oop Hollywood Argyles |
| 17 | 13 | 5 | 13 | Mule Skinner Blues The Fendermen |
| 18 | 14 | 14 | 9 | Feel So Fine Johnny Preston |
| 19 | 29 | 19 | 6 | A Woman, A Lover, A Friend Jackie Wilson |
| 20 | 12 | 1 | 15 | Everybody's Somebody's Fool Connie Francis |
| 21 | 20 | 20 | 10 | Trouble In Paradise The Crests |
| 22 | 16 | 16 | 9 | Look For A Star Garry Miles |
| 23 | 36 | 23 | 4 | Theme From The Apartment Ferrante & Teicher |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 9 | This Bitter Earth Dinah Washington |
| 25 | 17 | 4 | 13 | Because They're Young Duane Eddy And The Rebels |
| 26 | 19 | 19 | 8 | Question Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 27 | 25 | 25 | 7 | Over The Rainbow The Demensions |
| 28 | 41 | 28 | 4 | Dreamin' Johnny Burnette |
| 29 | 22 | 18 | 8 | Josephine Bill Black's Combo |
| 30 | 21 | 8 | 12 | When Will I Be Loved The Everly Brothers |
| 31 | 28 | 19 | 9 | Look For A Star Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 32 | 51 | 32 | 4 | A Mess Of Blues Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 33 | 30 | 21 | 8 | Don't Come Knockin' Fats Domino |
| 34 | 32 | 32 | 10 | Where Are You Frankie Avalon |
| 35 | 33 | 6 | 11 | That's All You Gotta Do Brenda Lee |
| 36 | 31 | 31 | 9 | Is There Any Chance Marty Robbins |
| 37 | 44 | 31 | 11 | One Of Us (Will Weep Tonight) Patti Page |
| 38 | 46 | 38 | 5 | In The Still Of The Night Dion & The Belmonts |
| 39 | 35 | 26 | 9 | Look For A Star - Part I Garry Mills |
| 40 | 37 | 37 | 9 | Bad Man Blunder The Kingston Trio |
| 41 | 59 | 41 | 2 | Kiddio Brook Benton |
| 42 | 93 | 42 | 2 | Hot Rod Lincoln Johnny Bond |
| 43 | 38 | 35 | 10 | Is A Blue Bird Blue Conway Twitty |
| 44 | 58 | 44 | 3 | Red Sails In The Sunset The Platters Featuring Tony Williams |
| 45 | 42 | 15 | 12 | Alley-Oop Dante and the Evergreens |
| 46 | 49 | 38 | 11 | Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me) Little Willie John |
| 47 | 55 | 47 | 5 | Ta Ta Clyde McPhatter |
| 48 | 43 | 29 | 9 | Look For A Star Deane Hawley |
| 49 | 48 | 48 | 9 | Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me) Jon Thomas and Orchestra |
| 50 | 39 | 39 | 12 | Hot Rod Lincoln Charlie Ryan and the Timberline Riders |
| 51 | 63 | 51 | 3 | Hello Young Lovers Paul Anka |
| 52 | 53 | 52 | 7 | I Shot Mr. Lee The Bobbettes |
| 53 | 45 | 31 | 10 | There's Something On Your Mind (Part 2) Bobby Marchan |
| 54 | 60 | 54 | 7 | One Boy Joanie Sommers |
| 55 | 62 | 55 | 4 | Lisa Jeanne Black |
| 56 | NEW | 56 | 1 | My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own Connie Francis |
| 57 | 80 | 57 | 2 | Yogi The Ivy Three |
| 58 | 84 | 58 | 2 | Little Bitty Pretty One Frankie Lymon |
| 59 | 86 | 59 | 3 | I Love You In The Same Old Way Paul Anka |
| 60 | 47 | 18 | 13 | I Really Don't Want To Know Tommy Edwards |
| 61 | 95 | 53 | 5 | The Twist Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 62 | 64 | 62 | 3 | My Love Nat King Cole-Stan Kenton |
| 63 | 57 | 51 | 9 | Wake Me, Shake Me The Coasters |
| 64 | 76 | 64 | 3 | It Only Happened Yesterday Jack Scott |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 2 | Never On Sunday Don Costa And His Orchestra And Chorus |
| 66 | 65 | 48 | 11 | Hey Little One Dorsey Burnette |
| 67 | 34 | 7 | 13 | A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love) Dinah Washington & Brook Benton |
| 68 | 54 | 8 | 13 | My Home Town Paul Anka |
| 69 | 87 | 69 | 2 | You Mean Everything To Me Neil Sedaka |
| 70 | 40 | 40 | 8 | Sticks And Stones Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 71 | 78 | 71 | 3 | The Wreck Of The "John B" Jimmie Rodgers |
| 72 | 77 | 72 | 7 | Big Boy Pete The Olympics |
| 73 | 61 | 23 | 13 | Runaround The Fleetwoods |
| 74 | 67 | 54 | 5 | Please Help Me, I'm Falling Rusty Draper |
| 75 | 81 | 75 | 2 | Anymore Teresa Brewer |
| 76 | 72 | 72 | 3 | Far, Far Away Don Gibson |
| 77 | 74 | 74 | 5 | Mio Amore The Flamingos |
| 78 | 89 | 78 | 3 | If I Can't Have You Etta & Harvey |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Chain Gang Sam Cooke |
| 80 | 50 | 50 | 7 | My Tani The Brothers Four |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | You're Looking Good Dee Clark |
| 82 | 90 | 82 | 2 | The Brigade Of Broken Hearts Paul Evans |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | (I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy Bobby Freeman |
| 84 | 96 | 84 | 2 | Blue Velvet The Statues |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Bongo Bongo Bongo Preston Epps |
| 86 | 83 | 83 | 4 | Happy Shades Of Blue Freddie Cannon |
| 87 | 70 | 45 | 14 | Clap Your Hands The Beau-Marks |
| 88 | 82 | 82 | 5 | Night Train The Viscounts |
| 89 | 68 | 12 | 15 | Wonderful World Sam Cooke |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | A Kookie Little Paradise Jo Ann Campbell |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 2 | Do You Mind? Anthony Newley |
| 92 | 66 | 37 | 9 | I'm Gettin' Better Jim Reeves |
| 93 | 97 | 93 | 3 | Devil Or Angel Bobby Vee |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Honest I Do The Innocents |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Pineapple Princess Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 96 | 71 | 70 | 7 | Do You Mind? Andy Williams |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 2 | No Dodie Stevens |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Kookie Little Paradise The Tree Swingers |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | The Last Dance The McGuire Sisters |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | How High The Moon (Part 1) Ella Fitzgerald |
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