Billboard Hot 100 — August 29, 1960
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 29, 1960. "It's Now Or Never" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires held #1 for a 3rd straight week, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 13 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Mr. Custer" by Larry Verne at #65, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "A Million To One" by Jimmy Charles and The Revelletts, up 43 places from #95 to #52.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "It's Now Or Never" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires — 3 weeks at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting July 18, 1960.
- New in the top 10: "In My Little Corner Of The World" by Anita Bryant (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Because They're Young" by Duane Eddy And The Rebels, down 62 places from #28 to #90.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" by Connie Francis, 17 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "When Will I Be Loved" by The Everly Brothers after 13 weeks (peak #8).
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 | 7 | It's Now Or Never Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Walk -- Don't Run The Ventures |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | The Twist Chubby Checker |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | I'm Sorry Brenda Lee |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | Volare Bobby Rydell |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini Brian Hyland |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 16 | Finger Poppin' Time Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | Mission Bell Donnie Brooks |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | 13 | Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel) Roy Orbison |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 8 | In My Little Corner Of The World Anita Bryant |
| 11 | 17 | 11 | 6 | Dreamin' Johnny Burnette |
| 12 | 27 | 12 | 6 | Theme From The Apartment Ferrante & Teicher |
| 13 | 11 | 6 | 11 | Walking To New Orleans Fats Domino |
| 14 | 13 | 8 | 15 | Please Help Me, I'm Falling Hank Locklin |
| 15 | 47 | 15 | 4 | Yogi The Ivy Three |
| 16 | 34 | 16 | 3 | My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own Connie Francis |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 9 | Over The Rainbow The Demensions |
| 18 | 10 | 6 | 13 | Image Of A Girl Safaris with The Phantom's Band |
| 19 | 12 | 12 | 8 | (You Were Made For) All My Love Jackie Wilson |
| 20 | 19 | 14 | 11 | Feel So Fine Johnny Preston |
| 21 | 15 | 15 | 8 | A Woman, A Lover, A Friend Jackie Wilson |
| 22 | 21 | 19 | 11 | Look For A Star Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 23 | 35 | 23 | 5 | Hello Young Lovers Paul Anka |
| 24 | 22 | 16 | 11 | Look For A Star Garry Miles |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 7 | Ta Ta Clyde McPhatter |
| 26 | 16 | 7 | 12 | Tell Laura I Love Her Ray Peterson |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 4 | Kiddio Brook Benton |
| 28 | 60 | 28 | 4 | Never On Sunday Don Costa And His Orchestra And Chorus |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 4 | Hot Rod Lincoln Johnny Bond |
| 30 | 24 | 1 | 17 | Everybody's Somebody's Fool Connie Francis |
| 31 | 23 | 1 | 14 | Alley-Oop Hollywood Argyles |
| 32 | 18 | 5 | 15 | Mule Skinner Blues The Fendermen |
| 33 | 54 | 33 | 3 | Chain Gang Sam Cooke |
| 34 | 29 | 19 | 10 | Question Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 35 | 26 | 20 | 12 | Trouble In Paradise The Crests |
| 36 | 57 | 36 | 4 | You Mean Everything To Me Neil Sedaka |
| 37 | 33 | 21 | 10 | Don't Come Knockin' Fats Domino |
| 38 | 53 | 38 | 14 | Hot Rod Lincoln Charlie Ryan and the Timberline Riders |
| 39 | 61 | 39 | 2 | The Same One Brook Benton |
| 40 | 58 | 40 | 7 | The Twist Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 41 | 51 | 41 | 5 | I Love You In The Same Old Way Paul Anka |
| 42 | 74 | 42 | 2 | (I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too Skeeter Davis |
| 43 | 42 | 6 | 13 | That's All You Gotta Do Brenda Lee |
| 44 | 50 | 44 | 5 | It Only Happened Yesterday Jack Scott |
| 45 | 76 | 45 | 5 | Devil Or Angel Bobby Vee |
| 46 | 36 | 36 | 5 | Red Sails In The Sunset The Platters Featuring Tony Williams |
| 47 | 49 | 47 | 5 | My Love Nat King Cole-Stan Kenton |
| 48 | 43 | 31 | 11 | Is There Any Chance Marty Robbins |
| 49 | 37 | 24 | 11 | This Bitter Earth Dinah Washington |
| 50 | 41 | 38 | 7 | In The Still Of The Night Dion & The Belmonts |
| 51 | 59 | 51 | 9 | Big Boy Pete The Olympics |
| 52 | 95 | 52 | 2 | A Million To One Jimmy Charles and The Revelletts |
| 53 | 38 | 32 | 12 | Where Are You Frankie Avalon |
| 54 | 63 | 54 | 4 | Anymore Teresa Brewer |
| 55 | 52 | 29 | 11 | Look For A Star Deane Hawley |
| 56 | 40 | 26 | 11 | Look For A Star - Part I Garry Mills |
| 57 | 91 | 57 | 3 | Pineapple Princess Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 58 | 56 | 55 | 6 | Lisa Jeanne Black |
| 59 | 71 | 59 | 3 | (I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy Bobby Freeman |
| 60 | 82 | 60 | 4 | We Go Together Jan & Dean |
| 61 | 55 | 31 | 13 | One Of Us (Will Weep Tonight) Patti Page |
| 62 | 64 | 62 | 5 | If I Can't Have You Etta & Harvey |
| 63 | 45 | 32 | 6 | A Mess Of Blues Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 64 | 84 | 64 | 5 | My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You Guy Mitchell |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | Mr. Custer Larry Verne |
| 66 | 68 | 66 | 2 | Delia Gone Pat Boone |
| 67 | 86 | 67 | 2 | Malagueña Connie Francis |
| 68 | 70 | 68 | 5 | The Wreck Of The "John B" Jimmie Rodgers |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | Let's Have A Party Wanda Jackson |
| 70 | 62 | 54 | 9 | One Boy Joanie Sommers |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | I Walk The Line Jaye P. Morgan |
| 72 | 80 | 72 | 2 | Candy Sweet Pat Boone |
| 73 | 87 | 73 | 2 | The Old Oaken Bucket Tommy Sands |
| 74 | 67 | 58 | 4 | Little Bitty Pretty One Frankie Lymon |
| 75 | 73 | 73 | 3 | Kookie Little Paradise The Tree Swingers |
| 76 | 30 | 18 | 10 | Josephine Bill Black's Combo |
| 77 | 88 | 77 | 3 | Honest I Do The Innocents |
| 78 | 89 | 78 | 2 | Kommotion Duane Eddy |
| 79 | 75 | 75 | 3 | You're Looking Good Dee Clark |
| 80 | 93 | 80 | 4 | No Dodie Stevens |
| 81 | 99 | 81 | 2 | Diamonds And Pearls The Paradons |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Shortnin' Bread Paul Chaplain and his Emeralds |
| 83 | 81 | 81 | 4 | The Brigade Of Broken Hearts Paul Evans |
| 84 | 92 | 84 | 3 | A Kookie Little Paradise Jo Ann Campbell |
| 85 | 90 | 85 | 2 | Come Back Jimmy Clanton |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Many A Wonderful Moment Rosemary Clooney |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | A Fool In Love Ike & Tina Turner |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | This Old Heart James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 89 | 77 | 54 | 7 | Please Help Me, I'm Falling Rusty Draper |
| 90 | 28 | 4 | 15 | Because They're Young Duane Eddy And The Rebels |
| 91 | 96 | 91 | 3 | How High The Moon (Part 1) Ella Fitzgerald |
| 92 | 100 | 92 | 2 | The Lovin' Touch Mark Dinning |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Nice 'N' Easy Frank Sinatra |
| 94 | 78 | 78 | 3 | Bongo Bongo Bongo Preston Epps |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | My Love For You Johnny Mathis |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Shortnin' Bread The Bell Notes |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Revival Johnny And The Hurricanes |
| 98 | 79 | 72 | 5 | Far, Far Away Don Gibson |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Vaquero (Cowboy) The Fireballs |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | A Teenager Feels It Too Denny Reed |
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