Billboard Hot 100 — September 19, 1960
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 19, 1960. "The Twist" by Chubby Checker climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "It's Now Or Never" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires, which had held it for 5 weeks (it would total 3 weeks at #1 across 2 separate runs). 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go" by Hank Ballard And The Midnighters at #87, which would go on to peak at #6. The biggest climber was "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" by Ricky Nelson, up 37 places from #80 to #43.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The Twist" by Chubby Checker — 1 week at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting August 1, 1960.
- New in the top 10: "A Million To One" by Jimmy Charles and The Revelletts (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "We Go Together" by Jan & Dean, down 33 places from #53 to #86.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Finger Poppin' Time" by Hank Ballard And The Midnighters, 19 weeks and counting (peak #7).
- Gone from the chart: "Tell Laura I Love Her" by Ray Peterson after 14 weeks (peak #7).
- 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 | 2 | 1 | 8 | The Twist Chubby Checker |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own Connie Francis |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | It's Now Or Never Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Mr. Custer Larry Verne |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | Chain Gang Sam Cooke |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 | Walk -- Don't Run The Ventures |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | Kiddio Brook Benton |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | Yogi The Ivy Three |
| 9 | 7 | 4 | 10 | Volare Bobby Rydell |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | A Million To One Jimmy Charles and The Revelletts |
| 11 | 17 | 11 | 3 | So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) The Everly Brothers |
| 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | Theme From The Apartment Ferrante & Teicher |
| 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | Dreamin' Johnny Burnette |
| 14 | 10 | 7 | 15 | Mission Bell Donnie Brooks |
| 15 | 26 | 15 | 8 | Devil Or Angel Bobby Vee |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 5 | The Same One Brook Benton |
| 17 | 28 | 17 | 6 | Pineapple Princess Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 18 | 44 | 18 | 3 | Save The Last Dance For Me The Drifters |
| 19 | 15 | 7 | 19 | Finger Poppin' Time Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 20 | 16 | 10 | 11 | In My Little Corner Of The World Anita Bryant |
| 21 | 18 | 16 | 12 | Over The Rainbow The Demensions |
| 22 | 35 | 22 | 3 | Three Nights A Week Fats Domino |
| 23 | 22 | 22 | 7 | You Mean Everything To Me Neil Sedaka |
| 24 | 20 | 1 | 17 | I'm Sorry Brenda Lee |
| 25 | 14 | 1 | 12 | Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini Brian Hyland |
| 26 | 38 | 26 | 7 | Hot Rod Lincoln Johnny Bond |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 3 | Lucille The Everly Brothers |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 10 | The Twist Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 29 | 27 | 12 | 11 | (You Were Made For) All My Love Jackie Wilson |
| 30 | 25 | 2 | 16 | Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel) Roy Orbison |
| 31 | 37 | 26 | 7 | Never On Sunday Don Costa And His Orchestra And Chorus |
| 32 | 24 | 23 | 8 | Hello Young Lovers Paul Anka |
| 33 | 67 | 33 | 2 | I Want To Be Wanted Brenda Lee |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 7 | Anymore Teresa Brewer |
| 35 | 30 | 6 | 16 | Image Of A Girl Safaris with The Phantom's Band |
| 36 | 23 | 23 | 10 | Ta Ta Clyde McPhatter |
| 37 | 31 | 15 | 11 | A Woman, A Lover, A Friend Jackie Wilson |
| 38 | 63 | 38 | 3 | I'm Not Afraid Ricky Nelson |
| 39 | 59 | 39 | 6 | Honest I Do The Innocents |
| 40 | 21 | 8 | 18 | Please Help Me, I'm Falling Hank Locklin |
| 41 | 39 | 38 | 8 | It Only Happened Yesterday Jack Scott |
| 42 | 41 | 39 | 5 | (I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too Skeeter Davis |
| 43 | 80 | 43 | 2 | Yes Sir, That's My Baby Ricky Nelson |
| 44 | 32 | 6 | 14 | Walking To New Orleans Fats Domino |
| 45 | 36 | 33 | 17 | Hot Rod Lincoln Charlie Ryan and the Timberline Riders |
| 46 | 40 | 40 | 8 | I Love You In The Same Old Way Paul Anka |
| 47 | 46 | 46 | 6 | (I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy Bobby Freeman |
| 48 | 74 | 48 | 3 | Run Samson Run Neil Sedaka |
| 49 | 47 | 47 | 4 | A Fool In Love Ike & Tina Turner |
| 50 | 55 | 50 | 6 | You're Looking Good Dee Clark |
| 51 | 51 | 51 | 4 | Let's Have A Party Wanda Jackson |
| 52 | 54 | 52 | 8 | If I Can't Have You Etta & Harvey |
| 53 | 50 | 50 | 12 | Big Boy Pete The Olympics |
| 54 | 48 | 48 | 3 | Let The Good Times Roll Shirley & Lee |
| 55 | 69 | 55 | 5 | Malagueña Connie Francis |
| 56 | 71 | 56 | 3 | Let's Think About Living Bob Luman |
| 57 | 45 | 45 | 8 | My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You Guy Mitchell |
| 58 | 78 | 58 | 3 | Put Your Arms Around Me Honey Fats Domino |
| 59 | 52 | 32 | 9 | A Mess Of Blues Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 60 | 61 | 60 | 5 | Diamonds And Pearls The Paradons |
| 61 | 70 | 61 | 6 | A Kookie Little Paradise Jo Ann Campbell |
| 62 | 43 | 5 | 18 | Mule Skinner Blues The Fendermen |
| 63 | 65 | 63 | 4 | My Love For You Johnny Mathis |
| 64 | 49 | 43 | 9 | Lisa Jeanne Black |
| 65 | 75 | 65 | 3 | Sleep Little Willie John |
| 66 | 77 | 66 | 3 | (You've Got To) Move Two Mountains Marv Johnson |
| 67 | 60 | 60 | 4 | Nice 'N' Easy Frank Sinatra |
| 68 | 66 | 66 | 4 | I Walk The Line Jaye P. Morgan |
| 69 | 42 | 14 | 14 | Feel So Fine Johnny Preston |
| 70 | 98 | 70 | 2 | Shimmy Like Kate The Olympics |
| 71 | 64 | 64 | 8 | The Wreck Of The "John B" Jimmie Rodgers |
| 72 | 72 | 72 | 3 | And Now Della Reese |
| 73 | 82 | 73 | 3 | Rocking Goose Johnny And The Hurricanes |
| 74 | 87 | 74 | 5 | Come Back Jimmy Clanton |
| 75 | 83 | 75 | 2 | Brontosaurus Stomp The Piltdown Men |
| 76 | 96 | 76 | 2 | Don't Be Cruel Bill Black's Combo |
| 77 | 95 | 77 | 2 | Five Brothers Marty Robbins |
| 78 | 89 | 78 | 2 | Tonight's The Night The Chiffons |
| 79 | 62 | 47 | 8 | My Love Nat King Cole-Stan Kenton |
| 80 | 73 | 73 | 7 | No Dodie Stevens |
| 81 | 85 | 81 | 2 | Journey Of Love The Crests featuring Johnny Mastro |
| 82 | 88 | 82 | 4 | Shortnin' Bread Paul Chaplain and his Emeralds |
| 83 | 86 | 78 | 5 | Kommotion Duane Eddy |
| 84 | 58 | 36 | 8 | Red Sails In The Sunset The Platters Featuring Tony Williams |
| 85 | 79 | 79 | 4 | This Old Heart James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 86 | 53 | 53 | 7 | We Go Together Jan & Dean |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 4 | The Lovin' Touch Mark Dinning |
| 89 | 90 | 73 | 6 | Kookie Little Paradise The Tree Swingers |
| 90 | 97 | 90 | 2 | Tonights The Night The Shirelles |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | You Talk Too Much Joe Jones |
| 92 | 99 | 92 | 2 | Just Call Me (And I'll Understand) Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | North To Alaska Johnny Horton |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby Buster Brown |
| 95 | 100 | 95 | 2 | Time Machine Dante and the Evergreens |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Blue Angel Roy Orbison |
| 97 | 68 | 24 | 14 | This Bitter Earth Dinah Washington |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Twistin' U.S.A. Danny & The Juniors |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | My Dearest Darling Etta James |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Togetherness Frankie Avalon |
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