Billboard Hot 100 — October 31, 1960
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 31, 1960. "Save The Last Dance For Me" by The Drifters returned to #1 after 1 week away, climbing from #2 to displace "I Want To Be Wanted" by Brenda Lee, on its way to 2 weeks on top (it would total 3 weeks at #1 across 2 separate runs). 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "He Will Break Your Heart" by Jerry Butler at #63, which would go on to peak at #7. The biggest climber was "I'll Save The Last Dance For You" by Damita Jo, up 31 places from #90 to #59.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Save The Last Dance For Me" by The Drifters — 1 week at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting September 5, 1960.
- New in the top 10: "You Talk Too Much" by Joe Jones (up from #12 to #6); "Poetry In Motion" by Johnny Tillotson (up from #26 to #9); "Georgia On My Mind" by Ray Charles (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Temptation" by Roger Williams, down 35 places from #56 to #91.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Finger Poppin' Time" by Hank Ballard And The Midnighters, 25 weeks and counting (peak #7).
- Gone from the chart: "Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel)" by Roy Orbison after 21 weeks (peak #2); "Volare" by Bobby Rydell after 15 weeks (peak #4); "Mission Bell" by Donnie Brooks after 20 weeks (peak #7).
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 | 9 | Save The Last Dance For Me The Drifters |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | I Want To Be Wanted Brenda Lee |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own Connie Francis |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | The Twist Chubby Checker |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | Chain Gang Sam Cooke |
| 6 | 12 | 6 | 7 | You Talk Too Much Joe Jones |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | Devil Or Angel Bobby Vee |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | Let's Think About Living Bob Luman |
| 9 | 26 | 9 | 4 | Poetry In Motion Johnny Tillotson |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles |
| 11 | 20 | 11 | 6 | Summer's Gone Paul Anka |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 8 | Don't Be Cruel Bill Black's Combo |
| 13 | 8 | 7 | 9 | So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) The Everly Brothers |
| 14 | 25 | 14 | 7 | Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 15 | 22 | 15 | 7 | Blue Angel Roy Orbison |
| 16 | 14 | 5 | 11 | A Million To One Jimmy Charles and The Revelletts |
| 17 | 10 | 10 | 15 | Theme From The Apartment Ferrante & Teicher |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 9 | Sleep Little Willie John |
| 19 | 27 | 19 | 5 | Stay Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs |
| 20 | 23 | 20 | 6 | Artificial Flowers Bobby Darin |
| 21 | 9 | 1 | 10 | Mr. Custer Larry Verne |
| 22 | 13 | 7 | 13 | Kiddio Brook Benton |
| 23 | 31 | 23 | 7 | North To Alaska Johnny Horton |
| 24 | 32 | 24 | 4 | To Each His Own The Platters |
| 25 | 36 | 25 | 4 | Alone At Last Jackie Wilson |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 7 | Togetherness Frankie Avalon |
| 27 | 16 | 1 | 16 | It's Now Or Never Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 28 | 55 | 28 | 4 | Last Date Floyd Cramer |
| 29 | 19 | 19 | 13 | Never On Sunday Don Costa And His Orchestra And Chorus |
| 30 | 48 | 30 | 3 | New Orleans U.S. Bonds |
| 31 | 17 | 15 | 9 | Three Nights A Week Fats Domino |
| 32 | 41 | 32 | 4 | Peter Gunn Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 33 | 18 | 18 | 11 | Diamonds And Pearls The Paradons |
| 34 | 40 | 27 | 10 | A Fool In Love Ike & Tina Turner |
| 35 | 24 | 20 | 9 | (You've Got To) Move Two Mountains Marv Johnson |
| 36 | 51 | 36 | 4 | The Hucklebuck Chubby Checker |
| 37 | 67 | 37 | 2 | A Thousand Stars Kathy Young With The Innocents |
| 38 | 37 | 16 | 11 | The Same One Brook Benton |
| 39 | 29 | 11 | 12 | Pineapple Princess Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 40 | 43 | 40 | 5 | Just A Little Brenda Lee |
| 41 | 50 | 41 | 7 | My Dearest Darling Etta James |
| 42 | 33 | 21 | 9 | Lucille The Everly Brothers |
| 43 | 34 | 2 | 16 | Walk -- Don't Run The Ventures |
| 44 | 44 | 31 | 13 | Anymore Teresa Brewer |
| 45 | 35 | 27 | 7 | Twistin' U.S.A. Danny & The Juniors |
| 46 | 45 | 45 | 6 | Somebody To Love Bobby Darin |
| 47 | 42 | 42 | 8 | Shimmy Like Kate The Olympics |
| 48 | 39 | 39 | 8 | Tonights The Night The Shirelles |
| 49 | 47 | 28 | 9 | Run Samson Run Neil Sedaka |
| 50 | 65 | 50 | 4 | Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Chubby Checker |
| 51 | 38 | 17 | 13 | You Mean Everything To Me Neil Sedaka |
| 52 | 77 | 52 | 2 | My Girl Josephine Fats Domino |
| 53 | 66 | 53 | 5 | The Sundowners Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 54 | 52 | 52 | 5 | I Wish I'd Never Been Born Patti Page |
| 55 | 54 | 54 | 5 | Love Walked In Dinah Washington |
| 56 | 46 | 37 | 12 | (I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy Bobby Freeman |
| 57 | 53 | 7 | 25 | Finger Poppin' Time Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 58 | 49 | 37 | 10 | Let's Have A Party Wanda Jackson |
| 59 | 90 | 59 | 2 | I'll Save The Last Dance For You Damita Jo |
| 60 | 28 | 11 | 15 | Dreamin' Johnny Burnette |
| 61 | 79 | 61 | 2 | Dear John Pat Boone |
| 62 | 78 | 62 | 2 | Am I Losing You Jim Reeves |
| 63 | NEW | 63 | 1 | He Will Break Your Heart Jerry Butler |
| 64 | 68 | 64 | 4 | One Of The Lucky Ones Anita Bryant |
| 65 | 71 | 65 | 3 | Patsy Jack Scott |
| 66 | 69 | 66 | 6 | Alabam Cowboy Copas |
| 67 | 75 | 67 | 4 | If She Should Come To You (La Montana) Anthony Newley |
| 68 | 60 | 60 | 4 | Everglades The Kingston Trio |
| 69 | 89 | 69 | 2 | Alabam Pat Boone |
| 70 | 72 | 70 | 3 | Lonely Teenager Dion |
| 71 | 70 | 70 | 5 | Theme From The Sundowners Felix Slatkin Orchestra and Chorus |
| 72 | 92 | 72 | 2 | Wait For Me The Playmates |
| 73 | 76 | 73 | 2 | Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea) Lolita |
| 74 | 97 | 74 | 2 | (Theme from) "The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs" Ernie Freeman |
| 75 | 59 | 59 | 4 | Humdinger Freddy Cannon |
| 76 | 74 | 74 | 2 | That's How Much Brian Hyland |
| 77 | 99 | 77 | 2 | Am I The Man Jackie Wilson |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Perfidia The Ventures |
| 79 | 58 | 28 | 16 | The Twist Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 80 | 61 | 47 | 10 | My Love For You Johnny Mathis |
| 81 | 83 | 81 | 3 | Ballad Of The Alamo Marty Robbins |
| 82 | 86 | 82 | 4 | Have Mercy Baby The Bobbettes |
| 83 | 84 | 83 | 3 | Ballad Of The Alamo Bud & Travis |
| 84 | 87 | 84 | 3 | Midnight Lace Ray Ellis |
| 85 | 63 | 1 | 23 | I'm Sorry Brenda Lee |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Natural Born Lover Fats Domino |
| 87 | 85 | 85 | 3 | The Girl With The Story In Her Eyes Safaris with The Phantom's Band |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Like Strangers The Everly Brothers |
| 89 | 91 | 89 | 3 | Side Car Cycle Charlie Ryan and the Timberline Riders |
| 90 | 93 | 90 | 3 | Night Theme The Mark II |
| 91 | 56 | 56 | 6 | Temptation Roger Williams |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 3 | Midnight Lace - Part I Ray Conniff His Orchestra And Chorus |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On Conway Twitty |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | You're Sixteen Johnny Burnette |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Ruby Duby Du Tobin Mathews & Co. |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Irresistable You Bobby Peterson |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Ruby Duby Du From Key Witness Charles Wolcott |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Once In Awhile The Chimes |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Kissin' And Twistin' Fabian |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | The Green Leaves Of Summer The Brothers Four |
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