Billboard Hot 100 — November 7, 1960
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 7, 1960. "Save The Last Dance For Me" by The Drifters held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run (it would total 3 weeks at #1 across 2 separate runs). 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Sway" by Bobby Rydell at #54, which would go on to peak at #14. The biggest climber was "Perfidia" by The Ventures, up 34 places from #78 to #44.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Save The Last Dance For Me" by The Drifters — 2 weeks at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting September 5, 1960.
- New in the top 10: "Stay" by Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs (up from #19 to #7); "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go" by Hank Ballard And The Midnighters (up from #14 to #8); "Blue Angel" by Roy Orbison (up from #15 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "The Same One" by Brook Benton, down 60 places from #38 to #98.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Finger Poppin' Time" by Hank Ballard And The Midnighters, 26 weeks and counting (peak #7).
- Gone from the chart: "I'm Sorry" by Brenda Lee after 23 weeks (peak #1).
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 | Save The Last Dance For Me The Drifters |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | I Want To Be Wanted Brenda Lee |
| 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | Poetry In Motion Johnny Tillotson |
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 | Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | You Talk Too Much Joe Jones |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own Connie Francis |
| 7 | 19 | 7 | 6 | Stay Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs |
| 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 | Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 8 | Blue Angel Roy Orbison |
| 10 | 7 | 6 | 15 | Devil Or Angel Bobby Vee |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | Don't Be Cruel Bill Black's Combo |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 13 | Chain Gang Sam Cooke |
| 13 | 8 | 7 | 10 | Let's Think About Living Bob Luman |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 10 | Sleep Little Willie John |
| 15 | 11 | 11 | 7 | Summer's Gone Paul Anka |
| 16 | 28 | 16 | 5 | Last Date Floyd Cramer |
| 17 | 30 | 17 | 4 | New Orleans U.S. Bonds |
| 18 | 23 | 18 | 8 | North To Alaska Johnny Horton |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | 5 | Alone At Last Jackie Wilson |
| 20 | 17 | 10 | 16 | Theme From The Apartment Ferrante & Teicher |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 5 | To Each His Own The Platters |
| 22 | 37 | 22 | 3 | A Thousand Stars Kathy Young With The Innocents |
| 23 | 20 | 20 | 7 | Artificial Flowers Bobby Darin |
| 24 | 4 | 1 | 15 | The Twist Chubby Checker |
| 25 | 22 | 7 | 14 | Kiddio Brook Benton |
| 26 | 13 | 7 | 10 | So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) The Everly Brothers |
| 27 | 26 | 26 | 8 | Togetherness Frankie Avalon |
| 28 | 16 | 5 | 12 | A Million To One Jimmy Charles and The Revelletts |
| 29 | 36 | 29 | 5 | The Hucklebuck Chubby Checker |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 5 | Peter Gunn Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 31 | 29 | 19 | 14 | Never On Sunday Don Costa And His Orchestra And Chorus |
| 32 | 27 | 1 | 17 | It's Now Or Never Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 33 | 34 | 27 | 11 | A Fool In Love Ike & Tina Turner |
| 34 | 21 | 1 | 11 | Mr. Custer Larry Verne |
| 35 | 63 | 35 | 2 | He Will Break Your Heart Jerry Butler |
| 36 | 31 | 15 | 10 | Three Nights A Week Fats Domino |
| 37 | 33 | 18 | 12 | Diamonds And Pearls The Paradons |
| 38 | 55 | 38 | 6 | Love Walked In Dinah Washington |
| 39 | 59 | 39 | 3 | I'll Save The Last Dance For You Damita Jo |
| 40 | 48 | 39 | 9 | Tonights The Night The Shirelles |
| 41 | 52 | 41 | 3 | My Girl Josephine Fats Domino |
| 42 | 50 | 42 | 5 | Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Chubby Checker |
| 43 | 41 | 41 | 8 | My Dearest Darling Etta James |
| 44 | 78 | 44 | 2 | Perfidia The Ventures |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 7 | Somebody To Love Bobby Darin |
| 46 | 44 | 31 | 14 | Anymore Teresa Brewer |
| 47 | 35 | 20 | 10 | (You've Got To) Move Two Mountains Marv Johnson |
| 48 | 72 | 48 | 3 | Wait For Me The Playmates |
| 49 | 39 | 11 | 13 | Pineapple Princess Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 50 | 70 | 50 | 4 | Lonely Teenager Dion |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 6 | The Sundowners Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 52 | 86 | 52 | 2 | Natural Born Lover Fats Domino |
| 53 | 47 | 42 | 9 | Shimmy Like Kate The Olympics |
| 54 | NEW | 54 | 1 | Sway Bobby Rydell |
| 55 | 42 | 21 | 10 | Lucille The Everly Brothers |
| 56 | 61 | 56 | 3 | Dear John Pat Boone |
| 57 | 43 | 2 | 17 | Walk -- Don't Run The Ventures |
| 58 | 62 | 58 | 3 | Am I Losing You Jim Reeves |
| 59 | 45 | 27 | 8 | Twistin' U.S.A. Danny & The Juniors |
| 60 | 81 | 60 | 4 | Ballad Of The Alamo Marty Robbins |
| 61 | 77 | 61 | 3 | Am I The Man Jackie Wilson |
| 62 | 94 | 62 | 2 | You're Sixteen Johnny Burnette |
| 63 | 66 | 63 | 7 | Alabam Cowboy Copas |
| 64 | 95 | 64 | 2 | Ruby Duby Du Tobin Mathews & Co. |
| 65 | 73 | 65 | 3 | Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea) Lolita |
| 66 | 97 | 66 | 2 | Ruby Duby Du From Key Witness Charles Wolcott |
| 67 | 64 | 64 | 5 | One Of The Lucky Ones Anita Bryant |
| 68 | 69 | 68 | 3 | Alabam Pat Boone |
| 69 | 57 | 7 | 26 | Finger Poppin' Time Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 70 | 88 | 70 | 2 | Like Strangers The Everly Brothers |
| 71 | 49 | 28 | 10 | Run Samson Run Neil Sedaka |
| 72 | 71 | 70 | 6 | Theme From The Sundowners Felix Slatkin Orchestra and Chorus |
| 73 | 54 | 52 | 6 | I Wish I'd Never Been Born Patti Page |
| 74 | 67 | 67 | 5 | If She Should Come To You (La Montana) Anthony Newley |
| 75 | 76 | 74 | 3 | That's How Much Brian Hyland |
| 76 | 83 | 76 | 4 | Ballad Of The Alamo Bud & Travis |
| 77 | 65 | 65 | 4 | Patsy Jack Scott |
| 78 | 82 | 78 | 5 | Have Mercy Baby The Bobbettes |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Many Tears Ago Connie Francis |
| 80 | 90 | 80 | 4 | Night Theme The Mark II |
| 81 | 74 | 74 | 3 | (Theme from) "The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs" Ernie Freeman |
| 82 | 93 | 82 | 2 | Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On Conway Twitty |
| 83 | 56 | 37 | 13 | (I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy Bobby Freeman |
| 84 | 89 | 84 | 4 | Side Car Cycle Charlie Ryan and the Timberline Riders |
| 85 | 84 | 84 | 4 | Midnight Lace Ray Ellis |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Gonzo James Booker |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Senza Mamma (With No One) Connie Francis |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Psycho Bobby Hendricks |
| 89 | 68 | 60 | 5 | Everglades The Kingston Trio |
| 90 | 100 | 90 | 2 | The Green Leaves Of Summer The Brothers Four |
| 91 | 99 | 91 | 2 | Kissin' And Twistin' Fabian |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Ol' Mac Donald Frank Sinatra |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | (Theme From) The Sundowners Mantovani & His Orchestra |
| 94 | 98 | 94 | 2 | Once In Awhile The Chimes |
| 95 | 92 | 92 | 4 | Midnight Lace - Part I Ray Conniff His Orchestra And Chorus |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | A Thousand Miles Away The Heartbeats |
| 97 | 80 | 47 | 11 | My Love For You Johnny Mathis |
| 98 | 38 | 16 | 12 | The Same One Brook Benton |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Don't Go To Strangers Etta Jones |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Cry Cry Cry Bobby Bland |
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