Billboard Hot 100 — November 14, 1960
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 14, 1960. "Georgia On My Mind" by Ray Charles climbed from #4 to take over the #1 spot from "Save The Last Dance For Me" by The Drifters, which had held it for 2 weeks. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Are You Lonesome To-night?" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires at #35, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Ol' Mac Donald" by Frank Sinatra, up 41 places from #92 to #51.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Georgia On My Mind" by Ray Charles — 1 week at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting September 26, 1960.
- New in the top 10: "Last Date" by Floyd Cramer (up from #16 to #8); "A Thousand Stars" by Kathy Young With The Innocents (up from #22 to #9).
- Highest debut: "Are You Lonesome To-night?" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires at #35; it would spend 16 weeks on the chart and peak at #1, with 6 weeks at #1.
- Biggest fall: "Pineapple Princess" by Annette With The Afterbeats, down 51 places from #49 to #100.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "It's Now Or Never" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires, 18 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Finger Poppin' Time" by Hank Ballard And The Midnighters after 26 weeks (peak #7).
- Stories that mention this week: One Week on Top: The Hot 100's Shortest Reigns, 1958–1990.
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 | 4 | 1 | 8 | Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Poetry In Motion Johnny Tillotson |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | You Talk Too Much Joe Jones |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | I Want To Be Wanted Brenda Lee |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Save The Last Dance For Me The Drifters |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | Stay Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 8 | 16 | 8 | 6 | Last Date Floyd Cramer |
| 9 | 22 | 9 | 4 | A Thousand Stars Kathy Young With The Innocents |
| 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Blue Angel Roy Orbison |
| 11 | 17 | 11 | 5 | New Orleans U.S. Bonds |
| 12 | 18 | 12 | 9 | North To Alaska Johnny Horton |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | Sleep Little Willie John |
| 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | Don't Be Cruel Bill Black's Combo |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 6 | Alone At Last Jackie Wilson |
| 16 | 13 | 7 | 11 | Let's Think About Living Bob Luman |
| 17 | 10 | 6 | 16 | Devil Or Angel Bobby Vee |
| 18 | 29 | 18 | 6 | The Hucklebuck Chubby Checker |
| 19 | 6 | 1 | 14 | My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own Connie Francis |
| 20 | 12 | 2 | 14 | Chain Gang Sam Cooke |
| 21 | 23 | 20 | 8 | Artificial Flowers Bobby Darin |
| 22 | 21 | 21 | 6 | To Each His Own The Platters |
| 23 | 35 | 23 | 3 | He Will Break Your Heart Jerry Butler |
| 24 | 15 | 11 | 8 | Summer's Gone Paul Anka |
| 25 | 20 | 10 | 17 | Theme From The Apartment Ferrante & Teicher |
| 26 | 25 | 7 | 15 | Kiddio Brook Benton |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 6 | Peter Gunn Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 28 | 39 | 28 | 4 | I'll Save The Last Dance For You Damita Jo |
| 29 | 24 | 1 | 16 | The Twist Chubby Checker |
| 30 | 38 | 30 | 7 | Love Walked In Dinah Washington |
| 31 | 44 | 31 | 3 | Perfidia The Ventures |
| 32 | 26 | 7 | 11 | So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) The Everly Brothers |
| 33 | 27 | 26 | 9 | Togetherness Frankie Avalon |
| 34 | 65 | 34 | 4 | Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea) Lolita |
| 35 | NEW | 35 | 1 | Are You Lonesome To-night? Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 36 | 50 | 36 | 5 | Lonely Teenager Dion |
| 37 | 41 | 37 | 4 | My Girl Josephine Fats Domino |
| 38 | 64 | 38 | 3 | Ruby Duby Du Tobin Mathews & Co. |
| 39 | 28 | 5 | 13 | A Million To One Jimmy Charles and The Revelletts |
| 40 | 54 | 40 | 2 | Sway Bobby Rydell |
| 41 | 62 | 41 | 3 | You're Sixteen Johnny Burnette |
| 42 | 61 | 42 | 4 | Am I The Man Jackie Wilson |
| 43 | 43 | 41 | 9 | My Dearest Darling Etta James |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 4 | Wait For Me The Playmates |
| 45 | 40 | 39 | 10 | Tonights The Night The Shirelles |
| 46 | 37 | 18 | 13 | Diamonds And Pearls The Paradons |
| 47 | 32 | 1 | 18 | It's Now Or Never Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 48 | 34 | 1 | 12 | Mr. Custer Larry Verne |
| 49 | 79 | 49 | 2 | Many Tears Ago Connie Francis |
| 50 | NEW | 50 | 1 | Wonderland By Night Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra |
| 51 | 92 | 51 | 2 | Ol' Mac Donald Frank Sinatra |
| 52 | 56 | 52 | 4 | Dear John Pat Boone |
| 53 | 58 | 53 | 4 | Am I Losing You Jim Reeves |
| 54 | NEW | 54 | 1 | Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread) Brook Benton |
| 55 | 60 | 55 | 5 | Ballad Of The Alamo Marty Robbins |
| 56 | 33 | 27 | 12 | A Fool In Love Ike & Tina Turner |
| 57 | 52 | 52 | 3 | Natural Born Lover Fats Domino |
| 58 | 47 | 20 | 11 | (You've Got To) Move Two Mountains Marv Johnson |
| 59 | 51 | 51 | 7 | The Sundowners Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 60 | 36 | 15 | 11 | Three Nights A Week Fats Domino |
| 61 | 45 | 45 | 8 | Somebody To Love Bobby Darin |
| 62 | 67 | 62 | 6 | One Of The Lucky Ones Anita Bryant |
| 63 | 42 | 42 | 6 | Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Chubby Checker |
| 64 | 76 | 64 | 5 | Ballad Of The Alamo Bud & Travis |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | I Gotta Know Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 66 | 70 | 66 | 3 | Like Strangers The Everly Brothers |
| 67 | 46 | 31 | 15 | Anymore Teresa Brewer |
| 68 | 53 | 42 | 10 | Shimmy Like Kate The Olympics |
| 69 | 82 | 69 | 3 | Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On Conway Twitty |
| 70 | 81 | 70 | 4 | (Theme from) "The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs" Ernie Freeman |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Exodus Ferrante & Teicher |
| 72 | 78 | 72 | 6 | Have Mercy Baby The Bobbettes |
| 73 | 88 | 73 | 2 | Psycho Bobby Hendricks |
| 74 | 59 | 27 | 9 | Twistin' U.S.A. Danny & The Juniors |
| 75 | 68 | 68 | 4 | Alabam Pat Boone |
| 76 | 63 | 63 | 8 | Alabam Cowboy Copas |
| 77 | 86 | 77 | 2 | Gonzo James Booker |
| 78 | 80 | 78 | 5 | Night Theme The Mark II |
| 79 | 31 | 19 | 15 | Never On Sunday Don Costa And His Orchestra And Chorus |
| 80 | 57 | 2 | 18 | Walk -- Don't Run The Ventures |
| 81 | 73 | 52 | 7 | I Wish I'd Never Been Born Patti Page |
| 82 | 90 | 82 | 3 | The Green Leaves Of Summer The Brothers Four |
| 83 | 94 | 83 | 3 | Once In Awhile The Chimes |
| 84 | 84 | 84 | 5 | Side Car Cycle Charlie Ryan and the Timberline Riders |
| 85 | 99 | 85 | 2 | Don't Go To Strangers Etta Jones |
| 86 | 71 | 28 | 11 | Run Samson Run Neil Sedaka |
| 87 | 100 | 87 | 2 | Cry Cry Cry Bobby Bland |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Wonderland By Night Louis Prima |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | I Missed Me Jim Reeves |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Push Push Austin Taylor |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | The Bells James Brown |
| 92 | 66 | 66 | 3 | Ruby Duby Du From Key Witness Charles Wolcott |
| 93 | 72 | 70 | 7 | Theme From The Sundowners Felix Slatkin Orchestra and Chorus |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | The Big Time Spender (Parts I & II) Cornbread & Biscuits |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Gee Jan & Dean |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Bumble Bee LaVern Baker |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Sweet Dreams Don Gibson |
| 98 | 75 | 74 | 4 | That's How Much Brian Hyland |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Send Me The Pillow You Dream On The Browns Featuring Jim Edward Brown |
| 100 | 49 | 11 | 14 | Pineapple Princess Annette With The Afterbeats |
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