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