Billboard Hot 100 — November 28, 1960
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 28, 1960. "Are You Lonesome To-night?" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Stay" by Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs, on its way to 6 weeks on top. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Rubber Ball" by Bobby Vee at #67, which would go on to peak at #6. The biggest climber was "Like Strangers" by The Everly Brothers, up 28 places from #50 to #22.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Are You Lonesome To-night?" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires — 1 week at the top so far, 3 weeks on the chart since debuting November 14, 1960.
- New in the top 10: "North To Alaska" by Johnny Horton (up from #12 to #7); "Alone At Last" by Jackie Wilson (up from #13 to #8).
- Biggest fall: "A Million To One" by Jimmy Charles and The Revelletts, down 32 places from #48 to #80.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "It's Now Or Never" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires, 20 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Mr. Custer" by Larry Verne after 13 weeks (peak #1); "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" by The Everly Brothers after 12 weeks (peak #7).
- Stories that mention this week: Private Presley's Hot 100: Elvis From 1958 to 1962.
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 | 3 | Are You Lonesome To-night? Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | Last Date Floyd Cramer |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Stay Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | Poetry In Motion Johnny Tillotson |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | A Thousand Stars Kathy Young With The Innocents |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | New Orleans U.S. Bonds |
| 7 | 12 | 7 | 11 | North To Alaska Johnny Horton |
| 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | Alone At Last Jackie Wilson |
| 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 10 | Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 5 | He Will Break Your Heart Jerry Butler |
| 12 | 24 | 12 | 6 | Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea) Lolita |
| 13 | 10 | 1 | 13 | Save The Last Dance For Me The Drifters |
| 14 | 19 | 14 | 4 | Many Tears Ago Connie Francis |
| 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | The Hucklebuck Chubby Checker |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 4 | Sway Bobby Rydell |
| 17 | 11 | 1 | 12 | I Want To Be Wanted Brenda Lee |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 5 | Perfidia The Ventures |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | 11 | You Talk Too Much Joe Jones |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 3 | Wonderland By Night Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra |
| 21 | 32 | 21 | 5 | You're Sixteen Johnny Burnette |
| 22 | 50 | 22 | 5 | Like Strangers The Everly Brothers |
| 23 | 18 | 13 | 13 | Sleep Little Willie John |
| 24 | 27 | 24 | 6 | My Girl Josephine Fats Domino |
| 25 | 43 | 25 | 4 | Ol' Mac Donald Frank Sinatra |
| 26 | 23 | 6 | 18 | Devil Or Angel Bobby Vee |
| 27 | 17 | 9 | 11 | Blue Angel Roy Orbison |
| 28 | 22 | 21 | 8 | To Each His Own The Platters |
| 29 | 30 | 28 | 6 | I'll Save The Last Dance For You Damita Jo |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 5 | Ruby Duby Du Tobin Mathews & Co. |
| 31 | 40 | 31 | 3 | Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread) Brook Benton |
| 32 | 34 | 32 | 7 | Lonely Teenager Dion |
| 33 | 41 | 33 | 6 | Am I Losing You Jim Reeves |
| 34 | 56 | 34 | 3 | I Gotta Know Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 35 | 16 | 11 | 12 | Don't Be Cruel Bill Black's Combo |
| 36 | 36 | 26 | 11 | Togetherness Frankie Avalon |
| 37 | 49 | 37 | 6 | Am I The Man Jackie Wilson |
| 38 | 31 | 20 | 10 | Artificial Flowers Bobby Darin |
| 39 | 37 | 37 | 6 | Wait For Me The Playmates |
| 40 | 51 | 40 | 3 | Exodus Ferrante & Teicher |
| 41 | 65 | 41 | 5 | Ruby Duby Du From Key Witness Charles Wolcott |
| 42 | 38 | 38 | 11 | My Dearest Darling Etta James |
| 43 | 29 | 7 | 13 | Let's Think About Living Bob Luman |
| 44 | 46 | 44 | 6 | Dear John Pat Boone |
| 45 | 28 | 1 | 16 | My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own Connie Francis |
| 46 | 25 | 2 | 16 | Chain Gang Sam Cooke |
| 47 | 44 | 30 | 9 | Love Walked In Dinah Washington |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 7 | Ballad Of The Alamo Marty Robbins |
| 49 | 60 | 49 | 4 | Gonzo James Booker |
| 50 | 58 | 50 | 5 | Natural Born Lover Fats Domino |
| 51 | 39 | 11 | 10 | Summer's Gone Paul Anka |
| 52 | 35 | 27 | 8 | Peter Gunn Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 53 | 68 | 53 | 3 | I Missed Me Jim Reeves |
| 54 | 59 | 54 | 6 | Alabam Pat Boone |
| 55 | 61 | 55 | 5 | Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On Conway Twitty |
| 56 | 52 | 1 | 18 | The Twist Chubby Checker |
| 57 | 55 | 18 | 15 | Diamonds And Pearls The Paradons |
| 58 | 45 | 10 | 19 | Theme From The Apartment Ferrante & Teicher |
| 59 | 67 | 59 | 2 | Gee Whiz The Innocents |
| 60 | 47 | 7 | 17 | Kiddio Brook Benton |
| 61 | 64 | 61 | 2 | Ruby Ray Charles |
| 62 | 71 | 62 | 2 | Main Theme from Exodus (Ari's Theme) Mantovani & His Orch. |
| 63 | 54 | 39 | 12 | Tonights The Night The Shirelles |
| 64 | 72 | 64 | 5 | Once In Awhile The Chimes |
| 65 | 78 | 65 | 5 | The Green Leaves Of Summer The Brothers Four |
| 66 | 73 | 66 | 2 | Hardhearted Hannah Ray Charles |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | Rubber Ball Bobby Vee |
| 68 | 81 | 51 | 9 | The Sundowners Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 69 | 82 | 63 | 10 | Alabam Cowboy Copas |
| 70 | 94 | 70 | 3 | Last Date Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra |
| 71 | 79 | 71 | 4 | Cry Cry Cry Bobby Bland |
| 72 | 76 | 72 | 4 | Don't Go To Strangers Etta Jones |
| 73 | 87 | 73 | 2 | Will You Love Me Tomorrow The Shirelles |
| 74 | 84 | 74 | 3 | The Bells James Brown |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Blue Tango Bill Black's Combo |
| 76 | 83 | 76 | 3 | Send Me The Pillow You Dream On The Browns Featuring Jim Edward Brown |
| 77 | 86 | 77 | 3 | The Big Time Spender (Parts I & II) Cornbread & Biscuits |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 3 | Wonderland By Night Louis Prima |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Wings Of A Dove Ferlin Husky |
| 80 | 48 | 5 | 15 | A Million To One Jimmy Charles and The Revelletts |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Walk Slow Little Willie John |
| 82 | 75 | 75 | 7 | Night Theme The Mark II |
| 83 | 66 | 66 | 8 | Have Mercy Baby The Bobbettes |
| 84 | 96 | 84 | 2 | Corinna, Corinna Ray Peterson |
| 85 | 77 | 64 | 7 | Ballad Of The Alamo Bud & Travis |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Doll House Donnie Brooks |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Ramona The Blue Diamonds |
| 88 | 69 | 42 | 8 | Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Chubby Checker |
| 89 | 93 | 89 | 3 | Gee Jan & Dean |
| 90 | 91 | 90 | 2 | Stranger From Durango Richie Allen |
| 91 | 92 | 82 | 5 | Serenata Sarah Vaughan |
| 92 | NEW | 70 | 8 | Theme From The Sundowners Felix Slatkin Orchestra and Chorus |
| 93 | 95 | 93 | 3 | Bumble Bee LaVern Baker |
| 94 | 100 | 94 | 2 | Gloria's Theme Adam Wade |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Come Rain Or Come Shine Ray Charles |
| 96 | 97 | 96 | 3 | Sweet Dreams Don Gibson |
| 97 | NEW | 73 | 3 | Psycho Bobby Hendricks |
| 98 | 80 | 70 | 6 | (Theme from) "The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs" Ernie Freeman |
| 99 | 70 | 1 | 20 | It's Now Or Never Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue) Teresa Brewer |
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