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