Songs · Billboard Hot 100
Because They're Young
Entered May 23, 1960 · peaked at #4 on Jul 4, 1960 · 15 weeks on the chart, last seen Aug 29, 1960
- Record Power
- 29.5
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- never number one
- Top-ten weeks
- 4
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on chart
- 15
- May 1960 – August 1960
Ranked by Record Power, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a chart published by anyone else. How it works →
The run
Position by week; a gap is a spell off the chart.What it earned each artist
Record Power is the song's own figure. Power contributed is what the song earned each artist's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the artist had other songs charting is split between them.
| Artist | Credit | Credit share | Power contributed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Eddy And The Rebels | primary | 100% | 30.6 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Jul 4, 1960 on the timeline →- #1Everybody's Somebody's FoolConnie Francis
- #2Alley-OopHollywood Argyles
- #3I'm SorryBrenda Lee
- #4Because They're YoungDuane Eddy And The Rebels
- #5Cathy's ClownThe Everly Brothers
- #6That's All You Gotta DoBrenda Lee
- #7Burning BridgesJack Scott
- #8My Home TownPaul Anka
- #9Mule Skinner BluesThe Fendermen
- #10A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)Dinah Washington & Brook Benton