1960 in music
Who ruled 1960? Connie Francis was Artist of the Year on the Billboard Hot 100 and Adam Faith on the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 1960, the biggest songs and the top artists.
Billboard Hot 100
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connie Francis | 157 | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | Brenda Lee | 142 | 10 | 16 |
| 3 | Bobby Rydell | 127 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | The Everly Brothers | 125 | 1 | 18 |
| 5 | Jackie Wilson | 101 | 8 | 12 |
| 6 | Paul Anka | 101 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Brook Benton | 87 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Johnny Preston | 82 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Fats Domino | 81 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Bill Black's Combo | 76 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree | Brenda Lee | #1 | 70 | 158.8 |
| 2 | The Twist | Chubby Checker | #1 | 39 | 98.7 |
| 3 | The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) | Nat King Cole | #6 | 55 | 90.5 |
| 4 | The Theme From "A Summer Place | Percy Faith And His Orchestra | #1 | 21 | 51.0 |
| 5 | I'm Sorry | Brenda Lee | #1 | 23 | 48.9 |
| 6 | It's Now Or Never | Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires | #1 | 20 | 47.2 |
| 7 | Exodus | Ferrante & Teicher | #2 | 21 | 46.5 |
| 8 | Last Date | Floyd Cramer | #2 | 20 | 43.8 |
| 9 | North To Alaska | Johnny Horton | #4 | 23 | 43.5 |
| 10 | Are You Lonesome To-night? | Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires | #1 | 16 | 43.1 |
UK Singles Chart
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Faith | 168 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | The Everly Brothers | 135 | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | Anthony Newley | 134 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | Connie Francis | 114 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Elvis Presley | 112 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | Emile Ford and the Checkmates | 107 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Johnny And The Hurricanes | 103 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Lonnie Donegan | 98 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Johnny Preston | 96 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | Jimmy Jones | 95 | 8 | 13 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1960 | What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For? | Emile Ford and the Checkmates | 4 |
| Jan 29, 1960 | Starry Eyed | Michael Holliday | 1 |
| Feb 5, 1960 | Why | Anthony Newley | 4 |
| Mar 4, 1960 | Poor Me | Adam Faith | 2 |
| Mar 17, 1960 | Running Bear | Johnny Preston | 2 |
| Mar 31, 1960 | My Old Man's a Dustman | Lonnie Donegan | 4 |
| Apr 28, 1960 | Do You Mind? | Anthony Newley | 1 |
| May 5, 1960 | Cathy's Clown | The Everly Brothers | 7 |
| Jun 23, 1960 | Three Steps to Heaven | Eddie Cochran | 2 |
| Jul 7, 1960 | Good Timin | Jimmy Jones | 3 |
| Jul 28, 1960 | Please Don't Tease | Cliff Richard | 3 |
| Aug 4, 1960 | Shakin' All Over | Johnny Kidd and the Pirates | 1 |
| Aug 25, 1960 | Apache | The Shadows | 5 |
| Sep 29, 1960 | Tell Laura I Love Her | Ricky Valance | 3 |
| Oct 20, 1960 | Only the Lonely | Roy Orbison | 2 |
| Nov 3, 1960 | It's Now or Never | Elvis Presley | 8 |
| Dec 29, 1960 | I Love You | Cliff Richard | 1 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | As Long as He Needs Me | Shirley Bassey | #2 | 30 | 66.1 |
| 2 | It's Now or Never | Elvis Presley | #1 | 23 | 59.2 |
| 3 | Handy Man | Jimmy Jones | #3 | 24 | 57.7 |
| 4 | Only the Lonely | Roy Orbison | #1 | 24 | 56.5 |
| 5 | Theme from 'a Summer Place | Percy Faith | #2 | 31 | 54.8 |
| 6 | Apache | The Shadows | #1 | 21 | 52.1 |
| 7 | Please Don't Tease | Cliff Richard | #1 | 18 | 50.8 |
| 8 | Cathy's Clown | The Everly Brothers | #1 | 18 | 50.0 |
| 9 | A Mess of Blues | Elvis Presley | #2 | 18 | 49.1 |
| 10 | He'll Have To Go | Jim Reeves | #12 | 31 | 49.0 |
Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works