POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 4, 1960
1

El Paso

Marty Robbins

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 2

2

Why

Frankie Avalon

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 1

3

The Big Hurt

Miss Toni Fisher

—

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 3

4

Running Bear

Johnny Preston

↑ 7

Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 11

5

Way Down Yonder In New Orleans

Freddie Cannon

—

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 5

6

Heartaches By The Number

Guy Mitchell

—

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 6

7

It's Time To Cry

Paul Anka

↓ 3

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 4

8

Among My Souvenirs

Connie Francis

↓ 1

Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 7

9

Pretty Blue Eyes

Steve Lawrence

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 10

10

Go, Jimmy, Go

Jimmy Clanton

↑ 9

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 19

11

We Got Love

Bobby Rydell

↑ 1

Peak: 6 • 17 wks • Prev: 12

12

Mack The Knife

Bobby Darin

↓ 4

Peak: 1 • 26 wks • Prev: 8

13

The Village Of St. Bernadette

Andy Williams

↑ 15

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 28

14

Uh! Oh! Part 2

The Nutty Squirrels

—

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 14

15

Sandy

Larry Hall

↑ 1

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 16

16

Hound Dog Man

Fabian

↓ 7

Peak: 9 • 15 wks • Prev: 9

17

Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)

The Browns

↓ 4

Peak: 13 • 14 wks • Prev: 13

18

Smokie - Part 2

Bill Black's Combo

↑ 5

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 23

19

Not One Minute More

Della Reese

↑ 13

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 32

20

This Friendly World

Fabian

—

Peak: 12 • 13 wks • Prev: 20

21

In The Mood

Ernie Fields & Orch.

↓ 3

Peak: 4 • 19 wks • Prev: 18

22

The Little Drummer Boy

The Harry Simeone Chorale

↓ 7

Peak: 13 • 28 wks • Prev: 15

23

You Got What It Takes

Marv Johnson

↑ 4

Peak: 10 • 22 wks • Prev: 27

24

First Name Initial

Annette With The Afterbeats

↑ 5

Peak: 20 • 18 wks • Prev: 29

25

So Many Ways

Brook Benton

↓ 8

Peak: 6 • 16 wks • Prev: 17

26

Oh! Carol

Neil Sedaka

↓ 1

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 25

27

Be My Guest

Fats Domino

↓ 3

Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 24

28

Tear Drop

Santo & Johnny

↑ 2

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 30

29

Teen Angel

Mark Dinning

↑ 21

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 50

30

Come Into My Heart

Lloyd Price and His Orchestra

↑ 1

Peak: 20 • 14 wks • Prev: 31

31

Mr. Blue

The Fleetwoods

↓ 9

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 22

32

I Wanna Be Loved

Ricky Nelson

↓ 6

Peak: 20 • 11 wks • Prev: 26

33

Danny Boy

Conway Twitty

—

Peak: 10 • 18 wks • Prev: 33

34

Don't You Know

Della Reese

↓ 13

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 21

35

Talk That Talk

Jackie Wilson

↑ 8

Peak: 34 • 12 wks • Prev: 43

36

Marina

Rocco Granata and the International Quintet

↓ 1

Peak: 31 • 11 wks • Prev: 35

37

Just Come Home

Hugo & Luigi

↑ 18

Peak: 35 • 9 wks • Prev: 55

38

How About That

Dee Clark

↑ 11

Peak: 33 • 11 wks • Prev: 49

39

Swingin' On A Rainbow

Frankie Avalon

↑ 9

Peak: 39 • 6 wks • Prev: 48

40

Misty

Johnny Mathis

↓ 4

Peak: 12 • 17 wks • Prev: 36

41

He'll Have To Go

Jim Reeves

↑ 17

Peak: 2 • 23 wks • Prev: 58

42

Believe Me

Royal Teens

↑ 5

Peak: 26 • 15 wks • Prev: 47

43

Dance With Me

The Drifters

↓ 6

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 37

44

Just As Much As Ever

Bob Beckham

↓ 6

Peak: 32 • 21 wks • Prev: 38

45

The Happy Reindeer

Dancer, Prancer And Nervous

↓ 11

Peak: 34 • 6 wks • Prev: 34

46

Bonnie Came Back

Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels

↑ 37

Peak: 26 • 9 wks • Prev: 83

47

(New In) The Ways Of Love

Tommy Edwards

↑ 6

Peak: 47 • 9 wks • Prev: 53

48

If I Had A Girl

Rod Lauren

↑ 14

Peak: 31 • 10 wks • Prev: 62

49

Mighty Good

Ricky Nelson

↓ 4

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 45

50

What About Us

The Coasters

↑ 1

Peak: 47 • 10 wks • Prev: 51

51

Where Or When

Dion & The Belmonts

↑ 21

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 72

52

The Clouds

The Spacemen

↓ 6

Peak: 41 • 14 wks • Prev: 46

53

Mary Don't You Weep

Stonewall Jackson

↑ 8

Peak: 41 • 7 wks • Prev: 61

54

Marina

Willy Alberti

↓ 12

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 42

55

(If You Cry) True Love, True Love

The Drifters

↑ 1

Peak: 33 • 11 wks • Prev: 56

56

No Love Have I

Webb Pierce

↑ 11

Peak: 54 • 9 wks • Prev: 67

57

Reveille Rock

Johnny And The Hurricanes

↓ 13

Peak: 25 • 13 wks • Prev: 44

58

Uh! Oh! Part 1

The Nutty Squirrels

↑ 7

Peak: 45 • 6 wks • Prev: 65

59

Always

Sammy Turner

↓ 19

Peak: 19 • 12 wks • Prev: 40

60

Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop

Little Anthony And The Imperials

↑ 16

Peak: 24 • 16 wks • Prev: 76

61

The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)

David Seville And The Chipmunks

↓ 20

Peak: 39 • 15 wks • Prev: 41

62

Down By The Station

The Four Preps

↑ 16

Peak: 13 • 15 wks • Prev: 78

63

A Year Ago Tonight

The Crests

↓ 11

Peak: 42 • 10 wks • Prev: 52

64

Honey Hush

Joe Turner

↑ 27

Peak: 53 • 9 wks • Prev: 91

65

Lonely Blue Boy

Conway Twitty

↑ 24

Peak: 6 • 15 wks • Prev: 89

66

Wont'cha Come Home

Lloyd Price and His Orchestra

↑ 3

Peak: 43 • 10 wks • Prev: 69

67

Handy Man

Jimmy Jones

↑ 20

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 87

68

Crazy Arms

Bob Beckham

★ NEW

Peak: 36 • 13 wks

69

High School U.S.A.

Tommy Facenda

↓ 15

Peak: 28 • 13 wks • Prev: 54

70

Lucky Devil

Carl Dobkins, Jr.

↑ 12

Peak: 25 • 17 wks • Prev: 82

71

Let's Try Again

Clyde McPhatter

↑ 3

Peak: 48 • 8 wks • Prev: 74

72

Baciare Baciare (Kissing Kissing)

Dorothy Collins

↑ 1

Peak: 43 • 10 wks • Prev: 73

73

(Seven Little Girls) Sitting In The Back Seat

Paul Evans and the Curls

↓ 7

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 66

74

Primrose Lane

Jerry Wallace With The Jewels

↓ 14

Peak: 8 • 21 wks • Prev: 60

75

This Time Of The Year

Brook Benton

↑ 2

Peak: 66 • 5 wks • Prev: 77

76

Love Potion No. 9

The Clovers

↓ 5

Peak: 23 • 17 wks • Prev: 71

77

Climb Ev'ry Mountain

Tony Bennett

↑ 4

Peak: 74 • 5 wks • Prev: 81

78

Skokiaan (South African Song)

Bill Haley And His Comets

★ NEW

Peak: 70 • 6 wks

79

Sweet Nothin's

Brenda Lee

↑ 11

Peak: 4 • 24 wks • Prev: 90

80

Run Red Run

The Coasters

↑ 4

Peak: 36 • 8 wks • Prev: 84

81

Promise Me A Rose (A Slight Detail)

Anita Bryant

↑ 7

Peak: 78 • 3 wks • Prev: 88

82

Rockin' Little Angel

Ray Smith

★ NEW

Peak: 22 • 16 wks

83

I'm Movin' On

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

↓ 19

Peak: 40 • 10 wks • Prev: 64

84

Tracy's Theme

Spencer Ross

★ NEW

Peak: 13 • 14 wks

85

The Little Drummer Boy

Johnny Cash

↓ 22

Peak: 63 • 3 wks • Prev: 63

86

Little Things Mean A Lot

Joni James

↑ 7

Peak: 35 • 9 wks • Prev: 93

87

Riverboat

Faron Young

★ NEW

Peak: 83 • 3 wks

88

Harlem Nocturne

The Viscounts

↑ 10

Peak: 39 • 29 wks • Prev: 98

89

God Bless America

Connie Francis

↓ 50

Peak: 36 • 11 wks • Prev: 39

90

The Sound Of Music

Patti Page

↑ 9

Peak: 90 • 3 wks • Prev: 99

91

I Don't Know What It Is

The Bluenotes

↓ 11

Peak: 61 • 9 wks • Prev: 80

92

Darling Lorraine

The Knockouts

↑ 8

Peak: 46 • 11 wks • Prev: 100

93

In The Still Of The Nite

The Five Satins

★ NEW

Peak: 81 • 5 wks

94

Do-Re-Mi

Mitch Miller

↓ 24

Peak: 70 • 4 wks • Prev: 70

95

Little Coco Palm

Jerry Wallace

★ NEW

Peak: 36 • 9 wks

96

Deck Of Cards

Wink Martindale

↓ 28

Peak: 7 • 17 wks • Prev: 68

97

One Mint Julep

Chet Atkins

★ NEW

Peak: 82 • 6 wks

98

Happy Anniversary

Jane Morgan

↓ 41

Peak: 57 • 9 wks • Prev: 57

99

Smokie-Part 2

Bill Doggett

★ NEW

Peak: 95 • 2 wks

100

One More Chance

Rod Bernard

↓ 25

Peak: 74 • 9 wks • Prev: 75

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