POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 29, 1960
1

The Theme From "A Summer Place"

Percy Faith And His Orchestra

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Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 1

2

Handy Man

Jimmy Jones

↑ 1

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 3

3

He'll Have To Go

Jim Reeves

↑ 1

Peak: 2 • 23 wks • Prev: 4

4

Teen Angel

Mark Dinning

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 2

5

What In The World's Come Over You

Jack Scott

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Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 5

6

Beyond The Sea

Bobby Darin

↑ 2

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 8

7

Running Bear

Johnny Preston

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 6

8

Let It Be Me

The Everly Brothers

↓ 1

Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 7

9

Baby (You've Got What It Takes)

Dinah Washington & Brook Benton

↑ 3

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 12

10

Wild One

Bobby Rydell

↑ 1

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 11

11

Where Or When

Dion & The Belmonts

↓ 1

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 10

12

Lonely Blue Boy

Conway Twitty

↓ 3

Peak: 6 • 15 wks • Prev: 9

13

Forever

The Little Dippers

↑ 4

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 17

14

Down By The Station

The Four Preps

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Peak: 13 • 15 wks • Prev: 14

15

Harbor Lights

The Platters

↑ 6

Peak: 8 • 16 wks • Prev: 21

16

Sweet Nothin's

Brenda Lee

↑ 10

Peak: 4 • 24 wks • Prev: 26

17

Tracy's Theme

Spencer Ross

↓ 4

Peak: 13 • 14 wks • Prev: 13

18

Midnite Special

Paul Evans

↑ 1

Peak: 16 • 13 wks • Prev: 19

19

Lady Luck

Lloyd Price and His Orchestra

↑ 1

Peak: 14 • 13 wks • Prev: 20

20

You Got What It Takes

Marv Johnson

↓ 5

Peak: 10 • 22 wks • Prev: 15

21

Pretty Blue Eyes

Steve Lawrence

↓ 3

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 18

22

Rockin' Little Angel

Ray Smith

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Peak: 22 • 16 wks • Prev: 22

23

Delaware

Perry Como

↑ 11

Peak: 22 • 11 wks • Prev: 34

24

Bulldog

The Fireballs

↑ 1

Peak: 24 • 12 wks • Prev: 25

25

Country Boy

Fats Domino

↑ 4

Peak: 25 • 10 wks • Prev: 29

26

T.L.C. Tender Love And Care

Jimmie Rodgers

↓ 2

Peak: 24 • 10 wks • Prev: 24

27

Beatnik Fly

Johnny And The Hurricanes

↑ 9

Peak: 15 • 13 wks • Prev: 36

28

Little Bitty Girl

Bobby Rydell

↓ 1

Peak: 19 • 15 wks • Prev: 27

29

El Paso

Marty Robbins

↓ 13

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 16

30

Too Much Tequila

The Champs

↑ 2

Peak: 30 • 11 wks • Prev: 32

31

Lucky Devil

Carl Dobkins, Jr.

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Peak: 25 • 17 wks • Prev: 31

32

Go, Jimmy, Go

Jimmy Clanton

↓ 9

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 23

33

Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop

Little Anthony And The Imperials

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Peak: 24 • 16 wks • Prev: 33

34

(There Was A) Tall Oak Tree

Dorsey Burnette

↑ 1

Peak: 23 • 15 wks • Prev: 35

35

Time And The River

Nat King Cole

↓ 5

Peak: 30 • 8 wks • Prev: 30

36

Crazy Arms

Bob Beckham

↑ 7

Peak: 36 • 13 wks • Prev: 43

37

Baby What You Want Me To Do

Jimmy Reed

↑ 13

Peak: 37 • 14 wks • Prev: 50

38

China Doll

The Ames Brothers

↑ 2

Peak: 38 • 13 wks • Prev: 40

39

Am I That Easy To Forget

Debbie Reynolds

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Peak: 25 • 17 wks • Prev: 39

40

Outside My Window

The Fleetwoods

↑ 8

Peak: 28 • 9 wks • Prev: 48

41

Puppy Love

Paul Anka

↑ 21

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 62

42

Too Pooped To Pop ("Casey")

Chuck Berry

↑ 9

Peak: 42 • 6 wks • Prev: 51

43

Money (That's what I want)

Barrett Strong

↑ 6

Peak: 23 • 17 wks • Prev: 49

44

Why

Frankie Avalon

↓ 16

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 28

45

The Big Hurt

Miss Toni Fisher

↓ 8

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 37

46

Eternally

Sarah Vaughan

↓ 5

Peak: 41 • 8 wks • Prev: 41

47

This Magic Moment

The Drifters

↑ 20

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 67

48

On The Beach

Frank Chacksfield And His Orch.

↓ 1

Peak: 47 • 8 wks • Prev: 47

49

Bad Boy

Marty Wilde

↓ 4

Peak: 45 • 8 wks • Prev: 45

50

(Welcome) New Lovers

Pat Boone

↑ 10

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 60

51

Fannie Mae

Buster Brown

↑ 1

Peak: 38 • 17 wks • Prev: 52

52

Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy

Freddy Cannon

↑ 18

Peak: 34 • 7 wks • Prev: 70

53

About This Thing Called Love

Fabian

★ NEW

Peak: 31 • 7 wks

54

Why Do I Love You So

Johnny Tillotson

↓ 12

Peak: 42 • 14 wks • Prev: 42

55

Sixteen Reasons

Connie Stevens

↑ 3

Peak: 3 • 24 wks • Prev: 58

56

Harlem Nocturne

The Viscounts

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Peak: 39 • 29 wks • Prev: 56

57

Darling Lorraine

The Knockouts

↓ 11

Peak: 46 • 11 wks • Prev: 46

58

Waltzing Matilda

Jimmie Rodgers

↑ 7

Peak: 41 • 8 wks • Prev: 65

59

The Village Of St. Bernadette

Andy Williams

↓ 21

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 38

60

String Along

Fabian

↑ 1

Peak: 39 • 8 wks • Prev: 61

61

O Dio Mio

Annette

↑ 7

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 68

62

Mama

Connie Francis

↑ 1

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 63

63

Lawdy Miss Clawdy

Gary Stites

↑ 25

Peak: 47 • 9 wks • Prev: 88

64

Just A Little Bit

Rosco Gordon

↑ 17

Peak: 64 • 7 wks • Prev: 81

65

Sleepy Lagoon

The Platters

↑ 28

Peak: 65 • 5 wks • Prev: 93

66

Paradise

Sammy Turner

↑ 18

Peak: 46 • 11 wks • Prev: 84

67

Clementine

Jan & Dean

↑ 16

Peak: 65 • 6 wks • Prev: 83

68

Angela Jones

Johnny Ferguson

↑ 24

Peak: 27 • 15 wks • Prev: 92

69

Little Coco Palm

Jerry Wallace

↓ 16

Peak: 36 • 9 wks • Prev: 53

70

El Matador

The Kingston Trio

↑ 29

Peak: 32 • 11 wks • Prev: 99

71

Alvin's Orchestra

David Seville And The Chipmunks

↑ 27

Peak: 33 • 5 wks • Prev: 98

72

Anyway The Wind Blows

Doris Day

↑ 19

Peak: 50 • 7 wks • Prev: 91

73

Teensville

Chet Atkins

↑ 1

Peak: 73 • 3 wks • Prev: 74

74

I Was Such A Fool (To Fall In Love With You)

The Flamingos

↑ 2

Peak: 71 • 5 wks • Prev: 76

75

Don't Fence Me In

Tommy Edwards

↑ 11

Peak: 45 • 8 wks • Prev: 86

76

Let It Rock

Chuck Berry

↓ 12

Peak: 64 • 8 wks • Prev: 64

77

Teddy

Connie Francis

★ NEW

Peak: 17 • 11 wks

78

Way Down Yonder In New Orleans

Freddie Cannon

↓ 34

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 44

79

Sandy

Larry Hall

↓ 25

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 54

80

Greenfields

The Brothers Four

↑ 15

Peak: 2 • 20 wks • Prev: 95

81

Time After Time

Frankie Ford

↓ 6

Peak: 75 • 6 wks • Prev: 75

82

Summer Set

Monty Kelly And His Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 30 • 11 wks

83

Werewolf

The Frantics

★ NEW

Peak: 83 • 2 wks

84

Starbright

Johnny Mathis

★ NEW

Peak: 25 • 11 wks

85

Chattanooga Choo Choo

Ernie Fields & Orch.

★ NEW

Peak: 54 • 8 wks

86

(Baby) Hully Gully

The Olympics

↓ 14

Peak: 72 • 7 wks • Prev: 72

87

That Old Feeling

Kitty Kallen

↓ 32

Peak: 55 • 5 wks • Prev: 55

88

It's Time To Cry

Paul Anka

↓ 31

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 57

89

The Same Old Me

Guy Mitchell

★ NEW

Peak: 51 • 6 wks

90

Step By Step

The Crests

★ NEW

Peak: 14 • 15 wks

91

Secret Of Love

Elton Anderson With Sid Lawrence Combo

★ NEW

Peak: 88 • 4 wks

92

(Do The) Mashed Potatoes (Part 1)

Nat Kendrick And The Swans

★ NEW

Peak: 84 • 2 wks

93

Let The Little Girl Dance

Billy Bland

↑ 3

Peak: 7 • 20 wks • Prev: 96

94

Up Town

Roy Orbison

★ NEW

Peak: 72 • 6 wks

95

You Don't Know Me

Lenny Welch

★ NEW

Peak: 45 • 13 wks

96

Mountain Of Love

Harold Dorman

★ NEW

Peak: 21 • 19 wks

97

Road Runner

Bo Diddley

★ NEW

Peak: 75 • 6 wks

98

Among My Souvenirs

Connie Francis

↓ 39

Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 59

99

The Old Payola Roll Blues (Side I)

Stan Freberg

★ NEW

Peak: 99 • 1 wks

100

Just Give Me A Ring

Clyde McPhatter

★ NEW

Peak: 96 • 2 wks

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