POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 12, 1960
1

It's Now Or Never

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

—

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 1

2

The Twist

Chubby Checker

—

Peak: 1 • 39 wks • Prev: 2

3

My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own

Connie Francis

↑ 6

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 9

4

Mr. Custer

Larry Verne

↑ 9

Peak: 1 • 13 wks • Prev: 13

5

Walk -- Don't Run

The Ventures

↓ 2

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 3

6

Chain Gang

Sam Cooke

↑ 16

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 22

7

Volare

Bobby Rydell

↓ 3

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 4

8

Kiddio

Brook Benton

↑ 9

Peak: 7 • 17 wks • Prev: 17

9

Yogi

The Ivy Three

↑ 5

Peak: 8 • 10 wks • Prev: 14

10

Mission Bell

Donnie Brooks

↓ 3

Peak: 7 • 20 wks • Prev: 7

11

Dreamin'

Johnny Burnette

↑ 7

Peak: 11 • 15 wks • Prev: 18

12

Theme From The Apartment

Ferrante & Teicher

↓ 2

Peak: 10 • 20 wks • Prev: 10

13

A Million To One

Jimmy Charles and The Revelletts

↑ 7

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 20

14

Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini

Brian Hyland

↓ 8

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 6

15

Finger Poppin' Time

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters

↓ 7

Peak: 7 • 26 wks • Prev: 8

16

In My Little Corner Of The World

Anita Bryant

↓ 5

Peak: 10 • 14 wks • Prev: 11

17

So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)

The Everly Brothers

↑ 30

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 47

18

Over The Rainbow

The Demensions

↓ 2

Peak: 16 • 15 wks • Prev: 16

19

The Same One

Brook Benton

↑ 2

Peak: 16 • 12 wks • Prev: 21

20

I'm Sorry

Brenda Lee

↓ 15

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 5

21

Please Help Me, I'm Falling

Hank Locklin

↓ 6

Peak: 8 • 22 wks • Prev: 15

22

You Mean Everything To Me

Neil Sedaka

↑ 6

Peak: 17 • 13 wks • Prev: 28

23

Ta Ta

Clyde McPhatter

↑ 1

Peak: 23 • 14 wks • Prev: 24

24

Hello Young Lovers

Paul Anka

↓ 1

Peak: 23 • 12 wks • Prev: 23

25

Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel)

Roy Orbison

↓ 13

Peak: 2 • 21 wks • Prev: 12

26

Devil Or Angel

Bobby Vee

↑ 6

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 32

27

(You Were Made For) All My Love

Jackie Wilson

↓ 8

Peak: 12 • 13 wks • Prev: 19

28

Pineapple Princess

Annette With The Afterbeats

↑ 9

Peak: 11 • 14 wks • Prev: 37

29

The Twist

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters

↑ 2

Peak: 28 • 16 wks • Prev: 31

30

Image Of A Girl

Safaris with The Phantom's Band

↓ 3

Peak: 6 • 18 wks • Prev: 27

31

A Woman, A Lover, A Friend

Jackie Wilson

↓ 1

Peak: 15 • 12 wks • Prev: 30

32

Walking To New Orleans

Fats Domino

↓ 7

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 25

33

Lucille

The Everly Brothers

↑ 33

Peak: 21 • 10 wks • Prev: 66

34

Anymore

Teresa Brewer

↑ 12

Peak: 31 • 16 wks • Prev: 46

35

Three Nights A Week

Fats Domino

↑ 41

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 76

36

Hot Rod Lincoln

Charlie Ryan and the Timberline Riders

↓ 3

Peak: 33 • 19 wks • Prev: 33

37

Never On Sunday

Don Costa And His Orchestra And Chorus

↓ 11

Peak: 19 • 26 wks • Prev: 26

38

Hot Rod Lincoln

Johnny Bond

↓ 2

Peak: 26 • 10 wks • Prev: 36

39

It Only Happened Yesterday

Jack Scott

↓ 1

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 38

40

I Love You In The Same Old Way

Paul Anka

↑ 4

Peak: 40 • 11 wks • Prev: 44

41

(I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too

Skeeter Davis

↓ 2

Peak: 39 • 7 wks • Prev: 39

42

Feel So Fine

Johnny Preston

↓ 13

Peak: 14 • 14 wks • Prev: 29

43

Mule Skinner Blues

The Fendermen

↓ 9

Peak: 5 • 18 wks • Prev: 34

44

Save The Last Dance For Me

The Drifters

↑ 34

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 78

45

My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You

Guy Mitchell

↑ 8

Peak: 45 • 10 wks • Prev: 53

46

(I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy

Bobby Freeman

↑ 12

Peak: 37 • 13 wks • Prev: 58

47

A Fool In Love

Ike & Tina Turner

↑ 20

Peak: 27 • 13 wks • Prev: 67

48

Let The Good Times Roll

Shirley & Lee

↑ 12

Peak: 48 • 5 wks • Prev: 60

49

Lisa

Jeanne Black

↓ 6

Peak: 43 • 9 wks • Prev: 43

50

Big Boy Pete

The Olympics

↑ 4

Peak: 50 • 14 wks • Prev: 54

51

Let's Have A Party

Wanda Jackson

↑ 1

Peak: 37 • 10 wks • Prev: 52

52

A Mess Of Blues

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↑ 3

Peak: 32 • 11 wks • Prev: 55

53

We Go Together

Jan & Dean

↑ 4

Peak: 53 • 7 wks • Prev: 57

54

If I Can't Have You

Etta & Harvey

↑ 8

Peak: 52 • 12 wks • Prev: 62

55

You're Looking Good

Dee Clark

↑ 6

Peak: 43 • 10 wks • Prev: 61

56

Tell Laura I Love Her

Ray Peterson

↓ 21

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 35

57

Look For A Star

Garry Miles

↓ 12

Peak: 16 • 13 wks • Prev: 45

58

Red Sails In The Sunset

The Platters Featuring Tony Williams

↓ 2

Peak: 36 • 8 wks • Prev: 56

59

Honest I Do

The Innocents

↑ 10

Peak: 28 • 10 wks • Prev: 69

60

Nice 'N' Easy

Frank Sinatra

↑ 8

Peak: 60 • 6 wks • Prev: 68

61

Diamonds And Pearls

The Paradons

↑ 19

Peak: 18 • 16 wks • Prev: 80

62

My Love

Nat King Cole-Stan Kenton

↓ 11

Peak: 47 • 8 wks • Prev: 51

63

I'm Not Afraid

Ricky Nelson

↑ 12

Peak: 27 • 8 wks • Prev: 75

64

The Wreck Of The "John B"

Jimmie Rodgers

↑ 9

Peak: 64 • 9 wks • Prev: 73

65

My Love For You

Johnny Mathis

↑ 7

Peak: 47 • 11 wks • Prev: 72

66

I Walk The Line

Jaye P. Morgan

↑ 5

Peak: 66 • 6 wks • Prev: 71

67

I Want To Be Wanted

Brenda Lee

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 15 wks

68

This Bitter Earth

Dinah Washington

↓ 4

Peak: 24 • 14 wks • Prev: 64

70

A Kookie Little Paradise

Jo Ann Campbell

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Peak: 61 • 9 wks • Prev: 70

71

Let's Think About Living

Bob Luman

↑ 16

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 87

72

And Now

Della Reese

↑ 13

Peak: 69 • 5 wks • Prev: 85

73

No

Dodie Stevens

↑ 4

Peak: 73 • 8 wks • Prev: 77

74

Run Samson Run

Neil Sedaka

★ NEW

Peak: 28 • 11 wks

75

Sleep

Little Willie John

↑ 9

Peak: 13 • 16 wks • Prev: 84

76

How High The Moon (Part 1)

Ella Fitzgerald

↑ 10

Peak: 76 • 5 wks • Prev: 86

77

(You've Got To) Move Two Mountains

Marv Johnson

↑ 13

Peak: 20 • 11 wks • Prev: 90

78

Put Your Arms Around Me Honey

Fats Domino

↑ 10

Peak: 58 • 6 wks • Prev: 88

79

This Old Heart

James Brown And The Famous Flames

↑ 3

Peak: 79 • 5 wks • Prev: 82

80

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

Ricky Nelson

★ NEW

Peak: 34 • 6 wks

81

Since I Met You Baby

Bobby Vee

★ NEW

Peak: 81 • 1 wks

82

Rocking Goose

Johnny And The Hurricanes

↑ 13

Peak: 60 • 6 wks • Prev: 95

83

Brontosaurus Stomp

The Piltdown Men

★ NEW

Peak: 75 • 3 wks

84

Many A Wonderful Moment

Rosemary Clooney

↑ 9

Peak: 84 • 3 wks • Prev: 93

85

Journey Of Love

The Crests featuring Johnny Mastro

★ NEW

Peak: 81 • 4 wks

86

Kommotion

Duane Eddy

↑ 3

Peak: 78 • 6 wks • Prev: 89

87

Come Back

Jimmy Clanton

↑ 5

Peak: 63 • 8 wks • Prev: 92

88

Shortnin' Bread

Paul Chaplain and his Emeralds

↓ 5

Peak: 82 • 4 wks • Prev: 83

89

Tonight's The Night

The Chiffons

★ NEW

Peak: 76 • 4 wks

90

Kookie Little Paradise

The Tree Swingers

↓ 9

Peak: 73 • 6 wks • Prev: 81

91

The Lovin' Touch

Mark Dinning

★ NEW

Peak: 84 • 6 wks

92

The Old Oaken Bucket

Tommy Sands

↑ 2

Peak: 73 • 4 wks • Prev: 94

93

Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out

Nina Simone

↑ 6

Peak: 93 • 2 wks • Prev: 99

94

A Teenager Feels It Too

Denny Reed

↑ 3

Peak: 94 • 3 wks • Prev: 97

95

Five Brothers

Marty Robbins

★ NEW

Peak: 74 • 4 wks

96

Don't Be Cruel

Bill Black's Combo

★ NEW

Peak: 11 • 13 wks

97

Tonights The Night

The Shirelles

★ NEW

Peak: 39 • 12 wks

98

Shimmy Like Kate

The Olympics

★ NEW

Peak: 42 • 11 wks

99

Just Call Me (And I'll Understand)

Lloyd Price and His Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 79 • 4 wks

100

Time Machine

Dante and the Evergreens

★ NEW

Peak: 73 • 6 wks

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