Top 100 songs for January 4, 1960
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1960 and the 1960s.
This week’s No. 1 is “El Paso” by Marty Robbins. Meanwhile, “Bonnie Came Back” by Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels rises from No. 83 to No. 46. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Bonnie Came Back — Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebelsup 37 places, No. 83 → No. 46
- Honey Hush — Joe Turnerup 27 places, No. 91 → No. 64
- Lonely Blue Boy — Conway Twittyup 24 places, No. 89 → No. 65
New to this week’s Top 10
- Running Bear — Johnny PrestonNo. 4
- Go, Jimmy, Go — Jimmy ClantonNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Teen Angel — Mark DinningNo. 29
- Talk That Talk — Jackie WilsonNo. 35
- Just Come Home — Hugo & LuigiNo. 37
- How About That — Dee ClarkNo. 38
- Swingin' On A Rainbow — Frankie AvalonNo. 39
First-week entries
- Crazy Arms — Bob BeckhamNo. 68
- Skokiaan (South African Song) — Bill Haley And His CometsNo. 78
- Rockin' Little Angel — Ray SmithNo. 82
- Tracy's Theme — Spencer RossNo. 84
- Riverboat — Faron YoungNo. 87
- In The Still Of The Nite — The Five SatinsNo. 93
- Little Coco Palm — Jerry WallaceNo. 95
- One Mint Julep — Chet AtkinsNo. 97
- Smokie-Part 2 — Bill DoggettNo. 99
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.