Top 100 songs for January 18, 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 “Running Bear” by Johnny Preston. Meanwhile, “The Theme From "A Summer Place"” by Percy Faith And His Orchestra rises from No. 96 to No. 43. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- The Theme From "A Summer Place" — Percy Faith And His Orchestraup 53 places, No. 96 → No. 43
- What In The World's Come Over You — Jack Scottup 45 places, No. 75 → No. 30
- Little Coco Palm — Jerry Wallaceup 37 places, No. 89 → No. 52
New to this week’s Top 10
- Teen Angel — Mark DinningNo. 7
- The Village Of St. Bernadette — Andy WilliamsNo. 8
New to this week’s Top 40
- Handy Man — Jimmy JonesNo. 25
- Lucky Devil — Carl Dobkins, Jr.No. 27
- Tracy's Theme — Spencer RossNo. 29
- What In The World's Come Over You — Jack ScottNo. 30
- Lonely Blue Boy — Conway TwittyNo. 31
- Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop — Little Anthony And The ImperialsNo. 34
First-week entries
- Beyond The Sea — Bobby DarinNo. 74
- Waltzing Matilda — Jimmie RodgersNo. 75
- Why Do I Love You So — Johnny TillotsonNo. 84
- Am I That Easy To Forget — Debbie ReynoldsNo. 86
- Amapola — Jacky Noguez And His OrchestraNo. 88
- Too Much Tequila — The ChampsNo. 89
- Cry Me A River — Janice HarperNo. 91
- I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know — Sonny JamesNo. 95
- Up Town — Roy OrbisonNo. 96
- Time After Time — Frankie FordNo. 97
- The Happy Muleteer — Ivo RobicNo. 99
- Since I Made You Cry — The RivierasNo. 100
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.