Top 100 songs for February 1, 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, “Am I That Easy To Forget” by Debbie Reynolds rises from No. 80 to No. 44. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Am I That Easy To Forget — Debbie Reynoldsup 36 places, No. 80 → No. 44
- Forever — The Little Dippersup 31 places, No. 77 → No. 46
- Too Much Tequila — The Champsup 30 places, No. 75 → No. 45
New to this week’s Top 10
- Handy Man — Jimmy JonesNo. 7
New to this week’s Top 40
- T.L.C. Tender Love And Care — Jimmie RodgersNo. 26
- Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop — Little Anthony And The ImperialsNo. 32
- Rockin' Little Angel — Ray SmithNo. 34
- Little Coco Palm — Jerry WallaceNo. 36
- Bulldog — The FireballsNo. 38
First-week entries
- Country Boy — Fats DominoNo. 61
- China Doll — The Ames BrothersNo. 70
- Lady Luck — Lloyd Price and His OrchestraNo. 71
- Wild One — Bobby RydellNo. 72
- Let It Rock — Chuck BerryNo. 81
- Time And The River — Nat King ColeNo. 83
- That Old Feeling — Kitty KallenNo. 85
- Little Bitty Girl — Bobby RydellNo. 86
- Sixteen Reasons — Connie StevensNo. 89
- (There Was A) Tall Oak Tree — Dorsey BurnetteNo. 92
- Money (That's what I want) — Barrett StrongNo. 95
- Peace Of Mind — Teresa BrewerNo. 96
- Fannie Mae — Buster BrownNo. 97
- (Baby) Hully Gully — The OlympicsNo. 98
- The Whiffenpoof Song — Bob CreweNo. 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.