Top 100 songs for March 7, 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 “The Theme From "A Summer Place"” by Percy Faith And His Orchestra. Meanwhile, “Alvin's Orchestra” by David Seville And The Chipmunks rises from No. 71 to No. 33. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Alvin's Orchestra — David Seville And The Chipmunksup 38 places, No. 71 → No. 33
- O Dio Mio — Annetteup 32 places, No. 61 → No. 29
- The Same Old Me — Guy Mitchellup 26 places, No. 89 → No. 63
New to this week’s Top 40
- Puppy Love — Paul AnkaNo. 17
- O Dio Mio — AnnetteNo. 29
- Alvin's Orchestra — David Seville And The ChipmunksNo. 33
- (Welcome) New Lovers — Pat BooneNo. 34
- Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy — Freddy CannonNo. 35
First-week entries
- Sink The Bismark — Johnny HortonNo. 69
- White Silver Sands — Bill Black's ComboNo. 70
- I Love The Way You Love — Marv JohnsonNo. 79
- Just One Time — Don GibsonNo. 80
- Never Let Me Go — Lloyd Price and His OrchestraNo. 82
- Footsteps — Steve LawrenceNo. 84
- Apple Green — June ValliNo. 89
- Whatcha' Gonna Do — Nat King ColeNo. 94
- Suddenly — Nickey DeMatteoNo. 95
- Jambalaya — Bobby Comstock And The CountsNo. 99
- Down By The Riverside — Les Compagnons De La ChansonNo. 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.