Top 100 songs for March 14, 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, “Sink The Bismark” by Johnny Horton rises from No. 69 to No. 30. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Sink The Bismark — Johnny Hortonup 39 places, No. 69 → No. 30
- White Silver Sands — Bill Black's Comboup 28 places, No. 70 → No. 42
- String Along — Fabianup 27 places, No. 66 → No. 39
New to this week’s Top 10
- Puppy Love — Paul AnkaNo. 9
- Harbor Lights — The PlattersNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- This Magic Moment — The DriftersNo. 21
- Mama — Connie FrancisNo. 27
- Sink The Bismark — Johnny HortonNo. 30
- Sixteen Reasons — Connie StevensNo. 32
- About This Thing Called Love — FabianNo. 35
- String Along — FabianNo. 39
- El Matador — The Kingston TrioNo. 40
First-week entries
- Don't Throw Away All Those Teardrops — Frankie AvalonNo. 65
- At My Front Door — Dee ClarkNo. 76
- Straight A's In Love — Johnny Cash And The Tennessee TwoNo. 84
- Big Iron — Marty RobbinsNo. 88
- Caravan — Santo & JohnnyNo. 89
- The Old Lamplighter — The Browns Featuring Jim Edward BrownNo. 96
- Ruby — Adam WadeNo. 97
- Don't Deceive Me — Ruth BrownNo. 98
- Lonely Weekends — Charlie RichNo. 99
- Teenage Sonata — Sam CookeNo. 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.