Top 100 songs for April 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 “The Theme From "A Summer Place"” by Percy Faith And His Orchestra. Meanwhile, “Cradle Of Love” by Johnny Preston rises from No. 76 to No. 38. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Cradle Of Love — Johnny Prestonup 38 places, No. 76 → No. 38
- Stairway To Heaven — Neil Sedakaup 24 places, No. 99 → No. 75
- Don't Deceive Me — Ruth Brownup 22 places, No. 87 → No. 65
New to this week’s Top 10
- Sink The Bismark — Johnny HortonNo. 6
- Footsteps — Steve LawrenceNo. 7
- Mama — Connie FrancisNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Summer Set — Monty Kelly And His OrchestraNo. 30
- Step By Step — The CrestsNo. 33
- Clementine — Bobby DarinNo. 34
- Cradle Of Love — Johnny PrestonNo. 38
First-week entries
- Doggin' Around — Jackie WilsonNo. 81
- Rockin' Red Wing — Sammy MastersNo. 83
- Stuck On You — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 84
- Love You So — Ron Holden with The ThunderbirdsNo. 85
- The Madison — Al Brown's Tunetoppers Featuring Cookie BrownNo. 89
- Think Me A Kiss — Clyde McPhatterNo. 90
- Cherry Pie — Skip And FlipNo. 92
- Adam And Eve — Paul AnkaNo. 94
- Mr. Lucky — Henry ManciniNo. 95
- What Do You Want? — Bobby VeeNo. 96
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.