Top 100 songs for May 23, 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 “Cathy's Clown” by The Everly Brothers. Meanwhile, “Happy-Go-Lucky-Me” by Paul Evans rises from No. 73 to No. 41. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Happy-Go-Lucky-Me — Paul Evansup 32 places, No. 73 → No. 41
- Wonderful World — Sam Cookeup 27 places, No. 56 → No. 29
- Swingin' School — Bobby Rydellup 23 places, No. 41 → No. 18
New to this week’s Top 10
- Paper Roses — Anita BryantNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Swingin' School — Bobby RydellNo. 18
- Wonderful World — Sam CookeNo. 29
- Nobody Loves Me Like You — The FlamingosNo. 38
First-week entries
- A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love) — Dinah Washington & Brook BentonNo. 61
- Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey — Bobby DarinNo. 62
- My Home Town — Paul AnkaNo. 74
- Jealous Of You (Tango Della Gelosia) — Connie FrancisNo. 75
- Please Help Me, I'm Falling — Hank LocklinNo. 77
- Mule Skinner Blues — The FendermenNo. 80
- Walking The Floor Over You — Pat BooneNo. 84
- Because They're Young — Duane Eddy And The RebelsNo. 85
- Runaround — The FleetwoodsNo. 88
- I Really Don't Want To Know — Tommy EdwardsNo. 94
- Down The Aisle — Ike ClantonNo. 95
- Big Boy Pete — The OlympicsNo. 97
- Shadows Of Love — LaVern BakerNo. 98
- Found Love — Jimmy ReedNo. 99
- Lonely Winds — The DriftersNo. 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.
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