Top 100 songs for August 15, 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 “It's Now Or Never” by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires. Meanwhile, “Hot Rod Lincoln” by Johnny Bond rises from No. 93 to No. 42. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Hot Rod Lincoln — Johnny Bondup 51 places, No. 93 → No. 42
- The Twist — Hank Ballard And The Midnightersup 34 places, No. 95 → No. 61
- I Love You In The Same Old Way — Paul Ankaup 27 places, No. 86 → No. 59
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own — Connie FrancisNo. 56
- Chain Gang — Sam CookeNo. 79
- You're Looking Good — Dee ClarkNo. 81
- (I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy — Bobby FreemanNo. 83
- Bongo Bongo Bongo — Preston EppsNo. 85
- A Kookie Little Paradise — Jo Ann CampbellNo. 90
- Honest I Do — The InnocentsNo. 94
- Pineapple Princess — Annette With The AfterbeatsNo. 95
- Kookie Little Paradise — The Tree SwingersNo. 98
- The Last Dance — The McGuire SistersNo. 99
- How High The Moon (Part 1) — Ella FitzgeraldNo. 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.