Top 100 songs for August 22, 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, “Chain Gang” by Sam Cooke rises from No. 79 to No. 54. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Chain Gang — Sam Cookeup 25 places, No. 79 → No. 54
- Kookie Little Paradise — The Tree Swingersup 25 places, No. 98 → No. 73
- Ta Ta — Clyde McPhatterup 22 places, No. 47 → No. 25
New to this week’s Top 10
- Volare — Bobby RydellNo. 7
- Mission Bell — Donnie BrooksNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Ta Ta — Clyde McPhatterNo. 25
- Kiddio — Brook BentonNo. 31
- Hot Rod Lincoln — Johnny BondNo. 32
- My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own — Connie FrancisNo. 34
- Hello Young Lovers — Paul AnkaNo. 35
- Red Sails In The Sunset — The Platters Featuring Tony WilliamsNo. 36
First-week entries
- The Same One — Brook BentonNo. 61
- Delia Gone — Pat BooneNo. 68
- (I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too — Skeeter DavisNo. 74
- Candy Sweet — Pat BooneNo. 80
- Malagueña — Connie FrancisNo. 86
- The Old Oaken Bucket — Tommy SandsNo. 87
- Kommotion — Duane EddyNo. 89
- Come Back — Jimmy ClantonNo. 90
- A Million To One — Jimmy Charles and The RevellettsNo. 95
- Diamonds And Pearls — The ParadonsNo. 99
- The Lovin' Touch — Mark DinningNo. 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.