Top 100 songs for September 5, 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, “Mr. Custer” by Larry Verne rises from No. 65 to No. 13. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Mr. Custer — Larry Verneup 52 places, No. 65 → No. 13
- A Million To One — Jimmy Charles and The Revellettsup 32 places, No. 52 → No. 20
- Nice 'N' Easy — Frank Sinatraup 25 places, No. 93 → No. 68
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) — The Everly BrothersNo. 47
- Let The Good Times Roll — Shirley & LeeNo. 60
- Lucille — The Everly BrothersNo. 66
- I'm Not Afraid — Ricky NelsonNo. 75
- Three Nights A Week — Fats DominoNo. 76
- Save The Last Dance For Me — The DriftersNo. 78
- Sleep — Little Willie JohnNo. 84
- And Now — Della ReeseNo. 85
- Let's Think About Living — Bob LumanNo. 87
- Put Your Arms Around Me Honey — Fats DominoNo. 88
- (You've Got To) Move Two Mountains — Marv JohnsonNo. 90
- Rocking Goose — Johnny And The HurricanesNo. 95
- Alvin For President — David Seville And The ChipmunksNo. 98
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out — Nina SimoneNo. 99
- Beachcomber — Bobby DarinNo. 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.