Top 100 songs for September 19, 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 Twist” by Chubby Checker. Meanwhile, “Yes Sir, That's My Baby” by Ricky Nelson rises from No. 80 to No. 43. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Yes Sir, That's My Baby — Ricky Nelsonup 37 places, No. 80 → No. 43
- I Want To Be Wanted — Brenda Leeup 34 places, No. 67 → No. 33
- Shimmy Like Kate — The Olympicsup 28 places, No. 98 → No. 70
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Save The Last Dance For Me — The DriftersNo. 18
- I Want To Be Wanted — Brenda LeeNo. 33
- I'm Not Afraid — Ricky NelsonNo. 38
- Honest I Do — The InnocentsNo. 39
First-week entries
- Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go — Hank Ballard And The MidnightersNo. 87
- You Talk Too Much — Joe JonesNo. 91
- North To Alaska — Johnny HortonNo. 93
- Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby — Buster BrownNo. 94
- Blue Angel — Roy OrbisonNo. 96
- Twistin' U.S.A. — Danny & The JuniorsNo. 98
- My Dearest Darling — Etta JamesNo. 99
- Togetherness — Frankie AvalonNo. 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.