Top 100 songs for October 17, 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 “Save The Last Dance For Me” by The Drifters. Meanwhile, “Last Date” by Floyd Cramer rises from No. 99 to No. 63. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Last Date — Floyd Cramerup 36 places, No. 99 → No. 63
- Poetry In Motion — Johnny Tillotsonup 35 places, No. 76 → No. 41
- Alone At Last — Jackie Wilsonup 30 places, No. 75 → No. 45
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Artificial Flowers — Bobby DarinNo. 26
- Togetherness — Frankie AvalonNo. 31
- Blue Angel — Roy OrbisonNo. 33
- Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go — Hank Ballard And The MidnightersNo. 34
- North To Alaska — Johnny HortonNo. 37
- Tonights The Night — The ShirellesNo. 40
First-week entries
- New Orleans — U.S. BondsNo. 71
- Lonely Teenager — DionNo. 82
- Patsy — Jack ScottNo. 83
- Ballad Of The Alamo — Marty RobbinsNo. 92
- The Girl With The Story In Her Eyes — Safaris with The Phantom's BandNo. 93
- Side Car Cycle — Charlie Ryan and the Timberline RidersNo. 94
- Midnight Lace — Ray EllisNo. 95
- The Last One To Know — The FleetwoodsNo. 96
- Night Theme — The Mark IINo. 97
- Ballad Of The Alamo — Bud & TravisNo. 99
- Midnight Lace - Part I — Ray Conniff His Orchestra And ChorusNo. 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.