Top 100 songs for October 24, 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 “I Want To Be Wanted” by Brenda Lee. Meanwhile, “Peter Gunn” by Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels rises from No. 67 to No. 41. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Peter Gunn — Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebelsup 26 places, No. 67 → No. 41
- New Orleans — U.S. Bondsup 23 places, No. 71 → No. 48
- If She Should Come To You (La Montana) — Anthony Newleyup 23 places, No. 98 → No. 75
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Poetry In Motion — Johnny TillotsonNo. 26
- To Each His Own — The PlattersNo. 32
- Alone At Last — Jackie WilsonNo. 36
First-week entries
- A Thousand Stars — Kathy Young With The InnocentsNo. 67
- That's How Much — Brian HylandNo. 74
- Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea) — LolitaNo. 76
- My Girl Josephine — Fats DominoNo. 77
- Am I Losing You — Jim ReevesNo. 78
- Dear John — Pat BooneNo. 79
- Last Date — Lawrence Welk And His OrchestraNo. 81
- Alabam — Pat BooneNo. 89
- I'll Save The Last Dance For You — Damita JoNo. 90
- Wait For Me — The PlaymatesNo. 92
- Dance With Me Georgie — The BobbettesNo. 95
- (Theme from) "The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs" — Ernie FreemanNo. 97
- Midnight Lace — David Carroll And His OrchestraNo. 98
- Am I The Man — Jackie WilsonNo. 99
- Isn't It Amazing — The Crests featuring Johnny MastroNo. 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.