Top 100 songs for December 12, 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 “Are You Lonesome To-night?” by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires. Meanwhile, “Don't Go To Strangers” by Etta Jones rises from No. 74 to No. 36. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Don't Go To Strangers — Etta Jonesup 38 places, No. 74 → No. 36
- Wonderland By Night — Anita Bryantup 32 places, No. 89 → No. 57
- Rubber Ball — Bobby Veeup 30 places, No. 53 → No. 23
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Blue Tango — Bill Black's ComboNo. 22
- Rubber Ball — Bobby VeeNo. 23
- Wonderland By Night — Louis PrimaNo. 25
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow — The ShirellesNo. 33
- Ruby — Ray CharlesNo. 35
- Don't Go To Strangers — Etta JonesNo. 36
- Angel Baby — Rosie And The OriginalsNo. 40
First-week entries
- Angel Baby — Rosie And The OriginalsNo. 40
- Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree — Brenda LeeNo. 64
- Shop Around — The Miracles (featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson)No. 71
- Adeste Fideles (Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful) — Bing CrosbyNo. 79
- I'm Hurtin' — Roy OrbisonNo. 84
- The Puppet Song — Frankie AvalonNo. 86
- A Perfect Love — Frankie AvalonNo. 88
- Happy Days — Marv JohnsonNo. 93
- I Idolize You — Ike & Tina TurnerNo. 94
- Calcutta — Lawrence Welk And His OrchestraNo. 95
- You Don't Want My Love — Andy WilliamsNo. 96
- My Last Date (With You) — Skeeter DavisNo. 98
- The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) — Nat King ColeNo. 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.