1960 Top Ten Music Charts

1960’s Biggest Artists and Songs

Frank Sinatra (1959 Grammy for Album of the Year & Best Male Vocal Performance, presented in 1960) Come Dance With Me was Mr. Sinatra’s best selling album of his career, and stayed on Billboard’s Pop album chart for 140 weeks, peaking at #2.
Mack The Knife – Bobby Darin (1959 Grammy for Record of the Year, presented at the 2nd Grammy Awards, in 1960) Mack the Knife was the biggest hit of 1959 and of Bobby’s career.
New Artists in the Pop Charts Included:
The Chiffons, Ben E. King, Charlie Rich, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, Ferrante & Teicher, Ike and Tina Turner, Etta James and Bob Crewe.

1960’s Retro Top 10 Hits

1. Harbor Lights – The Platters
2. Georgia On My Mind – Ray Charles
3. Tell Laura I Love Her – Ray Peterson
4. Cathy’s Clown – The Everly Brothers
5. Walk, Don’t Run – The Ventures
6. Last Date – Floyd Cramer
7. Peter Gunn Theme – Duane Eddy
8. Running Bear – Johnny Preston
9. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini – Brian Hyland
10. Nice ‘N’ Easy – Frank Sinatra

1960’s ‘One Hit Wonders’

1. Money (That’s What I Want) – Barret Strong
2. There’s A Moon Out Tonight – The Capris
3. Stay – Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
4. Teen Angel – Mark Dining
5. Hot Rod Lincoln – Johnny Bond
6. A Thousand Stars – Kathy Young and the Innocents
7. Alley-Oop – Hollywood Argyles
8. Diamonds and Pearls – The Paradons
9. The Madison – Al Brown
10. He’ll Have To Stay – Jeanne Black

1960’s Dance Top 10 Hit List

1. The Twist – Chubby Checker
2. Beyond The Sea – Bobby Rydell
3. Stuck On You – Elvis Presley
4. Volare – Bobby Rydell
5. Wild One – Bobby Rydell
6. When Will I Be Loved – The Everly Brothers
7. Poetry In Motion – Johnny Tillotson
8. Swingin’ School – Bobby Rydell
9. This Magic Moment – The Drifters
10. Finger Poppin’ Time – Hank Ballard

1960’s Doo-Wop Song Top 10 Hit List

1. Stay – Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
2. Tonight’s The Night – Shirelles
3. Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop – Little Anthony & the Imperials
4. Diamonds and Pearls – The Paradons
5. Where or When – Dion and the Belmonts
6. I Only Want You – Passions
7. Once In A While – The Chimes
8. Dance By The Light Of The Moon – Olympics
9. Babalu’s Wedding Day – Eternals
10. Step By Step – Crests

PCM’s 1960 Top 10 Hit List

1. The Twist – Chubby Checker
2. Beyond The Sea – Bobby Darin
3. Are You Lonesome Tonight? – Elvis Presley
4. Wild One – Bobby Rydell
5. Volare – Bobby Rydell
6. I’m Sorry – Peggy Lee
7. Money (That’s What I Want) – Barrett Strong
8. This Magic Moment – The Drifters
9. It’s Now Or Never – Elvis Presley
10. Wonderful World – Sam Cooke