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FOR WEEK ENDING MARCH 14, 1960

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 03/07 03/21 →

The chart file lacks a record this week, put back here from Billboard’s chart history: “Down By The Station” (The Four Preps) at 29. The file’s own ranks stand, because the next week’s LAST WEEK column bears them out, so a record put back goes into the rank the file leaves empty.

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	1	10	★★ NO. 1 ★★ The Theme From "A Summer Place"PERCY FAITH & HIS ORCHESTRA	1
2	2	3	12	He'll Have To GoJIM REEVES	2
3	4	10	7	Wild OneBOBBY RYDELL	3
4	3	2	12	Handy ManJIMMY JONES	2
5	5	5	10	What In The World's Come Over YouJACK SCOTT	5
6	8	9	8	Baby (You've Got What It Takes)DINAH WASHINGTON & BROOK BENTON	6
7	6	4	13	Teen AngelMARK DINNING	1
8	7	6	9	Beyond The SeaBOBBY DARIN	6
9	17	41	4	Puppy LovePAUL ANKA	9
10	12	15	8	Harbor LightsTHE PLATTERS	10
11	13	16	13	Sweet Nothin'sBRENDA LEE	11
12	11	13	8	ForeverTHE LITTLE DIPPERS	11
13	9	8	10	Let It Be MeTHE EVERLY BROTHERS	7
14	10	7	22	Running BearJOHNNY PRESTON	1
15	16	19	7	Lady LuckLLOYD PRICE & HIS ORCHESTRA	15
16	19	27	5	Beatnik FlyJOHNNY & THE HURRICANES	16
17	15	11	12	Where Or WhenDION & THE BELMONTS	3
18	21	18	8	Midnite SpecialPAUL EVANS	18
19	29	61	4	O Dio MioANNETTE	19
20	20	17	11	Tracy's ThemeSPENCER ROSS	13
21	47	47	4	This Magic MomentTHE DRIFTERS	21
22	27	28	7	Little Bitty GirlBOBBY RYDELL	22
23	26	22	11	Rockin' Little AngelRAY SMITH	22
24	34	50	4	(Welcome) New LoversPAT BOONE	24
25	22	23	6	DelawarePERRY COMO	22
26	46	62	4	MamaCONNIE FRANCIS	26
27	14	12	12	Lonely Blue BoyCONWAY TWITTY	6
28	30	40	5	Outside My WindowTHE FLEETWOODS	28
29	18	14	12	Down By The StationTHE FOUR PREPS	13
30	69	—	2	Sink The BismarkJOHNNY HORTON	30
31	23	34	7	(There Was A) Tall Oak TreeDORSEY BURNETTE	23
32	50	55	7	Sixteen ReasonsCONNIE STEVENS	32
33	33	71	4	Alvin's OrchestraDAVID SEVILLE & THE CHIPMUNKS	33
34	35	52	4	Chattanooga Shoe Shine BoyFREDDY CANNON	34
35	41	53	3	About This Thing Called LoveFABIAN	35
36	39	39	9	Am I That Easy To ForgetDEBBIE REYNOLDS	36
37	25	25	7	Country BoyFATS DOMINO	25
38	31	29	19	El PasoMARTY ROBBINS	1
39	66	60	4	String AlongFABIAN	39
40	49	70	4	El MatadorTHE KINGSTON TRIO	40
41	38	37	5	Baby What You Want Me To DoJIMMY REED	37
42	70	—	2	White Silver SandsBILL BLACK'S COMBO	42
43	28	21	17	Pretty Blue EyesSTEVE LAWRENCE	9
44	64	80	4	GreenfieldsTHE BROTHERS FOUR	44
45	57	51	7	Fannie MaeBUSTER BROWN	45
46	32	31	15	Lucky DevilCARL DOBKINS, JR.	25
47	56	63	4	Lawdy Miss ClawdyGARY STITES	47
48	37	30	9	Too Much TequilaTHE CHAMPS	30
49	36	24	10	BulldogTHE FIREBALLS	24
50	74	75	4	Don't Fence Me InTOMMY EDWARDS	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	55	72	4	Anyway The Wind BlowsDORIS DAY	51
52	45	43	7	Money (That's What I Want)BARRETT STRONG	43
53	79	—	2	I Love The Way You LoveMARV JOHNSON	53
54	62	77	3	TeddyCONNIE FRANCIS	54
55	24	20	20	You Got What It TakesMARV JOHNSON	10
56	58	54	9	Why Do I Love You SoJOHNNY TILLOTSON	42
57	61	68	4	Angela JonesJOHNNY FERGUSON	57
58	48	49	6	Bad BoyMARTY WILDE	45
59	44	42	5	Too Pooped To Pop ("Casey")CHUCK BERRY	42
60	71	84	3	StarbrightJOHNNY MATHIS	60
61	63	89	3	The Same Old MeGUY MITCHELL	61
62	42	36	11	Crazy ArmsBOB BECKHAM	36
63	54	46	6	EternallySARAH VAUGHAN	41
64	80	—	2	Just One TimeDON GIBSON	64
65	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ Don't Throw Away All Those TeardropsFRANKIE AVALON	65
66	72	82	3	Summer SetMONTY KELLY & HIS ORCHESTRA	66
67	75	85	3	Chattanooga Choo ChooERNIE FIELDS & ORCH.	67
68	84	—	2	FootstepsSTEVE LAWRENCE	68
69	53	38	7	China DollTHE AMES BROTHERS	38
70	40	33	15	Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-BopLITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS	24
71	91	96	3	Mountain Of LoveHAROLD DORMAN	71
72	76	65	4	Sleepy LagoonTHE PLATTERS	65
73	67	64	5	Just A Little BitROSCO GORDON	64
74	68	56	12	Harlem NocturneTHE VISCOUNTS	52
75	89	—	2	Apple GreenJUNE VALLI	75
76	NEW▶		1	At My Front DoorDEE CLARK	76
77	60	66	5	ParadiseSAMMY TURNER	60
78	43	32	15	Go, Jimmy, GoJIMMY CLANTON	5
79	85	90	3	Step By StepTHE CRESTS	79
80	90	93	5	Let The Little Girl DanceBILLY BLAND	80
81	81	97	3	Road RunnerBO DIDDLEY	81
82	88	95	3	You Don't Know MeLENNY WELCH	82
83	59	48	8	On The BeachFRANK CHACKSFIELD & HIS ORCH.	47
84	NEW▶		1	Straight A's In LoveJOHNNY CASH & THE TENNESSEE TWO	84
85	52	35	7	Time And The RiverNAT KING COLE	30
86	100	—	2	Down By The RiversideLES COMPAGNONS DE LA CHANSON	86
87	65	67	6	ClementineJAN & DEAN	65
88	NEW▶		1	Big IronMARTY ROBBINS	88
89	NEW▶		1	CaravanSANTO & JOHNNY	89
90	95	—	2	SuddenlyNICKEY DEMATTEO	90
91	51	26	10	T.L.C. Tender Love And CareJIMMIE RODGERS	24
92	94	—	2	Whatcha' Gonna DoNAT KING COLE	92
93	93	—	3	A Closer WalkPETE FOUNTAIN	93
94	78	76	7	Let It RockCHUCK BERRY	64
95	99	—	2	JambalayaBOBBY COMSTOCK & THE COUNTS	95
96	NEW▶		1	The Old LamplighterTHE BROWNS featuring JIM EDWARD BROWN	96
97	NEW▶		1	RubyADAM WADE	97
98	NEW▶		1	Don't Deceive MeRUTH BROWN	98
99	NEW▶		1	Lonely WeekendsCHARLIE RICH	99
100	NEW▶		1	Teenage SonataSAM COOKE	100

Bullets and Hot Shot Debuts before 1980 are inferred from the chart's movement, not read off the page: a bullet for a record that is new, back, up on last week, or at last week's rank for the second week running; the Hot Shot Debut is the week's highest new entry. The first Hot 100, 8/4/1958, has none.