AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK'S (Barry Kowal) TOP SINGLES FOR 1960 |
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Written by Barry Kowal
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Jan 14, 2016 at 05:58 PM |
AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK'S (Barry Kowal) TOP SINGLES FOR 1960* It's now or never - Elvis Presley
No.Song-Artist-Peak Month
1-IT'S NOW OR NEVER-ELVIS PRESLEY-OCTOBER 1056
2-JOEY'S SONG-BILL HALEY & THE COMETS-January 1014
3-JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE-JIMMIE RODGERS-August 904
4-BOOM BOOM BABY-CRASH CRADDOCK-February 838
5-HE'LL HAVE TO GO-JIM REEVES-April 826
6-PETER GUNN-DUANE EDDY & THE REBELS-December 732
7-CLAP YOUR HANDS-BEAU-MARKS-September 724
8-MY OLD MAN'S A DUSTMAN(BALLAD OF A REFUSE DISPOSAL OFFICER)-Lonnie Donegan-May 710
9-TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN SPORT-Rolf Harris-June 684
10-SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME-Drifters-December 654
11-Little Boy Lost-Johnny Ashcroft-May 642
12-What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For-Emile Ford & Checkmates-March 628
13-I Found A New Love/Defenceless-Lonnie Lee & The Leemen-October 626
14-She's My Baby-Johnny O'Keefe-February 622
15-Running Bear-Johnny Preston-February 622
16-Walk Don't Run-Ventures-September 614
17-Swingin' School/Ding-A-Ling-Bobby Rydell-July 612
18-Everybody's Somebody's Fool-Connie Francis-July 608
19-Beatnik Fly-Johnny & The Hurricanes-April 576
20-Come On And Take My Hand/Don't You Know-Johnny O'Keefe & Ernie Freeman-October 574
21-Starlight Starbright-Lonnie Lee-April 568
22-Cathy's Clown-Everly Brothers-June 554
23-Please Don't Tease-Cliff Richard & The Shadows-November 546
24-What A Mouth (What A North And South)-Tommy Steele-July 546
25-What In The World's Come Over You-Jack Scott-April 546
26-Heartaches By The Number-Guy Mitchell-January 540
27-Handy Man-Jimmy Jones-April 528
28-If I Had A Girl-Rod Lauren-March 514
29-My Heart Has A Mind Of It's Own/Malaguena-Connie Francis-November 494
30-In The Mood-Ernie Fields-January 470
31-Yes Sir,That's My Baby-Col Joye & Joy Boys-October 466
32-Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini-Brian Hyland-September 454
33-Apache-The Shadows-November 446
34-Mule Skinner Blues-The Fendermen-September 442
35-(Seven Little Girls)Sitting In The Back Seat-Paul Evans & Curls-January 442
36-Only The Lonely(Know How I Feel)-Roy Orbison-August 420
37-Sink The Bismark-Johnny Horton-June 418
38-Let's Have A Party-Wanda Jackson-November 416
39-Volare/Do It Again-Bobby Rydell-September 412
40-Stuck On You/Fame And Fortune-Elvis Presley-May 410
41-Teen Angel-Mark Dinning-March 396
42-A Kookie Little Paradise-Jo-Ann Campbell-October 392
43-Poetry In Motion-Johnny Tillotson-December 386
44-Let's Think About Livin'-Bob Luman-November 384
45-When Will I Be Loved/Be Bop A-Lula-Everly Brothers-August 382
46-Greenfields-Brothers Four-June 366
47-You Talk Too Much-Joe Jones-December 360
48-Oh! Carol-Neil Sedaka-February 354
49-The Village Of St.Bernadette-Andy Williams-March 348
50-Because They're Young-Duane Eddy & The Rebels-July 344
51-Among My Souvenirs-Connie Francis-February 344
52-Mama-Connie Francis-May 328
53-Tell Laura I Love Her-Ray Peterson-September 326
54-Teenage Baby-Col Joye & The Joy Boys-February 326
55-Cradle Of Love-Johnny Preston-April 316
56-Alley-Oop-Hollywood Argyles-July 310
57-Hot Rod Lincoln-Johnny Bond-October 306
58-Good Timin'-Jimmy Jones-June 306
59-I'll Save The Last Dance For You-Damita Jo-December 304
60-I'm Sorry/That's All You Gotta Do-Brenda Lee-September 298
61-I Want That-Crash Craddock-February 294
62-Well Don't You Know-Crash Craddock-May 274
63-Barefoot Boy-Noeleen Batley-December 268
64-Robot Man-Connie Francis-October 260
65-The Hippy Hippy Shake-Chan Romero-April 246
66-When It's Springtime In The Rockies-Johnnie Ray-March 238
67-Feel So Fine-Johnny Preston-August 234
68-Mr.Blue-Crescents-January 220
69-Since She Turned Sixteen-Crash Craddock-February 210
70-He'll Have To Stay-Jeanne Black-June 206
71-Pretty Blue Eyes-Steve Lawrence-February 200
72-Wild One-Bobby Rydell-April 182
73-I Want To Be Wanted-Brenda Lee-November 160
74-Brontosaurus Stomp-The Piltdown Men-November 160
75-You Got What It Takes-Marv Johnson-February 158
76-Own True Self-Johnny O'Keefe-January 158
77-(Making Love On A)Moonlit Night/Be My Girl-Col Joye & Joy Boys-July 150
78-Alone At Last-Jackie Wilson-December 148
79-Sixteen Reasons-Connie Stevens-July 148
80-Little Bitty Girl-Bobby Rydell-April 112
81-Six White Boomers-Rolf Harris-December 110
82-Beyond The Sea-Bobby Darin-March 106
83-Mission Bell-Donnie Brooks-October 104
84-Happy-Go-Lucky-Me-Paul Evans-July 84
85-Jump Over-Freddy Cannon-July 80
86-Ready For You/Save The Last Dance For Me-Johnny O'Keefe/Ernie Freeman-December 76
87-A Mess Of Blues/Girl Of My Best Friend-Elvis Presley-August 76
88-Mr.Custer-Larry Verne-November 76
89-Let The Little Girl Dance-Billy Bland-June 76
90-Bad Man-Col Joye & The Joy Boys-May 74
91-Yes Indeed I Do-Lonnie Lee & The Leemen-June 68
92-Footsteps-Steve Lawrence-April 68
93-Turn The Lights Out,Johnny/Koala Bear-Johnny Devlin & His Devils-January 68
94-The Wreck Of The John B.-Jimmie Rodgers-October 36
95-Run Sampson,Run/You Mean Everything To Me-Neil Sedaka-October 36
96-Not One More Minute-Della Reese-April 34
97-Lonely Blue Boy-Conway Twitty-March 34
98-Peter Gunn Theme-Henry Mancini-January 34
* The data used in compilation of this list are the charts found in The
Australian Top 20 Book (1940-2006) by David Kent.
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