American Top 40 Hits 1960 - Various Artists

American Top 40 Hits 1960

Compilation by Various Artists

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Tracklist

1
It’s Now or Never
Elvis Presley
3:14
2
Cathy’s Clown
The Everly Brothers
2:20
3
Running Bear
Johnny Preston
2:34
4
Theme From ‘A Summer Place’
Percy Faith & His Orchestra
2:23
5
Teen Angel
Mark Dinning
2:38
6
The Twist
Chubby Checker
2:37
7
Georgia on My Mind
Ray Charles
3:36
8
El Paso
Marty Robbins
4:21
9
Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool
Connie Francis
2:43
10
Stay
Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs
1:36
5.0 ★
11
Save the Last Dance for Me
The Drifters
2:27
12
I’m Sorry
Brenda Lee
2:40
13
Alley Oop
The Hollywood Argyles
2:43
14
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
The Shirelles
2:42
15
Mr Custer
Larry Verne
3:05
16
My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own
Connie Francis
2:31
17
Only the Lonely
Roy Orbison
2:25
4.7 ★
18
Among My Souvenirs
Connie Francis
2:30
19
Rubber Ball
Bobby Vee
2:17
20
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
Brian Hyland
2:20
21
Let It Be Me
The Everly Brothers
2:34
22
Poetry in Motion
Johnny Tillotson
2:31
23
Wonderful World
Sam Cooke
2:07
24
Why?
Frankie Avalon
2:36
25
Chain Gang
Sam Cooke
2:42
26
Because They’re Young (single version)
Duane Eddy
1:59
27
This Magic Moment
The Drifters
2:31
28
Stuck on You
Elvis Presley
2:14
29
Mack the Knife
Bobby Darin
3:06
30
Be My Guest
Fats Domino
2:15
31
Beyond the Sea (La Mer)
Bobby Darin
2:53
32
Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
Freddy Cannon
2:29
33
Oh! Carol (mono)
Neil Sedaka
2:15
34
I Count the Tears
The Drifters
2:07
35
The Village of St. Bernadette
Andy Williams
3:19
36
New Orleans
Gary “U.S.” Bonds
2:49
37
Walking to New Orleans
Fats Domino
1:59
38
Wings of a Dove
Ferlin Husky
2:20
39
Mack the Knife (live original)
Ella Fitzgerald
4:48
40
When Will I Be Loved?
The Everly Brothers
2:01
41
Hound Dog Man
Fabian
2:12
42
Good Timin’
Jimmy Jones
2:13
43
Exodus
Ferrante and Teicher
2:54
44
Calendar Girl
Neil Sedaka
2:37
45
Walk, Don’t Run
The Ventures
2:07
46
All I Could Do Was Cry
Etta James
2:59
4.0 ★
47
Money (That’s What I Want)
Barrett Strong
2:37
48
Please Help Me, I’m Falling
Hank Locklin
2:22
49
Misty
Johnny Mathis
3:33
50
Where or When
Dion & The Belmonts
2:40
51
Lucille
The Everly Brothers
2:31
52
Tell Laura I Love Her
Ray Peterson
2:55
53
Let the Little Girl Dance
Billy Bland
2:19
54
One of Us Will Weep Tonight
Patti Page
2:35
55
About This Thing Called Love
Fabian
2:34
56
Think
James Brown
2:47
4.0 ★
57
Perfidia
The Ventures
2:02
58
He’ll Have to Go
Jim Reeves
2:19
4.4 ★
59
Corrine, Corrina
Ray Peterson
2:43
3.0 ★
60
Dreamin’
Johnny Burnette
2:21
61
Handy Man
Jimmy Jones
1:59
62
Sticks and Stones
Ray Charles
2:11
63
Lonely Teenager
Dion
2:16
64
In the Still of the Night
Dion & The Belmonts
2:40
65
You Got What It Takes
Marv Johnson
2:43
66
So Sad (to Watch Good Love Go Bad)
The Everly Brothers
2:36
67
Shop Around
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
2:51
68
Stairway to Heaven
Neil Sedaka
2:40
69
Never on Sunday
Don Costa
2:52
70
A Fool in Love
Ike & Tina Turner
2:41
71
Starbright
Johnny Mathis
2:44
72
Tonight’s the Night
The Shirelles
1:56
73
Scarlet Ribbons (for Her Hair)
The Browns
2:36
74
Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes)
Brook Benton & Dinah Washington
2:45
75
Wild One
Bobby Rydell
2:23
76
Talk That Talk
Jackie Wilson
2:11
77
Peter Gunn
Duane Eddy
2:25
78
My Girl Josephine
Fats Domino
2:02
79
When You Wish Upon a Star
Dion & The Belmonts
2:28
80
Devil or Angel
Bobby Vee
2:19
81
Sweet Nothin’s
Brenda Lee
2:20
82
Ruby
Ray Charles
3:51
83
You’re Sixteen
Johnny Burnette
1:55
84
Lady Luck
Lloyd Price
2:16
85
Delaware
Perry Como
2:20
86
Blue Angel
Roy Orbison
2:50
87
Beatnik Fly
Johnny and the Hurricanes
2:09
88
(I Can’t Help You) I’m Falling Too
Skeeter Davis
2:44
89
A Rockin’ Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)
Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
2:26
90
I’m Getting Better
Jim Reeves
2:20
91
Fools Rush In
Brook Benton
2:26
92
Outside My Window
The Fleetwoods
2:09
93
Puppy Love
Paul Anka
2:40
94
Paper Roses
Anita Bryant
2:50
95
Wonderland by Night
Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra
3:12
96
So Many Ways
Brook Benton
2:30
97
There’s Something on Your Mind, Pts. 1 & 2
Bobby Marchan
4:51
98
Run, Red, Run
The Coasters
2:58
4.5 ★
99
Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy
Freddy Cannon
2:17
100
The Ties That Bind
Brook Benton
2:50
101
A Woman, a Lover, a Friend
Jackie Wilson
2:26
102
The Hucklebuck
Chubby Checker
2:30
103
String Along
Fabian
2:20
104
Teardrop
Santo & Johnny
2:07
105
Mama
Connie Francis
3:55
106
Won’t You Come Home, Bill Bailey?
Bobby Darin
2:07
107
El Matador
The Kingston Trio
2:26
108
Smokie, Pt. 2
Bill Black’s Combo
2:12
109
I Love the Way You Love
Marv Johnson
2:36
110
Mr Blue
The Fleetwoods
2:23
111
Don’t Throw Away Those Teardrops
Frankie Avalon
2:28
112
Fannie Mae
Buster Brown
2:43
113
Sailor
Lolita
2:46
114
Just One Time
Don Gibson
2:45
115
Footsteps
Steve Lawrence
2:11
116
A Mess of Blues
Elvis Presley
2:39
117
Step by Step
The Crests
2:31
118
Clementine
Bobby Darin
3:12
3.0 ★
119
Summer Set
Monty Kelly
2:46
120
Cradle of Love
Johnny Preston
2:23
121
Teddy
Connie Francis
2:49
122
Don’t Go to Strangers
Etta Jones
3:55
123
The Old Lamplighter
The Browns
2:20
124
Sixteen Reasons
Connie Stevens
1:55
125
Big Iron
Marty Robbins
3:58
5.0 ★
126
Night
Jackie Wilson
2:47
127
Mountain of Love
Harold Dorman
2:28
128
Question
Lloyd Price
2:27
129
Angela Jones
Johnny Ferguson
2:24
130
Love Walked In
Dinah Washington
2:08
131
Don’t Come Knockin’
Fats Domino
1:55
132
Apple Green
June Valli
2:23
133
Love You So
Ron Holden
3:24
134
Fame and Fortune
Elvis Presley
2:31
135
Cherry Pie
Skip & Flip
2:18
136
Cherry Pie
Skip & Flip
2:18
137
What Am I Living For?
Conway Twitty
2:35
138
Doggin’ Around
Jackie Wilson
2:47
139
Don’t You Know?
Della Reese
2:34
140
He’ll Have to Stay
Jeanne Black
2:45
141
Lonely Weekends
Charlie Rich
2:09
142
The Madison Time, Pt. 1
The Ray Bryant Combo
3:09
143
Ooh Poo Pah Doo, Pts. 1 & 2
Jessie Hill
4:23
144
Young Emotions
Ricky Nelson
2:34
145
Burning Bridges
Jack Scott
2:37
146
I Want to Be Wanted (mono version)
Brenda Lee
3:06
147
Too Much Tequila
The Champs
2:14
148
Barbara
The Temptations
2:53
149
Got a Girl
The Four Preps
2:28
150
Harbor Lights
The Platters
3:10
151
Swingin’ School
Bobby Rydell
2:12
152
Nobody Loves Me Like You
The Flamingos
2:20
153
Another Sleepless Night
Jimmy Clanton
2:08
154
Dutchman’s Gold
Walter Brennan
3:17
155
My Dearest Darling
Etta James
3:03
156
Am I Losing You?
Jim Reeves
2:42
157
This Bitter Earth
Dinah Washington
2:28
158
White Silver Sands
Bill Black’s Combo
2:30
159
Like Strangers
The Everly Brothers
2:01
160
Jump Over
Freddy Cannon
2:44
161
Happy Go Lucky Me
Paul Evans
1:56
162
Ding‐a‐Ling
Bobby Rydell
2:28
163
No Ifs, No Ands
Lloyd Price
2:19
164
Oh, Little One
Jack Scott
2:10
165
My Home Town
Paul Anka
2:32
166
The Twist (rerecorded – hit version)
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
2:33
167
I Really Don’t Want to Know
Tommy Edwards
2:16
168
Go, Jimmy, Go
Jimmy Clanton
2:16
169
Jealous of You
Connie Francis
2:28
170
Country Boy
Fats Domino
2:15
171
Mule Skinner Blues
The Fendermen
2:26
172
Train of Love
Annette & the Afterbeats
2:43
173
I’m Hurtin’
Roy Orbison
2:42
174
That’s All You Gotta Do
Brenda Lee
2:26
175
Calcutta
Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra
2:13
176
Red Sails in the Sunset
The Platters
2:21
177
Last Date
Floyd Cramer
2:26
4.0 ★
178
Lonely Blue Boy (version 1, Us)
Conway Twitty
2:13
179
Not One Minute More
Della Reese
2:40
180
Midnite Special
Paul Evans
1:57
181
Time and the River
Nat King Cole
2:18
182
Runaround
The Fleetwoods
2:35
183
Ol’ Mac Donald
Frank Sinatra
2:39
184
Pennies From Heaven
The Skyliners
2:06
185
Theme From ‘The Unforgiven’
Don Costa
2:59
186
Theme for Young Lovers
Percy Faith
2:36
187
Josephine
Bill Black’s Combo
2:25
188
Look for a Star
Garry Mills
2:02
189
Rockin’ Little Angel
Ray Smith
2:12
190
Just Come Home
Hugo and Luigi
2:31
191
Little Coco Palm
Jerry Wallace
2:17
192
Mission Bell
Donnie Brooks
2:21
193
It’s Time to Cry
Paul Anka
2:28
194
Little Bitty Girl
Bobby Rydell
2:27
195
Crazy Arms
Bob Beckham
2:17
196
Image of a Girl
The Safaris
2:37
197
Is a Bluebird Blue?
Conway Twitty
2:35
198
Trouble in Paradise
The Crests
2:23
199
Finger Poppin’ Time
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
1:48
200
Bonnie Came Back
Duane Eddy
2:17
201
O Dio Mio
Annette Funicello
2:49
202
Little Things Mean a Lot
Joni James
2:30
203
First Name Initial
Annette
2:24
204
We Got Love
Bobby Rydell
2:23
205
How About That
Dee Clark
2:34
206
Come Into My Heart
Lloyd Price
2:04
207
(Welcome) New Lovers
Pat Boone
2:27
208
Look for a Star
Garry Miles
2:24
209
You Mean Everything to Me
Neil Sedaka
2:41
210
In My Little Corner of the World
Anita Bryant
2:35
211
Feel So Fine
Johnny Preston
2:06
212
Heartbreak (It’s Hurtin’ Me)
Little Willie John
2:50
213
Sink the Bismarck
Johnny Horton
2:53
214
Where Are You?
Frankie Avalon
2:43
215
TLC – Tender Loving Care
Jimmie Rodgers
2:14
216
Down by the Station (Early in the Morning)
The Four Preps
2:47
217
Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop
Little Anthony & the Imperials
2:07
218
Is There Any Chance?
Marty Robbins
2:10
219
Volare
Bobby Rydell
2:34
220
(You Were Made) For All My Love
Jackie Wilson
2:07
221
Look for a Star
Deane Hawley
2:08
222
Over the Rainbow
The Demensions
3:15
223
Ballad of the Alamo
Marty Robbins
3:39
224
He Will Break Your Heart (mono)
Jerry Butler
2:42
225
Theme From ‘The Apartment’
Ferrante and Teicher
2:59
226
I Wanna Be Loved
Ricky Nelson
2:44
227
Bad Man’s Blunder
The Kingston Trio
2:37
228
Hot Rod Lincoln
Charlie Ryan & The Timberline Riders
2:28
229
Hello, Young Lovers
Paul Anka
2:32
230
Kiddio
Brook Benton
2:37
231
Hot Rod Lincoln
Johnny Bond
2:44
232
Ta Ta
Clyde McPhatter
2:11
233
The Same One
Brook Benton
2:29
234
Yogi
The Ivy Three
2:12
235
Look for a Star
Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra
2:06
236
Pineapple Princess
Annette & the Afterbeats
2:25
237
A Million to One
Jimmy Charles
2:30
238
(There Was a) Tall Oak Tree
Dorsey Burnette
2:06
239
It Only Happened Yesterday
Jack Scott
2:48
240
The Madison
Al Brown's Tunetoppers
2:32
241
I Love You in the Same Old Way
Paul Anka
2:27
242
Anymore
Teresa Brewer
2:22
243
Three Nights a Week
Fats Domino
1:43
244
Honest I Do
The Innocents
1:55
245
Heartaches by the Number
Guy Mitchell
2:40
246
I’m Not Afraid
Ricky Nelson
2:36
247
(I Do the) Shimmy Shimmy
Bobby Freeman
2:35
248
Let’s Think About Living
Bob Luman
2:07
249
Yes Sir, That’s My Baby
Ricky Nelson
2:04
250
Diamonds and Pearls (stereo)
Pardons
2:17
251
Don’t Be Cruel
Bill Black’s Combo
1:56
252
Run, Samson, Run
Neil Sedaka
2:53
253
Summer’s Gone
Paul Anka
2:24
254
This Friendly World
Fabian
2:01
255
Twistin’ USA
Danny & the Juniors
2:27
256
Let’s Have a Party
Wanda Jackson
2:12
4.0 ★
257
Sleep
Little Willie John
2:56
258
(You’ve Got to) Move Two Mountains
Marv Johnson
2:43
259
You Talk Too Much
Joe Jones
2:30
260
Togetherness
Frankie Avalon
2:27
261
Let’s, Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
2:24
262
Artificial Flowers
Bobby Darin
3:14
263
North to Alaska
Johnny Horton
2:50
264
Pretty Blue Eyes
Steve Lawrence
1:54
265
To Each His Own
The Platters
2:49
266
Alone at Last
Jackie Wilson
3:00
267
Bulldog
The Fireballs
2:10
268
Just a Little (mono)
Brenda Lee
2:23
269
A Thousand Stars
The Innocents
3:09
270
Forever
The Little Dippers
2:22
271
Swinging on a Rainbow
Frankie Avalon
1:53
272
If I Had a Girl
Rod Lauren
2:12
273
Marina
Rocco Granata
2:36
274
I’ll Save the Last Dance for You
Damita Jo
2:15
275
China Doll
The Ames Brothers
2:35
276
Sway
Bobby Rydell
2:22
277
What in the World’s Come Over You?
Jack Scott
2:47
278
Ruby Duby Du
Tobin Mathews
2:46
279
Lucky Devil
Carl Dobkins
2:01
280
Danny Boy
Conway Twitty
2:45
281
Am I That Easy to Forget
Debbie Reynolds
2:17
282
Many Tears Ago
Connie Francis
1:59
283
Wait for Me
The Playmates
2:49
284
Baby, What You Want Me to Do (mono LP dub)
Jimmy Reed
2:25
285
I Gotta Know
Elvis Presley
2:16
286
The Big Hurt
Miss Toni Fisher
2:10
287
Tracy’s Theme
Spencer Ross
2:54
288
Sandy
Larry Hall
2:31
289
Am I the Man?
Jackie Wilson
2:29
290
Natural Born Lover
Fats Domino
4:41
291
Alvin’s Orchestra
The Chipmunks
3:01
292
Last Date
Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra
2:08
293
Blue Tango
Bill Black’s Combo
2:05
294
Wonderland by Night
Louis Prima
3:05
295
Angel Baby
Rosie & the Originals
2:46
296
Greenfields
The Brothers Four
3:06
297
Uh! Oh!
The Nutty Squirrels
2:18
298
Sad Mood
Sam Cooke
2:37
299
Doll House
Donnie Brooks
2:18
300
Wonderland by Night
Anita Bryant
3:14
301
In the Mood
Ernie Fields Orchestra
2:33
302
White Christmas
Bing Crosby
3:02
303
Jingle Bell Rock
Bobby Helms
2:10
304
Little Drummer Boy
The Harry Simeone Chorale
3:04
305
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
The Chipmunks
2:30
306
Baby, Oh Baby
The Shells
2:24
307
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Brenda Lee
2:04

Release credits

Ahmet Ertegun
producer [118]
Albert Hill
double bass [10]
Allen Hanlon
acoustic guitar [98]
Anita Kerr Singers
background vocals [17]
Billy Guy
vocal [98]
Billy Vaughn
conductor [207]
Bob Moore
double bass [17]
Bobby Robinson
producer [97]
Boots Randolph
saxophone [17]
Buddy Harman
drums (drum set) [17]
Carl Gardner
vocal [98]
Charles Thomas
baritone vocals [10]
Chet Atkins
producer [58, 177]
Cornell Gunter
vocal [98]
Dinah Washington
vocal [74]
Don Law
producer [125]
Etta James
lead vocals [46]
Floyd Cramer
piano [17]
Fred Foster
producer [17]
George Barnes
guitar [98]
Hank Garland
guitar [17]
Harold Bradley
guitar [17]
Henry Gaston
tenor vocals [10]
Howard Carpenter
viola [17]
Jane Norris
violin [17]
Jim Reeves
vocal [58]
Joe Melson
background vocals [17]
Joe Sherman
arranger [241], conductor [241], producer [241]
Johnny Horton
performer [263]
King Curtis
tenor saxophone [98]
Leonard Chess
producer [46]
Lionel Newman
conductor [263]
Lolita
lead vocals [113]
Maurice Williams
lead vocals [10]
Mike Stoller
arranger [98], piano [98]
Morty Palitz
producer [247]
Nesuhi Ertegun
producer [118]
Pat Boone
vocal [207]
Paul Shelley’s Copacabana Orchestra
performing orchestra [118]
Phil Chess
producer [46]
Phil Iehle
recording [118]
Richard Behrke
conductor [118]
Richard Wess
arranger [118], conductor [118]
Riley Hampton
arranger [46], conductor [46]
Riley Hampton Orchestra
performing orchestra [46]
Roy Orbison
vocal [17]
Sammy Clarke
electric guitar [98]
Tom Dowd
recording [118]
Vernal Richardson
violin [17]
Wendell Marshall
double bass [98]
Wiley Bennett
tenor vocals [10]
Will “Dub” Jones
vocal [98]
Willie Morrow
drums (drum set) [10]

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American Top 40 Hits 1960
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