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We have ranked the top pop songs that have charted over the past 50+ years on The ARC Weekly Top 40 and Billboard Hot 100, and come up with
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THE ARC WEEKLY TOP 40 ARCHIVES:

TOP POP SONGS OF 1960:





1 The Theme From A Summer Place

from the LP
Theme From A Summer Place
Billboard chart run: 28 - 19 - 12 - 6 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 9 - 18 - 35 - off
Percy Faith Percy Faith - "Theme From 'A Summer Place'" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
1(9) 17
2 He'll Have To Go

from the LP
He'll Have To Go And Other Hits
available for download at
iTunes and Amazon.mp3
Jim Reeves Jim Reeves - "He'll Have To Go" (Single) 2 20
3 It's Now Or Never Elvis Presley   1(5) 16
4 I'm Sorry Brenda Lee   1(3) 18
5 Are You Lonesome Tonight? Elvis Presley   1(6) 14
6 Running Bear Johnny Preston   1(3) 14
7 "The Twist"

from the LP
Twist With Chubby Checker
Billboard chart run: 11 - 8 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 5 - 5 - 3 - 4 - 24 - 29 - off
Chubby Checker Chubby Checker - "The Twist" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
1(1) 15
8 Cathy's Clown / Always It's You

from the LP
A Date With The Everly Brothers
Billboard chart run: 15 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 13 - 16 - 31 - off
Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers - "Cathy's Clown / Always It's You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
1(5) 13
9 El Paso Marty Robbins   1(2) 16
10 Last Date Floyd Cramer   2 15
11 North To Alaska Johnny Horton   4 18
12 Everybody's Somebody's Fool Connie Francis   1(2) 16
13 Greenfields Brothers Four   2 15
14 My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own Connie Francis   1(2) 14
15 Stuck On You Elvis Presley   1(4) 13
16 Sixteen Reasons Connie Stevens   3 17
17 Save The Last Dance For Me The Drifters   1(3) 14
18 Teen Angel Mark Dinning   1(2) 14
19 Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) Roy Orbison   2 15
20 Handy Man Jimmy Jones   2 14
21 Sweet Nothin's Brenda Lee   4 15
22 Walk Don't Run

from the LP
Walk, Don't Run
Billboard chart run: 39 - 18 - 7 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 12 - 15 - 34 - off
The Ventures The Ventures - "Walk Don't Run" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
2 14
23 A Thousand Stars Kathy Young
with The Innocents
  3 15
24 Chain Gang Sam Cooke   2 13
25 The Big Hurt Miss Toni Fisher   3 14
26 Wild One Bobby Rydell   2 13
27 Alley-Oop Hollywood Argyles   1(1) 12
28 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini Brian Hyland   1(1) 13
29 Sink The Bismark Johnny Horton   3 13
30 Finger Poppin' Time Hank Ballard
& The Midnighters
  7 13
31 I Want To Be Wanted Brenda Lee   1(1) 13
32 Please Help Me, I'm Falling Hank Locklin   8 15
33 Poetry In Motion Johnny Tillotson   2 12
34 What In The World's Come Over You Jack Scott   5 13
35 Theme From The Apartment Ferrante & Teicher   10 15
36 Stay Maurice Williams
& The Zodiac
  1(1) 14
37 Burning Bridges Jack Scott   3 12
38 Night Jackie Wilson   4 12
39 Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea) Lolita   5 14
40 Mission Bell Donnie Brooks   7 15
41 Devil Or Angel Bobby Vee   6 13
42 Puppy Love Paul Anka   2 11
43 Way Down Yonder In New Orleans Freddie Cannon   3 11
44 Pretty Blue Eyes Steve Lawrence   9 13
45 Mule Skinner Blues The Fendermen   5 13
46 You Got What It Takes Marv Johnson   10 16
47 Good Timin' Jimmy Jones   3 10
48 Paper Roses Anita Bryant Bigot   5 12
49 Because They're Young Duanne Eddy   4 12
50 Kiddio Brook Benton   7 13
51 Mr. Custer Larry Verne   1(1) 10
52 Baby (You've Got What It Takes) Dinah Washington
& Brook Benton
  5 12
53 He Will Break Your Heart Jerry Butler   7 13
54 Love You So Ron Holden   7 13
55 Where Or When Dion & The Belmonts   3 11
56 Volare Bobby Rydell   4 11
57 Let The Little Girl Dance Billy Bland   7 13
58 Cradle Of Love Johnny Preston   7 12
59 A Million To One Jimmy Charles   5 11
60 Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles   1(1) 10
61 Image Of A Girl The Surfaris   6 11
62 Go, Jimmy, Go Jimmy Clanton   5 11
63 Beyond The Sea Bobby Darin   6 11
64 The Old Lamplighter The Browns   5 12
65 Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go Hank Ballard
& The Midnighters
  6 11
66 Let It Be Me

from the LP
The Fabulous Style Of The Everly Brothers
Billboard chart run: 23 - 16 - 13 - 9 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 13 - 13 - 27 - 40 - off
Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers - "Let It Be Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
7 11
67 Harbor Lights The Platters The Platters - "Harbor Lights" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
8 11
68 You're Sixteen Johnny Burnette   8 11
69 Walking To New Orleans Fats Domino   6 11
70 Tell Laura I Love Her Ray Peterson   7 11
71 New Orleans Gary U.S. Bonds   6 11
72 Many Tears Ago Connie Francis   7 10
73 He'll Have To Stay Jeanne Black   4 10
74 White Silver Sands Bill Black's Combo   9 11
75 So Sad (To Watch Love Go Bad)

from the LP
It's Everly Time
Billboard chart run: 17 - 11 - 9 - 9 - 7 - 9 - 8 - 13 - 26 - 32 - off
Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers - "So Sad (To Watch Love Go Bad)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
7 10
76 Alone At Last Jackie Wilson   8 12
77 Lonely Blue Boy Conway Twitty   6 10
78 You Talk Too Much Joe Jones   3 9
79 Dreamin' Johnny Burnette   11 11
80 A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love) Dinah Washington
& Brook Benton
  7 10
81 That's All You Gotta Do Brenda Lee   6 9
82 Forever Little Dippers   9 10
83 I Love The Way You Love Marv Johnson   9 10
84 Down By The Station The Four Preps   13 11
85 Lonely Teenager Dion   12 11
86 Let's Think About Living Bob Luman   7 9
87 Wonderful World Sam Cooke   12 11
88 My Home Town Paul Anka   8 9
89 The Village Of St. Bernadette Andy Williams   7 9
90 Mama Connie Francis   8 9
91 Footsteps Steve Lawrence   7 9
92 Swingin' School Bobby Rydell   5 8
93 Cherry Pie Skip & Flip   11 10
94 Sandy Larry Hall   15 11
95 Stairway To Heaven Neil Sedaka   9 9
96 In My Little Corner Of The World Anita Bryant Bigot   10 9
97 Don't Be Cruel Bill Black's Combo   11 9
98 When Will I Be Loved

from the LP
The Fabulous Style Of The Everly Brothers
Billboard chart run: 36 - 20 - 10 - 8 - 11 - 12 - 21 - 30 - 39 - off
Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers - "When Will I Be Loved" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
8 9
99 Sleep Little Willie John   13 10
100 Young Emotions Ricky Nelson   12 9



Based on songs that peaked in 1960 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Chart methodology used for the
ARC Weekly Top 40 applied to the chart runs to determine final rankings.




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