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- “The Twist” – Chubby Checker. Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: September 24, 1960.
- Hey Jude” – The Beatles. Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: September 28, 1968.
- The Theme From ‘A Summer Place'” – Percy Faith And His Orchestra. Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: February 27, 1960.
- Tossin’ And Turnin'” – Bobby Lewis. Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: July 15, 1961.
- Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (1967) “If you ever need a helping hand, I’ll be there on the double just as fast as I can.”
- Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969) “Some folks are born silver spoon in hand, Lord, don’t they help themselves!” Why it’s the 2nd Best song of the 60s.
- House of the Rising Sun – The Animals (1964) “My mother was a tailor, she sewed my new blue jeans. My father was a gamblin’ man, down in New Orleans.”
- Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison (1967) “Standing in the sunlight laughing, hiding ‘hind a rainbow’s wall, slipping and sliding all along the waterfall with you.”
When the 1960s decade opened, there were but four No. 1 songs topping the chart (five, if one counts Marty Robbins' "El Paso"), but by the mid-1960s, there were always at least a dozen songs topping the chart annually. In 1967, there were more than 20 songs reaching the top spot for the first time ever in a single calendar year ... and that ...
Feb 29, 2020 · Top 100 Billboard hit songs of 1960 - Click Americana. Categories: 1960s, Oldies & vintage music, Vintage & retro entertainment, Vintage celebrities & famous people, Vintage magazines. By The Click Americana Team. Added or last updated February 29, 2020.
Billboard. Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1960. "Theme from A Summer Place" by Percy Faith was the number one song of 1960. Bobby Rydell had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100. Brenda Lee had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100. Connie Francis had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100. The Everly Brothers had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100.
Music in 1966. Though the Beatles maintained their popularity in the United States with Rubber Soul, pop music leaned toward more homegrown talent. The Monkees, from California, were one of the most popular of these groups, along with Gary Lewis and the Playboys, and Paul Revere and the Raiders.
Oct 20, 2023 · Out of the 25 biggest pop hits of the 1960s, based on how high and how long a song was a Billboard Top 100 hit, eight were released in 1960, including Brenda Lee’s “I’m Sorry” and Elvis Presley’s, “It’s Now or Never.” Five of these 25 “high and long” hits came out in 1962.
