Lourdes High School About 1960

Top Ten Hits Per Month 1960

(Researched  and submitted by Mike Vath)

January

 El Paso Marty Robbins (Columbia)

Why Frankie Avalon (Chancelior)

Running Bear Johnny Preston (Mercury)

The Big Hurt Miss Tony Fisher (Signet)

Way Down Yonder in New Orleans Freddy Cannon (Swan)

Go Jimmy Go Jimmy Clanton (Ace)

It's Time To Cry Paul Anka (ABC Paramount)

Pretty Blue Eyes Steve Lawrence (ABC Paramount)

Among My Souvenirs Connie Francis (MGM)

The Village Of St Bernadette Andy Williams (Cadence)

 February

 Teen Angel Mark Dinning (MGM)

Running Bear Johnny Preston (Mercury)

Handy Man Jimmy Jones (Cub)

Where or When Dion & Belmonts (Laurie)

He'll Have To Go Jim Reeves (RCA)

What In The World's Come Over You Jack Scott (Top Rank)

Theme From A Summer Place Percy Faith (Columbia)

Lonely Blue Boy Coway Twitty (MGM)

Let it Be Me Everly Brothers (Cadence)

El Paso Marty Robbins (Columbia)

 March

Theme From A Summer Place Percy Faith (Columbia)

He'll Have To Go Jim Reeves (RCA)

Wild One Bobby Rydell (Cameo)

Handy Man Jimmy Jones (Cub)

Baby (You Got What It Takes) Brook Benton & Dinah Washington (Mercury)

What In The World's Come Over You Jack Scott (Top Rank)

Puppy Love Paul Anka (ABC Paramount)

Sweet Nothin's Brenda Lee (Decca)

Beyond The Sea Bobby Darin (Atco)

Harbor Lights Platters (Mercury)

 April

Theme From A Summer Place Percy Faith (Columbia)

Puppy Love Paul Anka (ABC Paramount)

He'll Have To Go Jim Reeves (RCA)

Greenfields Brothers Four (Columbia)

Sink The Bismarck Johnny Horton (Columbia)

Sweet Nothin's Brenda Lee (Decca)

Wild One Bobby Rydell (Cameo)

Sixteen Reasons Connie Stevens (Warner)

Footsteps Steve Lawrence (ABC Paramount)

Mama Connie Francis (MGM)

 May

Stuck On You Elvis Presley (RCA)

Greenfields Brothers Four (Columbia)

Cathy's Clown Everly Brothers (Warner)

Night Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)

Sixteen Reasons Connie Stevens (Warner)

Cradle Of Love Johnny Preston (Mercury)

Good Timin' Jimmy Jones (Cub)

Let The Little Girl Dance Billy Bland (Old Town)

Sink The Bismarck Johnny Horton (Columbia)

The Old Lamplighter Browns (RCA)

 June

Cathy's Clown Everly Brothers (Warner)

Everybody's Somebody's Fool Connie Francis (MGM)

Burning Bridges Jack Scott (Top Rank)

Good Timin' Jimmy Jones (Cub)

Paper Roses Anita Bryant (Carlton)

Swingin' School Bobby Rydell (Cameo)

Love You So Ron Holden (Donna)

He'll Have To Stay Jeanne Black (Capitol)

Stuck On You Elvis Presley (RCA)

Alley Oop Hollywood Argyles (Lute)

 July

I'm Sorry Brenda Lee (Decca)

Alley Oop Hollywood Argyles (Lute)

Everybody's Somebody's Fool Connie Francis (MGM)

Only The Lonely Roy Orbison (Monument)

Because They're Young Duane Eddy (Jamie)

Mule Skinner Blues Fendermen (Soma)

That's All You Gotta Do Brenda Lee (Decca)

My Hometown Paul Anka (ABC Paramount)

A Rockin' Good Way Brook Benton & Dinah Washington (Mercury)

When Will I Be Loved Everly Brothers (Cadence)

 August

It's Now Or Never Elvis Presley (RCA)

Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini Brian Hyland (Leader)

I'm Sorry Brenda Lee (Decca)

Only The Lonely Roy Orbison (Monument)

Walk Don't Run Ventures (Dolton)

The Twist Chubby Checker (Parkway)

Image Of A Girl Safaris (Eldo)

Finger Poppin' Time Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King)

Walkin' To New Orleans Fats Domino (Imperial)

Please Help Me, I'm Falling Hank Locklin ( RCA)

 September

The Twist Chubby Checker (Parkway)

It's Now Or Never Elvis Presley (RCA)

My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own Connie Francis (MGM)

Walk Don't Run Ventures (Dolton)

Mr Custer Larry Verne (Era)

Volare Bobby Rydell (Cameo)

Chain Gang Sam Cooke (RCA)

Kiddio Brook Benton (Mercury)

Theme From The Apartment Ferrante & Teicher (UA)

Yogi Ivy Three (Shell)

 October

My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own Connie Francis (MGM)

Save The Last Dance For Me Drifters (Atlantic)

Chain Gang Sam Cooke (RCA)

The Twist Chubby Checker (Parkway)

I Want To Be Wanted Brenda Lee (Decca)

Devil Or Angel Bobby Vee (Liberty)

Mr Custer Larry Verne (Era)

So Sad Everly Brothers (Warner)

A Million To One Jimmy Charles (Promo)

Let's Think About Living Bob Luman (Warner)

 November

Poetry In Motion Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)

Stay Maurice Williams & Zodiacs (Herald)

Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles (ABC Paramount)

Save The Last Dance For Me Drifters (Atlantic)

Last Date Floyd Cramer (RCA)

Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King)

I Want To Be Wanted Brenda Lee (Decca)

You Talk Too Much Joe Jones (Roulette)

A Thousand Stars Kathy Young With Innocents (Indigo)

New Orleans Gary US Bonds (Legrand)

 December

Are You Lonesome Tonight ? Elvis Presley (RCA)

Last Date Floyd Cramer (RCA)

A Thousand Stars Kathy Young With Innocents (Indigo)

North To Alaska Johnny Horton (Columbia)

Wonderland By Night Bert Keampfert (Decca)

Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea) Lolita (Kapp)

Many Tears Ago Connie Francis (MGM)

He Will Break Your Heart Jerry Butler (Vee Jay)

Exodus Ferrante & Teicher (UA)

Poetry In Motion Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)

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