The Official Singles Chart Top 50 - 17th March 1960

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Number
1 Up by 1

Running Bear
Johnny Preston
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
6
Number
2 Up by 2

Why
Anthony Newley
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
10
Number
3 Up by 5

Delaware
Perry Como
Peak
3
Weeks
4
Number
4 Up by 7

Be Mine
Lance Fortune
Peak
4
Weeks
5
Number
5 Down by 4

Poor Me
Adam Faith
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
9
Number
6 Up by 4

Voice In The Wilderness
Cliff Richard & The Shadows
Peak
2
Weeks
9
Number
7 Up by 9

Theme From A Summer Place
Percy Faith
From the album: A Summer Place
Peak
7
Weeks
3
Number
8 Down by 2

Pretty Blue Eyes
Craig Douglas
Peak
5
Weeks
9
Number
9 Down by 4

Summer Set
Mr. Acker Bilk
Peak
5
Weeks
9
Number
10 Down by 3

You Got What It Takes
Marv Johnson
Peak
7
Weeks
6
Number
11 Down by 8

On A Slow Boat To China
Emile Ford & The Checkmates
Peak
3
Weeks
7
Number
12

Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
Freddy Cannon
Peak
3
Weeks
12
Number
13 Up by 6

Let It Be Me
The Everly Brothers
Peak
13
Weeks
6
Number
14 Up by 8

Colette
Billy Fury
Peak
14
Weeks
2
Number
15

Royal Event
Russ Conway
Peak
15
Weeks
3
Number
16 Up by 33

My Heart
Gene Vincent
Peak
16
Weeks
2
Number
17 Up by 3

What In The World's Come Over You
Jack Scott
Peak
17
Weeks
2
Number
18 Down by 1

Who Could Be Bluer
Jerry Lordan
Peak
16
Weeks
4
Number
19 Down by 1

Harbour Lights
The Platters
Peak
11
Weeks
8
Number
20 Up by 6

Hit And Miss
The John Barry Seven and Orchestra
Peak
20
Weeks
3
Number
21 Down by 12

La Mer (Beyond The Sea)
Bobby Darin
Peak
8
Weeks
8
Number
22 Up by 3

Misty
Johnny Mathis
Peak
12
Weeks
8
Number
23 Up by 8

Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be
Max Bygraves
Peak
23
Weeks
2
Number
24 Up by 14

Wild One
Bobby Rydell
Peak
24
Weeks
2
Number
25 Up by 9

Looking High High High
Bryan Johnson
Peak
25
Weeks
2
Number
26 Debut

Beatnik Fly
Johnny and the Hurricanes
Peak
26
Weeks
1
Number
27 Down by 14

Bonnie Came Back
Duane Eddy
Peak
13
Weeks
5
Number
28 Down by 14

Starry Eyed
Michael Holliday
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
12
Number
29 Debut

Handy Man
Jimmy Jones
Peak
29
Weeks
1
Number
30 Up by 6

Johnny Rocco
Marty Wilde
Peak
30
Weeks
2
Number
31 Down by 8

What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?
Emile Ford & The Checkmates
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
32 Down by 8

What Do You Want?
Adam Faith
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
33 Debut

Heartbeat
The England Sisters
Peak
33
Weeks
1
Number
34 Debut

Darktown Strutters' Ball
Joe Brown
Peak
34
Weeks
1
Number
35 Down by 14

Heartaches By The Number
Guy Mitchell
Peak
5
Weeks
16
Number
36 Debut

Theme From 'A Summer Place'
Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra
Peak
36
Weeks
1
Number
37 Down by 7

Little White Bull
Tommy Steele
Peak
6
Weeks
14
Number
38 Down by 9

El Paso
Marty Robbins
From the album: Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
Peak
19
Weeks
8
Number
39 Debut

Valentino
Connie Francis
Peak
39
Weeks
1
Number
40 Up by 8

Teen Angel
Mark Dinning
From the album: Teen Angel
Peak
40
Weeks
2
Number
41 Debut

Country Boy
Fats Domino
Peak
41
Weeks
1
Number
42 Debut
Indiana
Freddy Cannon
Peak
42
Weeks
1
Number
43 Down by 11

Lucky Devil
Frank Ifield
Peak
22
Weeks
5
Number
44 Debut
Love Kisses And Heartaches
Maureen Evans
Peak
44
Weeks
1
Number
45 Debut

Sweet Nothin's
Brenda Lee
From the album: Brenda Lee
Peak
45
Weeks
1
Number
46 Debut
Teensville
Chet Atkins
Peak
46
Weeks
1
Number
47 Debut
Hallelujah I Love Her So
Dick Jordan
Peak
47
Weeks
1
Number
48 Down by 9

Wild Cat
Gene Vincent
Peak
21
Weeks
5
Number
49 Debut
Too Much Tequila
The Champs
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Down by 13

Big Beat Boogie
Bert Weedon
Peak
37
Weeks
2

Dropouts

Number
27 Dropout

Time And The River
Nat King Cole
Peak
23
Weeks
4
Number
28 Dropout

Rawhide
Frankie Laine
Peak
6
Weeks
18
Number
33 Dropout

California Here I Come
Freddy Cannon
Peak
25
Weeks
2
Number
35 Dropout

Dance With Me
The Drifters
Peak
17
Weeks
5
Number
40 Dropout

Staccato's Theme
Elmer Bernstein
Peak
4
Weeks
11
Number
41 Dropout

I'll Stay Single
Jerry Lordan
Peak
26
Weeks
3
Number
42 Dropout

High Hopes
Frank Sinatra
Peak
6
Weeks
15
Number
43 Dropout
Sink The Bismarck
Don Lang
Peak
43
Weeks
1
Number
44 Dropout

Be My Guest
Fats Domino
Peak
11
Weeks
12
Number
45 Dropout
No Hiding Place
Ken Mackintosh
Peak
45
Weeks
1
Number
46 Dropout
Hound Dog Man
Fabian
Peak
46
Weeks
1
Number
47 Dropout

Listen To The Ocean
Nina & Frederik
Peak
47
Weeks
1
Number
50 Dropout

Mack the Knife
Bobby Darin
From the album: That's All
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
18
Number
51 Dropout

Oh! Carol
Neil Sedaka
From the album: Rock With Sedaka
Peak
3
Weeks
18

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Date

March 17, 1960

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2 1 Johnny Preston – “Running Bear” 1(×1) 6

4 2 Anthony Newley – “Why” 1(×4) 10

8 3 Perry Como – “Delaware” 3 4

11 4 Lance Fortune – “Be Mine” 4 5

1 5 Adam Faith – “Poor Me” 1(×2) 9

10 6 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – “Voice In The Wilderness” 2 9

16 7 Percy Faith – “Theme From A Summer Place” 7 3

6 8 Craig Douglas – “Pretty Blue Eyes” 5 9

5 9 Mr. Acker Bilk – “Summer Set” 5 9

7 10 Marv Johnson – “You Got What It Takes” 7 6

3 11 Emile Ford & The Checkmates – “On A Slow Boat To China” 3 7

12 12 Freddy Cannon – “Way Down Yonder In New Orleans” 3 12

19 13 The Everly Brothers – “Let It Be Me” 13 6

22 14 Billy Fury – “Colette” 14 2

15 15 Russ Conway – “Royal Event” 15 3

49 16 Gene Vincent – “My Heart” 16 2

20 17 Jack Scott – “What In The World's Come Over You” 17 2

17 18 Jerry Lordan – “Who Could Be Bluer” 16 4

18 19 The Platters – “Harbour Lights” 11 8

26 20 The John Barry Seven and Orchestra – “Hit And Miss” 20 3

9 21 Bobby Darin – “La Mer (Beyond The Sea)” 8 8

25 22 Johnny Mathis – “Misty” 12 8

31 23 Max Bygraves – “Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be” 23 2

38 24 Bobby Rydell – “Wild One” 24 2

34 25 Bryan Johnson – “Looking High High High” 25 2

NE 26 Johnny and the Hurricanes – “Beatnik Fly” 26 1

13 27 Duane Eddy – “Bonnie Came Back” 13 5

14 28 Michael Holliday – “Starry Eyed” 1(×1) 12

NE 29 Jimmy Jones – “Handy Man” 29 1

36 30 Marty Wilde – “Johnny Rocco” 30 2

23 31 Emile Ford & The Checkmates – “What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?” 1(×6) 21

24 32 Adam Faith – “What Do You Want?” 1(×2) 17

NE 33 The England Sisters – “Heartbeat” 33 1

NE 34 Joe Brown – “Darktown Strutters' Ball” 34 1

21 35 Guy Mitchell – “Heartaches By The Number” 5 16

NE 36 Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra – “Theme From 'A Summer Place'” 36 1

30 37 Tommy Steele – “Little White Bull” 6 14

29 38 Marty Robbins – “El Paso” 19 8

NE 39 Connie Francis – “Valentino” 39 1

48 40 Mark Dinning – “Teen Angel” 40 2

NE 41 Fats Domino – “Country Boy” 41 1

NE 42 Freddy Cannon – “Indiana” 42 1

32 43 Frank Ifield – “Lucky Devil” 22 5

NE 44 Maureen Evans – “Love Kisses And Heartaches” 44 1

NE 45 Brenda Lee – “Sweet Nothin's” 45 1

NE 46 Chet Atkins – “Teensville” 46 1

NE 47 Dick Jordan – “Hallelujah I Love Her So” 47 1

39 48 Gene Vincent – “Wild Cat” 21 5

NE 49 The Champs – “Too Much Tequila” 49 1

37 50 Bert Weedon – “Big Beat Boogie” 37 2

DROPOUTS:

27 -- Nat King Cole – “Time And The River” 23 4

28 -- Frankie Laine – “Rawhide” 6 18

33 -- Freddy Cannon – “California Here I Come” 25 2

35 -- The Drifters – “Dance With Me” 17 5

40 -- Elmer Bernstein – “Staccato's Theme” 4 11

41 -- Jerry Lordan – “I'll Stay Single” 26 3

42 -- Frank Sinatra – “High Hopes” 6 15

43 -- Don Lang – “Sink The Bismarck” 43 1

44 -- Fats Domino – “Be My Guest” 11 12

45 -- Ken Mackintosh – “No Hiding Place” 45 1

46 -- Fabian – “Hound Dog Man” 46 1

47 -- Nina & Frederik – “Listen To The Ocean” 47 1

50 -- Bobby Darin – “Mack the Knife” 1(×2) 18

51 -- Neil Sedaka – “Oh! Carol” 3 18

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