The Official Singles Chart Top 50 - 21st April 1960

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Number
1

My Old Man's A Dustman
Lonnie Donegan
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
5
Number
2 Up by 2

Do You Mind?
Anthony Newley
Peak
2
Weeks
5
Number
3 Up by 3

Stuck on You
Elvis Presley
Peak
3
Weeks
3
Number
4 Down by 1

Handy Man
Jimmy Jones
Peak
3
Weeks
6
Number
5

Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be
Max Bygraves
Peak
5
Weeks
7
Number
6 Up by 3

Running Bear
Johnny Preston
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
11
Number
7 Down by 5

Fall In Love With You
Cliff Richard & The Shadows
Peak
2
Weeks
5
Number
8 Up by 3

Clementine
Bobby Darin
Peak
8
Weeks
4
Number
9 Down by 2

Theme From A Summer Place
Percy Faith
From the album: A Summer Place
Peak
2
Weeks
8
Number
10 Up by 2

Hit And Miss
The John Barry Seven and Orchestra
Peak
10
Weeks
8
Number
11 Down by 1

You Got What It Takes
Marv Johnson
Peak
7
Weeks
11
Number
12 Down by 4

Beatnik Fly
Johnny and the Hurricanes
Peak
8
Weeks
6
Number
13 Up by 2

What In The World's Come Over You
Jack Scott
Peak
11
Weeks
7
Number
14 Up by 8

Cathy's Clown
The Everly Brothers
From the album: A Date with the Everly Brothers
Peak
14
Weeks
2
Number
15 Up by 9

Someone Else's Baby
Adam Faith
Peak
15
Weeks
2
Number
16 Down by 3

Delaware
Perry Como
Peak
3
Weeks
9
Number
17 Down by 3

Wild One
Bobby Rydell
Peak
7
Weeks
7
Number
18 Up by 20

Why
Anthony Newley
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
19 Down by 2

Poor Me
Adam Faith
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
20 Debut

Footsteps
Steve Lawrence
Peak
20
Weeks
1
Number
21 Up by 2

On A Slow Boat To China
Emile Ford & The Checkmates
Peak
3
Weeks
12
Number
22 Down by 6

He'll Have To Go
Jim Reeves
Peak
16
Weeks
4
Number
23 Down by 3

Looking High High High
Bryan Johnson
Peak
20
Weeks
7
Number
24 Down by 3

Be Mine
Lance Fortune
Peak
4
Weeks
10
Number
25 Down by 6

Country Boy
Fats Domino
Peak
19
Weeks
6
Number
26 Up by 6

Standing On The Corner
The King Brothers
Peak
26
Weeks
2
Number
27 Up by 4

Voice In The Wilderness
Cliff Richard & The Shadows
Peak
2
Weeks
14
Number
28 Down by 10

Sweet Nothin's
Brenda Lee
From the album: Brenda Lee
Peak
18
Weeks
4
Number
29 Up by 6

Stairway To Heaven
Neil Sedaka
Peak
29
Weeks
2
Number
30 Up by 10

Summer Set
Mr. Acker Bilk
Peak
5
Weeks
14
Number
31 Down by 4

Valentino
Connie Francis
Peak
27
Weeks
6
Number
32 Down by 6

Who Could Be Bluer
Jerry Lordan
Peak
16
Weeks
9
Number
33 Up by 10

Puppy Love
Paul Anka
Peak
33
Weeks
4
Number
34 Down by 9

Bonnie Came Back
Duane Eddy
Peak
13
Weeks
10
Number
35 Debut

Mack The Knife
Ella Fitzgerald
Peak
35
Weeks
1
Number
36 Down by 7

Pretty Blue Eyes
Craig Douglas
Peak
5
Weeks
14
Number
37 Down by 4

Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
Freddy Cannon
Peak
3
Weeks
17
Number
38 Up by 6

You Are Beautiful
Johnny Mathis
Peak
38
Weeks
5
Number
39 Up by 11

Skylark
Michael Holliday
Peak
39
Weeks
2
Number
40 Down by 10

Let It Be Me
The Everly Brothers
Peak
13
Weeks
10
Number
41 Down by 13

Colette
Billy Fury
Peak
9
Weeks
7
Number
42 Debut

Cradle Of Love
Johnny Preston
Peak
42
Weeks
1
Number
43 Re-Entry

With These Hands
Shirley Bassey
Peak
38
Weeks
3
Number
44 Re-Entry

La Mer (Beyond The Sea)
Bobby Darin
Peak
8
Weeks
12
Number
45 Debut
Lady Luck
Lloyd Price
Peak
45
Weeks
1
Number
46 Down by 7

Royal Event
Russ Conway
Peak
15
Weeks
8
Number
47 Debut
Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be
Russ Conway
Peak
47
Weeks
1
Number
48 Down by 2

Misty
Johnny Mathis
Peak
12
Weeks
12
Number
49 Down by 12

Darktown Strutters' Ball
Joe Brown
Peak
34
Weeks
6
Number
50 Down by 5

What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?
Emile Ford & The Checkmates
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
26

Dropouts

Number
34 Dropout

Harbour Lights
The Platters
Peak
11
Weeks
12
Number
36 Dropout

Footsteps
Ronnie Carroll
Peak
36
Weeks
3
Number
41 Dropout

My Heart
Gene Vincent
Peak
16
Weeks
6
Number
42 Dropout

Lucky Devil
Frank Ifield
Peak
22
Weeks
8
Number
47 Dropout

It's Time To Cry
Paul Anka
Peak
28
Weeks
2
Number
48 Dropout
It's Nice To Go Trav'ling
Frank Sinatra
Peak
48
Weeks
2
Number
49 Dropout
I Enjoy Being A Girl
Pat Suzuki
Peak
49
Weeks
1

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Date

April 21, 1960

Songs

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1 1 Lonnie Donegan – “My Old Man's A Dustman” 1(×4) 5

4 2 Anthony Newley – “Do You Mind?” 2 5

6 3 Elvis Presley – “Stuck on You” 3 3

3 4 Jimmy Jones – “Handy Man” 3 6

5 5 Max Bygraves – “Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be” 5 7

9 6 Johnny Preston – “Running Bear” 1(×2) 11

2 7 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – “Fall In Love With You” 2 5

11 8 Bobby Darin – “Clementine” 8 4

7 9 Percy Faith – “Theme From A Summer Place” 2 8

12 10 The John Barry Seven and Orchestra – “Hit And Miss” 10 8

10 11 Marv Johnson – “You Got What It Takes” 7 11

8 12 Johnny and the Hurricanes – “Beatnik Fly” 8 6

15 13 Jack Scott – “What In The World's Come Over You” 11 7

22 14 The Everly Brothers – “Cathy's Clown” 14 2

24 15 Adam Faith – “Someone Else's Baby” 15 2

13 16 Perry Como – “Delaware” 3 9

14 17 Bobby Rydell – “Wild One” 7 7

38 18 Anthony Newley – “Why” 1(×4) 15

17 19 Adam Faith – “Poor Me” 1(×2) 14

NE 20 Steve Lawrence – “Footsteps” 20 1

23 21 Emile Ford & The Checkmates – “On A Slow Boat To China” 3 12

16 22 Jim Reeves – “He'll Have To Go” 16 4

20 23 Bryan Johnson – “Looking High High High” 20 7

21 24 Lance Fortune – “Be Mine” 4 10

19 25 Fats Domino – “Country Boy” 19 6

32 26 The King Brothers – “Standing On The Corner” 26 2

31 27 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – “Voice In The Wilderness” 2 14

18 28 Brenda Lee – “Sweet Nothin's” 18 4

35 29 Neil Sedaka – “Stairway To Heaven” 29 2

40 30 Mr. Acker Bilk – “Summer Set” 5 14

27 31 Connie Francis – “Valentino” 27 6

26 32 Jerry Lordan – “Who Could Be Bluer” 16 9

43 33 Paul Anka – “Puppy Love” 33 4

25 34 Duane Eddy – “Bonnie Came Back” 13 10

NE 35 Ella Fitzgerald – “Mack The Knife” 35 1

29 36 Craig Douglas – “Pretty Blue Eyes” 5 14

33 37 Freddy Cannon – “Way Down Yonder In New Orleans” 3 17

44 38 Johnny Mathis – “You Are Beautiful” 38 5

50 39 Michael Holliday – “Skylark” 39 2

30 40 The Everly Brothers – “Let It Be Me” 13 10

28 41 Billy Fury – “Colette” 9 7

NE 42 Johnny Preston – “Cradle Of Love” 42 1

RE 43 Shirley Bassey – “With These Hands” 38 3

RE 44 Bobby Darin – “La Mer (Beyond The Sea)” 8 12

NE 45 Lloyd Price – “Lady Luck” 45 1

39 46 Russ Conway – “Royal Event” 15 8

NE 47 Russ Conway – “Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be” 47 1

46 48 Johnny Mathis – “Misty” 12 12

37 49 Joe Brown – “Darktown Strutters' Ball” 34 6

45 50 Emile Ford & The Checkmates – “What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?” 1(×6) 26

DROPOUTS:

34 -- The Platters – “Harbour Lights” 11 12

36 -- Ronnie Carroll – “Footsteps” 36 3

41 -- Gene Vincent – “My Heart” 16 6

42 -- Frank Ifield – “Lucky Devil” 22 8

47 -- Paul Anka – “It's Time To Cry” 28 2

48 -- Frank Sinatra – “It's Nice To Go Trav'ling” 48 2

49 -- Pat Suzuki – “I Enjoy Being A Girl” 49 1

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