The Billboard Top 10 Songs From 1960

And then there were 2. One of the first crossover hits we can think of, this song came out in the fall of 1959, and topped the Hot Country Singles chart, reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and even made it to number 13 on the R&B Singles Chart. It was covered by many artists, including Elvis, and even prompted an answer song written by Jeanne Black. Get your answer ready…

Gentleman Jim himself, Jim Reeves, and his hit single “He’ll Have to Go,” are number 2 on the list. The song was inspired by the writers, Joe and Audrey Allison, having difficulties communicating on the telephone.

And now, the moment we’ve all been waiting for. The number one song from the Billboard charts in 1960! We’ll try not to say too much and spoil it. It was written for a 1959 movie starring Sandra Dee and Troy Donahue. No matter how old or young you are, there’s no doubt that you’ve heard this melody.

Of course we’re talking bout the “Theme From A Summer Place,” by Percy Faith! What are the odds that an instrumental orchestral arrangement would ever reach the number one spot nowadays, much less even make it on to the radio? This song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in late February of 1960 and remained there for nine consecutive weeks, setting a record that wouldn’t be broken until 1977 (by Debbie Boone’s “You Light Up My Life”).

So how did you do? We’re you able to guess all 10 songs correctly? Do you agree with this top ten list? These great songs were the soundtrack to our youth. When we weren’t listening to them we had to find some other way to stay entertained, and these fads provided the perfect solution.