1960
1. Wonderful World, Sam Cooke
2. At Last, Etta James
3. Georgia on My Mind, Ray Charles
4. The Twist, Chubby Checker
5. Chain Gang, Sam Cooke
6. Save the Last Dance For Me, The Drifters
7. Walk - Don't Run, The Ventures
8. Only the Lonely, Roy Orbison
9. Will You Love Me Tomorrow?, The Shirelles
10. Shakin All Over, Johnny Kidd and the Pirates
*A very different list from the past. 7 of the 10 entries are from artists that are appearing for the first time. Only Sam Cooke (with two entries) and Ray Charles have previously appeared.
*This is the first year that Chuck Berry does not appear in the top 10.
*#1 is not the Louis Armstrong song, but an original by Sam Cooke and it is a beautiful love song carried by his splendid voice and playful lyrics.
*Lots of love songs this year and more slower songs than in the past.
*Eddie Cochran (#2 in 1959) dies in a car crash at the age of 21.
*The Ventures song is the first instrumental to make this list. It's an instantly recognizable tune and is considered an inspiration for surf rock.
*Elvis is discharged from the army and releases the comeback album "Elvis is Back", which shows a nice diversity of styles, but is missing a really good fastpaced rock song.
*Shakin All Over was not initially a hit in the US, but later become one when covered by other bands. It has a cool, funky sound for this era.
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Billboard
1. Theme From "A Summer Place" » Percy Faith
2. He'll Have To Go » Jim Reeves
3. Cathy's Clown » Everly Brothers
4. Running Bear » Johnny Preston
5. Teen Angel » Mark Dinning
6. I'm Sorry » Brenda Lee
7. It's Now Or Never » Elvis Presley
8. Handy Man » Jimmy Jones
9. Stuck On You » Elvis Presley
10. The Twist » Chubby Checker
11. Everybody's Somebody's Fool » Connie Francis
12. Wild One » Bobby Rydell
13. Greenfields » Brothers Four
14. What In The World's Come Over You » Jack Scott
15. El Paso » Marty Robbins
16. Alley-oop » Hollywood Argyles
17. My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own » Connie Francis
18. Sweet Nothin's » Brenda Lee
19. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini » Brian Hyland
20. Only The Lonely » Roy Orbison
21. Where Or When » Dion & The Belmonts
22. Sixteen Reasons » Connie Stevens
23. Puppy Love » Paul Anka
24. Why » Frankie Avalon
25. Walk, Dont Run » Ventures
26. Save The Last Dance For Me » Drifters
27. Baby (You Got What It Takes) » Brook Benton & Dinah Washington
28. Sink The Bismark » Johnny Horton
29. Chain Gang » Sam Cooke
30. Let It Be Me » Everly Brothers
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs
#44 - Georgia on My Mind, Ray Charles
#126 - Will You Love Me Tomorrow?, The Shirelles
#150 - Cathy's Clown, The Everly Brothers
#184 - Save the Last Dance for Me, The Drifters
#221 - Spoonful, Howling Wolf
#234 - Only the Lonely, Roy Orbison
#358 - Spanish Harlem, Ben E. King
#382 - Wonderful World, Sam Cooke
#409 - Tonight's the Night, The Shirelles
#457 - The Twist, Chubby checker
#500 - Shop Around, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles