The Official Singles Chart Top 50 - 14th April 1960

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Number
1

My Old Man's A Dustman
Lonnie Donegan
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
4
Number
2 Up by 1

Fall In Love With You
Cliff Richard & The Shadows
Peak
2
Weeks
4
Number
3 Up by 9

Handy Man
Jimmy Jones
Peak
3
Weeks
5
Number
4 Down by 2

Do You Mind?
Anthony Newley
Peak
2
Weeks
4
Number
5 Up by 2

Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be
Max Bygraves
Peak
5
Weeks
6
Number
6 Up by 4

Stuck on You
Elvis Presley
Peak
6
Weeks
2
Number
7 Down by 1

Theme From A Summer Place
Percy Faith
From the album: A Summer Place
Peak
2
Weeks
7
Number
8 Up by 6

Beatnik Fly
Johnny and the Hurricanes
Peak
8
Weeks
5
Number
9 Down by 5

Running Bear
Johnny Preston
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
10
Number
10 Down by 2

You Got What It Takes
Marv Johnson
Peak
7
Weeks
10
Number
11 Up by 6

Clementine
Bobby Darin
Peak
11
Weeks
3
Number
12 Up by 1

Hit And Miss
The John Barry Seven and Orchestra
Peak
12
Weeks
7
Number
13 Down by 8

Delaware
Perry Como
Peak
3
Weeks
8
Number
14 Down by 5

Wild One
Bobby Rydell
Peak
7
Weeks
6
Number
15 Down by 4

What In The World's Come Over You
Jack Scott
Peak
11
Weeks
6
Number
16 Up by 15

He'll Have To Go
Jim Reeves
Peak
16
Weeks
3
Number
17 Down by 2

Poor Me
Adam Faith
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
18 Up by 21

Sweet Nothin's
Brenda Lee
From the album: Brenda Lee
Peak
18
Weeks
3
Number
19 Up by 6

Country Boy
Fats Domino
Peak
19
Weeks
5
Number
20 Up by 1

Looking High High High
Bryan Johnson
Peak
20
Weeks
6
Number
21 Up by 3

Be Mine
Lance Fortune
Peak
4
Weeks
9
Number
22 Debut

Cathy's Clown
The Everly Brothers
From the album: A Date with the Everly Brothers
Peak
22
Weeks
1
Number
23 Down by 5

On A Slow Boat To China
Emile Ford & The Checkmates
Peak
3
Weeks
11
Number
24 Debut

Someone Else's Baby
Adam Faith
Peak
24
Weeks
1
Number
25 Up by 1

Bonnie Came Back
Duane Eddy
Peak
13
Weeks
9
Number
26 Up by 2

Who Could Be Bluer
Jerry Lordan
Peak
16
Weeks
8
Number
27 Up by 5

Valentino
Connie Francis
Peak
27
Weeks
5
Number
28 Down by 8

Colette
Billy Fury
Peak
9
Weeks
6
Number
29 Down by 2

Pretty Blue Eyes
Craig Douglas
Peak
5
Weeks
13
Number
30 Up by 17

Let It Be Me
The Everly Brothers
Peak
13
Weeks
9
Number
31 Down by 9

Voice In The Wilderness
Cliff Richard & The Shadows
Peak
2
Weeks
13
Number
32 Debut

Standing On The Corner
The King Brothers
Peak
32
Weeks
1
Number
33 Up by 1

Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
Freddy Cannon
Peak
3
Weeks
16
Number
34 Up by 3

Harbour Lights
The Platters
Peak
11
Weeks
12
Number
35 Debut

Stairway To Heaven
Neil Sedaka
Peak
35
Weeks
1
Number
36 Up by 4

Footsteps
Ronnie Carroll
Peak
36
Weeks
3
Number
37 Up by 8

Darktown Strutters' Ball
Joe Brown
Peak
34
Weeks
5
Number
38 Down by 22

Why
Anthony Newley
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
39 Down by 16

Royal Event
Russ Conway
Peak
15
Weeks
7
Number
40 Down by 21

Summer Set
Mr. Acker Bilk
Peak
5
Weeks
13
Number
41 Down by 12

My Heart
Gene Vincent
Peak
16
Weeks
6
Number
42 Down by 9

Lucky Devil
Frank Ifield
Peak
22
Weeks
8
Number
43

Puppy Love
Paul Anka
Peak
43
Weeks
3
Number
44 Up by 6

You Are Beautiful
Johnny Mathis
Peak
39
Weeks
4
Number
45 Down by 10

What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?
Emile Ford & The Checkmates
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
25
Number
46 Re-Entry

Misty
Johnny Mathis
Peak
12
Weeks
11
Number
47 Re-Entry

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

Skylark
Michael Holliday
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
30 Dropout

La Mer (Beyond The Sea)
Bobby Darin
Peak
8
Weeks
11
Number
36 Dropout

Little White Bull
Tommy Steele
Peak
6
Weeks
17
Number
38 Dropout

With These Hands
Shirley Bassey
Peak
38
Weeks
2
Number
41 Dropout

Rawhide
Frankie Laine
Peak
6
Weeks
20
Number
42 Dropout

Teen Angel
Mark Dinning
From the album: Teen Angel
Peak
37
Weeks
4
Number
44 Dropout

El Paso
Marty Robbins
From the album: Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
Peak
19
Weeks
9
Number
46 Dropout

Listen To The Ocean
Nina & Frederik
Peak
46
Weeks
2
Number
49 Dropout

Big Beat Boogie
Bert Weedon
Peak
37
Weeks
4

A chart by

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Date

April 14, 1960

Songs

50

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1 1 Lonnie Donegan – "My Old Man's A Dustman" 1(×3) 4

3 2 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – "Fall In Love With You" 2 4

12 3 Jimmy Jones – "Handy Man" 3 5

2 4 Anthony Newley – "Do You Mind?" 2 4

7 5 Max Bygraves – "Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be" 5 6

10 6 Elvis Presley – "Stuck on You" 6 2

6 7 Percy Faith – "Theme From A Summer Place" 2 7

14 8 Johnny and the Hurricanes – "Beatnik Fly" 8 5

4 9 Johnny Preston – "Running Bear" 1(×2) 10

8 10 Marv Johnson – "You Got What It Takes" 7 10

17 11 Bobby Darin – "Clementine" 11 3

13 12 The John Barry Seven and Orchestra – "Hit And Miss" 12 7

5 13 Perry Como – "Delaware" 3 8

9 14 Bobby Rydell – "Wild One" 7 6

11 15 Jack Scott – "What In The World's Come Over You" 11 6

31 16 Jim Reeves – "He'll Have To Go" 16 3

15 17 Adam Faith – "Poor Me" 1(×2) 13

39 18 Brenda Lee – "Sweet Nothin's" 18 3

25 19 Fats Domino – "Country Boy" 19 5

21 20 Bryan Johnson – "Looking High High High" 20 6

24 21 Lance Fortune – "Be Mine" 4 9

NE 22 The Everly Brothers – "Cathy's Clown" 22 1

18 23 Emile Ford & The Checkmates – "On A Slow Boat To China" 3 11

NE 24 Adam Faith – "Someone Else's Baby" 24 1

26 25 Duane Eddy – "Bonnie Came Back" 13 9

28 26 Jerry Lordan – "Who Could Be Bluer" 16 8

32 27 Connie Francis – "Valentino" 27 5

20 28 Billy Fury – "Colette" 9 6

27 29 Craig Douglas – "Pretty Blue Eyes" 5 13

47 30 The Everly Brothers – "Let It Be Me" 13 9

22 31 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – "Voice In The Wilderness" 2 13

NE 32 The King Brothers – "Standing On The Corner" 32 1

34 33 Freddy Cannon – "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans" 3 16

37 34 The Platters – "Harbour Lights" 11 12

NE 35 Neil Sedaka – "Stairway To Heaven" 35 1

40 36 Ronnie Carroll – "Footsteps" 36 3

45 37 Joe Brown – "Darktown Strutters' Ball" 34 5

16 38 Anthony Newley – "Why" 1(×4) 14

23 39 Russ Conway – "Royal Event" 15 7

19 40 Mr. Acker Bilk – "Summer Set" 5 13

29 41 Gene Vincent – "My Heart" 16 6

33 42 Frank Ifield – "Lucky Devil" 22 8

43 43 Paul Anka – "Puppy Love" 43 3

50 44 Johnny Mathis – "You Are Beautiful" 39 4

35 45 Emile Ford & The Checkmates – "What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?" 1(×6) 25

RE 46 Johnny Mathis – "Misty" 12 11

RE 47 Paul Anka – "It's Time To Cry" 28 2

48 48 Frank Sinatra – "It's Nice To Go Trav'ling" 48 2

NE 49 Pat Suzuki – "I Enjoy Being A Girl" 49 1

NE 50 Michael Holliday – "Skylark" 50 1

DROPOUTS:

30 -- Bobby Darin – "La Mer (Beyond The Sea)" 8 11

36 -- Tommy Steele – "Little White Bull" 6 17

38 -- Shirley Bassey – "With These Hands" 38 2

41 -- Frankie Laine – "Rawhide" 6 20

42 -- Mark Dinning – "Teen Angel" 37 4

44 -- Marty Robbins – "El Paso" 19 9

46 -- Nina & Frederik – "Listen To The Ocean" 46 2

49 -- Bert Weedon – "Big Beat Boogie" 37 4

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