# List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1960

These are the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits of 1960.
That year, 12 acts achieved their first number ones, such as Marty Robbins, Johnny Preston, Mark Dinning, Connie Francis, The Hollywood Argyles, Brenda Lee, Brian Hyland, Chubby Checker, Larry Verne, The Drifters, Ray Charles, and Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs. Percy Faith and The Everly Brothers, despite having most of their previous songs hit number one prior to the creation of the Hot 100, also achieved their first number one songs on the chart. Elvis Presley, Connie Francis, and Brenda Lee were the only acts to have more than one song hit number one.

## Chart history

Key :
* The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1960 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.
| No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
| 24 | January 4 | "El Paso" | Marty Robbins |
| 24 | January 11 | "El Paso" | Marty Robbins |
| 25 | January 18 | "Running Bear" | Johnny Preston |
| 25 | January 25 | "Running Bear" | Johnny Preston |
| 25 | February 1 | "Running Bear" | Johnny Preston |
| 26 | February 8 | "Teen Angel" | Mark Dinning |
| 26 | February 15 | "Teen Angel" | Mark Dinning |
| 27 | February 22 | "Theme from A Summer Place" | Percy Faith |
| 27 | February 29 | "Theme from A Summer Place" | Percy Faith |
| 27 | March 7 | "Theme from A Summer Place" | Percy Faith |
| 27 | March 14 | "Theme from A Summer Place" | Percy Faith |
| 27 | March 21 | "Theme from A Summer Place" | Percy Faith |
| 27 | March 28 | "Theme from A Summer Place" | Percy Faith |
| 27 | April 4 | "Theme from A Summer Place" | Percy Faith |
| 27 | April 11 | "Theme from A Summer Place" | Percy Faith |
| 27 | April 18 | "Theme from A Summer Place" | Percy Faith |
| 28 | April 25 | "Stuck on You" | Elvis Presley |
| 28 | May 2 | "Stuck on You" | Elvis Presley |
| 28 | May 9 | "Stuck on You" | Elvis Presley |
| 28 | May 16 | "Stuck on You" | Elvis Presley |
| 29 | May 23 | "Cathy's Clown" | The Everly Brothers |
| 29 | May 30 | "Cathy's Clown" | The Everly Brothers |
| 29 | June 6 | "Cathy's Clown" | The Everly Brothers |
| 29 | June 13 | "Cathy's Clown" | The Everly Brothers |
| 29 | June 20 | "Cathy's Clown" | The Everly Brothers |
| 30 | June 27 | "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" | Connie Francis |
| 30 | July 4 | "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" | Connie Francis |
| 31 | July 11 | "Alley Oop" | Hollywood Argyles |
| 32 | July 18 | "I'm Sorry" | Brenda Lee |
| 32 | July 25 | "I'm Sorry" | Brenda Lee |
| 32 | August 1 | "I'm Sorry" | Brenda Lee |
| 33 | August 8 | "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" | Brian Hyland |
| 34 | August 15 | "It's Now or Never" | Elvis Presley |
| 34 | August 22 | "It's Now or Never" | Elvis Presley |
| 34 | August 29 | "It's Now or Never" | Elvis Presley |
| 34 | September 5 | "It's Now or Never" | Elvis Presley |
| 34 | September 12 | "It's Now or Never" | Elvis Presley |
| 35 | September 19 | "The Twist" | Chubby Checker |
| 36 | September 26 | "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" | Connie Francis |
| 36 | October 3 | "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" | Connie Francis |
| 37 | October 10 | "Mr. Custer" | Larry Verne |
| 38 | October 17 | "Save the Last Dance for Me" | The Drifters |
| 39 | October 24 | "I Want to Be Wanted" | Brenda Lee |
| re | October 31 | "Save the Last Dance for Me" | The Drifters |
| re | November 7 | "Save the Last Dance for Me" | The Drifters |
| 40 | November 14 | "Georgia on My Mind" | Ray Charles |
| 41 | November 21 | "Stay" | Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs |
| 42 | November 28 | "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" | Elvis Presley |
| 42 | December 5 | "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" | Elvis Presley |
| 42 | December 12 | "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" | Elvis Presley |
| 42 | December 19 | "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" | Elvis Presley |
| 42 | December 26 | "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" | Elvis Presley |

## Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one :
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
| 1 | Elvis Presley | 14 |
| 2 | Percy Faith | 9 |
| 3 | The Everly Brothers | 5 |
| 4 | Connie Francis | 4 |
| 4 | Brenda Lee | 4 |
| 6 | Johnny Preston | 3 |
| 6 | The Drifters | 3 |
| 8 | Marty Robbins | 2 |
| 8 | Mark Dinning | 2 |
| 10 | Hollywood Argyles | 1 |
| 10 | Brian Hyland | 1 |
| 10 | Chubby Checker | 1 |
| 10 | Larry Verne | 1 |
| 10 | Ray Charles | 1 |
| 10 | Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs | 1 |