1960

The following is a list of the number-one singles (main sides only) in the U.S. in 1960, based on a comparison between its three main charts at the time, from Billboard, Cash Box and Music Vendor magazines.
Issue date 	Song 	Artist(s)
January 4 	"El Paso" 	Marty Robbins
January 11 	"El Paso" 	Marty Robbins
January 18 	"Running Bear" 	Johnny Preston
January 25 	"Running Bear" 	Johnny Preston
February 1 	"Running Bear" 	Johnny Preston
February 8 	"Teen Angel" 	Mark Dinning
February 15 	"Teen Angel" 	Mark Dinning
February 22 	"Theme from A Summer Place" 	Percy Faith
February 29 	"Theme from A Summer Place" 	Percy Faith
March 7 	"Theme from A Summer Place" 	Percy Faith
March 14 	"Theme from A Summer Place" 	Percy Faith
March 21 	"Theme from A Summer Place" 	Percy Faith
March 28 	"Theme from A Summer Place" 	Percy Faith
April 4 	"Theme from A Summer Place" 	Percy Faith
April 11 	"Theme from A Summer Place" 	Percy Faith
April 18 	"Theme from A Summer Place" 	Percy Faith
April 25 	"Stuck on You" 	Elvis Presley
May 2 	"Stuck on You" 	Elvis Presley
May 9 	"Stuck on You" 	Elvis Presley
May 16 	"Cathy's Clown" 	The Everly Brothers
May 23 	"Cathy's Clown" 	The Everly Brothers
May 30 	"Cathy's Clown" 	The Everly Brothers
June 6 	"Cathy's Clown" 	The Everly Brothers
June 13 	"Cathy's Clown" 	The Everly Brothers
June 20 	"Everybody's Somebody's Fool" 	Connie Francis
June 27 	"Everybody's Somebody's Fool" 	Connie Francis
July 4 	"Everybody's Somebody's Fool" 	Connie Francis
July 11 	"Alley-Oop" 	The Hollywood Argyles
July 18 	"I'm Sorry" 	Brenda Lee
July 25 	"I'm Sorry" 	Brenda Lee
August 1 	"Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini"	Brian Hyland
August 8 	"Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini"	Brian Hyland
August 15 	"It's Now or Never" 	Elvis Presley
August 22 	"It's Now or Never" 	Elvis Presley
August 29 	"It's Now or Never" 	Elvis Presley
September 5 	"The Twist" 	Chubby Checker
September 12	"The Twist" 	Chubby Checker
September 19	"The Twist" 	Chubby Checker
September 26	"My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" 	Connie Francis
October 3 	"My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" 	Connie Francis
October 10 	"My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" 	Connie Francis
October 17 	"Save the Last Dance for Me" 	The Drifters
October 24 	"Save the Last Dance for Me" 	The Drifters
October 31 	"Save the Last Dance for Me" 	The Drifters
November 7 	"Save the Last Dance for Me" 	The Drifters
November 14 	"Save the Last Dance for Me" 	The Drifters
November 21 	"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" 	Elvis Presley
November 28 	"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" 	Elvis Presley
December 5 	"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" 	Elvis Presley
December 12 	"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" 	Elvis Presley
December 19 	"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" 	Elvis Presley
December 26 	"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" 	Elvis Presley