US number one songs in 1960

What songs were number one in 1960? This is the full list of the US number one songs from the year 1960. There were a total of 21 US #1 tracks in the year 1960 starting with Why by Frankie Avalon which went to #1 on 28th December, 1959 and remained at the top spot for 1 weeks.

The US song that was number one for the longest single run in 1960 was Theme From A Summer Place by Percy Faith which went to number one on 22nd February, 1960 and stayed at the top slot for 9 weeks.

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