August 15, 1960

-----DROPOUTS-----
Sticks And Stones - Ray Charles ----- 40 / 1
Hot Rod Lincoln - Charlie Ryan & The Timberline Riders ----- 39 / 1
Is A Blue Bird Blue - Conway Twitty ----- 35 / 5
A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love) - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton ----- 7 / 10


37 40 --- Bad Man's Blunder - The Kingston Trio
35 39 --- Look For A Star - Garry Miles
 38 --- In The Still Of The Night - Dion & The Belmonts (46)
RE 37 --- One Of Us (Will Weep Tonight) - Patti Page (44)
31 36 --- Is There Any Chance - Marty Robbins
33 35 --- That's All You Gotta Do - Brenda Lee
32 34 --- Where Are You - Frankie Avalon
30 33 --- Don't Come Knockin' - Fats Domino
RE 32 --- A Mess Of Blues - Elvis Presley (51)
28 31 --- Look For A Star - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra

21 30 --- When Will I Be Loved - The Everly Brothers
22 29 --- Josephine - Bill Black's Combo
 28 --- Dreamin' - Johnny Burnette (41)
25 27 --- Over The Rainbow - The Demensions
19 26 --- Question - Lloyd Price
17 25 --- Because They're Young - Duane Eddy
26 24 --- This Bitter Earth - Dinah Washington
36 23 --- Theme From The Apartment - Ferrante & Teicher
16 22 --- Look For A Star - Part 1 - Garry Mills
20 21 --- Trouble In Paradise - The Crests

12 20 --- Everybody's Somebody's Fool - Connie Francis      
29 19 --- A Woman, A Lover, A Friend - Jackie Wilson
14 18 --- Feel So Fine - Johnny Preston
13 17 --- Mule Skinner Blues - The Fendermen
05 16 --- Alley-Oop - Hollywood Argyles    
23 15 --- In My Little Corner Of The World - Anita Bryant
24 14 --- (You Were Made For) All My Love - Jackie Wilson
09 13 --- Please Help Me, I'm Falling - Hank Locklin
18 12 --- Mission Bell - Donnie Brooks
27 11 --- Volare - Bobby Rydell

06 10 --- Image Of A Girl - Safaris
08 09 --- Tell Laura I Love Her - Ray Peterson
11 08 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker
15 07 --- Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
10 06 --- Walking To New Orleans - Fats Domino
07 05 --- Walk -- Don't Run - The Ventures
04 04 --- Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) - Roy Orbison
02 03 --- I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee        
01 02 --- Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini - Brian Hyland    
03 01 --- It's Now Or Never - Elvis Presley    


This is the first Top 40 hit for Johnny Burnette.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 18-24 August 1960

01 01 PLEASE DON'T TEASE Cliff Richard ***
02 03 APACHE The Shadows
03 02 SHAKING ALL OVER Johnny Kidd and the Pirates *
04 04 MESS OF BLUES Elvis Presley
05 07 WHEN WILL I BE LOVED? The Everly Brothers
06 11 IF SHE SHOULD COME TO YOU Anthony Newley
07 06 BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG Duane Eddy
08 08 ITSY BITSY TEENY WEENY YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI Brian Hyland
09 12 TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN, SPORT Rolf Harris
10 05 GOOD TIMIN' Jimmy Jones ***

11 19 LOVE IS LIKE A VIOLIN Ken Dodd
12 13 I'M SORRY Brenda Lee
13 09 LOOK FOR A STAR Gary Mills
14 14 MAMA / ROBOT MAN Connie Francis
15 15 WHAT A MOUTH (WHAT A NORTH & SOUTH) Tommy Steele
16 21 PAPER ROSES The Kaye Sisters
17 16 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME Adam Faith
18 22 MAIS OUI The King Brothers
19 18 ANGELA JONES Michael Cox
20 23 AS LONG AS HE NEEDS ME Shirley Bassey

21 10 AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Tommy Bruce
22 17 I WANNA GO HOME Lonnie Donegan
23 31 ONLY THE LONELY Roy Orbison
24 38 WALKING TO NEW ORLEANS Fats Domino
25 35 OLD OAKEN BUCKET Tommy Sands
26 37 HOW DO YOU KNOW IT'S LOVE? Teresa Brewer
27 -- FEEL SO FINE Johnny Preston
28 33 THE LADY IS A TRAMP Buddy Greco
29 24 APACHE Bert Weedon
30 26 HE'LL HAVE TO GO Jim Reeves

31 32 THEME from 'A SUMMER PLACE' Percy Faith
32 -- EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL Connie Francis
33 20 THREE STEPS TO HEAVEN Eddie Cochran **
34 -- BLUEBERRY HILL John Barry Orchestra
35 29 BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG James Darren
36 34 PLEASE, HELP ME, I'M FALLING Hank Locklin
37 RE DOWN YONDER Johnny and the Hurricanes
38 RE HANDY MAN Jimmy Jones
39 -- TRAIN OF LOVE Alma Cogan
40 27 MUSTAPHA Bob Azzam and his Orchestra

-- 25 PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA Gene Vincent
-- 28 ALLEY OOP Hollywood Argyles
-- 30 CATHY'S CLOWN The Everly Brothers *******
-- 36 GREEN JEANS The Flee-Rekkers
-- 39 RIVER, STAY 'WAY FROM MY DOOR Frank Sinatra
-- 40 MULE SKINNER BLUES Rusty Draper

----- DROPOUTS ----- (Peak Position / Weeks on Chart) - USA
Run Samson Run - Neil Sedaka ----- 100 / 1
She's Mine - Conway Twitty ----- 98 / 1
Be Bop A-Lula - The Everly Brothers ----- 74 / 5
We Go Together - Jan & Dean ----- 92 / 2
That's When I Cried - Jimmy Jones ----- 83 / 5
I've Been Loved Before - Shirley & Lee ----- 88 / 6
Cool Water - Jack Scott\
Swingin' Down The Lane - Jerry Wallace ----- 79 / 2
Love You So - Ron Holden with The Thunderbirds ----- 7 / 19
All I Could Do Was Cry - Etta James ----- 48 / 15
Burning Bridges - Jack Scott ----- 3 / 17
Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers ----- 1 (5) / 17


100 --- How High The Moon (Part 1) - Ella Fitzgerald
99 --- The Last Dance - The McGuire Sisters
98 --- Kookie Little Paradise - The Tree Swingers
99 97 --- No - Dodie Stevens
71 96 --- Do You Mind - Andy Williams
95 --- Pineapple Princess - Annette w/ The Afterbeats
94 --- Honest I Do - The Innocents
97 93 --- Devil Or Angel - Bobby Vee
66 92 --- I'm Gettin' Better - Jim Reeves
RE 91 --- Do You Mind - Anthony Newley

90 --- A Kookie Little Paradise - Jo Ann Campbell
68 89 --- Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
82 88 --- Night Train - The Viscounts
70 87 --- Clap Your Hands - The Beau-Marks
83 86 --- Happy Shade Of Blue - Freddy Cannon
85 --- Bongo Bongo Bongo - Preston Epps
96 84 --- Blue Velvet - The Statues
83 --- (I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy - Bobby Freeman
90 82 --- The Brigade Of Broken Hearts - Paul Evans
81 --- You're Looking Good - Dee Clark

50 80 --- My Tani - The Brothers Four
79 --- Chain Gang - Sam Cooke
89 78 --- If I Can't Have You - Etta & Harvey
74 77 --- Mio Amore - The Flamingos
72 76 --- Far, Far Away - Don Gibson
81 75 --- Anymore - Teresa Brewer
67 74 --- Please Help Me, I'm Falling - Rusty Draper
61 73 --- Runaround - The Fleetwoods
77 72 --- Big Boy Pete - The Olympics
78 71 --- The Wreck Of The "John B" - Jimmie Rodgers

40 70 --- Sticks And Stones - Ray Charles
87 69 --- You Mean Everything To Me - Neil Sedaka
54 68 --- My Home Town - Paul Anka
34 67 --- A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love) - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
65 66 --- Hey Little One - Dorsey Burnette
75 65 --- Never On Sunday - Don Costa & his Orchestra & Chorus
76 64 --- It Only Happened Yesterday - Jack Scott
57 63 --- Wake Me, Shake Me - The Coasters
64 62 --- My Love - Nat "King" Cole / Stan Kenton
95 61 --- The Twist - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters

47 60 --- I Really Don't Want To Know - Tommy Edwards
86 59 --- I Love You In The Same Old Way - Paul Anka
84 58 --- Little Bitty Pretty One - Frankie Lyman
80 57 --- Yogi - The Ivy Three
56 --- My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own - Connie Francis
62 55 --- Lisa - Jeanne Black
60 54 --- One Boy - Joanie Sommers
45 53 --- There's Something On Your Mind (Part 2) - Bobby Marchan
53 52 --- I Shot Mr. Lee - The Bobbettes
63 51 --- Hello Young Lovers - Paul Anka

39 50 --- Hot Rod Lincoln - Charlie Ryan & The Timberline Riders
48 49 --- Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me) - Jon Thomas & his Orchestra
43 48 --- Look For A Star - Deane Hawley
55 47 --- Ta Ta - Clyde McPhatter
49 46 --- Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me) - Little Willie John
42 45 --- Alley-Oop - Dante & The Evergreens
58 44 --- Red Sails In The Sunset - The Platters feat. Tony Williams
38 43 --- Is A Blue Bird Blue - Conway Twitty
93 42 --- Hot Rod Lincoln - Johnny Bond
59 41 --- Kiddio - Brook Benton

37 40 --- Bad Man's Blunder - The Kingston Trio
35 39 --- Look For A Star - Garry Miles
46 38 --- In The Still Of The Night - Dion & The Belmonts
44 37 --- One Of Us (Will Weep Tonight) - Patti Page
31 36 --- Is There Any Chance - Marty Robbins
33 35 --- That's All You Gotta Do - Brenda Lee
32 34 --- Where Are You - Frankie Avalon
30 33 --- Don't Come Knockin' - Fats Domino
51 32 --- A Mess Of Blues - Elvis Presley
28 31 --- Look For A Star - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra

21 30 --- When Will I Be Loved - The Everly Brothers
22 29 --- Josephine - Bill Black's Combo
41 28 --- Dreamin' - Johnny Burnette
25 27 --- Over The Rainbow - The Demensions
19 26 --- Question - Lloyd Price
17 25 --- Because They're Young - Duane Eddy
26 24 --- This Bitter Earth - Dinah Washington
36 23 --- Theme From The Apartment - Ferrante & Teicher
16 22 --- Look For A Star - Part 1 - Garry Mills
20 21 --- Trouble In Paradise - The Crests

12 20 --- Everybody's Somebody's Fool - Connie Francis
29 19 --- A Woman, A Lover, A Friend - Jackie Wilson
14 18 --- Feel So Fine - Johnny Preston
13 17 --- Mule Skinner Blues - The Fendermen
05 16 --- Alley-Oop - Hollywood Argyles
23 15 --- In My Little Corner Of The World - Anita Bryant
24 14 --- (You Were Made For) All My Love - Jackie Wilson
09 13 --- Please Help Me, I'm Falling - Hank Locklin
18 12 --- Mission Bell - Donnie Brooks
27 11 --- Volare - Bobby Rydell

06 10 --- Image Of A Girl - Safaris
08 09 --- Tell Laura I Love Her - Ray Peterson
11 08 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker
15 07 --- Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
10 06 --- Walking To New Orleans - Fats Domino
07 05 --- Walk -- Don't Run - The Ventures
04 04 --- Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) - Roy Orbison
02 03 --- I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee
01 02 --- Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini - Brian Hyland
03 01 --- It's Now Or Never - Elvis Presley