We're done with the 1950's now and usually that would mean that it would be time to countdown the top 100 songs of the 1950's, but because the Billboard Hot 100 didn't start until August of 1958, I feel it would be unfair to create such a list this time around because it would neglect other huge songs like Hound Dog by Elvis Presley that pre-dated the charts, so instead we are going straight to 1960. If you are new this week, I had a goal recently to determine what the top songs of all time were based on a formula that I came up with to keep track of the top songs on the Billboard charts each year. Here's the methodology: each year of the chart I go week by week, giving points to the songs that make the top 10. The #1 song gets 10 points, the #2 song gets 9 points, all the way down to the #10 song getting 1 point. I could've done the whole hot 100 like this, but that would've been too time consuming, so I just stuck to the top 10 for now. If you are wanting to check out previous years that I've done, you can follow the links at the bottom of each list to browse through the years or you can search through the blog archives on the side. So without further ado, let's dive into 1960 because there's definitely some artists here that most people have at least heard of. We also have the beginning of the most unprecedented run in chart history. You'll see exactly what I mean as we continue through these next couple of years.
10- "Teen Angel" - Mark Dinning
9- "Running Bear" - Johnny Preston
8- "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" - Connie Francis
7- "Stuck on You" - Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires
6- "Cathy's Clown" - The Everly Brothers
5- "He'll Have to Go" - Jim Reeves
4- "It's Now or Never" - Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires
3- "I'm Sorry" - Brenda Lee
2- "The Twist" - Chubby Checker
1- "The Theme from A Summer Place" - Percy Faith and His Orchestra
Click here to see the top songs of 1959
Click here to see the top songs of 1961
Click here to see the top songs of the entire 1960's
Click here to see my personal favorite songs of the 1960's
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