Edited By: Bruce. A list by goldwax317 [List532218] | | +1. Even a later version by The Beach Boys couldn’t top what stands as one of the ultimate West Coast pop songs of the 1960s. Explore and Find More. These songs are ranked based upon their intitial and lasting popularity, as well as their influence and impact on the evolution of Rock and Roll and its sub-genres. Rock Songs 1960's. The Top 200 Hits of 1960 . Title Artist(s) 1 "Theme from A Summer Place" Percy Faith: 2 "He'll Have to Go" Jim Reeves: 3 "Cathy's Clown" The Everly Brothers: 4 "Running Bear" Johnny Preston The 200 Best Songs of the 1960s. *Note: This Spotify playlist coincides with the Top 40 singles for the last week of the year.With the help of our dedicated team here at Top40Weekly, we are compiling a collection of Spotify playlists by year, artist, and decades. 60s on 6 recently counted down the Top 600 songs of the 1960s, according to you — the real experts. You voted, and we played ’em. From James Brown to Etta James, Jimi Hendrix to Patsy Cline, here are the tracks that lit up the decade. Home Page One Hit Wonders Rock of the Eighties Rock of the Nineties Rock of the 2000's: Tweet. Pitchfork… I created these lists by combining data from the respective singles charts of Billboard, Cash Box, and Music Vendor/Record World magazines. Criteria: Songs listed are from Rock and Roll and related sub-genres. List of #1 Rock & Roll Singles for 1960. Graphic by Martine Ehrhart. Find all the top pop songs of the years starting in 1960 and continuing through 2014. The Drifters – “This Magic Moment” 100 Best Songs of the 1960s. 96. I determined the rankings through a point system based on a single's peak position and weeks on the chart. This top songs for year 1960 page has the songs you remember in popularity order. Herald 552 (October 1960) b/w "Do You Believe" recorded July 1960, New York, NY Written way back in '53 by the composer of "Little Darlin'," this was one of the finer entries in doo-wop's latter-day Golden Era; if it sounds flat, that's because the producer wanted the vocals sung just that way so that Joe Average could hum it on the street. 1 Percy Faith Theme From “A Summer Place” 2 Jim Reeves He’ll Have To Go 3 Everly Brothers Cathy’s Clown 4 Johnny Preston Running Bear 5 Mark Dinning Teen Angel 6 Brenda Lee I’m Sorry 7 Elvis Presley It’s Now Or Never 8 Jimmy Jones Handy Man 9 Elvis Presley Stuck On You 10 Chubby […] Every December Billboard publishes a chart listing the year's top songs based on their cumulative chart performance in the United States. These are all the top 40 singles for 1960. The list on this page is for all #1 hit Rock & Roll singles for 1960 using proprietary methods. ... Eric Burdon brings to the job, nor The Animals’ stealthy blues groove. Top 100 Songs of 1960 - Billboard Year End Charts By ghs35974. In honor of Billboard magazine's 120th anniversary on Nov. 1, we're revealing the top 20 Billboard Hot 100 hits from each decade since the 1960s (for a total of 120 songs). The results in this chart are not affiliated with any mainstream or commercial chart and may not reflect charts seen elsewhere. Now see the results below and click on the button to hear the special on demand. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1960.. No.