Top 20 Song Chart for January 2, 1960 |
Frankie Avalon has the number one hit this week with Why. Freddy Cannon finds the number two position this week with Way Down Yonder In New Orleans. The Big Hurt by Miss Toni Fisher comes in at number three. |
| 1 | 1 | Why | ▲ |
| Frankie Avalon |
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| 8 | 2 | Way Down Yonder In New Orleans | ▲ |
| Freddy Cannon |
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| 2 | 3 | The Big Hurt | 1 |
| Miss Toni Fisher |
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| 3 | 4 | Marina | 3 |
| Willy Alberti |
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| 5 | 5 | It's Time To Cry | ▲ |
| Paul Anka |
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| 6 | 6 | Among My Souvenirs | ▲ |
| Connie Francis |
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| 14 | 7 | El Paso | 1 |
| Marty Robbins |
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| 4 | 8 | Oh! Carol | 3 |
| Neil Sedaka |
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| 15 | 9 | Running Bear | 1 |
| Johnny Preston |
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| 9 | 10 | Uh! Oh! Part 2 | 9 |
| The Nutty Squirrels |
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| 18 | 11 | You Got What It Takes | 5 |
| Marv Johnson |
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| 10 | 12 | Heartaches By The Number | 1 |
| Guy Mitchell |
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| 19 | 13 | The Village Of St. Bernadette | 6 |
| Andy Williams |
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| 16 | 14 | Pretty Blue Eyes | ▲ |
| Steve Lawrence |
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| 17 | 15 | Go, Jimmy, Go | 8 |
| Jimmy Clanton |
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| 13 | 16 | This Friendly World | 13 |
| Fabian |
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| 7 | 17 | So Many Ways | 2 |
| Brook Benton |
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| - | 18 | Not One Minute More | 16 |
| Della Reese |
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| - | 19 | First Name Initial | ▲ |
| Annette With The Afterbeats |
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| 12 | 20 | Hound Dog Man | 12 |
| Fabian |
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