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Top 20 Song Chart for January 16, 1960

LW TW       peak  
2 1   El Paso  
  Marty Robbins
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1 2   Why 1  
  Frankie Avalon
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4 3   Running Bear 1  
  Johnny Preston
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3 4   Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 2  
  Freddy Cannon
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5 5   The Big Hurt 1  
  Miss Toni Fisher
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13 6   Teen Angel 2  
  Mark Dinning
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6 7   You Got What It Takes 5  
  Marv Johnson
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8 8   Among My Souvenirs 6  
  Connie Francis
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10 9   The Village Of St. Bernadette 6  
  Andy Williams
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7 10   Marina 3  
  Willy Alberti
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11 11   Go, Jimmy, Go 8  
  Jimmy Clanton
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9 12   It's Time To Cry 5  
  Paul Anka
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12 13   Uh! Oh! Part 2 9  
  The Nutty Squirrels
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14 14   Pretty Blue Eyes  
  Steve Lawrence
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- 15   Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Pop 7  
  Little Anthony And The Imperials
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18 16   Sandy  
  Larry Hall
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- 17   Where Or When 4  
  Dion And The Belmonts
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- 18   Darling Lorraine 12  
  The Knockouts
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- 19   Smokie - Part 2  
  Bill Black's Combo
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16 20   Not One Minute More 16  
  Della Reese
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Marty Robbins and El Paso fill the top chart song spot this week. Finding number two this week is Why by Frankie Avalon. Running Bear by Johnny Preston comes in at number three.


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