First Hot 100 Of The '60S / Various First Hot 100 Of The '60S / Various CD

As adjuncts to our highly popular "America's Greatest Hits" series of collections for each calendar year in the 50s and early '60s, we have already produced collections based on landmark moments in the Billboard charts - "The First Top 100 Nov. 1955" (ACQCD7062) and "The First Hot 100 Aug. 1958" (ACQCD7083). This collection highlights another musical landmark with the very first Hot 100 chart of the 1960s, the dawn of a momentous decade in the annals of popular music. It simply comprises every record in that chart, published by Billboard on 4th January 1960, from No. 1 (Marty Robbins' "El Paso") to No. 100 (Rod Bernard's "One More Chance", capturing the musical zeitgeist of the era, as pop music made the transition from the rock 'n' roll era into a period which would see equally iconoclastic developments in the genre. Alongside the major names there are a host of obscure and collectable records - minor one-hit wonders on relatively unknown labels which are not generally available on CD and which give a fascinating insight into the music of the time. It contains a 10,000+ word booklet featuring background notes on every record.

1. El Paso (Marty Robbins) - Marty Robbins 2. Why (Frankie Avalon) - Frankie Avalon 3. The Big Hurt (Toni Fisher) - Toni Fisher 4. Running Bear (Johnny Preston) - Johnny Preston 5. Way Down Yonder I New Orleans (Freddie Cannon) - Freddy Cannon 6. Heartaches By the Number (Guy Mitchell) - Guy Mitchell 7. It's Time to Cry (Paul Anka) - Paul Anka 8. Among My Souvenirs (Connie Francis) - Connie Francis 9. Pretty Blue Eyes (Steve Lawrence) - Steve Lawrence 10. Go Jimmy Go (Jimmy Clanton) - Jimmy Clanton 11. We Got Love (Bobby Rydell) - Bobby Rydell 12. Mack the Knife (Bobby Darin) - Bobby Darin 13. The Village of St. Bernadette (Andy Williams) - Andy Williams 14. Uh! Oh! Part 2 (The Nutty Squirrels) - the Nutty Squirrels 15. Sandy (Larry Hall) - Larry Hall 16. Hound Dog Man (Fabian) - Fabian 17. Scarlet Ribbons (Browns) - the Browns 18. Smokie Pt. 2 (Bill Black's Combo) - Bill Black's Combo 19. Not One Minute More (Della Reese) - Della Reese 20. Friendly World (Fabian) - Fabian 21. In the Mood (Ernie Fields) - Ernie Fields 22. The Little Drummer Boy (Harry Simeone Chorale) - Harry Simeone Chorale 23. You Got What It Takes (Marv Johnson) - Marv Johnson 24. First Name Initial (Annette) - Annette 25. So Many Ways (Brook Benton) - Brook Benton 26. Oh Carol (Neil Sedaka) - Neil Sedaka 27. Be My Guest (Fats Domino) - Fats Domino 28. Teardrop (Santo ; Johnny) - Santo ; Johnny 29. Teen Angel (Mark Dinning) - Mark Dinning 30. Come Into My Heart (Lloyd Price) - Lloyd Price 31. Mr. Blue (Fleetwoods) - the Fleetwoods 32. I Wanna Be Loved (Ricky Nelson) - Ricky Nelson 33. Danny Boy (Conway Twitty) - Conway Twitty 34. Don't You Know (Della Reese) - Della Reese 35. Talk That Talk (Jackie Wilson) - Jackie Wilson 36. Marina (Rocco Granata ; the International Quintet) - Rocco Granata and the International Quintet 37. Just Come Home (Hugo ; Luigi) - Hugo and Luigi 38. How About That (Dee Clark) - Dee Clark 39. Swingin' on a Rainbow (Frankie Avalon) - Frankie Avalon 40. Misty (Johnny Mathis) - Johnny Mathis 41. Hell Have to Go (Jim Reeves) - Jim Reeves 42. Believe Me (Royal Teens) - Royal Teens 43. Dance with Me (The Drifters) - the Drifters 44. Just As Much As Ever (Bob Beckham) - Bob Beckham 45. The Happy Reindeer (Dancer, Prancer and Nervous - the Singing Reindeer) - Dancer, Prancer and Nervous (The Singing Reindeer) 46. Bonnie Came Back (Duane Eddy) - Duane Eddy 47. New in the Ways of Love (Tommy Edwards) - Tommy Edwards 48. If I Had a Girl (Rod Lauren) - Rod Lauren 49. Mighty Good (Ricky Nelson) - Ricky Nelson 50. What About Us (The Coasters) - the Coasters 51. Where or When (Dion and the Belmonts) - Dion and the Belmonts 52. Clouds (The Spacemen) - the Spacemen 53. Mary, Don't You Weep (Stonewall Jackson) - Stonewall Jackson 54. Marina (Willy Alberti) - Willy Alberti 55. If You Cry True Love, True Love (The Drifters) - the Drifters 56. No Love Have I (Webb Pierce) - Webb Pierce 57. Reveille Rock (Johnny ; the Hurricanes) - Johnny and the Hurricanes 58. Uh! Oh! Part 1 (The Nutty Squirrels) - the Nutty Squirrels 59. Always (Sammy Turner) - Sammy Turner 60. Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko Bop (Little Anthony ; the Imperials) - Little Anthony and the Imperials 61. Chipmunk Song (David Seville ; the Chipmunks) - David Seville and the Chipmunks 62. Down By the Station (Four Preps) - Four Preps 63. A Year Ago Tonight (The Crests) - the Crests 64. Honey Hush (Joe Turner) - Joe Turner 65. Lonely Blue Boy (Conway Twitty) - Conway Twitty 66. Won'tcha Come Home (Lloyd Price) - Lloyd Price 67. Handy Man (Jimmy Jones) - Jimmy Jones 68. Crazy Arms (Bob Beckham) - Bob Beckham 69. High School USA (Tommy Facenda) - Tommy Facenda 70. Lucky Devil (Carl Dobkins Jr.) - Carl Dobkins JR 71. Let's Try Again (Clyde McPhatter) - Clyde McPhatter 72. Baciare, Baciare (Dorothy Collins) - Dorothy Collins 73. Seven Little Girls (Sittin' in the Back Seat) (Paul Evans ; the Curls) - Paul Evans and the Curls 74. Primrose Lane (Jerry Wallace with the Jewels) - Jerry Wallace 75. This Time of the Year (Brook Benton) - Brook Benton 76. Love Potion No. 9 (The Clovers) - the Clovers 77. Climb Ev'ry Mountain (Tony Bennett) - Tony Bennett 78. Skokiaan (Bill Haley ; the Comets) - Bill Haley and the Comets 79. Sweet Nothin's (Brenda Lee) - Brenda Lee 80. Run, Red, Run (The Coasters) - the Coasters 81. Promise Me a Rose (Anita Bryant) - Anita Bryant 82. Rockin' Little Angel (Ray Smith) - Ray Smith 83. I'm Movin' on (Ray Charles ; His Orchestra) - Ray Charles and His Orchestra 84. Tracy's Theme (Spencer Ross) - Spencer Ross 85. The Little Drummer Boy (Johnny Cash) - Johnny Cash 86. Little Things Mean a Lot (Joni James) - Joni James 87. Riverboat (Faron Young) - Faron Young 88. Harlem Nocturne (The Viscounts) - the Viscounts 89. God Bless America (Connie Francis) - Connie Francis 90. The Sound of Music (Patti Page) - Patti Page 91. I Don't Know What It Is (The Bluenotes) - the Bluenotes 92. Darling Lorraine (The Knockouts) - the Knockouts 93. In the Still of the Nite (The Five Satins) - the Five Satins 94. Do-Re-Mi (Mitch Miller ; the Kids) - Mitch Miller and the Kids 95. Little Coco Palm (Jerry Wallace) - Jerry Wallace 96. Deck of Cards (Wink Martindale) - Wink Martindale 97. One Mint Julep (Chet Atkins) - Chet Atkins 98. Happy Anniversary (Jane Morgan) - Jane Morgan 99. Smokie Pt. 2 (Bill Doggett) - Bill Doggett 100. One More Chance (Rod Bernard) - Rod Bernard