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.
23 Seven Little Girls (Sittin' in the Back Seat) (Paul Evans & the Curls) - Paul Evans and the Curls
24 Primrose Lane (Jerry Wallace with the Jewels) - Jerry Wallace
25 This Time of the Year (Brook Benton) - Brook Benton
- Disc 4 -
1 Love Potion No. 9 (The Clovers) - the Clovers
2 Climb Ev'ry Mountain (Tony Bennett) - Tony Bennett
3 Skokiaan (Bill Haley & the Comets) - Bill Haley and the Comets
4 Sweet Nothin's (Brenda Lee) - Brenda Lee
5 Run, Red, Run (The Coasters) - the Coasters
6 Promise Me a Rose (Anita Bryant) - Anita Bryant
7 Rockin' Little Angel (Ray Smith) - Ray Smith
8 I'm Movin' on (Ray Charles & His Orchestra) - Ray Charles and His Orchestra
9 Tracy's Theme (Spencer Ross) - Spencer Ross
10 The Little Drummer Boy (Johnny Cash) - Johnny Cash
11 Little Things Mean a Lot (Joni James) - Joni James
12 Riverboat (Faron Young) - Faron Young
13 Harlem Nocturne (The Viscounts) - the Viscounts
14 God Bless America (Connie Francis) - Connie Francis
15 The Sound of Music (Patti Page) - Patti Page
16 I Don't Know What It Is (The Bluenotes) - the Bluenotes
17 Darling Lorraine (The Knockouts) - the Knockouts
18 In the Still of the Nite (The Five Satins) - the Five Satins
19 Do-Re-Mi (Mitch Miller & the Kids) - Mitch Miller and the Kids
20 Little Coco Palm (Jerry Wallace) - Jerry Wallace
21 Deck of Cards (Wink Martindale) - Wink Martindale
22 One Mint Julep (Chet Atkins) - Chet Atkins
23 Happy Anniversary (Jane Morgan) - Jane Morgan
24 Smokie Pt. 2 (Bill Doggett) - Bill Doggett
25 One More Chance (Rod Bernard) - Rod Bernard
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.