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- The Shadows reached number one on the UK singles chart with their version of Jerry Lordan's “Apache”. It was the first of their five UK number-one singles.
- The instrumental song “Apache”, credited to The Shadows, replaced Cliff Richard and The Shadows' “Please Don't Tease” at No. 1 on the UK chart. Cliff Richard contributed by playing the Chinese drum at the beginning and end of the recording.
- Elvis Presley's song "It's Now or Never" was in its third week at No. 1, while "Kiddio" by Brook Benton took the No. 1 spot on the Easy Listening chart.
- Annette Funicello's “Pineapple Princess” entered the US Billboard Hot 100 and later peaked at number 11. According to the source, it was her fifth and final Top 40 hit on the chart.
- “Stay” by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on October 2, 1960, and climbed to No. 1 on November 21, 1960. At 1:38, it became the shortest song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100; various sources also give its length as 1:36–1:37.
- The novelty song “Mr. Custer” by Larry Verne reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the R&B chart. It tells the story of an American cavalryman trying to avoid fighting the Sioux at Little Bighorn in 1876. Verne's version did not chart in the UK, but a successful cover version by Charlie Drake did.
- The Highwaymen reach No. 1 on the UK singles chart with their version of the African-American spiritual “Michael, Row the Boat Ashore.”
- The song “Save the Last Dance for Me” reached number one on the US Billboard pop chart.
- Eden Kane, born Richard Graham Starstedt, reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart with “Well I Ask You.”
- “Shakin' All Over” by Johnny Kidd & The Pirates reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart.
- Patsy Cline se skladbou „I Fall To Pieces“ dosáhla 1. místa v Billboard Hot C&W Sides a 12. místa v Billboard Hot 100. Skladbě trvalo více než šest měsíců od vydání, než dosáhla vrcholu.
- Lonnie Donegan achieved his biggest American hit with “Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour on the Bedpost Overnight”, which reached No. 5.
- Fourteen-year-old Helen Shapiro became the youngest female artist to reach No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart with “You Don’t Know.” Her first four singles all reached the Top 3 in the UK.
- The song “Right Or Wrong” entered the Billboard Pop chart and later reached number 29.
- The Highwaymen’s million-selling recording “Michael (Row the Boat Ashore)”, their version of the African-American spiritual, reached No. 1 on the Cashbox chart. The five Wesleyan University students achieved another hit the following year with “Cotton Fields” and split up in 1964 after a run of 12 consecutive singles that failed to chart.
- Bobby Lewis was at No. 1 for the seventh consecutive week with “Tossin' And Turnin'”.
- Elvis Presley began a three-week run at No. 1 on the US album chart with “Something For Everybody”, his sixth US No. 1 album.
- Joe Dowell reached No. 1 on the US singles chart with his version of “Wooden Heart”. The song is best known for its use in Elvis Presley’s 1960 film “G.I. Blues”, which gave Elvis a UK No. 1 hit. Among those who contributed to Dowell’s recording were Floyd Cramer on piano, The Anita Kerr Singers, The Jordanaires, and Ray Stevens on organ. The song remained at the top of the US chart for one week.
- John Leyton began a three-week run at No. 1 on the British singles chart with "Johnny Remember Me". The BBC later banned it from airplay because of its unsettling sound and gloomy lyrics.
- Joe Dowell’s version of “Wooden Heart”, originally associated with Elvis Presley, entered the US chart.
- “ Tossin' and Turnin' ” by Bobby Lewis spent its tenth week at number one.
- Bobby Vee's “Take Good Care of My Baby” moved from number 23 to number six on the chart.
- Elvis Presley's single “(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame” moved from number 66 to number 32 and became the fastest-rising song on the chart.
- The Highwaymen began a two-week run at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 with “Michael, Row the Boat Ashore,” also known as “Michael.” It was a million-selling, gold-certified single and an adaptation of a 19th-century African-American spiritual originally sung by enslaved people on St. Helena Island, South Carolina. The version by the Wesleyan University quintet from Middletown, Connecticut, earned a gold record for sales of one million copies.
- The Marvelettes' debut single “Please Mr. Postman” debuted on the charts.
- The song “Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?)” reached No. 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became Lonnie Donegan’s biggest American hit. In the UK, it had already reached No. 3 two years earlier.
- “Take Good Care of My Baby” by Bobby Vee spent its third week at No. 1. Dick & DeeDee were at No. 2, Roy Orbison moved up with “Crying,” and Ray Charles moved from No. 13 to No. 4 with “Hit the Road, Jack.” Elvis Presley also moved upward with “Little Sister.”
- “Michael” by the Highwaymen spent its fifth consecutive week at No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart.
- Ray Charles reached No. 1 on the R&B chart with “Hit the Road, Jack.”
- Ray Charles reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Pop chart with “Hit the Road Jack.”
- The Shadows reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart with “Kon-Tiki.”
- Ray Charles started a two-week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart with "Hit the Road Jack." The song reached No. 6 in the UK, also topped the charts in New Zealand and Sweden, and earned Charles a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording. It became one of his signature songs and was ranked No. 387 on Rolling Stone's 2010 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
- The American folk group The Highwaymen reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart with "Michael." It was their only UK Top 40 hit. The group members were American college students who went their separate ways after graduating.
- After eight previous Billboard Top 40 songs, Neil Sedaka reached No. 1 on the US chart for the first time with “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do.” It spent two weeks at the top of Billboard and also two weeks at No. 1 on the Cashbox Best Sellers Chart. It reached No. 7 in the UK.
- Tony Bennett released the single “Once Upon A Time” with “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” on the B-side. When DJs began playing the B-side, “San Francisco” climbed to No. 19 on the chart and later earned Bennett Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Male Solo Vocal Performance.
- Bobby Vinton began his fourth week at No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart with “Roses Are Red (My Love).”
- Carole King's first single “It Might As Well Rain Until September” debuted on the chart.
- Producer Don Kirshner of Dimension Records gave singer Eva Boyd a chance and had her re-record Gerry Goffin and Carole King's “The Loco-Motion”. The recording reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Best Sellers and number two in the UK.
- Little Eva reached number one on the US singles chart with “The Loco-Motion”, written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, after nine weeks on the chart. She had previously worked as a nanny for King and Goffin's daughter, and the song had originally been offered to Dee Dee Sharp, who turned it down. In 1974 the same song also reached number one in a version by Grand Funk Railroad.
- Peter, Paul & Mary moved from number 90 to number 59 with “If I Had A Hammer”.
- New Jersey doo-wop group The Duprees reached the Billboard Top 40 with “You Belong to Me” and later reached number seven. During the following year and a half they had three more chart hits.
- Bobby Vinton reached No. 1 for the fourth week with “Roses Are Red (My Love)” on the Easy Listening chart.
- Elvis Presley's single “Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello” reached No. 55 in the United States.
- The instrumental song Telstar by The Tornados, named after the communications satellite, reached number one on the UK singles chart and began a five-week run at the top. The song was written and produced by Joe Meek and became the first major hit by a British group to also reach number one in the US. It sold at least five million copies worldwide.