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Details: 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.
Tracklist:
- El Paso (Marty Robbins) - Marty Robbins
- Why (Frankie Avalon) - Frankie Avalon
- The Big Hurt (Toni Fisher) - Toni Fisher
- Running Bear (Johnny Preston) - Johnny Preston
- Way Down Yonder I New Orleans (Freddie Cannon) - Freddy Cannon
- Heartaches By the Number (Guy Mitchell) - Guy Mitchell
- It's Time to Cry (Paul Anka) - Paul Anka
- Among My Souvenirs (Connie Francis) - Connie Francis
- Pretty Blue Eyes (Steve Lawrence) - Steve Lawrence
- Go Jimmy Go (Jimmy Clanton) - Jimmy Clanton
- We Got Love (Bobby Rydell) - Bobby Rydell
- Mack the Knife (Bobby Darin) - Bobby Darin
- The Village of St. Bernadette (Andy Williams) - Andy Williams
- Uh! Oh! Part 2 (The Nutty Squirrels) - the Nutty Squirrels
- Sandy (Larry Hall) - Larry Hall
- Hound Dog Man (Fabian) - Fabian
- Scarlet Ribbons (Browns) - the Browns
- Smokie Pt. 2 (Bill Black's Combo) - Bill Black's Combo
- Not One Minute More (Della Reese) - Della Reese
- Friendly World (Fabian) - Fabian
- In the Mood (Ernie Fields) - Ernie Fields
- The Little Drummer Boy (Harry Simeone Chorale) - Harry Simeone Chorale
- You Got What It Takes (Marv Johnson) - Marv Johnson
- First Name Initial (Annette) - Annette
- So Many Ways (Brook Benton) - Brook Benton
- Oh Carol (Neil Sedaka) - Neil Sedaka
- Be My Guest (Fats Domino) - Fats Domino
- Teardrop (Santo ; Johnny) - Santo ; Johnny
- Teen Angel (Mark Dinning) - Mark Dinning
- Come Into My Heart (Lloyd Price) - Lloyd Price
- Mr. Blue (Fleetwoods) - the Fleetwoods
- I Wanna Be Loved (Ricky Nelson) - Ricky Nelson
- Danny Boy (Conway Twitty) - Conway Twitty
- Don't You Know (Della Reese) - Della Reese
- Talk That Talk (Jackie Wilson) - Jackie Wilson
- Marina (Rocco Granata ; the International Quintet) - Rocco Granata and the International Quintet
- Just Come Home (Hugo ; Luigi) - Hugo and Luigi
- How About That (Dee Clark) - Dee Clark
- Swingin' on a Rainbow (Frankie Avalon) - Frankie Avalon
- Misty (Johnny Mathis) - Johnny Mathis
- Hell Have to Go (Jim Reeves) - Jim Reeves
- Believe Me (Royal Teens) - Royal Teens
- Dance with Me (The Drifters) - the Drifters
- Just As Much As Ever (Bob Beckham) - Bob Beckham
- The Happy Reindeer (Dancer Prancer and Nervous - the Singing Reindeer) - Dancer Prancer and Nervous (The Singing Reindeer)
- Bonnie Came Back (Duane Eddy) - Duane Eddy
- New in the Ways of Love (Tommy Edwards) - Tommy Edwards
- If I Had a Girl (Rod Lauren) - Rod Lauren
- Mighty Good (Ricky Nelson) - Ricky Nelson
- What About Us (The Coasters) - the Coasters
- Where or When (Dion and the Belmonts) - Dion and the Belmonts
- Clouds (The Spacemen) - the Spacemen
- Mary Don't You Weep (Stonewall Jackson) - Stonewall Jackson
- Marina (Willy Alberti) - Willy Alberti
- If You Cry True Love True Love (The Drifters) - the Drifters
- No Love Have I (Webb Pierce) - Webb Pierce
- Reveille Rock (Johnny ; the Hurricanes) - Johnny and the Hurricanes
- Uh! Oh! Part 1 (The Nutty Squirrels) - the Nutty Squirrels
- Always (Sammy Turner) - Sammy Turner
- Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop (Little Anthony ; the Imperials) - Little Anthony and the Imperials
- Chipmunk Song (David Seville ; the Chipmunks) - David Seville and the Chipmunks
- Down By the Station (Four Preps) - Four Preps
- A Year Ago Tonight (The Crests) - the Crests
- Honey Hush (Joe Turner) - Joe Turner
- Lonely Blue Boy (Conway Twitty) - Conway Twitty
- Won'tcha Come Home (Lloyd Price) - Lloyd Price
- Handy Man (Jimmy Jones) - Jimmy Jones
- Crazy Arms (Bob Beckham) - Bob Beckham
- High School USA (Tommy Facenda) - Tommy Facenda
- Lucky Devil (Carl Dobkins Jr.) - Carl Dobkins JR
- Let's Try Again (Clyde McPhatter) - Clyde McPhatter
- Baciare Baciare (Dorothy Collins) - Dorothy Collins
- Seven Little Girls (Sittin' in the Back Seat) (Paul Evans ; the Curls) - Paul Evans and the Curls
- Primrose Lane (Jerry Wallace with the Jewels) - Jerry Wallace
- This Time of the Year (Brook Benton) - Brook Benton
- Love Potion No. 9 (The Clovers) - the Clovers
- Climb Ev'ry Mountain (Tony Bennett) - Tony Bennett
- Skokiaan (Bill Haley ; the Comets) - Bill Haley and the Comets
- Sweet Nothin's (Brenda Lee) - Brenda Lee
- Run Red Run (The Coasters) - the Coasters
- Promise Me a Rose (Anita Bryant) - Anita Bryant
- Rockin' Little Angel (Ray Smith) - Ray Smith
- I'm Movin' on (Ray Charles ; His Orchestra) - Ray Charles and His Orchestra
- Tracy's Theme (Spencer Ross) - Spencer Ross
- The Little Drummer Boy (Johnny Cash) - Johnny Cash
- Little Things Mean a Lot (Joni James) - Joni James
- Riverboat (Faron Young) - Faron Young
- Harlem Nocturne (The Viscounts) - the Viscounts
- God Bless America (Connie Francis) - Connie Francis
- The Sound of Music (Patti Page) - Patti Page
- I Don't Know What It Is (The Bluenotes) - the Bluenotes
- Darling Lorraine (The Knockouts) - the Knockouts
- In the Still of the Nite (The Five Satins) - the Five Satins
- Do-Re-Mi (Mitch Miller ; the Kids) - Mitch Miller and the Kids
- Little Coco Palm (Jerry Wallace) - Jerry Wallace
- Deck of Cards (Wink Martindale) - Wink Martindale
- One Mint Julep (Chet Atkins) - Chet Atkins
- Happy Anniversary (Jane Morgan) - Jane Morgan
- Smokie Pt. 2 (Bill Doggett) - Bill Doggett
- One More Chance (Rod Bernard) - Rod Bernard
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