List of Hot C&W Sides number ones of 1960

Hot Country Songs is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. In 1960, five different songs topped the chart, which at the time was published under the title Hot C&W Sides, C&W being an abbreviation for country and western. Chart placings were based on playlists submitted by country music radio stations and sales reports submitted by stores.[1]

Hank Locklin spent 14 consecutive weeks at number one with "Please Help Me, I'm Falling".

In the issue of Billboard dated January 4, the song at number one was "El Paso" by Marty Robbins, the track's third week in the top spot.[2] It held the peak position for the first five weeks of 1960, during which time it also topped the all-genre Hot 100 chart for two weeks.[3] During the remainder of the year, only four other songs reached the top of the Hot C&W Sides listing, three of which each spent twelve or more consecutive weeks at number one. In the issue of Billboard dated February 8, Jim Reeves began a 14-week unbroken run at the top of the chart with "He'll Have to Go", which was immediately followed by a run of the same length by Hank Locklin's "Please Help Me, I'm Falling". Both songs were produced by Chet Atkins,[4][5] widely seen as the originator of the "Nashville Sound", a new style of country music which eschewed elements of the earlier honky-tonk style in favour of smooth productions which had a broader appeal.[6] Cowboy Copas next spent 12 weeks at number one with "Alabam". Several singles peaked at number two during these songs' extended runs at the top of the chart, including "One More Time" by Ray Price, which spent eight consecutive weeks in second place behind Locklin's song.[7]

"Alabam" was the first chart-topping single for Copas and marked a comeback in his career, as prior to its success he had not entered the chart at all since 1952.[8] Nonetheless, it would be the only number one for the singer, who died in a plane crash in 1963.[9][10] "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" was Locklin's first number one since he topped the earlier Country and Western Most Played by Jockeys chart in January 1954, but like Copas he would not return to the top spot,[11] even though he would remain an active recording artist into the 21st century.[12] The final country number one of 1960 was Ferlin Husky's "Wings of a Dove"; although he would continue to chart well into the 1970s, Husky would also not achieve another number one.[13][14] Marty Robbins, in contrast, would go on to achieve several more number ones, including 1976's "El Paso City", a sequel of sorts to his earlier song.[15]

Chart history
Ferlin Husky ended the year at number one.
Chet Atkins produced two singles which between them spent 28 consecutive weeks at number one.
Jim Reeves spent 14 weeks at number one with "He'll Have to Go".
Chart history
Issue date Title Artist(s) Ref.
January 4 "El Paso" Marty Robbins [2]
January 11 [16]
January 18 [17]
January 25 [18]
February 1 [19]
February 8 "He'll Have to Go" Jim Reeves [20]
February 15 [21]
February 22 [22]
February 29 [23]
March 7 [24]
March 14 [25]
March 21 [26]
March 28 [27]
April 4 [28]
April 11 [29]
April 18 [30]
April 25 [31]
May 2 [32]
May 9 [33]
May 16 "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" Hank Locklin [34]
May 23 [35]
May 30 [36]
June 6 [37]
June 13 [7]
June 20 [7]
June 27 [7]
July 4 [7]
July 11 [7]
July 18 [7]
July 25 [7]
August 1 [7]
August 8 [38]
August 15 [39]
August 22 "Alabam" Cowboy Copas [40]
August 29 [41]
September 5 [42]
September 12 [43]
September 19 [44]
September 26 [45]
October 3 [46]
October 10 [47]
October 17 [48]
October 24 [49]
October 31 [50]
November 7 [51]
November 14 "Wings of a Dove" Ferlin Husky [52]
November 21 [53]
November 28 [54]
December 5 [55]
December 12 [56]
December 19 [57]
December 26 [58]
December 31[A] [59]

See also

Notes and references

Notes
A. ^ The last issue of 1960 was dated December 31, only five days after the previous issue. The next issue was dated January 9, 1961.

References

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