R&B number-one hits of 1960 (USA)
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1960:
See also: 1960 in music
, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
See also: 1960 in music
1960 in music
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, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 4 | The Clouds | The Spacemen Sammy Benskin Samuel "Sammy" Benskin was an African American pianist and bandleader.He was born in The Bronx, New York City, and made his professional debut around 1940 as piano accompanist to singer and guitarist Bardu Ali. He worked throughout the 1940s with jazz musicians including Stuff Smith, Benny Morton... |
| January 11 | Smokie (Part 2) | Bill Black's Combo Bill Black William Patton "Bill" Black, Jr. was an American musician who is noted as one of the pioneers of rockabilly music. Black was the bassist in Elvis Presley's early trio and the leader of Bill Black's Combo.... |
| January 18 | Smokie (Part 2) | Bill Black's Combo |
| January 25 | Smokie (Part 2) | Bill Black's Combo |
| February 1 | Smokie (Part 2) | Bill Black's Combo |
| February 8 | Baby (You've Got What It Takes) | Brook Benton Brook Benton Brook Benton was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s, when he scored hits such as "It's Just A Matter Of Time" and "Endlessly", many of which he co-wrote.He made a comeback in 1970... and Dinah Washington Dinah Washington Dinah Washington, born Ruth Lee Jones , was an American blues, R&B and jazz singer. She has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the '50s", and called "The Queen of the Blues"... |
| February 15 | Baby (You've Got What It Takes) | Brook Benton and Dinah Washington |
| February 22 | Baby (You've Got What It Takes) | Brook Benton and Dinah Washington |
| February 29 | Baby (You've Got What It Takes) | Brook Benton and Dinah Washington |
| March 7 | Baby (You've Got What It Takes) | Brook Benton and Dinah Washington |
| March 14 | Baby (You've Got What It Takes) | Brook Benton and Dinah Washington |
| March 21 | Baby (You've Got What It Takes) | Brook Benton and Dinah Washington |
| March 28 | Baby (You've Got What It Takes) | Brook Benton and Dinah Washington |
| April 4 | Baby (You've Got What It Takes) | Brook Benton and Dinah Washington |
| April 11 | Baby (You've Got What It Takes) | Brook Benton and Dinah Washington |
| April 18 | Fannie Mae | Buster Brown Buster Brown (musician) Buster Brown was an American blues and R&B singer best known for his hit, "Fannie Mae".Brown was born in Cordele, Georgia, and in the 1930s and 1940s he played harmonica at local clubs and made a few non-commercial recordings... |
| April 25 | White Silver Sands | Bill Black's Combo |
| May 4 | White Silver Sands | Bill Black's Combo |
| May 11 | White Silver Sands | Bill Black's Combo |
| May 18 | White Silver Sands | Bill Black's Combo |
| May 23 | Doggin' Around | Jackie Wilson Jackie Wilson Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson, Jr. was an American singer and performer. Known as "Mr. Excitement", Wilson was important in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. He was known as a master showman, and as one of the most dynamic singers and performers in R&B and rock history... |
| May 30 | Doggin' Around | Jackie Wilson |
| June 6 | Doggin' Around | Jackie Wilson |
| June 13 | Cathy's Clown Cathy's Clown "Cathy's Clown" is a popular song, written and recorded by The Everly Brothers, in which an unnamed narrator informs Cathy that he "don't want your love anymore." It was their first single for Warner Bros., after spending three years on Archie Bleyer's Cadence label. "Cathy's Clown" sold eight... |
The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers are country-influenced rock and roll performers, known for steel-string guitar playing and close harmony singing... |
| June 20 | A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall In Love) | Brook Benton and Dinah Washington |
| June 27 | A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall In Love) | Brook Benton and Dinah Washington |
| July 4 | A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall In Love) | Brook Benton and Dinah Washington |
| July 11 | There's Something On Your Mind (Part 2) | Bobby Marchan Bobby Marchan Bobby Marchan was a well-respected American rhythm and blues bandleader, MC, singer-performer, recording artist, and female impersonator, who initially began performing in New Orleans nightclubs, specifically the Dew Drop Inn and the Club Tijuana in the mid 1950s.Marchan also toured with the band of... |
| July 18 | A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall In Love) | Brook Benton and Dinah Washington |
| July 25 | This Bitter Earth This Bitter Earth "This Bitter Earth" is a 1960 song made famous by rhythm and blues singer Dinah Washington. Written and produced by Clyde Otis, it topped the U.S. R&B charts for the week of 25 July 1960 and also reached #24 on the U.S. pop charts... |
Dinah Washington |
| August 2 | A Woman, A Lover A Friend | Jackie Wilson |
| August 10 | A Woman, A Lover A Friend | Jackie Wilson |
| August 17 | A Woman, A Lover A Friend | Jackie Wilson |
| August 22 | A Woman, A Lover A Friend | Jackie Wilson |
| August 29 | Kiddio | Brook Benton |
| September 5 | Kiddio | Brook Benton |
| September 12 | Kiddio | Brook Benton |
| September 19 | Kiddio | Brook Benton |
| September 26 | Kiddio | Brook Benton |
| October 3 | Kiddio | Brook Benton |
| October 10 | Kiddio | Brook Benton |
| October 17 | Kiddio | Brook Benton |
| October 24 | Kiddio | Brook Benton |
| October 31 | Save the Last Dance For Me | The Drifters The Drifters The Drifters are a long-lived American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group with a peak in popularity from 1953 to 1963, though several splinter Drifters continue to perform today. They were originally formed to serve as Clyde McPhatter's backing group in 1953... |
| November 7 | Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | Hank Ballard & the Midnighters |
| November 14 | He Will Break Your Heart (He Don't Love You, Like I Love You) | Jerry Butler Jerry Butler (singer) Jerry Butler is an American soul singer and songwriter. He is also noted as being the original lead singer of the R&B vocal group, The Impressions, as well as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.Butler is also an American politician... |
| November 21 | Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | Hank Ballard & the Midnighters |
| November 28 | He Will Break Your Heart (He Don't Love You, Like I Love You) | Jerry Butler |
| December 5 | Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | Hank Ballard & the Midnighters |
| December 12 | He Will Break Your Heart (He Don't Love You, Like I Love You) | Jerry Butler |
| December 19 | He Will Break Your Heart (He Don't Love You, Like I Love You) | Jerry Butler |
| December 26 | He Will Break Your Heart (He Don't Love You, Like I Love You) | Jerry Butler |