 | Songs of 1960 |
| | "Sink the Bismark" (later "Sink the Bismarck") is a march song by country music singer Johnny Horton and songwriter Tillman Franks, based on the pursuit and eventual sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in May 1941, during World War II. Horton released this song in 1960, when it reached #3 on the charts. |
| "Cathy's Clown" is a popular song, written and recorded by The Everly Brothers, in which the singer informs Cathy that "[I] don't want your love anymore." It sold eight million copies worldwide, spending five weeks at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and one week on the R&B chart.[2] It spent seven weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart in May and June 1960.[3] It was the Everly Brothers' biggest-selling single and their third and final U.S. number 1 hit. Billboard ranked it as the number 3 song of the year for 1960.[4] | |
| "I'm Sorry" is a 1960 hit song by 15-year-old American singer Brenda Lee. It peaked at No. 1 on the BillboardHot 100 singles chart in July 1960. AllMusic guide wrote that it is the pop star's "definitive song", and one of the "finest teen pop songs of its era". It was written by Dub Allbritten[1] and Ronnie Self.[2] On the UK Singles Chart, the song peaked at No.12. | |
| | "Handy Man" is a rock and roll song written by singer Jimmy Jones and songwriter Otis Blackwell. "Handy Man" went to number three on the R&B charts and number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960, becoming a million seller.[2] |
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