August 1, 1960
Enter your birthday and discover the #1 song from that week in music history.
Enter as MM / DD / YYYY (Example: 03 / 11 / 1968)
Step back into this week on the Billboard Hot 100 and see which songs ruled the radio across the 1960s.
Start with some of the most iconic songs ever to top the charts.
Browse the performers who helped define the sound of the decade.
Introduction Few songs in the history of popular music can claim to have changed the world. Even fewer can point to a single recording session, a single release date, and a single moment when everything shifted. For The Beatles, that song was “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” Released in late 1963, it became much […]
The Other Temptations: The One-Hit New York Group Peak: #29 | Debut: 04/18/60 | Peak Date: 05/16/60 | Weeks on Chart: 10 If you search “The Temptations” today, you’ll find the legendary Motown group — the smooth harmonies, the sharp choreography, the string of #1 hits that shaped the sound of soul music. But in […]
The 1960s was one of the most important decades in music history. In just ten short years, popular music changed more dramatically than it had in the previous several decades combined. The decade began with clean-cut pop stars, teen idols, and doo-wop groups carrying over from the 1950s. By the end of the 1960s, music […]
Hey Jude’s Long Shadow: The Three Songs Stuck at Number Two In the fall of 1968, the world was changing fast. People were marching for peace, music was getting louder and bolder, and one song seemed to capture everyone’s hearts. That song was “Hey Jude” by The Beatles. It wasn’t just a hit—it was a […]
The 8 Greatest Hot 100 Songs of the 1960s According to Billboard The 1960s produced an astonishing amount of great music. It was the decade of Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Motown, surf music, folk-rock, psychedelic rock, and countless one-hit wonders that still bring back memories decades later. Thousands of songs appeared on […]
Stars That Reached the Top 5… But Never Hit #1 In the 1960s, reaching the Top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100 meant a song was everywhere. It was played on the radio, spinning on jukeboxes, and climbing charts across the country. For many artists, a Top 5 hit defined their career and secured their […]