Various Artists - First Hot 100 Of The '60s / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

As adjuncts to our highly popular InchAmerica's Greatest HitsInch 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 - InchThe First Top 100 Nov. 1955Inch (ACQCD7062) and InchThe First Hot 100 Aug. 1958Inch (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' InchEl PasoInch) to No. 100 (Rod Bernard's InchOne More ChanceInch, 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. Album Tracks 1. El Paso (Marty Robbins) - Marty Robbins 2. Why (Frankie Avalon) - Frankie Avalon 3. The Big Hurt (Toni Fisher) - Toni Fisher 4. Running Bear (Johnny Preston) - Johnny Preston 5. Way Down Yonder I New Orleans (Freddie Cannon) - Freddy Cannon 6. Heartaches By the Number (Guy Mitchell) - Guy Mitchell 7. It's Time to Cry (Paul Anka) - Paul Anka 8. Among My Souvenirs (Connie Francis) - Connie Francis 9. Pretty Blue Eyes (Steve Lawrence) - Steve Lawrence 10. Go Jimmy Go (Jimmy Clanton) - Jimmy Clanton 11. We Got Love (Bobby Rydell) - Bobby Rydell 12. Mack the Knife (Bobby Darin) - Bobby Darin 13. The Village of St. Bernadette (Andy Williams) - Andy Williams 14. Uh! Oh! Part