Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1960
| Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1960 | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released |
1988 (original) 1993 (re-issue) | |||
| Genre | Pop, Rock | |||
| Length |
24:20 (original 1988 release) 23:44 (1993 re-release) | |||
| Label | Rhino Records | |||
| Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits chronology | ||||
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Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1960 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring ten hit recordings from 1960.
One song included on this disc, The Twist by Chubby Checker, is not an original Cameo/Parkway recording but a late 60's re-recording. The reason was because Cameo/Parkway's collection of songs was not able to be licensed for release on CD at that time. Rhino, therefore could not include the original recording. It is a rare instance that Rhino would substitute an original recording for a newer recording.
Two versions of this volume in the "Billboard Top Hits" series were released. The original version was released in 1988 and included two appearances by Elvis Presley: "It's Now or Never" and "Stuck on You." In 1993, the album was re-released and replaced the two Elvis songs with Joe Jones' "You Talk Too Much" and Brenda Lee's "Sweet Nothin's."
The track lineup on the original 1988 release includes eight songs that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The substitution of the Elvis Presley tracks on the re-release brings that number down to six. On both releases, all tracks reached the Hot 100's Top 10.
Track listing
1988 original release
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's Now or Never" (Billboard peak No. 1) | Elvis Presley | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Cathy's Clown" (Billboard peak No. 1) | The Everly Brothers | 2:25 |
| 3. | "The Twist" (Billboard peak No. 1) | Chubby Checker | 2:36 |
| 4. | "Save the Last Dance for Me" (Billboard peak No. 1) | The Drifters | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Running Bear" (Billboard peak No. 1) | Johnny Preston | 2:39 |
| 6. | "Stuck on You" (Billboard peak No. 1) | Elvis Presley | 2:20 |
| 7. | "Handy Man" (Billboard peak No. 2) | Jimmy Jones | 2:02 |
| 8. | "Walk, Don't Run" (Billboard peak No. 2) | The Ventures | 2:05 |
| 9. | "Alley Oop" (Billboard peak No. 1) | The Hollywood Argyles | 2:45 |
| 10. | "Stay" (Billboard peak No. 1) | Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs | 1:39 |
1993 re-release, replacement tracks
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Talk Too Much" (Billboard peak No. 3) | Joe Jones | 2:31 |
| 6. | "Sweet Nothin's" (Billboard peak No. 4) | Brenda Lee | 2:25 |
1997 re-release, replacement tracks
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mister Custer" (Billboard peak No. 1) | Larry Verne | 0:00 |
| 6. | "Poetry in Motion" (Billboard peak No. 2) | Johnny Tillotson | 0:00 |