“Let It Be Me” by The Everly Brothers
“Let It Be Me” by The Everly Brothers finished No. 30 on the year-end Top 100 of 1960, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 301960
Year-end charts11960
ArtistThe Everly Brothers14 year-end hits
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1960 was “Theme From "A Summer Place"” by Percy Faith. The Everly Brothers had 14 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Let It Be Me”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1960 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1960 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Baby (You Got What It Takes) | Brook Benton and Dinah Washington | ▶♪ |
| 28 | Sink The Bismark | Johnny Horton | ▶♪ |
| 29 | Chain Gang | Sam Cooke | ▶♪ |
| 30 | Let It Be Me | The Everly Brothers | ▶♪ |
| 31 | Good Timin' | Jimmy Jones | ▶♪ |
| 32 | Beyond The Sea | Bobby Darin | ▶♪ |
| 33 | Go Jimmy Go | Jimmy Clanton | ▶♪ |
More hits by The Everly Brothers
Same title, different hit
“Let It Be Me” by Betty Everett and Jerry Butler (1964)
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.
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