HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Only The Lonely” by Roy Orbison
“Only The Lonely” by Roy Orbison finished No. 20 on the year-end Top 100 of 1960, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 201960
Year-end charts11960
ArtistRoy Orbison8 year-end hits
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1960 was “Theme From "A Summer Place"” by Percy Faith. Roy Orbison had 8 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Only The Lonely”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own | Connie Francis | ▶♪ |
| 18 | Sweet Nothin's | Brenda Lee | ▶♪ |
| 19 | Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini | Brian Hyland | ▶♪ |
| 20 | Only The Lonely | Roy Orbison | ▶♪ |
| 21 | Where Or When | Dion and The Belmonts | ▶♪ |
| 22 | Sixteen Reasons | Connie Stevens | ▶♪ |
| 23 | Puppy Love | Paul Anka | ▶♪ |
More hits by Roy Orbison
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cryin' | Roy Orbison | 1961 #4 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Oh, Pretty Woman | Roy Orbison | 1964 #4 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Running Scared | Roy Orbison | 1961 #13 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Mean Woman Blues | Roy Orbison | 1963 #46 | ▶♪ |
| 5 | In Dreams | Roy Orbison | 1963 #59 | ▶♪ |
| 6 | Dream Baby | Roy Orbison | 1962 #65 | ▶♪ |
| 7 | It's Over | Roy Orbison | 1964 #73 | ▶♪ |
Same title, different hit
“Only The Lonely” by The Motels (1982)
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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.