HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Wonderful World” by Sam Cooke
“Wonderful World” by Sam Cooke finished No. 80 on the year-end Top 100 of 1960, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 801960
Year-end charts11960
ArtistSam Cooke8 year-end hits
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1960 was “Theme From "A Summer Place"” by Percy Faith. Sam Cooke had 8 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Wonderful World”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | My Home Town | Paul Anka | ▶♪ |
| 78 | Georgia On My Mind | Ray Charles | ▶♪ |
| 79 | Cherry Pie | Skip and Flip | ▶♪ |
| 80 | Wonderful World | Sam Cooke | ▶♪ |
| 81 | Tracy's Theme | Spencer Ross | ▶♪ |
| 82 | Lady Luck | Lloyd Price | ▶♪ |
| 83 | Step By Step | Crests | ▶♪ |
More hits by Sam Cooke
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Send Me | Sam Cooke | 1957 #20 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Twistin' The Night Away | Sam Cooke | 1962 #23 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Chain Gang | Sam Cooke | 1960 #29 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Having A Party | Sam Cooke | 1962 #52 | ▶♪ |
| 5 | Shake | Sam Cooke | 1965 #66 | ▶♪ |
| 6 | Little Red Rooster | Sam Cooke | 1963 #67 | ▶♪ |
| 7 | Another Saturday Night | Sam Cooke | 1963 #88 | ▶♪ |
Same title, different hit
“Wonderful World” by Herman's Hermits (1965)
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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.