| No. 778 | 1 January 1960 | |
| Peter Maurice | Tommy Steele’s Latest Hit! Little White Bull | 1 |
| Derek Johnson | Our Discs Led the Field in 1959! [Conway, Richard, Donegan, and Wilde] | 2 |
| NME | Final
Chart Positions for 1959: 1. Russ Conway 2. Cliff Richard 3. Lonnie Donegan 4. Marty Wilde 5. Elvis Presley |
2 |
| Alan Booth | U.S. Top 10 placing in 1959 | 2 |
| Derek Johnson | America’s greatest champion of British songs Bing Crosby | 3 |
| Bruce Charlton | Back in the Top Ten After Three Years Frankie Laine | 3 |
| Keith Fordyce | Frankie Vaughan’s sure-fire hit: "What More Do You Want" | 4 |
| Keith Fordyce | Ricky Nelson’s Latest is "Mighty Good" | 4 |
| NME | NME
Music Charts: Best Selling Pop Records in Britain: 1. "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?," Emile Ford 2. "What Do You Want?," Adam Faith 3. "Seven Little Girls," the Avons 4. "Oh! Carol," Neil Sedaka 5. "Travellin’ Light," Cliff Richard |
5 |
| NME | NME
Music Charts Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain: 1. "Side Saddle" 2. "Trudie" 3. "Roulette" 4. "May You Always" 5. "Living Doll" |
5 |
| n.a. | ‘Boy
Meets Girls’ Ends in March! ‘Star time’ Platters for Revived Series Everly Brothers Backed by Violins Cliff Richard climaxes 1959 with two great honours Eddie Cochran’s Tour Here – Ten weeks "I’ll Be Seeing You" – says Liberace |
6 |
| n.a. | With the Same Disc Title – Craig Douglas – Adam Faith battle in America | 6-7 |
| n.a. | Presley’s
Plans Tommy Steele signs Harry Robinson as his personal musical director Guy Mitchell Returning Palladium and ‘Spectacular’ TV dates Richard-Platters on same Palladium TV Show Vaughan’s Dash to Hollywood ‘Saturday Club’ Concert Chris Barber’s Foreign Plans |
7 |
| Keith Goodwin | The Fabulous 50s Keith Goodwin Concludes his Ten Year Review | 8 |
| NME | Pantomime Round Up Pop Stars Score in Acting and Comedy Roles | 9 |
| Nat Hentoff | Nat Hentoff’s American Airmail | 9 |
| Keith Goodwin | Joni James back in town because she likes the 100 strings so much | 10 |
| Ken Andrews | Thanks to a successful TV series and his recent marriage Marty Wilde’s a ‘Good Boy’ now | 10 |
| Derek Johnson | ‘Only Boy’ paves hit parade way for Steve Marsh | 10 |
| n.a. | NME 1959 "Cat’s Whiskers" | 12 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail Pieces | 12 |
| Jonah Kruvant, February 2004 | ||
| No. 679 | 8 January 1960 | |
| Derek Johnson | Britain’s Favourite Happy U.S. Song Star: Guy Would Not Return Till He Was Worth It! [Guy Mitchell] | 3 |
| Charles Govey | Max Bygraves Is Doing the ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ on Skis! | 3 |
| Keith Fordyce | This
Fortune Has a Rich Future [Lance Fortune, "Be Mine"] Paul Anka Has Another Sad Song for You Russ Conway, "Silver Shoes" Frankie Avalon, "Why" |
4 |
| n.a. | NME Music
Charts: Best Selling Pop Records in Britain: 1. "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For," Emile Ford 2. "What Do You Want?," Adam Faith 3. "Oh, Carol!," Neil Sedaka 4. "Seven Little Girls," The Avons 5. "Staccato Theme," Elmer Bernstein |
5 |
| n.a. | NME Music
Charts: Best Sheet Music in Britain: 1. "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?" 2. "Seven Little Girls" 3. "Snow Coach" 4. "What Do You Want?" 5. "Staccato Theme" |
5 |
| n.a. | Frankie
Vaughan to Sing and Dance in First Hollywood Picture ‘Wagon Train’ Horton’s Palladium Act EP EMI Chief Is Knighted – Sir Joseph Lockwood Cliff Richard’s Latest Award Stars’ Friend Is Dead Winning Songs to Be Heard on BBC-TV Conway-film Star |
6 |
| n.a. | Guy Mitchell Signed for Four Big Dates | 6-7 |
| n.a. | Darin-Eddy
Package Dates Announced Marty Wilde Likely U.S. Visitor Soon Max Bygraves to Tour Provinces in Big Revue Donegan One-Nighters in February Named Fabian, Avalon, Twitty Sought by Grades ‘Saturday Club’ Show to Be Waxed as LP |
7 |
| Bruce Charlton | ‘Way Down Yonder’ Comes Up Again [Freddie Cannon] | 8 |
| Bruce Charlton | Slow Starters Speed Up [Turner Layton] | 8 |
| Duane Marlowe | Dane Marlowe, NME Hollywood Correspondent, Interview a First-Time-Here Visitor to Britain- Eddie Cochran | 9 |
| Nat Hentoff | Elvis Wants No Changes | 9 |
| Nat Hentoff | Connie Goes to Church | 9 |
| Keith Goodwin | Mike Holliday’s New Year Wish Came True | 10 |
| Allen Evans | LPs:
A Swingin’ Love Affair, Brendan, Congress Dances [Cyril Stapleton] [All Time top Tangos, Stanley Black Crazy He Calls Me, Dakota Staton] |
10 |
| Bruce Charlton | The Platters Are Always Welcome | 10 |
| The Alley Cat | ‘Guilty Jury’ | 12 |
| Keith Goodwin | Jazz | 12 |
| Jonah Kruvant, February 2004 | ||
| No. 780 | 15 January 1960 | |
| Cover | Tommy Steele, Fats Domino, Connie Francis, Newly, and many other top disc stars. | 1 |
| Cover | Joe Loss and his fabulous orchestra and Singing Stars. | 1 |
| Ifor Griffiths visits the film studio set and finds a gay, happy Private Tommy Steele who wants to be a soccer referee. | 2 | |
| Who’s Where? | 2 | |
| Allen Evans | LPs Frank Sinatra: Love Is a Kick Johnny Cash: Songs of the soil Johnny Mathis: Ride on a Rainbow Tony Crombie: Man from Interpol |
2 |
| Advertising | The No. 1 version from the American Hit Parade Frankie Avalon with, “Why?” | 2 |
| Nat Hentoff | Johnny and the Hurricanes | 3 |
| N.A. | The ‘Personality’ Rocker Is Back: Anthony Newley. | 3 |
| Decca | More Decca-Group hit parade successes Tommy Steele-“Little White Bull” Fats Domino-“Be My Guest” Anthony Newley-“Why” Ernie Field’s Orchestra-“In the Mood” Johnny and the Hurricanes-“Reveille Rock” |
3 |
| Keith Fordyce | Singles Reviewed: Skit Song Is a Burden to Cliff Richard; Craig Douglas Lilt Is Really Captivating; ‘Poor Me’ Is Good Adam Faith Disc |
4 |
| NME | Top Thirty 1. “What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me for?,” Emile Ford (Pye) 2. “What Do you Want?,” Adam Faith (Parlophone) 3. “Oh! Carol,” Neil Sedaka (RCA) 4. “Staccato Theme,” Elmer Bernstein (Capitol) 5. “Starry Eyed,” Michael Holiday (Columbia) |
5 |
| NME | Best Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. “What do you Want To Make Those Eyes at me For?” (F.D. & H) 2. “Seven Little Girls” (Sheldon) 3. “What Do You Want” (Mills) 4. “Snow Coach” (Feldman) 5. “Little White Bull” (Peter Maurice) |
5 |
| NME | Nme Poll Concert: Announcement Unavoidable circumstances force the NME to rearrange the all-star Poll-Winner’s Concert- at Empire Pool, Wembley, on Sunday afternoon, February 21. |
6 |
| N.A. | Dankworth’s film music | 6 |
| Marty Wilde | Marty Wilde Sunday Dates | 6 |
| Bevs’ Guests Danes for Britain British, U.S. stars guest on BBC-TV Craig Douglas Tour Augmented Presley goes to Paris Again ‘Jiver’ Concert Heath’s Jazz guest Bygraves Concert Promotion for Joan Regan’s Husband Hatch Call-up |
6 | |
| Cliff Richard’s U.S. Plans Unaltered by Road Smash King, Faith Film Plans Billy Fury Resident: Rocker Hawkins Due ‘C for C’ Line-up Frankie’s Film Songs Sellers, Newley in same TV show Sammy Davis: London debut in May Confirmed Stapleton’s Novel Holiday ‘Double’ Mecca Buys Again At Albert Hall Alma Cogan, Dallas Boy in major ATV shows |
7 | |
| NME | Question Time with Guy Mitchell Gene Vincent: Rock ‘n’ Roll Idol of Millions! |
8 |
| Nat Hentoff’s | American Airmail: Presley Digs Sinatra; Bing and Sons Make ‘Peace’ | 8 |
| Derek Johnson | Connies Consistency! | 9 |
| Keith Goodwin | …praises the long run of Fats Domino | 9 |
| Classifieds | 11 | |
| Unforgettable recorded by Nat ‘King’ Cole and Dinah Washington | 12 | |
| The Alley Cat | Tail Pieces | 12 |
| Lita Roza sings ‘Let it Rain, Let it Rain’ | 12 | |
| Sam Brouse, October 2009 | ||
| No. 781 | 22 January 1960 | |
| Johnson, Derek | Sammy Davis Comes to London Soon | 2 |
| Gray, Andy | Elvis Presley Says He’ll Miss Army Life | 3 |
| Charlton, Bruce | Little Tony – An Italian Holiday ‘Souvenir’ | 3 |
| Singles
Reviewed "You Got What It Takes," Janet Richmond, Lana Sisters, Johnny Kidd "Theme form A Summer Place," Percy Faith "Oh So Wunderbar," Robert EArl "We Like Boys," The Vernon Girls "Working on the Santa Fe," Randy Sharr |
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| EP's
Reviewed "Sea of Love," Marty Wilde |
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| n.a. | Bobby Darin Challenge to Sinatra Supremacy | 4 |
| NME | Top
Singles 1. “What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?,” Emile Ford 2. “Why,” Anthony Newley 3. “Starry Eyed,” Michael Holiday 4. “What Do You Want?,” Adam Faith 5. “Way Down Yonder” Freddie Cannon |
5 |
| NME | Top
Sheet Music Sales 1. "What Do You Want to Make those Eyes at Me for?" (F. D. & H.) 2. "Seven Little Girls" (Sheldon) 3. "What Do You Want?" (Mills) 4. "Little White Bull" (Peter Maurice) 5. "Heartaches by the Number" (Joy) |
5 |
| n.a. | Guy
Mitchell Back in May Mudlark's First Scandinavian Trip Has Been Held Up Big Names Lined Up for ‘Parade of Pops’ Adam Faith Wins Acting Role in Second Film Everly Brothers Tipped to Join Warner Label Emile Ford to Perform One-Nighters Tommy Steele’s Fans to Attend LP Session Dickie Valentine Life Story Sought For Film |
6 |
| Doris Day, Frankie Vaughan Plan to Co-Star in Film | 7 | |
| Goodwin, Keith | The Welsh Are Singing Praises of Maureen Evans | 8 |
| Charlton, Bruce | Emile Ford Faces the Big Disc Query – Can He Wax Another Hit? | 9 |
| Goodwin, Keith | Sarah Vaughan Will Unite Pop and Jazz Fans | 10 |
| Johnson, Derek | Can ‘El Paso’ Put Things Right for Marty Robbins? | 10 |
| Eliott Levine, February 2004 | ||
| No. 682 | 29 January 1960 | |
| Johnson, Derek | Hit Parade’s Over-Fourty Stars | 2 |
| Hentoff, Nat | U.S. Television Triumphs for Cliff Richard and Frankie Vaughan | 3 |
| Charlton, Bruce | Can [Frankie] Avalon Get a Big Hit? "Why" Not? | 3 |
| n.a. | Singles
Reviewed String Backing Enhances Everly Brothers’ Voices Malcolm Vaughan Gives "Wunderbar" Excitement "Harbour Lights" Tune Ideal for Platters "Time and the River," Nat King Cole "Rockin' Little Angel," The Viscounts "The Valley of the Moon," Marvin Rainwater "Oh, So Wunderbar," Tony Brent "Nothing at Night," Gaddy Wilson "Serenade in Blue," Frank D'Rone "Bonnie Prince Charlie," Three Barry Sisters "Colette," Billy Fury |
4 |
| n.a. | EPs
Reviewed Love for Sale, Shirley Bassey Strictly Elvis, Elvis Presley Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra |
4 |
| NME. | Top
Singles 1. “Starry Eyed,” Michael Holiday 2. “Why,” Anthony Newley 3. “What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me for” Emile Ford 4. “Voice in the Wilderness” Cliff Richard 5. “Way Down Yonder” Freddie Cannon 6. “Heartaches by the Number” Guy Mitchell 7. “Oh Carol” Neil Sekada 8. “What Do You Want” Adam Faith 9. “Staccato Theme” Elmer Bernstein 10. “Seven Little Girls” The Avons |
5 |
| NME | Top
Sheet Music Sales 1. "Starry Eyed" (Lawrence Wright) 2. "What Do You Want to Make those Eyes at Me for?" (F. D. & H.) 3. "Headaches byt the Number" (Joy) 4. "Why?" (Bron) 5. "Seven Little Girls" (Sheldon) |
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| n.a. | Cliff
Richard Named 1960 Palladium Revue Star Miles Davis to Tour in May Broadway Hit [Meet Happy Fella] for Summer and Frank Ifield on Ford-Avons Tour Billy Fury Visited DJs at Radio Luxembourg Last Week |
6 |
| n.a. | Acker
Bilk: TV, Concert Dates Perry Como “Music Hall” in Jo Stafford to Film 39 TV Shows Here Whitfield, Newley, Sellers in ‘Spectaculars’ Ruby Cochran-Vincent Package Hit Extends Tour to 20 Weeks! |
7 |
| Wedge, Don | Norm Riley, U.S. Manager, Has Given Britain’s Small Cities Big Package Shows | 8 |
| n.a. | Elvis Presley Says ‘There’s Room at the Top for All’ | 9 |
| John Barry 7 Were behind Two Big Hits | ||
| Johnson, Derek | Craig Douglas Beats Another American Hit-Maker to the Charts in Britain! | 10 |
| n.a. | "Mr. Dynamo," "Rompin’ Ronnie," That’s What They Call Our Latest Visitor, Ronnie Hawkins | 10 |
| n.a. | Big Backing for Donegan | 12 |
| Eliott Levine, 19 February 2004 | ||
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