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| Song title | Release date | Singer - Band | Singer-Band picture | Album | Country | Musical genre | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poetry in Motion | 1960 | JOHNNY TILLOTSON | Poetry in Motion | USA | POP song | |||
| My Girl Josephine | 1960 | FATS DOMINO | A Lot of Dominos! | USA | R&B | |||
| Wonderful World | Apr. 60 | SAM COOKE | The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke | USA | Soul music | |||
| El Matador | Apr. 60 | THE KINGSTON TRIO | El Matador | USA | Folk music | |||
| Dreamin' | May 60 | JOHNNY BURNETTE | Dreamin' | USA | POP | |||
| Tous les garçons et les Filles | Jun. 60 | FRANÇOISE HARDY | Tous les garçons et les filles | France | Various | |||
| It's Now or Never | Jul. 60 | ELVIS PRESLEY |  | It's Now or Never | USA | POP | Its melody is derived from the Italian song "O Sole Mio" recorded in 1907 by Giuseppe Anselmi | |
| Save the Last Dance for Me | Aug. 60 | THE DRIFTERS | Save the Last Dance for Me | USA | R&B | Written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman; first sung by The Drifters' lead singer Ben E. King | ||
| Georgia On My Mind | Sept. 60 | RAY CHARLES | The Genius Hits the Road | USA | Blues | Written in 1930 by Hoagy Carmichael | ||
| Ghost Riders in the Sky | 1961 | THE RAMRODS | Ghost Riders in the Sky | USA | Instrumental music | It was written by Stan Jones which and had been a big hit in 1949 for Vaughn Monroe | ||
| Runaway | Feb. 1961 | DEL SHANNON | Runaway with Del Shannon | USA | ROCK song | |||
| Stand by Me | Apr. 1961 | BEN E. KING | Don't Play That Song! | USA | Soul music | Inspired by the gospel hymn written by Charles Albert Tindley in 1905 | ||
| Santiano | Dec. 1961 | HUGUES AUFRAY | Santiano | France | Various | Adapted from the English sailor song "Santianna" | ||
| Les Amours d'Antan | 1962 | GEORGES BRASSENS |  | Georges Brassens n°9 | France | Various | ||
| Pour une amourette | 1962 | LENY ESCUDERO | Leny Escudero | France | Various | |||
| Nut Rocker | Feb. 1962 | BEE BUMBLE AND THE STINGERS | Nut Rocker | USA | Instrumental music | It was a version of Tchaikovsky's "March of the Toy Soldiers", from his ballet "The Nutcracker" | ||
| Return to Sender | Sept. 1962 | ELVIS PRESLEY | Girls! Girls! Girls! | USA | R&B | |||
| Mathilde | 1963 | JACQUES BREL | Ces gens-là | France | Various | |||
| I Saw Linda Yesterday | 1963 | DICKEY LEE | I Saw Linda Yesterday | USA | ROCK | |||
| Please Please Me | Jan. 1963 | THE BEATLES | Please Please Me | England | POP | Written by John Lennon | ||
| A Taste of Honey | Feb. 1963 | THE BEATLES | Please Please Me | England | POP song | Written by Bobby Scott and Ric Marlow | ||
| I Saw Her Standing There | Mar. 1963 | THE BEATLES | Please Please Me | England | ROCK | Written by McCartney, with the participation of Lennon | ||
| Twist and Shout | Mar. 1963 | THE BEATLES | Please Please Me | England | Rock and roll | Recorded by The Top Notes in 1961; it became a hit for The Isley Brothers in 1962 | ||
| Blowin' in the Wind | May 1963 | BOB DYLAN | The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan | USA | Folk music | As a perfect example of protest song, his human and poetic scope made it the anthem of a generation | ||
| She Loves You | Aug. 1963 | THE BEATLES | She Loves You | England | POP | Written by Lennon and McCartney |
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