Peak
72
Weeks
7
Score
305
Chart Year
1960
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position72
Peak DateFeb 22, 1960
Weeks at Peak1
Weeks Charted7
Weeks in Top 400
Weeks in Top 100
Weeks at #20
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc29
Weekly Calc276
Total Score305
Rankings
Year Ranking#385
Decade Ranking#4,492
Billboard Year#388
Top 5000#22,619
Details
Notes
"(Baby) Hully Gully" is a song written by Fred Sledge Smith and Cliff Goldsmith and recorded by The Olympics.[1] Released in 1959, it peaked at number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1960[2] and sparked the Hully Gully dance craze. According to recollections by the Beatles about their early 1960 and '61 touring years, both in Hamburg and Liverpool the song had also gained a certain notoriety as a popular accompaniment to brawls among the audience, with fights often breaking out as soon as the song started being played
Chart History (7 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 1, 1960 | 98 | 28 |
| 2 | Feb 8, 1960 | 83 | 43 |
| 3 | Feb 15, 1960 | 77 | 49 |
| 4 | Feb 22, 1960 | 72 | 54 |
| 5 | Feb 29, 1960 | 86 | 40 |
| 6 | Mar 7, 1960 | 98 | 28 |
| 9 | Mar 28, 1960 | 92 | 34 |