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BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (USA) WEEKLY SINGLE CHARTS FOR 1961 |
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Written by Barry Kowal
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Dec 18, 2011 at 06:11 AM |
BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (USA) WEEKLY SINGLE CHARTS FOR 1961
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 7,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 2 9 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT-Bert Kaempfert
2 1 9 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT-Elvis Presley
3 4 9 EXODUS-Ferrante & Teicher
4 3 14 LAST DATE-Floyd Cramer
5 14 8 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW-Shirelles
6 11 7 RUBBER BALL-Bobby Vee
7 9 5 ANGEL BABY-Rosie & The Originals
8 6 17 NORTH TO ALASKA-Johnny Horton
9 10 8 CORINNA CORINNA-Ray Peterson
10 8 11 YOU'RE SIXTEEN-Johnny Burnette
11 5 12 A THOUSAND STARS-Kathy Young & The Innocents
12 7 10 MANY TEARS AGO-Connie Francis
13 22 5 CALCUTTA-Lawrence Welk
14 13 11 HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART-Jerry Butler
15 16 9 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT-Louis Prima
16 12 12 SAILOR-Lolita
17 15 13 LONELY TEENAGER-Dion
18 19 6 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT-Anita Bryant
19 32 5 SHOP AROUND-Miracles
20 23 7 WINGS OF A DOVE-Ferlin Husky
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 14,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 10 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT-Bert Kaempfert
2 2 10 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT-Elvis Presley
3 3 10 EXODUS-Ferrante & Teicher
4 5 9 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW-Shirelles
5 13 6 CALCUTTA-Lawrence Welk
6 7 6 ANGEL BABY-Rosie & The Originals
7 6 8 RUBBER BALL-Bobby Vee
8 4 15 LAST DATE-Floyd Cramer
9 9 9 CORINNA CORINNA-Ray Peterson
10 8 18 NORTH TO ALASKA-Johnny Horton
11 11 13 A THOUSAND STARS-Kathy Young & The Innocents
12 19 6 SHOP AROUND-Miracles
13 10 12 YOU'RE SIXTEEN-Johnny Burnette
14 23 5 CALENDAR GIRL-Neil Sedaka
15 15 10 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT-Louis Prima
16 16 13 SAILOR-Lolita
17 12 11 MANY TEARS AGO-Connie Francis
18 14 12 HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART-Jerry Butler
19 17 14 LONELY TEENAGER-Dion
20 18 7 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT-Anita Bryant
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 21,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 11 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT-Bert Kaempfert
2 3 11 EXODUS-Ferrante & Teicher
3 5 7 CALCUTTA-Lawrence Welk
4 4 10 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW-Shirelles
5 6 7 ANGEL BABY-Rosie & The Originals
6 2 11 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT-Elvis Presley
7 12 7 SHOP AROUND-Miracles
8 14 6 CALENDAR GIRL-Neil Sedaka
9 7 9 RUBBER BALL-Bobby Vee
10 9 10 CORINNA CORINNA-Ray Peterson
11 8 16 LAST DATE-Floyd Cramer
12 10 19 NORTH TO ALASKA-Johnny Horton
13 26 4 EMOTIONS-Brenda Lee
14 25 13 ONCE IN A WHILE-Chimes
15 11 14 A THOSAND STARS-Kathy Young & The Innocents
16 23 9 WINGS OF A DOVE-Ferlin Husky
17 29 3 MY EMPTY ARMS-Jackie Wilson
18 16 14 SAILOR-Lolita
19 15 11 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT-Louis Prima
20 13 13 YOU'RE SIXTEEN-Johnny Burnette
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 28,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 4 11 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW-Shirelles
2 3 8 CALCUTTA-Lawrence Welk
3 2 12 EXODUS-Ferrante & Teicher
4 1 12 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT-Bert Kaempfert
5 7 8 SHOP AROUND-Miracles
6 5 8 ANGEL BABY-Rosie & The Originals
7 8 7 CALENDAR GIRL-Neil Sedaka
8 13 5 EMOTIONS-Brenda Lee
9 9 10 RUBBER BALL-Bobby Vee
10 6 12 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT-Elvis Presley
11 10 11 CORINNA CORINNA-Ray Peterson
12 14 14 ONCE IN A WHILE-Chimes
13 12 20 NORTH TO ALASKA-Johnny Horton
14 11 17 LAST DATE-Floyd Cramer
15 17 4 MY EMPTY ARMS-Jackie Wilson
16 16 10 WINGS OF A DOVE-Ferlin Husky
17 22 7 I COUNT THE TEARS-The Drifters
18 15 15 A THOUSAND STARS-Kathy Young & The Innocents
19 18 15 SAILOR-Lolita
20 29 7 PEPE-Duane Eddy
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:February 4,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 12 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW-Shirelles
2 2 9 CALCUTTA-Lawrence Welk
3 3 13 EXODUS-Ferrante & Teicher
4 5 9 SHOP AROUND-Miracles
5 7 8 CALENDAR GIRL-Neil Sedaka
6 4 13 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT-Bert Kaempfert
7 6 9 ANGEL BABY-Rosie & The Originals
8 8 6 EMOTIONS-Brenda Lee
9 15 5 MY EMPTY ARMS-Jackie Wilson
10 9 11 RUBBER BALL-Bobby Vee
11 10 13 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT-Elvis Presley
12 12 15 ONCE IN A WHILE-Chimes
13 16 11 WINGS OF A DOVE-Ferlin Husky
14 11 9 CORINNA CORINNA-Ray Peterson
15 31 3 PONY TIME-Chubby Checker
16 21 6 THERE'S A MOON OUT TONIGHT-Capris
17 17 8 I COUNT THE TEARS-Drifters
18 20 8 PEPE-Duane Eddy
19 13 21 NORTH TO ALASKA-Johnny Horton
20 30 4 WHERE THE BOYS ARE-Connie Francis
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:February 11,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 2 10 CALCUTTA-Lawrence Welk
2 1 13 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW-Shirelles
3 4 10 SHOP AROUND-Miracles
4 5 9 CALENDAR GIRL-Neil Sedaka
5 3 14 EXODUS-Ferrante & Teicher
6 7 10 ANGEL BABY-Rosie & The Originals
7 8 7 EMOTIONS-Brenda Lee
8 6 14 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT-Bert Kaempfert
9 15 4 PONY TIME-Chubby Checker
10 16 7 THERE'S A MOON OUT TONIGHT-Capris
11 12 16 ONCE IN A WHILE-Chimes
12 13 12 WINGS OF A DOVE-Ferlin Husky
13 27 8 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE-Shirelles
14 24 6 BABY SITTIN' BOOGIE-Buzz Clifford
15 32 6 WHEELS-String-A-Longs
16 20 5 WHERE THE BOYS ARE-Connie Francis
17 21 5 THE STORY OF MY LIFE-Paul Anka
18 9 6 MY EMPTY ARMS-Jackie Wilson
19 28 7 ALL IN MY MIND-Maxine Brown
20 10 12 RUBBER BALL-Bobby Vee
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:February 18,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 11 CALCUTTA-Lawrence Welk
2 3 11 SHOP AROUND-Miracles
3 2 13 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW-Shirelles
4 9 5 PONY TIME-Chubby Checker
5 10 8 THERE'S A MOON OUT TONIGHT-Capris
6 4 10 CALENDAR GIRL-Neil Sedaka
7 7 8 EMOTIONS-Brenda Lee
8 5 15 EXODUS-Ferrante & Teicher
9 13 9 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE-Shirelles
10 15 7 WHEELS-String-A-Longs
11 16 6 WHERE THE BOYS ARE-Connie Francis
12 14 7 BABY SITTIN' BOOGIE-Buzz Clifford
13 12 13 WINGS OF A DOVE-Ferlin Husky
14 21 5 GOOD TIME BABY-Bobby Rydell
15 22 4 DON'T WORRY-Marty Robbins
16 17 6 THE STORY OF MY LIFE-Paul Anka
17 6 11 ANGEL BABY-Rosie & The Originals
18 23 4 EBONY EYES-Everly Brothers
19 18 8 ALL IN MY MIND-Maxine Brown
20 8 15 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT-Bert Kaempfert
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:February 25,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 4 6 PONY TIME-Chubby Checker
2 1 12 CALCUTTA-Lawrence Welk
3 5 9 THERE'S A MOON OUT TONIGHT-Capris
4 24 2 SURRENDER-Elvis Presley
5 15 5 DON'T WORRY-Marty Robbins
6 9 10 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE-Shirelles
7 11 7 WHERE THE BOYS ARE-Connie Francis
8 2 12 SHOP AROUND-Miracles
9 18 5 EBONY EYES-Everly Brothers
10 10 8 WHEELS-String-A-Longs
11 3 15 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW-Shirelles
12 12 8 BABY SITTIN' BOOGIE-Buzz Clifford
13 14 6 GOOD TIME BABY-Bobby Rydell
14 8 16 EXODUS-Ferrante & Teicher
15 6 11 CALENDAR GIRL-Neil Sedaka
16 7 9 EMOTIONS-Brenda Lee
17 13 14 WINGS OF A DOVE-Ferlin Husky
18 21 9 SPANISH HARLEM-Ben E. King
19 19 9 ALL IN MY MIND-Maxine Brown
20 26 6 APACHE-Jorgen Ingmann
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:March 4,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 7 PONY TIME-Chubby Checker
2 4 3 SURRENDER-Elvis Presley
3 10 9 WHEELS-String-A-Longs
4 5 6 DON'T WORRY-Marty Robbins
5 7 8 WHERE THE BOYS ARE-Connie Francis
6 2 13 CALCUTTA-Lawrence Welk
7 12 9 BABY SITTIN' BOOGIE-Buzz Clifford
8 6 11 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE-Shirelles
9 3 10 THERE'S A MOON OUT TONIGHT-Capris
10 9 6 EBONY EYES-Everly Brothers
11 13 7 GOOD TIME BABY-Bobby Rydell
12 24 6 YOU CAN HAVE HER-Roy Hamilton
13 18 10 SPANISH HARLEM-Ben E. King
14 8 13 SHOP AROUND-Miracles
15 20 7 APACHE-Jorgen Ingmann
16 11 16 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW-Shirelles
17 28 5 WALK RIGHT BACK-Everly Brothers
18 14 17 EXODUS-Ferrante & Teicher
19 15 12 CALENDAR-GIRL Neil Sedaka
20 17 15 WINGS OF A DOVE- Ferlin Husky
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:March 11,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 8 PONY TIME-Chubby Checker
2 2 4 SURRENDER-Elvis Presley
3 3 10 WHEELS-String-A-Longs
4 4 7 DON'T WORRY-Marty Robbins
5 5 9 WHERE THE BOYS ARE-Connie Francis
6 7 10 BABY SITTIN' BOOGIE-Buzz Clifford
7 8 12 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE-Shirelles
8 6 14 CALCUTTA-Lawrence Welk
9 10 7 EBONY EYES-Everly Brothers
10 13 11 SPANISH HARLEM-Ben E. King
11 15 8 APACHE-Jorgen Ingmann
12 11 8 GOOD TIME BABY-Bobby Rydell
13 17 6 WALK RIGHT BACK-Everly Brothers
14 9 11 THERE'S A MOON OUT TONIGHT-Capris
15 22 7 GEE WHIZ-Carla Thomas
16 12 7 YOU CAN HAVE HER-Roy Hamilton
17 21 6 YOU'RE SIXTEEN-Johnny Burnette
18 16 17 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW-Shirelles
19 18 18 EXODUS-Ferrante & Teicher
20 23 5 THINK TWICE-Brook Benton
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:March 18,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 2 5 SURRENDER-Elvis Presley
2 1 9 PONY TIME-Chubby Checker
3 4 8 DON'T WORRY-Marty Robbins
4 5 10 WHERE THE BOYS ARE-Connie Francis
5 7 13 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE-Shirelles
6 11 9 APACHE-Jorge Ingmann
7 3 11 WHEELS-String-A-Longs
8 9 8 EBONY EYES-Everly Brothers
9 13 7 WALK RIGHT BACK-Everly Brothers
10 6 11 BABY SITTIN' BOOGIE-Buzz Clifford
11 10 12 SPANISH HARLEM-Ben E. King
12 15 8 GEE WHIZ-Carla Thomas
13 20 6 THINK TWICE-Brook Benton
14 8 15 CALCUTTA-Lawrence Welk
15 24 3 ON THE REBOUND-Floyd Cramer
19 12 9 GOOD TIME BABY-Bobby Rydell
17 17 7 LITTLE BOY SAD-Johnny Burnette
18 25 7 LAZY RIVER-Bobby Darin
19 14 12 THERE'S A MOON OUT TONIGHT-Capris
20 21 5 HEARTS OF STONE-Bill Black's Combo
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:March 25,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 6 SURRENDER-Elvis Presley
2 2 10 PONY TIME-Chubby Checker
3 5 14 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE-Shirelles
4 6 10 APACHE-Jorgen Ingmann
5 3 9 DON'T WORRY-Marty Robbins
6 21 4 BLUE MOON-Marcels
7 9 8 WALK RIGHT BACK-Everly Brothers
8 7 12 WHEELS-String-A-Longs
9 4 11 WHERE THE BOYS ARE-Connie Francis
10 12 9 GEE WHIZ-Carla Thomas
11 15 4 ON THE REBOUND-Floyd Cramer
12 13 7 THINK TWICE-Brook Benton
13 8 9 EBONY EYES-Everly Brothers
14 18 8 LAZY RIVER-Bobby Darin
15 33 6 ASIA MINOR-Kokomo
16 11 13 SPANISH HARLEM-Ben E. King
17 40 6 BUT I DO-Clarence (Frogman) Henry
18 17 8 LITTLE BOY SAD-Johnny Burnette
19 10 12 BABY SITTIN' BOOGIE-Buzz Clifford
20 29 8 MODEL GIRL-Johnny Maestro
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 1,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 6 5 BLUE MOON-Marcels
2 4 11 APACHE-Jorgen Ingmann
3 1 7 SURRENDER-Elvis Presley
4 2 11 PONY TIME-Chubby Checker
5 3 15 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE-Shirelles
6 5 10 DON'T WORRY-Marty Robbins
7 11 5 ON THE REBOUND-Floyd Cramer
8 7 9 WALK RIGHT BACK-Everly Brothers
9 21 5 RUNAWAY-Del Shannon
10 17 7 BUT I DO-Clarence (Frogman) Henry
11 12 8 THINK TWICE-Brook Benton
12 8 13 WHEELS-String-A-Longs
13 15 7 ASIA MINOR-Kokomo
14 10 10 GEE WHIZ-Carla Thomas
15 9 12 WHERE THE BOYS ARE-Connie Francis
16 22 6 PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER-Cathy Jean & The Roommates
17 13 10 EBONY EYES-Everly Brothers
18 24 4 TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER-Adam Wade
19 27 5 BABY BLUE-Echoes
20 20 9 MODEL GIRL-Johnny Maestro
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 8,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 6 BLUE MOON-Marcels
2 2 12 APACHE-Jorgen Ingmann
3 5 16 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE-Shirelles
4 9 6 RUNAWAY-Del Shannon
5 7 6 ON THE REBOUND-Floyd Cramer
6 10 8 BUT I DO-Clarence (Frogman) Henry
7 3 8 SURRENDER-Elvis Presley
8 6 11 DON'T WORRY-Marty Robbins
9 23 3 MOTHER-IN-LAW-Ernie K-Doe
10 8 10 WALK RIGHT BACK-Everly Brothers
11 4 12 PONY TIME-Chubby Checker
12 13 8 ASIA MINOR-Kokomo
13 18 5 TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER-Adam Wade
14 16 7 PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER-Cathy Jean & The Roommates
15 11 9 THINK TWICE-Brook Benton
16 21 6 ONE MINT JULEP-Ray Charles
17 14 11 GEE WHIZ-Carla Thomas
18 19 6 BABY BLUE-Echoes
19 29 3 YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME-Brenda Lee
20 26 4 A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY Gene McDaniels
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 15,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 7 BLUE MOON-Marcels
2 4 7 RUNAWAY-Del Shannon
3 9 4 MOTHER-IN-LAW-Ernie K-Doe
4 5 7 ON THE REBOUND-Floyd Cramer
5 6 9 BUT I DO-Clarence (Frogman) Henry
6 2 13 APACHE-Jorgen Ingmann
7 3 17 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE-Shirelles
8 12 9 ASIA MINOR-Kokomo
9 20 5 A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY-Gene McDaniels
10 7 9 SURRENDER-Elvis Presley
11 13 6 TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER-Adam Wade
12 8 12 DON'T WORRY-Marty Robbins
13 14 8 PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER-Cathy Jean & The Roommates
14 16 7 ONE MINT JULEP-Ray Charles
15 11 13 PONY TIME-Chubby Checker
16 19 4 YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME-Brenda Lee
17 18 7 BABY BLUE-Echoes
18 23 6 I'VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR-Linda Scott
19 28 6 TONIGHT MY LOVE TONIGHT-Paul Anka
20 22 6 PLEASE TELL ME WHY-Jackie Wilson
21 10 11 WALK RIGHT BACK Everly Brothers
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 22,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 2 8 RUNAWAY-Del Shannon
2 1 8 BLUE MOON-Marcels
3 3 5 MOTHER-IN-LAW-Ernie K-Doe
4 5 10 BUT I DO-Clarence (Frogman) Henry
5 4 8 ON THE REBOUND-Floyd Cramer
6 9 6 A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY-Gene McDaniels
7 18 7 I'VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR-Linda Scott
8 16 5 YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME-Brenda Lee
9 11 7 TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER-Adam Wade
10 14 8 ONE MINT JULEP-Ray Charles
11 6 14 APACHE-Jorgen Ingmann
12 13 9 PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER-Cathy Jean & The Roommates
13 7 18 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE-Shirelles
14 17 8 BABY BLUE-Echoes
15 8 10 ASIA MINOR-Kokomo
16 19 7 TONIGHT MY LOVE TONIGHT-Paul Anka
17 23 8 PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE-Steve Lawrence
18 12 13 DON'T WORRY-Marty Robbins
19 10 10 SURRENDER-Elvis Presley
20 27 5 DADDY'S HOME-Shep & The Limelites
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 29,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 9 RUNAWAY-Del Shannon
2 3 6 MOTHER-IN-LAW-Ernie K-Doe
3 7 8 I'VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR-Linda Scott
4 6 7 A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY-Gene McDaniels
5 2 9 BLUE MOON-Marcels
6 4 11 BUT I DO-Clarence (Frogman) Henry
7 9 8 TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER-Adam Wade
8 10 9 ONE MINT JULEP-Ray Charles
9 8 6 YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME-Brenda Lee
10 5 9 ON THE REBOUND-Floyd Cramer
11 17 9 PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE-Steve Lawrence
12 14 9 BABY BLUE-Echoes
13 16 8 TONIGHT MY LOVE TONIGHT-Paul Anka
14 11 15 APACHE-Jorgen Ingmann
15 20 6 DADDY'S HOME-Shep & The Limelites
16 21 3 BREAKIN' IN A BRAND NEW BROKEN HEART-Connie Francis
17 28 9 TONIGHT I FELL IN LOVE-Tokens
18 42 3 MAMA SAID-Shirelles
19 34 3 FLAMING STAR-Elvis Presley
20 12 10 PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER-Cathy Jean & The Roommates
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 6,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 10 RUNAWAY-Del Shannon
2 2 7 MOTHER-IN-LAW-Ernie K-Doe
3 4 8 A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY-Gene McDaniels
4 3 9 I'VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR-Linda Scott
5 5 10 BLUE MOON-Marcels
6 9 7 YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME-Brenda Lee
7 7 9 TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER-Adam Wade
8 8 10 ONE MINT JULEP-Ray Charles
9 11 10 PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE-Steve Lawrence
10 10 10 ON THE REBOUND-Floyd Cramer
11 6 12 BUT I DO-Clarence (Frogman) Henry
12 15 7 DADDY'S HOME-Shep & The Limelites
13 16 4 BREAKIN' IN A BRAND NEW BROKEN HEART-Connie Francis
14 18 4 MAMA SAID-Shirelles
15 17 10 TONIGHT I FELL IN LOVE-Tokens
16 19 4 FLAMING STAR-Elvis Presley
17 13 9 TONIGHT MY LOVE TONIGHT-Paul Anka
18 34 3 TRAVELLIN' MAN-Ricky Nelson
19 24 5 RUNNING SCARED-Roy Orbison
20 12 10 BABY BLUE-Echoes
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 13,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 11 RUNAWAY-Del Shannon
2 2 8 MOTHER-IN-LAW-Ernie K-Doe
3 3 9 A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY-Gene McDaniels
4 4 10 I'VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR-Linda Scott
5 12 8 DADDY'S HOME-Shep & The Limelites
6 6 8 YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME-Brenda Lee
7 5 11 BLUE MOON-Marcels
8 18 4 TRAVELLIN' MAN-Ricky Nelson
9 14 5 MAMA SAID-Shirelles
10 7 10 TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER-Adam Wade
11 13 5 BREAKIN' IN A BRAND NEW BROKEN HEART-Connie Francis
12 9 11 PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE-Steve Lawrence
13 8 11 ONE MINT JULEP-Ray Charles
14 16 5 FLAMING STAR-Elvis Presley
15 27 3 HELLO MARY LOU-Ricky Nelson
16 19 6 RUNNING SCARED-Roy Orbison
17 10 11 ON THE REBOUND-Floyd Cramer
18 15 11 TONIGHT I FELL IN LOVE-Tokens
19 23 7 BONANZA-Al Caiola
20 22 10 JUST FOR OLD TIME'S SAKE-McGuire Sisters
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 20,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 2 9 MOTHER-IN-LAW-Ernie K-Doe
2 1 12 RUNAWAY-Del Shannon
3 5 9 DADDY'S HOME-Shep & The Limelites
4 3 10 A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY-Gene McDaniels
5 7 5 TRAVELLIN' MAN-Ricky Nelson
6 9 6 MAMA SAID-Shirelles
7 16 7 RUNNING SCARED-Roy Orbison
8 11 6 BREAKIN' IN A BRAND NEW BROKEN HEART-Connie Francis
9 15 4 HELLO MARY LOU-Ricky Nelson
10 4 11 I'VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR-Linda Scott
11 6 9 YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME-Brenda Lee
12 7 12 BLUE MOON-Marcels
13 12 12 PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE-Steve Lawrence
14 10 11 TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER-Adam Wade
15 23 4 LITTLE DEVIL-Neil Sedaka
16 22 6 TRAGEDY-Fleetwoods
17 43 2 I FEEL SO BAD-Elvis Presley
18 26 7 HELLO WALLS-Faron Young
19 18 12 TONIGHT I FELL IN LOVE-Tokens
20 19 8 BONANZA-Al Caiola
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 27,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 5 6 TRAVELLIN' MAN-Ricky Nelson
2 3 10 DADDY'S HOME-Shep & The Limelites
3 7 8 RUNNING SCARED-Roy Orbison
4 6 7 MAMA SAID-Shirelles
5 1 10 MOTHER-IN-LAW-Ernie K-Doe
6 2 13 RUNAWAY-Del Shannon
7 8 7 BREAKIN' IN A BRAND NEW BROKEN HEART-Connie Francis
8 4 11 A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY-Gene McDaniels
9 17 3 I FEEL SO BAD-Elvis Presley
10 16 7 TRAGEDY-Fleetwoods
11 15 5 LITTLE DEVIL-Neil Sedaka
12 18 8 HELLO WALLS-Faron Young
13 21 4 STAND BY ME-Ben E. King
14 22 5 MOODY RIVER-Pat Boone
15 23 5 RAINDROPS-Dee Clark
16 9 5 HELLO MARY LOU-Ricky Nelson
17 10 12 I'VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR-Linda Scott
18 13 13 PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE-Steve Lawrence
19 24 7 GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND-Ral Donner
20 25 3 BARBARA ANN-Regents
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 3,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 3 9 RUNNING SCARED-Roy Orbison
2 1 7 TRAVELLIN' MAN-Ricky Nelson
3 2 11 DADDY'S HOME-Shep & The Limelites
4 4 8 MAMA SAID-Shirelles
5 9 4 I FEEL SO BAD-Elvis Presley
6 13 5 STAND BY ME-Ben E. King
7 14 6 MOODY RIVER-Pat Boone
8 8 12 A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY-Gene McDaniels
9 15 6 RAINDROPS-Dee Clark
10 7 8 BREAKIN' IN A BRAND NEW BROKEN HEART-Connie Francis
11 10 8 TRAGEDY-Fleetwoods
12 12 9 HELLO WALLS-Faron Young
13 11 6 LITTLE DEVIL-Neil Sedaka
14 16 6 HELLO MARY LOU-Ricky Nelson
15 6 14 RUNAWAY-Del Shannon
16 20 4 BARBARA ANN-Regents
17 25 4 YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE-Clarence (Frogman) Henry
18 32 4 WRITING ON THE WALL-Adam Wade
19 5 11 MOTHER-IN-LAW-Ernie K-Doe
20 19 8 GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND-Ral Donner
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 10,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 2 8 TRAVELLIN' MAN-Rick Nelson
2 7 7 MOODY RIVER-Pat Boone
3 1 10 RUNNING SCARED-Roy Orbison
4 6 6 STAND BY ME-Ben E. King
5 9 7 RAINDROPS-Dee Clark
6 18 5 WRITING ON THE WALL-Adam Wade
7 5 5 I FEEL SO BAD-Elvis Presley
8 21 5 EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART-The Pips
9 33 4 QUARTER TO THREE-Gary U.S. Bonds
10 26 5 BOLL WEEVIL SONG-Brook Benton
11 22 7 THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES-Little Caesar
12 4 9 MAMA SAID-Shirelles
13 16 5 BARBARA ANN-Regents
14 17 5 YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE-Clarence (Frogman) Henry
15 14 7 HELLO MARY LOU-Ricky Nelson
16 3 12 DADDY'S HOME-Shep & The Limelites
17 24 8 TOSSIN' & TURNIN'-Bobby Lewis
18 12 10 HELLO WALLS-Faron Young
19 8 13 A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY-Gene McDaniels
20 11 9 TRAGEDY-Fleetwoods
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 17,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 2 8 MOODY RIVER-Pat Boone
2 1 9 TRAVELLIN' MAN-Ricky Nelson
3 9 5 QUARTER TO THREE-Gary U.S. Bonds
4 4 7 STAND BY ME-Ben E. King
5 5 8 RAINDROPS-Dee Clark
6 6 6 THE WRITING ON THE WALL-Adam Wade
7 17 9 TOSSIN' & TURNIN'-Bobby Lewis
8 8 6 EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART-The Pips
9 10 6 BOLL WEEVIL SONG-Brook Benton
10 11 8 THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES-Little Caesar
11 3 11 RUNNING SCARED-Roy Orbison
12 14 6 YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE-Clarence (Frogman) Henry
13 13 6 BARBARA ANN-Regents
14 7 6 I FEEL SO BAD-Elvis Presley
15 23 4 YELLOW BIRD-Arthur Lyman Group
16 21 4 DANCE ON LITTLE GIRL-Paul Anka
17 15 8 HELLO MARY LOU-Ricky Nelson
18 43 5 HEART & SOUL-Cleftones
19 18 11 HELLO WALLS-Faron Young
20 24 9 PEANUT BUTTER-Marathons
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 24,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 3 6 QUARTER TO THREE-Gary U.S. Bonds
2 5 9 RAINDROPS-Dee Clark
3 1 9 MOODY RIVER-Pat Boone
4 7 10 TOSSIN' & TURNIN'-Bobby Lewis
5 2 10 TRAVELLIN' MAN-Ricky Nelson
6 6 7 THE WRITING ON THE WALL-Adam Wade
7 9 7 BOLL WEEVIL SONG-Brook Benton
8 8 7 EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART-The Pips
9 10 9 THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES-Little Caesar
10 4 8 STAND BY ME-Ben E. King
11 15 5 YELLOW BIRD-Arthur Lyman Group
12 12 7 YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE-Clarence (Frogman) Henry
13 16 5 DANCE ON LITTLE GIRL-Paul Anka
14 11 12 RUNNING SCARED-Roy Orbison
15 14 7 I FEEL SO BAD-Elvis Presley
16 17 9 HELLO MARY LOU-Ricky Nelson
17 13 7 BARBARA ANN-Regents
18 33 4 HATS OFF TO LARRY-Del Shannon
19 43 4 SAN ANTONIO ROSE-Floyd Cramer
20 30 6 TELL ME WHY-Belmonts
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 1,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 7 QUARTER TO THREE-Gary U.S. Bonds
2 4 11 TOSSIN' & TURNIN'-Bobby Lewis
3 7 8 BOLL WEEVIL SONG-Brook Benton
4 2 10 RAINDROPS-Dee Clark
5 6 8 THE WRITING ON THE WALL-Adam Wade
6 3 10 MOODY RIVER-Pat Boone
7 5 11 TRAVELLIN' MAN-Ricky Nelson
8 8 8 EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART-The Pips
9 9 10 THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES-Little Caesar
10 11 6 YELLOW BIRD-Arthur Lyman Group
11 10 9 STAND BY ME-Ben E. King
12 13 6 DANCE ON LITTLE GIRL-Paul Anka
13 18 5 HATS OFF TO LARRY-Del Shannon
14 14 13 RUNNING SCARED-Roy Orbison
15 16 10 HELLO MARY LOU-Ricky Nelson
16 19 5 SAN ANTONIO ROSE-Floyd Cramer
17 12 8 YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE-Clarence (Frogman) Henry
18 17 8 BARBARA ANN-Regents
19 20 7 TELL ME WHY-Belmonts
20 31 3 DUM DUM-Brenda Lee
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 8,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 2 12 TOSSIN' & TURNIN'-Bobby Lewis
2 3 9 BOLL WEEVIL SONG-Brook Benton
3 1 8 QUARTER TO THREE-Gary U.S. Bonds
4 4 11 RAINDROPS-Dee Clark
5 5 9 THE WRITING ON THE WALL-Adam Wade
6 8 9 EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART-The Pips
7 6 11 MOODY RIVER-Pat Boone
8 10 7 YELLOW BIRD-Arthur Lyman Group
9 13 6 HATS OFF TO LARRY-Del Shannon
10 12 7 DANCE ON LITTLE GIRL-Paul Anka
11 16 6 SAN ANTONIO ROSE-Floyd Cramer
12 7 12 TRAVELLIN' MAN-Ricky Nelson
13 20 4 DUM DUM-Brenda Lee
14 25 7 I LIKE IT LIKE THAT-Chris Kenner
15 9 11 THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES-Little Caesar
16 11 10 STAND BY ME-Ben E. King
17 21 6 PLEASE STAY-Drifters
18 19 8 TELL ME WHY-Belmonts
19 23 5 I'M COMIN' ON BACK TO YOU-Jackie Wilson
20 33 3 TOGETHER-Connie Francis
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 15,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 13 TOSSIN' & TURNIN'-Bobby Lewis
2 2 10 BOLL WEEVIL SONG-Brook Benton
3 3 9 QUARTER TO THREE-Gary U.S. Bonds
4 4 12 RAINDROPS-Dee Clark
5 8 8 YELLOW BIRD-Arthur Lyman Group
6 9 7 HATS OFF TO LARRY-Del Shannon
7 6 10 EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART-The Pips
8 11 7 SAN ANTONIO ROSE-Floyd Cramer
9 14 8 I LIKE IT LIKE THAT-Chris Kenner
10 13 5 DUM DUM-Brenda Lee
11 10 8 DANCE ON LITTLE GIRL-Paul Anka
12 7 12 MOODY RIVER-Pat Boone
13 5 10 THE WRITING ON THE WALL-Adam Wade
14 20 4 TOGETHER-Connie Francis
15 27 5 LET'S TWIST AGAIN-Chubby Checker
16 17 7 PLEASE STAY-Drifters
17 12 13 TRAVELLIN' MAN-Ricky Nelson
18 18 9 TELL ME WHY-Belmonts
19 24 5 NEVER ON SUNDAY-Chordettes
20 15 12 THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES-Little Caesar
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 22,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 14 TOSSIN' & TURNIN'-Bobby Lewis
2 2 11 BOLL WEEVIL SONG-Brook Benton
3 3 10 QUARTER TO THREE-Gary U.S. Bonds
4 5 9 YELLOW BIRD-Arthur Lyman Group
5 9 9 I LIKE IT LIKE THAT-Chris Kenner
6 6 8 HATS OFF TO LARRY-Del Shannon
7 4 13 RAINDROPS-Dee Clark
8 10 6 DUM DUM-Brenda Lee
9 14 5 TOGETHER-Connie Francis
10 15 6 LET'S TWIST AGAIN-Chubby Checker
11 8 8 SAN ANTONIO ROSE-Floyd Cramer
12 30 4 LAST NIGHT-Mar-Keys
13 7 11 EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART-The Pips
14 16 8 PLEASE STAY-Drifters
15 19 6 NEVER ON SUNDAY-Chordettes
16 12 13 MOODY RIVER-Pat Boone
17 27 8 CUPID-Sam Cooke
18 35 5 WOODEN HEART-Joe Dowell
19 17 14 TRAVELLIN' MAN-Ricky Nelson
20 29 9 SACRED-Castells
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 29,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 15 TOSSIN' & TURNIN'-Bobby Lewis
2 5 10 I LIKE IT LIKE THAT-Chris Kenner
3 2 12 THE BOLL WEEVIL SONG-Brook Benton
4 8 7 DUM DUM-Brenda Lee
5 6 9 HATS OFF TO LARRY-Del Shannon
6 3 11 QUARTER TO THREE-Gary US Bonds
7 12 5 LAST NIGHT-Mar-Keys
8 9 6 TOGETHER-Connie Francis
9 10 7 LET'S TWIST AGAIN-Chubby Checker
10 4 10 YELLOW BIRD-Arthur Lyman Group
11 11 9 SAN ANTONIO ROSE-Floyd Cramer
12 7 14 RAINDROPS-Dee Clark
13 18 6 WOODEN HEART-Joe Dowell
14 15 7 NEVER ON SUNDAY-Chordettes
15 14 9 PLEASE STAY-Drifters
16 24 5 PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES-Curtis Lee
17 17 9 CUPID-Sam Cooke
18 21 10 MY KIND OF GIRL-Matt Monro
19 28 5 I'LL BE THERE-Damita Jo
20 20 10 SACRED-Castells
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:August 5,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 16 TOSSIN' & TURNIN'-Bobby Lewis
2 2 11 I LIKE IT LIKE THAT-Chris Kenner
3 7 6 LAST NIGHT-Mar-Keys
4 4 8 DUM DUM-Brenda Lee
5 5 10 HATS OFF TO LARRY-Del Shannon
6 8 7 TOGETHER-Connie Francis
7 16 6 PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES-Curtis Lee
8 9 8 LET'S TWIST AGAIN-Chubby Checker
9 13 7 WOODEN HEART-Joe Dowell
10 23 5 MICHAEL-Highwaymen
11 3 13 THE BOLL WEEVIL SONG-Brook Benton
12 6 12 QUARTER TO THREE-Gary US Bonds
13 14 8 NEVER ON SUNDAY-Chordettes
14 19 6 I'LL BE THERE-Damita Jo
15 24 5 YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT-Ral Donner
16 28 3 SCHOOL IS OUT-Gary US Bonds
17 17 10 CUPID-Sam Cooke
18 18 11 MY KIND OF GIRL-Matt Monro
19 11 10 SAN ANTONIO ROSE-Floyd Cramer
20 35 3 HURT-Timi Yuro
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:August 12,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 17 TOSSIN' & TURNIN'-Bobby Lewis
2 2 12 I LIKE IT LIKE THAT-Chris Kenner
3 3 7 LAST NIGHT-Mar-Keys
4 4 9 DUM DUM-Brenda Lee
5 9 8 WOODEN HEART-Joe Dowell
6 10 6 MICHAEL-Highwaymen
7 7 7 PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES-Curtis Lee
8 8 9 LET'S TWIST AGAIN-Chubby Checker
9 6 8 TOGETHER-Connie Francis
10 16 4 SCHOOL IS OUT-Gary US Bonds
11 15 6 YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT-Ral Donner
12 14 7 I'LL BE THERE-Damita Jo
13 13 9 NEVER ON SUNDAY-Chordettes
14 5 11 HATS OFF TO LARRY-Del Shannon
15 20 4 HURT-Timi Yuro
16 25 7 DON'T BET MONEY HONEY-Linda Scott
17 22 4 LET THE FOUR WINDS BLOW-Fats Domino
18 18 12 MY KIND OF GIRL-Matt Monro
19 12 13 QUARTER TO THREE-Gary US Bonds
20 11 14 THE BOLL WEEVIL SONG-Brook Benton
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:August 19,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 18 TOSSIN' & TURNIN'-Bobby Lewis
2 5 9 WOODEN HEART-Joe Dowell
3 6 7 MICHAEL-Highwaymen
4 3 8 LAST NIGHT-Mar-Keys
5 2 13 I LIKE IT LIKE THAT-Chris Kenner
6 11 7 YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT-Ral Donner
7 7 8 PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES-Curtis Lee
8 4 10 DUM DUM-Brenda Lee
9 8 10 LET'S TWIST AGAIN-Chubby Checker
10 10 5 SCHOOL IS OUT-Gary US Bonds
11 16 8 DON'T BET MONEY HONEY-Linda Scott
12 15 5 HURT-Timi Yuro
13 9 9 TOGETHER-Connie Francis
14 21 5 AS IF I DIDN'T KNOW-Adam Wade
15 17 5 LET THE FOUR WINDS BLOW-Fats Domino
16 24 14 I FALL TO PIECES-Patsy Cline
17 22 10 I'M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR-Eddie Hodges
18 12 8 I'LL BE THERE-Damita Jo
19 13 10 NEVER ON SUNDAY-Chordettes
20 14 12 HATS OFF TO LARRY-Del Shannon
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:August 26,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 2 10 WOODEN HEART-Joe Dowell
2 1 19 TOSSIN' & TURNIN'-Bobby Lewis
3 3 8 MICHAEL-Highwaymen
4 4 9 LAST NIGHT-Mar-Keys
5 6 8 YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT-Ral Donner
6 5 14 I LIKE IT LIKE THAT-Chris Kenner
7 10 6 SCHOOL IS OUT-Gary US Bonds
8 7 9 PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES-Curtis Lee
9 11 9 DON'T BET MONEY HONEY-Linda Scott
10 12 6 HURT-Timi Yuro
11 14 6 AS IF I DIDN'T KNOW-Adam Wade
12 17 11 I'M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR-Eddie Hodges
13 21 9 MY TRUE STORY-Jive Five
14 16 15 I FALL TO PIECES-Patsy Cline
15 15 6 LET THE FOUR WINDS BLOW-Fats Domino
16 9 11 LET'S TWIST AGAIN-Chubby Checker
17 8 11 DUM DUM-Brenda Lee
18 13 10 TOGETHER-Connie Francis
19 26 4 DOES YOUR CHEWING GUM LOSE ITS FLAVOUR...-Lonnie Donegan
20 24 9 I DREAMED OF A HILL-BILLY HEAVEN-Tex Ritter
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 2,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 3 9 MICHAEL-Highwaymen
2 1 11 WOODEN HEART-Joe Dowell
3 2 20 TOSSIN' & TURNIN'-Bobby Lewis
4 5 9 YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT-Ral Donner
5 7 7 SCHOOL IS OUT-Gary US Bonds
6 23 5 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY-Bobby Vee
7 13 10 MY TRUE STORY-Jive Five
8 10 7 HURT-Timi Yuro
9 9 10 DON'T BET MONEY HONEY-Linda Scott
10 11 7 AS IF I DIDN'T KNOW-Adam Wade
11 19 5 DOES YOUR CHEWING GUM LOSE ITS FLAVOUR...-Lonnie Donegan
12 14 16 I FALL TO PIECES-Patsy Cline
13 4 10 LAST NIGHT-Mar-Keys
14 24 5 WHO PUT THE BOMP-Barry Mann
15 26 3 LITTLE SISTER-Elvis Presley
16 29 4 CRYING-Roy Orbison
17 12 12 I'M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR-Eddie Hodges
18 22 6 AMOR-Ben E. King
19 27 7 I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND-Ann-Margaret
20 28 5 WITHOUT YOU-Johnny Tillotson
21 32 6 THE MOUNTAIN'S HIGH-Dick and Deedee
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 9,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 10 MICHAEL-Highwaymen
2 6 6 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY-Bobby Vee
3 7 11 MY TRUE STORY-Jive Five
4 8 8 HURT-Timi Yuro
5 4 10 YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT-Ral Donner
6 2 12 WOODEN HEART-Joe Dowell
7 11 6 DOES YOUR CHEWING GUM LOSE ITS FLAVOUR...-Lonnie Donegan
8 14 6 WHO PUT THE BOMP-Barry Mann
9 15 4 LITTLE SISTER-Elvis Presley
10 10 8 AS IF I DIDN'T KNOW-Adam Wade
11 16 5 CRYING-Roy Orbison
12 21 7 THE MOUNTAIN'S HIGH-Dick and Deedee
13 23 7 WHEN WE GET MARRIED-Dreamlovers
14 20 6 WITHOUT YOU-Johnny Tillotson
15 3 21 TOSSIN' & TURNIN'-Bobby Lewis
16 5 8 SCHOOL IS OUT-Gary US Bonds
17 19 8 I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND-Ann-Margaret
18 9 11 DON'T BET MONEY HONEY-Linda Scott
19 24 6 A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP-Jarmels
20 31 4 FRANKIE & JOHNNY-Brook Benton
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 16,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 2 7 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY-Bobby Vee
2 1 11 MICHAEL-Highwaymen
3 3 12 MY TRUE STORY-Jive Five
4 22 4 (MARIE'S THE NAME) HIS LATEST FLAME-Elvis Presley
5 11 6 CRYING-Roy Orbison
6 7 7 DOES YOUR CHEWING GUM LOSE ITS FLAVOUR-Lonnie Donegan
7 14 7 WITHOUT YOU-Johnny Tillotson
8 6 13 WOODEN HEART-Joe Dowell
9 29 4 ONE TRACK MIND-Bobby Lewis
10 13 8 WHEN WE GET MARRIED-Dreamlovers
11 5 11 YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT-Ral Donner
12 19 7 A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP-Jarmels
13 9 5 LITTLE SISTER-Elvis Presley
14 31 8 IT'S GONNA WORK OUT FINE-Ike and Tina Turner
15 12 8 THE MOUNTAIN'S HIGH-Dick and Deedee
16 15 22 TOSSIN' & TURNIN'-Bobby Lewis
17 8 7 WHO PUT THE BOMP-Barry Mann
18 4 9 HURT-Timi Yuro
19 23 5 BIG COLD WIND-Pat Boone
20 20 5 FRANKIE & JOHNNY-Brook Benton
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 23,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 8 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY-Bobby Vee
2 15 9 THE MOUNTAIN'S HIGH-Dick and Deedee
3 2 12 MICHAEL-Highwaymen
4 5 7 CRYING-Roy Orbison
5 6 8 DOES YOUR CHEWING GUM LOSE ITS FLAVOUR...-Lonnie Donegan
6 13 6 LITTLE SISTER-Elvis Presley
7 17 8 WHO PUT THE BOMP-Barry Mann
8 3 13 MY TRUE STORY-Jive Five
9 7 8 WITHOUT YOU-Johnny Tillotson
10 4 5 (MARIE'S THE NAME) HIS LATEST FLAME-Elvis Prelsey
11 9 5 ONE TRACK MIND-Bobby Lewis
12 22 7 MEXICO-Bob Moore
13 27 3 HIT THE ROAD JACK-Ray Charles
14 39 3 BRISTOL STOMP-Dovells
15 10 9 WHEN WE GET MARRIED-Dreamlovers
16 23 4 YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY-Bobby Darin
17 21 7 MORE MONEY FOR YOU & ME-Four Preps
18 14 9 IT'S GONNA WORK OUT FINE-Ike and Tina Turner
19 19 6 BIG COLD WIND-Pat Boone
20 38 8 LET ME BELONG TO YOU-Brian Hyland
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 30,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 9 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY-Bobby Vee
2 2 10 THE MOUNTAIN'S HIGH-Dick and Deedee
3 4 8 CRYING-Roy Orbison
4 13 4 HIT THE ROAD JACK-Ray Charles
5 6 7 LITTLE SISTER-Elvis Presley
6 3 13 MICHAEL-Highwaymen
7 12 8 MEXICO-Bob Moore
8 16 5 YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY-Bobby Darin
9 5 9 DOES YOUR CHEWING GUM LOSE ITS FLAVOUR-Lonnie Donegan
10 14 4 BRISTOL STOMP-Dovells
11 7 9 WHO PUT THE BOMP-Barry Mann
12 9 9 WITHOUT YOU-Johnny Tillotson
13 11 6 ONE TRACK MIND-Bobby Lewis
14 33 4 YA YA-Lee Dorsey
15 30 5 LET'S GET TOGETHER-Hayley Mills
16 38 5 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT-Lettermen
17 24 3 THIS TIME-Troy Shondell
18 22 8 BLESS YOU-Tony Orlando
19 25 7 THE ASTRONAUT-Jose Jimenez
20 8 14 MY TRUE STORY-Jive Five
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 7,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 4 5 HIT THE ROAD JACK-Ray Charles
2 3 9 CRYING-Roy Orbison
3 1 10 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY-Bobby Vee
4 21 3 RUNAROUND SUE-Dion
5 10 5 BRISTOL STOMP-Dovells
6 8 6 YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY-Bobby Darin
7 2 11 THE MOUNTAIN'S HIGH-Dick and Deedee
8 5 8 LITTLE SISTER-Elvis Presley
9 15 6 LET'S GET TOGETHER-Hayley Mills
10 7 9 MEXICO-Bob Moore
11 6 14 MICHAEL-Highwaymen
12 32 6 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME-Paris Sisters
13 17 4 THIS TIME-Troy Shondell
14 14 5 YA YA-Lee Dorsey
15 18 9 BLESS YOU-Tony Orlando
16 16 6 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT-Lettermen
17 53 2 BIG BAD JOHN-Jimmy Dean
18 24 6 SAD MOVIES-Sue Thompson
19 23 7 LOOK IN MY EYES-Chantels
20 12 10 WITHOUT YOU-Johnny Tillotson
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 14,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 6 HIT THE ROAD JACK-Ray Charles
2 4 4 RUNAROUND SUE-Dion
3 5 6 BRISTOL STOMP-Dovells
4 2 10 CRYING-Roy Orbison
5 6 7 YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY-Bobby Darin
6 3 11 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY-Bobby Vee
7 18 7 SAD MOVIES-Sue Thompson
8 17 3 BIG BAD JOHN-Jimmy Dean
9 10 10 MEXICO-Bob Moore
10 14 6 YA YA-Lee Dorsey
11 13 5 THIS TIME-Troy Shondell
12 12 7 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME-Paris Sisters
13 9 7 LET'S GET TOGETHER-Hayley Mills
14 22 4 THE FLY-Chubby Checker
15 16 7 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT-Lettermen
16 7 12 THE MOUNTAIN'S HIGH-Dick and Deedee
17 8 9 LITTLE SISTER-Elvis Presley
18 19 8 LOOK IN MY EYES-Chantels
19 24 6 SWEETS FOR MY SWEET-Drifters
20 28 4 DON'T BLAME ME-Everly Brothers
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 21,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 2 5 RUNAROUND SUE-Dion
2 3 7 BRISTOL STOMP-Dovells
3 8 4 BIG BAD JOHN-Jimmy Dean
4 1 7 HIT THE ROAD JACK-Ray Charles
5 7 8 SAD MOVIES-Sue Thompson
6 11 6 THIS TIME-Troy Shondell
7 12 8 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME-Paris Sisters
8 13 8 LET'S GET TOGETHER-Hayley Mills
9 10 7 YA-YA-Lee Dorsey
10 14 5 THE FLY-Chubby Checker
11 4 11 CRYING-Roy Orbison
12 9 11 MEXICO-Bob Moore
13 15 8 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT-Lettermen
14 18 9 LOOK IN MY EYES-Chantels
15 6 12 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY-Bobby Vee
16 5 8 YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY-Bobby Darin
17 23 4 TOWER OF STRENGTH-Gene McDaniels
18 19 7 SWEETS FOR MY SWEET-Drifters
19 25 5 (HE'S MY) DREAMBOAT-Connie Francis
20 33 6 I UNDERSTAND-G-Clefs
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 28,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 6 RUNAROUND SUE-Dion
2 2 8 BRISTOL STOMP-Dovells
3 3 5 BIG BAD JOHN-Jimmy Dean
4 4 8 HIT THE ROAD JACK-Ray Charles
5 7 9 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME-Paris Sisters
6 5 9 SAD MOVIES-Sue Thompson
7 9 8 YA YA-Lee Dorsey
8 8 9 LET'S GET TOGETHER-Hayley Mills
9 10 6 THE FLY-Chubby Checker
10 6 7 THIS TIME-Troy Shondell
11 17 5 TOWER OF STRENGTH-Gene McDaniels
12 12 12 MEXICO-Bob Moore
13 16 9 YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY-Bobby Darin
14 19 6 (HE'S MY) DREAMBOAT-Connie Francis
15 11 12 CRYING-Roy Orbison
16 18 8 SWEETS FOR MY SWEET-Drifters
17 21 5 FOOL NO.1-Brenda Lee
18 24 10 YOU'RE THE REASON-Bobby Edwards
19 13 9 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT-Lettermen
20 14 10 LOOK IN MY EYES-Chantels
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:November 4,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 3 6 BIG BAD JOHN-Jimmy Dean
2 1 7 RUNAROUND SUE-Dion
3 2 9 BRISTOL STOMP-Dovells
4 4 9 HIT THE ROAD JACK-Ray Charles
5 17 6 FOOL NO. 1-Brenda Lee
6 6 10 SAD MOVIES-Sue Thompson
7 10 8 THIS TIME-Troy Shondell
8 9 7 THE FLY-Chubby Checker
9 5 10 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME-Paris Sisters
10 11 6 TOWER OF STRENGTH-Gene McDaniels
11 8 10 LET'S GET TOGETHER-Hayley Mills
12 7 9 YA-YA-Lee Dorsey
13 21 6 A WONDER LIKE YOU-Rick Nelson
14 19 10 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT-Lettermen
15 18 11 YOU'RE THE REASON-Bobby Edwards
16 14 7 (HE'S MY) DREAMBOAT-Connie Francis
17 33 10 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN-Marvelettes
18 15 13 CRYING-Roy Orbison
19 12 13 MEXICO-Bob Moore
20 23 8 I UNDERSTAND-G-Clefs
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:November 11,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 7 BIG BAD JOHN-Jimmy Dean
2 2 8 RUNAROUND SUE-Dion
3 5 7 FOOL NO. 1-Brenda Lee
4 3 10 BRISTOL STOMP-Dovells
5 10 7 TOWER OF STRENGTH-Gene McDaniels
6 4 10 HIT THE ROAD JACK-Ray Charles
7 8 8 THE FLY-Chubby Checker
8 7 9 THIS TIME-Troy Shondell
9 17 11 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN-Marvelettes
10 6 11 SAD MOVIES-Sue Thompson
11 13 7 A WONDER LIKE YOU-Rick Nelson
12 27 5 GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD-James Darren
13 15 12 YOU'RE THE REASON-Bobby Edwards
14 11 11 LET'S GET TOGETHER-Hayley Mills
15 9 11 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME-Paris Sisters
16 23 7 EVERLOVIN'-Rick Nelson
17 28 6 HEARTACHES-Marcels
18 12 10 YA YA-Lee Dorsey
19 26 4 CRAZY-Patsy Cline
20 20 9 I UNDERSTAND-G-Clefs
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:November 18,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 8 BIG BAD JOHN-Jimmy Dean
2 2 9 RUNAROUND SUE-Dion
3 3 8 FOOL NO. 1-Brenda Lee
4 12 6 GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD-James Darren
5 4 11 BRISTOL STOMP-Dovells
6 5 8 TOWER OF STRENGTH-Gene McDaniels
7 6 11 HIT THE ROAD JACK-Ray Charles
8 9 12 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN-Marvelettes
9 8 10 THIS TIME-Troy Shondell
10 7 9 THE FLY-Chubby Checker
11 13 13 YOU'RE THE REASON-Bobby Edwards
12 15 12 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME-Paris Sisters
13 29 6 TONIGHT-Ferrante & Teicher
14 20 10 I UNDERSTAND-G-Clefs
15 19 5 CRAZY-Patsy Cline
16 16 8 EVERLOVIN'-Rick Nelson
17 10 12 SAD MOVIES-Sue Thompson
18 24 6 GOD COUNTRY & MY BABY-Johnny Burnette
19 17 7 HEARTACHES-Marcels
20 11 8 A WONDER LIKE YOU-Rick Nelson
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:November 25,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 9 BIG BAD JOHN-Jimmy Dean
2 2 10 RUNAROUND SUE-Dion
3 8 13 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN-Marvelettes
4 4 7 GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD-James Darren
5 3 9 FOOL NO. 1-Brenda Lee
6 5 12 BRISTOL STOMP-Dovells
7 19 8 HEARTACHES-Marcels
8 6 9 TOWER OF STRENGTH-Gene McDaniels
9 15 6 CRAZY-Patsy Cline
10 9 11 THIS TIME-Troy Shondell
11 10 10 THE FLY-Chubby Checker
12 31 5 WALK ON BY-Leroy Van Dyke
13 13 7 TONIGHT-Ferrante & Teicher
14 14 11 I UNDERSTAND-G-Clefs
15 11 14 YOU'RE THE REASON-Bobby Edwards
16 27 21 THE TWIST-Chubby Checker
17 29 3 RUN TO HIM-Bobby Vee
18 20 9 A WONDER LIKE YOU-Rick Nelson
19 12 13 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME-Paris Sisters
20 22 8 MOON RIVER-Jerry Butler
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 2,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 9 BIG BAD JOHN-Jimmy Dean
2 3 14 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN-Marvelettes
3 4 8 GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD-James Darren
4 2 11 RUNAROUND SUE-Dion
5 5 10 FOOL NO.1-Brenda Lee
6 16 22 THE TWIST-Chubby Checker
7 12 6 WALK ON BY-Leroy Van Dyke
8 8 10 TOWER OF STRENGTH-Gene McDaniels
9 14 12 I UNDERSTAND-G-Clefs
10 9 7 CRAZY-Patsy Cline
11 17 4 RUN TO HIM-Bobby Vee
12 13 8 TONIGHT-Ferrante and Teicher
13 7 9 HEARTACHES-Marcels
14 20 9 MOON RIVER-Jerry Butler
15 11 11 THE FLY-Chubby Checker
16 27 6 LET THERE BE DRUMS-Sandy Nelson
17 36 4 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT-Tokens
18 6 13 BRISTOL STOMP-Dovells
19 10 12 THIS TIME-Troy Shondell
20 32 8 GYPSY WOMAN-Impressions
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 9,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 2 15 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN-Marvelettes
2 1 11 BIG BAD JOHN-Jimmy Dean
3 3 9 GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD-James Darren
4 6 23 THE TWIST-Chubby Checker
5 7 7 WALK ON BY-Leroy Van Dyke
6 17 5 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT-Tokens
7 11 5 RUN TO HIM-Bobby Vee
8 12 9 TONIGHT-Ferrante and Teicher
9 16 7 LET THERE BE DRUMS-Sandy Nelson
10 21 5 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET SIXTEEN-Neil Sedaka
11 14 10 MOON RIVER-Jerry Butler
12 4 12 RUNAROUND SUE-Dion
13 5 11 FOOL NO.1-Brenda Lee
14 10 8 CRAZY-Patsy Cline
15 29 4 PEPPERMINT TWIST-Joey Dee and the Starliters
16 9 13 I UNDERSTAND-G-Clefs
17 24 10 MOON RIVER-Henry Mancini
18 8 11 TOWER OF STRENGTH-Gene McDaniels
19 26 7 I DON'T KNOW WHY-Linda Scott
20 20 9 GYPSY WOMAN-Impressions
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 16,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 6 6 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT-Tokens
2 1 16 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN-Marvelettes
3 7 6 RUN TO HIM-Bobby Vee
4 4 24 THE TWIST-Chubby Checker
5 5 8 WALK ON BY-Leroy Van Dyke
6 3 10 GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD-James Darren
7 9 8 LET THERE BE DRUMS-Sandy Nelson
8 10 6 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET SIXTEEN-Neil Sedaka
9 2 12 BIG BAD JOHN-Jimmy Dean
10 15 5 PEPPERMINT TWIST-Joey Dee and the Starliters
11 8 10 TONIGHT-Ferrante & Teicher
12 17 11 MOON RIVER-Henry Mancini
13 19 8 I DON'T KNOW WHY-Linda Scott
14 21 5 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE-Lettermen
15 11 11 MOON RIVER-Jerry Butler
16 24 5 WHEN THE BOY IN YOUR ARMS (IS THE BOY IN YOUR HEART)-Connie Francis
17 26 4 UNCHAIN MY HEART-Ray Charles
18 41 3 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE-Elvis Presley
19 13 12 FOOL NO.1-Brenda Lee
20 12 13 RUNAROUND SUE-Dion
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 23,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 7 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT-Tokens
2 3 7 RUN TO HIM-Bobby Vee
3 4 25 THE TWIST-Chubby Checker
4 6 11 GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD-James Darren
5 5 9 WALK ON BY-Leroy Van Dyke
6 10 6 PEPPERMINT TWIST-Joey Dee and the Starliters
7 2 17 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN-Marvelettes
8 8 7 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET SIXTEEN-Neil Sedaka
9 7 9 LET THERE BE DRUMS-Sandy Nelson
10 18 4 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE-Elvis Presley
11 12 12 MOON RIVER-Henry Mancini
12 13 9 I DON'T KNOW WHY-Linda Scott
13 14 6 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE-Lettermen
14 17 5 UNCHAIN MY HEART-Ray Charles
15 16 6 WHEN THE BOY IN YOUR ARMS-Connie Francis
16 15 12 MOON RIVER-Jerry Butler
17 23 10 TIL-The Angels
18 11 11 TONIGHT-Ferrante and Teicher
19 9 13 BIG BAD JOHN-Jimmy Dean
20 33 73 WHITE CHRISTMAS-Bing Crosby
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 30,1961
TW LW Wks. Song-Artist
1 1 8 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT-Tokens
2 2 8 RUN TO HIM-Bobby Vee
3 3 26 THE TWIST-Chubby Checker
4 4 12 GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD-James Darren
5 5 10 WALK ON BY-Leroy Van Dyke
6 6 7 PEPPERMINT TWIST-Joey Dee and the Starliters
7 7 18 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN-Marvelettes
8 8 8 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET SIXTEEN-Neil Sedaka
9 9 10 LET THERE BE DRUMS-Sandy Nelson
10 10 5 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE-Elvis Presley
11 11 13 MOON RIVER-Henry Mancini
12 12 10 I DON'T KNOW WHY-Linda Scott
13 13 7 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE-Lettermen
14 14 6 UNCHAIN MY HEART-Ray Charles
15 15 7 WHEN THE BOY IN YOUR ARMS-Connie Francis
16 16 13 MOON RIVER-Jerry Butler
17 17 11 TIL-The Angels
18 18 12 TONIGHT-Ferrante and Teicher
19 19 14 BIG BAD JOHN-Jimmy Dean
20 20 74 WHITE CHRISTMAS-Bing Crosby
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