POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 2, 1961
1

Are You Lonesome To-night?

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

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Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 1

2

Wonderland By Night

Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra

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Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 2

3

Last Date

Floyd Cramer

—

Peak: 2 • 20 wks • Prev: 3

4

Exodus

Ferrante & Teicher

↑ 1

Peak: 2 • 21 wks • Prev: 5

5

A Thousand Stars

Kathy Young With The Innocents

↓ 1

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 4

6

North To Alaska

Johnny Horton

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Peak: 4 • 23 wks • Prev: 6

7

Many Tears Ago

Connie Francis

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Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 7

8

You're Sixteen

Johnny Burnette

—

Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 8

9

Angel Baby

Rosie And The Originals

↑ 4

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 13

10

Corinna, Corinna

Ray Peterson

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Peak: 9 • 15 wks • Prev: 10

11

Rubber Ball

Bobby Vee

↑ 5

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 16

12

Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea)

Lolita

↓ 3

Peak: 5 • 18 wks • Prev: 9

13

He Will Break Your Heart

Jerry Butler

↓ 2

Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 11

14

Will You Love Me Tomorrow

The Shirelles

↑ 6

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 20

15

Lonely Teenager

Dion

↓ 3

Peak: 12 • 16 wks • Prev: 12

16

Wonderland By Night

Louis Prima

↑ 1

Peak: 15 • 14 wks • Prev: 17

17

Perfidia

The Ventures

↓ 2

Peak: 15 • 13 wks • Prev: 15

18

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Brenda Lee

↓ 4

Peak: 1 • 64 wks • Prev: 14

19

Wonderland By Night

Anita Bryant

↑ 8

Peak: 18 • 10 wks • Prev: 27

20

Sway

Bobby Rydell

↑ 3

Peak: 14 • 11 wks • Prev: 23

21

Poetry In Motion

Johnny Tillotson

↓ 3

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 18

22

Calcutta

Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra

↑ 20

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 42

23

Wings Of A Dove

Ferlin Husky

↑ 12

Peak: 12 • 18 wks • Prev: 35

24

New Orleans

U.S. Bonds

↓ 5

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 19

25

My Girl Josephine

Fats Domino

↓ 3

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 22

26

Blue Tango

Bill Black's Combo

↓ 1

Peak: 16 • 10 wks • Prev: 25

27

Baby Oh Baby

The Shells

↑ 35

Peak: 21 • 8 wks • Prev: 62

28

Ruby

Ray Charles

↑ 4

Peak: 28 • 9 wks • Prev: 32

29

The Little Drummer Boy

The Harry Simeone Chorale

↓ 5

Peak: 13 • 28 wks • Prev: 24

30

Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)

Brook Benton

↓ 1

Peak: 24 • 10 wks • Prev: 29

31

Alone At Last

Jackie Wilson

↓ 3

Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 28

32

Shop Around

The Miracles (featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson)

↑ 21

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 53

33

I Gotta Know

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↑ 6

Peak: 20 • 11 wks • Prev: 39

34

Doll House

Donnie Brooks

↓ 3

Peak: 31 • 10 wks • Prev: 31

35

Stay

Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs

↓ 5

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 30

36

Sad Mood

Sam Cooke

↓ 2

Peak: 29 • 8 wks • Prev: 34

37

I Count The Tears

The Drifters

↑ 18

Peak: 17 • 11 wks • Prev: 55

38

Calendar Girl

Neil Sedaka

↑ 19

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 57

39

Ballad Of The Alamo

Marty Robbins

↓ 1

Peak: 34 • 13 wks • Prev: 38

40

I'm Hurtin'

Roy Orbison

↑ 11

Peak: 27 • 8 wks • Prev: 51

41

I'll Save The Last Dance For You

Damita Jo

↓ 4

Peak: 22 • 12 wks • Prev: 37

42

You Are The Only One

Ricky Nelson

↑ 21

Peak: 25 • 8 wks • Prev: 63

43

Gonzo

James Booker

↑ 9

Peak: 43 • 11 wks • Prev: 52

44

Gee Whiz

The Innocents

↑ 4

Peak: 28 • 11 wks • Prev: 48

45

The Hucklebuck

Chubby Checker

↓ 5

Peak: 14 • 13 wks • Prev: 40

46

Bumble Bee

LaVern Baker

↑ 13

Peak: 46 • 11 wks • Prev: 59

47

Dance By The Light Of The Moon

The Olympics

↑ 9

Peak: 47 • 11 wks • Prev: 56

48

Am I Losing You

Jim Reeves

↓ 5

Peak: 31 • 11 wks • Prev: 43

49

Twistin' Bells

Santo & Johnny

↑ 12

Peak: 49 • 3 wks • Prev: 61

50

Once In Awhile

The Chimes

↓ 1

Peak: 11 • 18 wks • Prev: 49

51

Christmas Auld Lang Syne

Bobby Darin

↑ 7

Peak: 51 • 3 wks • Prev: 58

52

Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters

↓ 19

Peak: 6 • 16 wks • Prev: 33

53

Like Strangers

The Everly Brothers

↓ 6

Peak: 22 • 10 wks • Prev: 47

54

A Perfect Love

Frankie Avalon

↓ 4

Peak: 47 • 6 wks • Prev: 50

55

Last Date

Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra

↓ 14

Peak: 21 • 11 wks • Prev: 41

56

The Puppet Song

Frankie Avalon

↑ 13

Peak: 56 • 7 wks • Prev: 69

57

My Last Date (With You)

Skeeter Davis

↑ 11

Peak: 26 • 8 wks • Prev: 68

58

The Magnificent Seven

Al Caiola And His Orchestra

↑ 9

Peak: 35 • 12 wks • Prev: 67

59

Main Theme from Exodus (Ari's Theme)

Mantovani & His Orch.

↑ 11

Peak: 31 • 13 wks • Prev: 70

60

Lovey Dovey

Buddy Knox

↑ 29

Peak: 25 • 9 wks • Prev: 89

61

There She Goes

Jerry Wallace

↑ 37

Peak: 26 • 10 wks • Prev: 98

62

The Hoochi Coochi Coo

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters

↑ 10

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 72

63

Your Other Love

The Flamingos

↑ 3

Peak: 54 • 5 wks • Prev: 66

64

How To Handle A Woman

Johnny Mathis

↑ 11

Peak: 64 • 3 wks • Prev: 75

65

Ol' Mac Donald

Frank Sinatra

↓ 19

Peak: 25 • 9 wks • Prev: 46

66

(Let's Do) The Hully Gully Twist

Bill Doggett

↑ 14

Peak: 66 • 3 wks • Prev: 80

67

Save The Last Dance For Me

The Drifters

↓ 23

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 44

68

You Don't Want My Love

Andy Williams

↑ 11

Peak: 64 • 7 wks • Prev: 79

69

My Last Date (With You)

Joni James

↑ 14

Peak: 38 • 7 wks • Prev: 83

70

Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White

Jerry Murad's Harmonicats

↑ 12

Peak: 56 • 8 wks • Prev: 82

71

Happy Days

Marv Johnson

↑ 15

Peak: 58 • 7 wks • Prev: 86

72

C'est Si Bon (It's So Good)

Conway Twitty

★ NEW

Peak: 22 • 10 wks

73

Walk Slow

Little Willie John

↑ 8

Peak: 48 • 8 wks • Prev: 81

74

Pepe

Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels

↑ 14

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 88

75

Mister Livingston

Larry Verne

↑ 2

Peak: 75 • 3 wks • Prev: 77

76

We Have Love

Dinah Washington

↑ 20

Peak: 76 • 3 wks • Prev: 96

77

Angel On My Shoulder

Shelby Flint

↑ 17

Peak: 22 • 12 wks • Prev: 94

78

Spoonful

Etta & Harvey

↑ 22

Peak: 78 • 3 wks • Prev: 100

79

Utopia

Frank Gari

↑ 8

Peak: 27 • 14 wks • Prev: 87

80

Make Someone Happy

Perry Como

↑ 17

Peak: 80 • 2 wks • Prev: 97

81

Milk Cow Blues

Ricky Nelson

★ NEW

Peak: 79 • 3 wks

82

I Idolize You

Ike & Tina Turner

↑ 8

Peak: 82 • 4 wks • Prev: 90

83

Emotions

Brenda Lee

★ NEW

Peak: 7 • 12 wks

84

What Would I Do

Mickey & Sylvia

★ NEW

Peak: 46 • 9 wks

85

Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight

Thelma Carpenter

★ NEW

Peak: 55 • 6 wks

86

Spanish Harlem

Ben E. King

★ NEW

Peak: 10 • 16 wks

87

Oh, How I Miss You Tonight

Jeanne Black

↑ 12

Peak: 63 • 5 wks • Prev: 99

88

There's A Moon Out Tonight

The Capris

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 14 wks

89

Wabash Blues

The Viscounts

↑ 2

Peak: 77 • 7 wks • Prev: 91

90

First Taste Of Love

Ben E. King

★ NEW

Peak: 53 • 7 wks

91

If I Knew

Nat King Cole

★ NEW

Peak: 86 • 2 wks

92

All In My Mind

Maxine Brown

★ NEW

Peak: 19 • 12 wks

93

Talk To Me Baby

Annette With The Afterbeats

↓ 1

Peak: 92 • 2 wks • Prev: 92

94

Don't Believe Him, Donna

Lenny Miles

★ NEW

Peak: 41 • 7 wks

95

Don't Read The Letter

Patti Page

★ NEW

Peak: 65 • 4 wks

96

I Don't Want Nobody (To Have My Love But You)

Ella Johnson With Buddy Johnson

★ NEW

Peak: 78 • 3 wks

97

Oh Lonesome Me

Johnny Cash With The Gene Lowery Singers

★ NEW

Peak: 93 • 2 wks

98

Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight

Dodie Stevens

★ NEW

Peak: 60 • 6 wks

99

Sugar Bee

Cleveland Crochet and Band

★ NEW

Peak: 80 • 5 wks

100

This Is My Story

Mickey & Sylvia

★ NEW

Peak: 100 • 1 wks

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