POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 9, 1961
1

Wonderland By Night

Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 2

2

Are You Lonesome To-night?

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 1

3

Exodus

Ferrante & Teicher

↑ 1

Peak: 2 • 21 wks • Prev: 4

4

Last Date

Floyd Cramer

↓ 1

Peak: 2 • 20 wks • Prev: 3

5

Will You Love Me Tomorrow

The Shirelles

↑ 9

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 14

6

Rubber Ball

Bobby Vee

↑ 5

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 11

7

Angel Baby

Rosie And The Originals

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 9

8

North To Alaska

Johnny Horton

↓ 2

Peak: 4 • 23 wks • Prev: 6

9

Corinna, Corinna

Ray Peterson

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 15 wks • Prev: 10

10

You're Sixteen

Johnny Burnette

↓ 2

Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 8

11

A Thousand Stars

Kathy Young With The Innocents

↓ 6

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 5

12

Many Tears Ago

Connie Francis

↓ 5

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 7

13

Calcutta

Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra

↑ 9

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 22

14

He Will Break Your Heart

Jerry Butler

↓ 1

Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 13

15

Wonderland By Night

Louis Prima

↑ 1

Peak: 15 • 14 wks • Prev: 16

16

Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea)

Lolita

↓ 4

Peak: 5 • 18 wks • Prev: 12

17

Lonely Teenager

Dion

↓ 2

Peak: 12 • 16 wks • Prev: 15

18

Wonderland By Night

Anita Bryant

↑ 1

Peak: 18 • 10 wks • Prev: 19

19

Shop Around

The Miracles (featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson)

↑ 13

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 32

20

Wings Of A Dove

Ferlin Husky

↑ 3

Peak: 12 • 18 wks • Prev: 23

21

Blue Tango

Bill Black's Combo

↑ 5

Peak: 16 • 10 wks • Prev: 26

22

Baby Oh Baby

The Shells

↑ 5

Peak: 21 • 8 wks • Prev: 27

23

Calendar Girl

Neil Sedaka

↑ 15

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 38

24

Perfidia

The Ventures

↓ 7

Peak: 15 • 13 wks • Prev: 17

25

You Are The Only One

Ricky Nelson

↑ 17

Peak: 25 • 8 wks • Prev: 42

26

Sway

Bobby Rydell

↓ 6

Peak: 14 • 11 wks • Prev: 20

27

I'm Hurtin'

Roy Orbison

↑ 13

Peak: 27 • 8 wks • Prev: 40

28

Ruby

Ray Charles

—

Peak: 28 • 9 wks • Prev: 28

29

My Girl Josephine

Fats Domino

↓ 4

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 25

30

I Count The Tears

The Drifters

↑ 7

Peak: 17 • 11 wks • Prev: 37

31

Poetry In Motion

Johnny Tillotson

↓ 10

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 21

32

I Gotta Know

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↑ 1

Peak: 20 • 11 wks • Prev: 33

33

New Orleans

U.S. Bonds

↓ 9

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 24

34

Gee Whiz

The Innocents

↑ 10

Peak: 28 • 11 wks • Prev: 44

35

Stay

Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs

—

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 35

36

Lovey Dovey

Buddy Knox

↑ 24

Peak: 25 • 9 wks • Prev: 60

37

Doll House

Donnie Brooks

↓ 3

Peak: 31 • 10 wks • Prev: 34

38

Sad Mood

Sam Cooke

↓ 2

Peak: 29 • 8 wks • Prev: 36

39

Alone At Last

Jackie Wilson

↓ 8

Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 31

40

There She Goes

Jerry Wallace

↑ 21

Peak: 26 • 10 wks • Prev: 61

41

Once In Awhile

The Chimes

↑ 9

Peak: 11 • 18 wks • Prev: 50

42

Pepe

Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels

↑ 32

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 74

43

The Hoochi Coochi Coo

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters

↑ 19

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 62

44

The Magnificent Seven

Al Caiola And His Orchestra

↑ 14

Peak: 35 • 12 wks • Prev: 58

45

My Last Date (With You)

Skeeter Davis

↑ 12

Peak: 26 • 8 wks • Prev: 57

46

Ballad Of The Alamo

Marty Robbins

↓ 7

Peak: 34 • 13 wks • Prev: 39

47

A Perfect Love

Frankie Avalon

↑ 7

Peak: 47 • 6 wks • Prev: 54

48

Emotions

Brenda Lee

↑ 35

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 83

49

Bumble Bee

LaVern Baker

↓ 3

Peak: 46 • 11 wks • Prev: 46

50

Dance By The Light Of The Moon

The Olympics

↓ 3

Peak: 47 • 11 wks • Prev: 47

51

Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)

Brook Benton

↓ 21

Peak: 24 • 10 wks • Prev: 30

52

Gonzo

James Booker

↓ 9

Peak: 43 • 11 wks • Prev: 43

53

Main Theme from Exodus (Ari's Theme)

Mantovani & His Orch.

↑ 6

Peak: 31 • 13 wks • Prev: 59

54

Your Other Love

The Flamingos

↑ 9

Peak: 54 • 5 wks • Prev: 63

55

My Last Date (With You)

Joni James

↑ 14

Peak: 38 • 7 wks • Prev: 69

56

Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White

Jerry Murad's Harmonicats

↑ 14

Peak: 56 • 8 wks • Prev: 70

57

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

Conway Twitty

↑ 15

Peak: 22 • 10 wks • Prev: 72

58

Last Date

Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra

↓ 3

Peak: 21 • 11 wks • Prev: 55

59

Walk Slow

Little Willie John

↑ 14

Peak: 48 • 8 wks • Prev: 73

60

My Empty Arms

Jackie Wilson

★ NEW

Peak: 9 • 9 wks

61

The Puppet Song

Frankie Avalon

↓ 5

Peak: 56 • 7 wks • Prev: 56

62

Happy Days

Marv Johnson

↑ 9

Peak: 58 • 7 wks • Prev: 71

63

Utopia

Frank Gari

↑ 16

Peak: 27 • 14 wks • Prev: 79

64

You Don't Want My Love

Andy Williams

↑ 4

Peak: 64 • 7 wks • Prev: 68

65

Oh, How I Miss You Tonight

Jeanne Black

↑ 22

Peak: 63 • 5 wks • Prev: 87

66

All In My Mind

Maxine Brown

↑ 26

Peak: 19 • 12 wks • Prev: 92

67

Don't Believe Him, Donna

Lenny Miles

↑ 27

Peak: 41 • 7 wks • Prev: 94

68

How To Handle A Woman

Johnny Mathis

↓ 4

Peak: 64 • 3 wks • Prev: 64

69

(Let's Do) The Hully Gully Twist

Bill Doggett

↓ 3

Peak: 66 • 3 wks • Prev: 66

70

Angel On My Shoulder

Shelby Flint

↑ 7

Peak: 22 • 12 wks • Prev: 77

71

What Would I Do

Mickey & Sylvia

↑ 13

Peak: 46 • 9 wks • Prev: 84

72

Spanish Harlem

Ben E. King

↑ 14

Peak: 10 • 16 wks • Prev: 86

73

There's A Moon Out Tonight

The Capris

↑ 15

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 88

74

Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight

Thelma Carpenter

↑ 11

Peak: 55 • 6 wks • Prev: 85

75

First Taste Of Love

Ben E. King

↑ 15

Peak: 53 • 7 wks • Prev: 90

76

Don't Read The Letter

Patti Page

↑ 19

Peak: 65 • 4 wks • Prev: 95

77

Wabash Blues

The Viscounts

↑ 12

Peak: 77 • 7 wks • Prev: 89

78

Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight

Dodie Stevens

↑ 20

Peak: 60 • 6 wks • Prev: 98

79

Milk Cow Blues

Ricky Nelson

↑ 2

Peak: 79 • 3 wks • Prev: 81

80

Lost Love

H.B. Barnum

★ NEW

Peak: 35 • 7 wks

81

Wheels

The String-A-Longs

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 16 wks

82

The Age For Love

Jimmy Charles

★ NEW

Peak: 47 • 12 wks

83

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

Ella Johnson With Buddy Johnson

↑ 13

Peak: 78 • 3 wks • Prev: 96

84

And The Heavens Cried

Ronnie Savoy

★ NEW

Peak: 84 • 2 wks

85

We Have Love

Dinah Washington

↓ 9

Peak: 76 • 3 wks • Prev: 76

86

If I Knew

Nat King Cole

↑ 5

Peak: 86 • 2 wks • Prev: 91

87

If I Didn't Care

The Platters

★ NEW

Peak: 30 • 8 wks

88

What Am I Gonna Do

Jimmy Clanton

★ NEW

Peak: 50 • 6 wks

89

Is There Something On Your Mind

Jack Scott

★ NEW

Peak: 89 • 1 wks

90

I'll Save The Last Dance For You

Damita Jo

↓ 49

Peak: 22 • 12 wks • Prev: 41

91

Sugar Bee

Cleveland Crochet and Band

↑ 8

Peak: 80 • 5 wks • Prev: 99

92

(Ghost) Riders In The Sky

Ramrods

★ NEW

Peak: 30 • 9 wks

93

Oh Lonesome Me

Johnny Cash With The Gene Lowery Singers

↑ 4

Peak: 93 • 2 wks • Prev: 97

94

Chills And Fever

Ronnie Love And His Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 72 • 4 wks

95

Jimmy's Girl

Johnny Tillotson

★ NEW

Peak: 25 • 11 wks

96

Baby Sittin' Boogie

Buzz Clifford

★ NEW

Peak: 6 • 14 wks

97

You've Got To Love Her With A Feeling

Freddy King

★ NEW

Peak: 93 • 2 wks

98

Muskrat Ramble

Freddy Cannon

★ NEW

Peak: 54 • 6 wks

99

Rockin', Rollin' Ocean

Hank Snow

★ NEW

Peak: 87 • 4 wks

100

Spoonful

Etta & Harvey

↓ 22

Peak: 78 • 3 wks • Prev: 78

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