POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 16, 1961
1

Wonderland By Night

Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra

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Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 1

2

Are You Lonesome To-night?

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

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Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 2

3

Exodus

Ferrante & Teicher

—

Peak: 2 • 21 wks • Prev: 3

4

Will You Love Me Tomorrow

The Shirelles

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 5

5

Calcutta

Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra

↑ 8

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 13

6

Angel Baby

Rosie And The Originals

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 7

7

Rubber Ball

Bobby Vee

↓ 1

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 6

8

Last Date

Floyd Cramer

↓ 4

Peak: 2 • 20 wks • Prev: 4

9

Corinna, Corinna

Ray Peterson

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Peak: 9 • 15 wks • Prev: 9

10

North To Alaska

Johnny Horton

↓ 2

Peak: 4 • 23 wks • Prev: 8

11

A Thousand Stars

Kathy Young With The Innocents

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Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 11

12

Shop Around

The Miracles (featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson)

↑ 7

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 19

13

You're Sixteen

Johnny Burnette

↓ 3

Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 10

14

Calendar Girl

Neil Sedaka

↑ 9

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 23

15

Wonderland By Night

Louis Prima

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Peak: 15 • 14 wks • Prev: 15

16

Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea)

Lolita

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Peak: 5 • 18 wks • Prev: 16

17

Many Tears Ago

Connie Francis

↓ 5

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 12

18

He Will Break Your Heart

Jerry Butler

↓ 4

Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 14

19

Lonely Teenager

Dion

↓ 2

Peak: 12 • 16 wks • Prev: 17

20

Wonderland By Night

Anita Bryant

↓ 2

Peak: 18 • 10 wks • Prev: 18

21

Baby Oh Baby

The Shells

↑ 1

Peak: 21 • 8 wks • Prev: 22

22

Blue Tango

Bill Black's Combo

↓ 1

Peak: 16 • 10 wks • Prev: 21

23

Wings Of A Dove

Ferlin Husky

↓ 3

Peak: 12 • 18 wks • Prev: 20

24

I Count The Tears

The Drifters

↑ 6

Peak: 17 • 11 wks • Prev: 30

25

Once In Awhile

The Chimes

↑ 16

Peak: 11 • 18 wks • Prev: 41

26

Emotions

Brenda Lee

↑ 22

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 48

27

You Are The Only One

Ricky Nelson

↓ 2

Peak: 25 • 8 wks • Prev: 25

28

Gee Whiz

The Innocents

↑ 6

Peak: 28 • 11 wks • Prev: 34

29

My Empty Arms

Jackie Wilson

↑ 31

Peak: 9 • 9 wks • Prev: 60

30

I'm Hurtin'

Roy Orbison

↓ 3

Peak: 27 • 8 wks • Prev: 27

31

Lovey Dovey

Buddy Knox

↑ 5

Peak: 25 • 9 wks • Prev: 36

32

My Girl Josephine

Fats Domino

↓ 3

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 29

33

Perfidia

The Ventures

↓ 9

Peak: 15 • 13 wks • Prev: 24

34

My Last Date (With You)

Skeeter Davis

↑ 11

Peak: 26 • 8 wks • Prev: 45

35

The Hoochi Coochi Coo

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters

↑ 8

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 43

36

Sway

Bobby Rydell

↓ 10

Peak: 14 • 11 wks • Prev: 26

37

I Gotta Know

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↓ 5

Peak: 20 • 11 wks • Prev: 32

38

Pepe

Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels

↑ 4

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 42

39

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

Conway Twitty

↑ 18

Peak: 22 • 10 wks • Prev: 57

40

The Magnificent Seven

Al Caiola And His Orchestra

↑ 4

Peak: 35 • 12 wks • Prev: 44

41

Main Theme from Exodus (Ari's Theme)

Mantovani & His Orch.

↑ 12

Peak: 31 • 13 wks • Prev: 53

42

There She Goes

Jerry Wallace

↓ 2

Peak: 26 • 10 wks • Prev: 40

43

Doll House

Donnie Brooks

↓ 6

Peak: 31 • 10 wks • Prev: 37

44

Stay

Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs

↓ 9

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 35

45

My Last Date (With You)

Joni James

↑ 10

Peak: 38 • 7 wks • Prev: 55

46

There's A Moon Out Tonight

The Capris

↑ 27

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 73

47

Poetry In Motion

Johnny Tillotson

↓ 16

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 31

48

Wheels

The String-A-Longs

↑ 33

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 81

49

Sad Mood

Sam Cooke

↓ 11

Peak: 29 • 8 wks • Prev: 38

50

Ruby

Ray Charles

↓ 22

Peak: 28 • 9 wks • Prev: 28

51

Bumble Bee

LaVern Baker

↓ 2

Peak: 46 • 11 wks • Prev: 49

52

Utopia

Frank Gari

↑ 11

Peak: 27 • 14 wks • Prev: 63

53

A Perfect Love

Frankie Avalon

↓ 6

Peak: 47 • 6 wks • Prev: 47

54

All In My Mind

Maxine Brown

↑ 12

Peak: 19 • 12 wks • Prev: 66

55

Gonzo

James Booker

↓ 3

Peak: 43 • 11 wks • Prev: 52

56

Alone At Last

Jackie Wilson

↓ 17

Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 39

57

The Puppet Song

Frankie Avalon

↑ 4

Peak: 56 • 7 wks • Prev: 61

58

Happy Days

Marv Johnson

↑ 4

Peak: 58 • 7 wks • Prev: 62

59

Spanish Harlem

Ben E. King

↑ 13

Peak: 10 • 16 wks • Prev: 72

60

Don't Believe Him, Donna

Lenny Miles

↑ 7

Peak: 41 • 7 wks • Prev: 67

61

Angel On My Shoulder

Shelby Flint

↑ 9

Peak: 22 • 12 wks • Prev: 70

62

Last Date

Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra

↓ 4

Peak: 21 • 11 wks • Prev: 58

63

Oh, How I Miss You Tonight

Jeanne Black

↑ 2

Peak: 63 • 5 wks • Prev: 65

64

You Don't Want My Love

Andy Williams

—

Peak: 64 • 7 wks • Prev: 64

65

Don't Read The Letter

Patti Page

↑ 11

Peak: 65 • 4 wks • Prev: 76

66

Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White

Jerry Murad's Harmonicats

↓ 10

Peak: 56 • 8 wks • Prev: 56

67

Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight

Thelma Carpenter

↑ 7

Peak: 55 • 6 wks • Prev: 74

68

Walk Slow

Little Willie John

↓ 9

Peak: 48 • 8 wks • Prev: 59

69

First Taste Of Love

Ben E. King

↑ 6

Peak: 53 • 7 wks • Prev: 75

70

Lost Love

H.B. Barnum

↑ 10

Peak: 35 • 7 wks • Prev: 80

71

Your Other Love

The Flamingos

↓ 17

Peak: 54 • 5 wks • Prev: 54

72

No One

Connie Francis

★ NEW

Peak: 34 • 8 wks

73

What Am I Gonna Do

Jimmy Clanton

↑ 15

Peak: 50 • 6 wks • Prev: 88

74

Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight

Dodie Stevens

↑ 4

Peak: 60 • 6 wks • Prev: 78

75

At Last

Etta James

★ NEW

Peak: 47 • 8 wks

76

What Would I Do

Mickey & Sylvia

↓ 5

Peak: 46 • 9 wks • Prev: 71

77

Baby Sittin' Boogie

Buzz Clifford

↑ 19

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 96

78

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

Ella Johnson With Buddy Johnson

↑ 5

Peak: 78 • 3 wks • Prev: 83

79

If I Didn't Care

The Platters

↑ 8

Peak: 30 • 8 wks • Prev: 87

80

Milk Cow Blues

Ricky Nelson

↓ 1

Peak: 79 • 3 wks • Prev: 79

81

The Age For Love

Jimmy Charles

↑ 1

Peak: 47 • 12 wks • Prev: 82

82

Dance By The Light Of The Moon

The Olympics

↓ 32

Peak: 47 • 11 wks • Prev: 50

83

Sound-Off

Titus Turner

★ NEW

Peak: 77 • 4 wks

84

(Ghost) Riders In The Sky

Ramrods

↑ 8

Peak: 30 • 9 wks • Prev: 92

85

Sugar Bee

Cleveland Crochet and Band

↑ 6

Peak: 80 • 5 wks • Prev: 91

86

Chills And Fever

Ronnie Love And His Orchestra

↑ 8

Peak: 72 • 4 wks • Prev: 94

87

Flamingo Express

The Royaltones

★ NEW

Peak: 82 • 3 wks

88

Wabash Blues

The Viscounts

↓ 11

Peak: 77 • 7 wks • Prev: 77

89

The Story Of My Love

Paul Anka

★ NEW

Peak: 16 • 8 wks

90

Where The Boys Are

Connie Francis

★ NEW

Peak: 4 • 15 wks

91

Muskrat Ramble

Freddy Cannon

↑ 7

Peak: 54 • 6 wks • Prev: 98

92

Jimmy's Girl

Johnny Tillotson

↑ 3

Peak: 25 • 11 wks • Prev: 95

93

You've Got To Love Her With A Feeling

Freddy King

↑ 4

Peak: 93 • 2 wks • Prev: 97

94

Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)

Brook Benton

↓ 43

Peak: 24 • 10 wks • Prev: 51

95

Them That Got

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 58 • 6 wks

96

And The Heavens Cried

Ronnie Savoy

↓ 12

Peak: 84 • 2 wks • Prev: 84

97

New Orleans

U.S. Bonds

↓ 64

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 33

98

Gift Of Love

Van Dykes

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 2 wks

99

When I Fall In Love

Etta Jones

★ NEW

Peak: 65 • 8 wks

100

I Remember

Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs

★ NEW

Peak: 86 • 3 wks

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