POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 3, 1961
1

Blue Moon

The Marcels

↑ 5

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 6

2

Apache

Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar

↑ 2

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 4

3

Surrender

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 12 wks • Prev: 1

4

Pony Time

Chubby Checker

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 2

5

Dedicated To The One I Love

The Shirelles

↓ 2

Peak: 3 • 20 wks • Prev: 3

6

Don't Worry

Marty Robbins

↓ 1

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 5

7

On The Rebound

Floyd Cramer

↑ 4

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 11

8

Walk Right Back

The Everly Brothers

↓ 1

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 7

9

Runaway

Del Shannon

↑ 12

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 21

10

But I Do

Clarence Henry

↑ 7

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 17

11

Think Twice

Brook Benton

↑ 1

Peak: 11 • 12 wks • Prev: 12

12

Wheels

The String-A-Longs

↓ 4

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 8

13

Asia Minor

Kokomo

↑ 2

Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 15

14

Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)

Carla Thomas

↓ 4

Peak: 10 • 14 wks • Prev: 10

15

Where The Boys Are

Connie Francis

↓ 6

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 9

16

Please Love Me Forever

Cathy Jean and The Roommates

↑ 6

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 22

17

Ebony Eyes

The Everly Brothers

↓ 4

Peak: 8 • 12 wks • Prev: 13

18

Take Good Care Of Her

Adam Wade

↑ 6

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 24

19

Baby Blue

The Echoes

↑ 8

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 27

19

You Can Depend On Me

Brenda Lee

↑ 43

Peak: 6 • 12 wks • Prev: 62

20

Model Girl

Johnny Maestro

—

Peak: 20 • 12 wks • Prev: 20

21

One Mint Julep

Ray Charles

↑ 11

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 32

22

Tonight My Love, Tonight

Paul Anka

↑ 12

Peak: 13 • 11 wks • Prev: 34

23

Mother-In-Law

Ernie K-Doe

↑ 32

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 55

24

Spanish Harlem

Ben E. King

↓ 8

Peak: 10 • 16 wks • Prev: 16

25

I've Told Every Little Star

Linda Scott

↑ 21

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 46

26

A Hundred Pounds Of Clay

Gene McDaniels

↑ 45

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 71

27

Please Tell Me Why

Jackie Wilson

↑ 6

Peak: 20 • 8 wks • Prev: 33

28

Lazy River

Bobby Darin

↓ 14

Peak: 14 • 10 wks • Prev: 14

30

Once Upon A Time

Rochell And The Candles With Johnny Wyatt

↑ 5

Peak: 26 • 13 wks • Prev: 35

31

That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On

Sam Cooke

—

Peak: 31 • 8 wks • Prev: 31

32

Fell In Love On Monday

Fats Domino

↑ 9

Peak: 32 • 6 wks • Prev: 41

33

Happy Birthday Blues

Kathy Young With The Innocents

↑ 4

Peak: 30 • 10 wks • Prev: 37

34

Find Another Girl

Jerry Butler

↑ 22

Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 56

35

Hide Away

Freddy King

↑ 10

Peak: 29 • 10 wks • Prev: 45

36

Baby Sittin' Boogie

Buzz Clifford

↓ 17

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 19

37

Portrait Of My Love

Steve Lawrence

↑ 11

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 48

38

Trust In Me

Etta James

↑ 5

Peak: 30 • 9 wks • Prev: 43

39

The Watusi

The Vibrations

↓ 11

Peak: 25 • 8 wks • Prev: 28

40

Bewildered

James Brown And The Famous Flames

↑ 9

Peak: 40 • 8 wks • Prev: 49

41

Hearts Of Stone

Bill Black's Combo

↓ 15

Peak: 20 • 8 wks • Prev: 26

42

Calcutta

Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra

↓ 19

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 23

43

Little Boy Sad

Johnny Burnette

↓ 25

Peak: 17 • 9 wks • Prev: 18

44

Your One And Only Love

Jackie Wilson

↓ 4

Peak: 40 • 6 wks • Prev: 40

45

You Can Have Her

Roy Hamilton

↓ 15

Peak: 12 • 10 wks • Prev: 30

46

Some Kind Of Wonderful

The Drifters

↑ 18

Peak: 32 • 11 wks • Prev: 64

47

Shu Rah

Fats Domino

↑ 7

Peak: 32 • 7 wks • Prev: 54

48

Good Time Baby

Bobby Rydell

↓ 23

Peak: 11 • 11 wks • Prev: 25

49

Exodus

Ferrante & Teicher

↓ 13

Peak: 2 • 21 wks • Prev: 36

50

The Second Time Around

Frank Sinatra

↑ 15

Peak: 50 • 7 wks • Prev: 65

51

There's A Moon Out Tonight

The Capris

↓ 22

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 29

52

To Be Loved (Forever)

The Pentagons

↑ 34

Peak: 48 • 10 wks • Prev: 86

53

Theme From Dixie

Duane Eddy

↑ 24

Peak: 39 • 7 wks • Prev: 77

54

Just For Old Time's Sake

The McGuire Sisters

↑ 24

Peak: 20 • 14 wks • Prev: 78

55

Ginnie Bell

Paul Dino

↓ 4

Peak: 38 • 12 wks • Prev: 51

56

Tonight I Fell In Love

The Tokens

↑ 20

Peak: 15 • 14 wks • Prev: 76

57

(Love Theme From) One Eyed Jacks

Ferrante & Teicher

↑ 4

Peak: 37 • 7 wks • Prev: 61

58

(Theme from) My Three Sons

Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra

↑ 8

Peak: 55 • 7 wks • Prev: 66

59

Tenderly

Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra

↑ 28

Peak: 31 • 7 wks • Prev: 87

60

Daddy's Home

Shep And The Limelites

↑ 28

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 88

61

The Very Thought Of You

Little Willie John

↑ 12

Peak: 61 • 6 wks • Prev: 73

62

The Blizzard

Jim Reeves

↑ 20

Peak: 62 • 4 wks • Prev: 82

63

Blue Moon

Herb Lance & The Classics

↓ 13

Peak: 50 • 5 wks • Prev: 50

64

Brass Buttons

The String-A-Longs

↑ 16

Peak: 35 • 7 wks • Prev: 80

65

Bye Bye Baby

Mary Wells

↑ 10

Peak: 45 • 11 wks • Prev: 75

66

Funny

Maxine Brown

↑ 17

Peak: 25 • 10 wks • Prev: 83

67

Merry-Go-Round

Marv Johnson

↑ 17

Peak: 61 • 6 wks • Prev: 84

68

Ain't It, Baby

The Miracles

↑ 17

Peak: 49 • 6 wks • Prev: 85

69

Ling-Ting-Tong

Buddy Knox

↑ 1

Peak: 65 • 7 wks • Prev: 70

70

Little Miss Stuck-Up

The Playmates

↑ 2

Peak: 70 • 5 wks • Prev: 72

71

Sleepy-Eyed John

Johnny Horton

↑ 18

Peak: 54 • 7 wks • Prev: 89

72

Welcome Home

Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 68 • 3 wks

73

The Continental Walk

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters

★ NEW

Peak: 33 • 8 wks

74

Foolin' Around

Kay Starr

↑ 7

Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 81

75

I'm In The Mood For Love

The Chimes

↑ 17

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 92

76

Little Pedro

The Olympics

↑ 22

Peak: 76 • 4 wks • Prev: 98

77

Your Friends

Dee Clark

↓ 38

Peak: 34 • 9 wks • Prev: 39

78

Pony Express

Danny & The Juniors

↓ 10

Peak: 60 • 7 wks • Prev: 68

79

The Touchables

Dickie Goodman

↓ 19

Peak: 60 • 7 wks • Prev: 60

80

Seventeen

Frankie Ford

↑ 11

Peak: 72 • 5 wks • Prev: 91

81

Where I Fell In Love

The Capris

↑ 16

Peak: 74 • 4 wks • Prev: 97

82

Trees

The Platters

★ NEW

Peak: 62 • 4 wks

83

Like, Long Hair

Paul Revere & The Raiders

↑ 11

Peak: 38 • 6 wks • Prev: 94

84

Bumble Boogie

B. Bumble & The Stingers

↑ 6

Peak: 21 • 10 wks • Prev: 90

85

I Told You So

Jimmy Jones

↑ 8

Peak: 85 • 3 wks • Prev: 93

86

Lonely Blue Nights

Rosie

↓ 12

Peak: 66 • 4 wks • Prev: 74

87

Triangle

Janie Grant

↑ 9

Peak: 29 • 13 wks • Prev: 96

88

Honky Tonk (Part 2)

Bill Doggett

↓ 29

Peak: 57 • 10 wks • Prev: 59

89

What'd I Say

Jerry Lee Lewis And His Pumping Piano

★ NEW

Peak: 30 • 8 wks

90

(Theme from) The Great Impostor

Henry Mancini And His Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 90 • 1 wks

92

Kokomo

The Flamingos

★ NEW

Peak: 92 • 3 wks

93

Underwater

The Frogmen

★ NEW

Peak: 44 • 8 wks

94

A Scottish Soldier (Green Hills of Tyrol)

Andy Stewart

★ NEW

Peak: 69 • 6 wks

95

Little Turtle Dove

Otis Williams And His Charms

★ NEW

Peak: 95 • 3 wks

96

I Don't Want To Cry

Chuck Jackson

↓ 43

Peak: 36 • 7 wks • Prev: 53

97

Bonanza

Al Caiola And His Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 19 • 10 wks

98

California Sun

Joe Jones

★ NEW

Peak: 89 • 3 wks

99

The Next Kiss (Is The Last Goodbye)

Conway Twitty

★ NEW

Peak: 72 • 4 wks

100

Sweet Little Kathy

Ray Peterson

★ NEW

Peak: 100 • 1 wks

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