POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 17, 1961
1

Blue Moon

The Marcels

—

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 1

2

Runaway

Del Shannon

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 4

3

Mother-In-Law

Ernie K-Doe

↑ 6

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 9

4

On The Rebound

Floyd Cramer

↑ 1

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 5

5

But I Do

Clarence Henry

↑ 1

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 6

6

Apache

Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar

↓ 4

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 2

7

Dedicated To The One I Love

The Shirelles

↓ 4

Peak: 3 • 20 wks • Prev: 3

8

Asia Minor

Kokomo

↑ 4

Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 12

9

A Hundred Pounds Of Clay

Gene McDaniels

↑ 11

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 20

10

Surrender

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↓ 3

Peak: 1 • 12 wks • Prev: 7

11

Take Good Care Of Her

Adam Wade

↑ 2

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 13

12

Don't Worry

Marty Robbins

↓ 4

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 8

13

Please Love Me Forever

Cathy Jean and The Roommates

↑ 1

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 14

14

One Mint Julep

Ray Charles

↑ 2

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 16

15

Pony Time

Chubby Checker

↓ 4

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 11

16

You Can Depend On Me

Brenda Lee

↑ 13

Peak: 6 • 12 wks • Prev: 29

17

Baby Blue

The Echoes

↑ 1

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 18

18

I've Told Every Little Star

Linda Scott

↑ 5

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 23

19

Tonight My Love, Tonight

Paul Anka

↑ 9

Peak: 13 • 11 wks • Prev: 28

20

Please Tell Me Why

Jackie Wilson

↑ 2

Peak: 20 • 8 wks • Prev: 22

21

Walk Right Back

The Everly Brothers

↓ 11

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 10

22

Think Twice

Brook Benton

↓ 7

Peak: 11 • 12 wks • Prev: 15

23

Portrait Of My Love

Steve Lawrence

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 24

24

Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)

Carla Thomas

↓ 7

Peak: 10 • 14 wks • Prev: 17

25

Just For Old Time's Sake

The McGuire Sisters

↑ 16

Peak: 20 • 14 wks • Prev: 41

26

Wheels

The String-A-Longs

↓ 5

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 21

27

Daddy's Home

Shep And The Limelites

↑ 10

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 37

28

Once Upon A Time

Rochell And The Candles With Johnny Wyatt

↓ 2

Peak: 26 • 13 wks • Prev: 26

29

Where The Boys Are

Connie Francis

↓ 4

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 25

30

Trust In Me

Etta James

↑ 2

Peak: 30 • 9 wks • Prev: 32

31

Find Another Girl

Jerry Butler

↓ 1

Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 30

32

Tenderly

Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra

↑ 3

Peak: 31 • 7 wks • Prev: 35

33

Hide Away

Freddy King

↓ 4

Peak: 29 • 10 wks • Prev: 29

34

Shu Rah

Fats Domino

↑ 8

Peak: 32 • 7 wks • Prev: 42

35

Brass Buttons

The String-A-Longs

↑ 14

Peak: 35 • 7 wks • Prev: 49

36

Some Kind Of Wonderful

The Drifters

—

Peak: 32 • 11 wks • Prev: 36

37

(Love Theme From) One Eyed Jacks

Ferrante & Teicher

↑ 6

Peak: 37 • 7 wks • Prev: 43

38

Like, Long Hair

Paul Revere & The Raiders

↑ 10

Peak: 38 • 6 wks • Prev: 48

39

Theme From Dixie

Duane Eddy

↑ 7

Peak: 39 • 7 wks • Prev: 46

40

Model Girl

Johnny Maestro

↓ 13

Peak: 20 • 12 wks • Prev: 27

41

Ebony Eyes

The Everly Brothers

↓ 10

Peak: 8 • 12 wks • Prev: 31

42

Bumble Boogie

B. Bumble & The Stingers

↑ 15

Peak: 21 • 10 wks • Prev: 57

43

Fell In Love On Monday

Fats Domino

↓ 10

Peak: 32 • 6 wks • Prev: 33

44

Tonight I Fell In Love

The Tokens

↑ 3

Peak: 15 • 14 wks • Prev: 47

45

I'm In The Mood For Love

The Chimes

↑ 8

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 53

46

Funny

Maxine Brown

↑ 6

Peak: 25 • 10 wks • Prev: 52

47

Frogg

The Brothers Four

↑ 15

Peak: 32 • 5 wks • Prev: 62

48

To Be Loved (Forever)

The Pentagons

↑ 2

Peak: 48 • 10 wks • Prev: 50

49

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

Sam Cooke

↓ 10

Peak: 31 • 8 wks • Prev: 39

50

Ginnie Bell

Paul Dino

↓ 12

Peak: 38 • 12 wks • Prev: 38

51

The Continental Walk

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters

↑ 8

Peak: 33 • 8 wks • Prev: 59

52

Ain't It, Baby

The Miracles

↑ 2

Peak: 49 • 6 wks • Prev: 54

53

What'd I Say

Jerry Lee Lewis And His Pumping Piano

↑ 26

Peak: 30 • 8 wks • Prev: 79

54

Running Scared

Roy Orbison

↑ 17

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 71

55

(Theme from) My Three Sons

Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra

↑ 1

Peak: 55 • 7 wks • Prev: 56

56

Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart

Connie Francis

★ NEW

Peak: 7 • 10 wks

57

Happy Birthday Blues

Kathy Young With The Innocents

↓ 23

Peak: 30 • 10 wks • Prev: 34

58

Sleepy-Eyed John

Johnny Horton

↑ 5

Peak: 54 • 7 wks • Prev: 63

59

Bye Bye Baby

Mary Wells

↓ 14

Peak: 45 • 11 wks • Prev: 45

60

Foolin' Around

Kay Starr

↑ 6

Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 66

61

Spanish Harlem

Ben E. King

↓ 17

Peak: 10 • 16 wks • Prev: 44

62

Trees

The Platters

↑ 8

Peak: 62 • 4 wks • Prev: 70

63

Bonanza

Al Caiola And His Orchestra

↑ 20

Peak: 19 • 10 wks • Prev: 83

64

African Waltz

Cannonball Adderley Orchestra

↑ 5

Peak: 41 • 6 wks • Prev: 69

65

Bewildered

James Brown And The Famous Flames

↓ 25

Peak: 40 • 8 wks • Prev: 40

66

Merry-Go-Round

Marv Johnson

↓ 5

Peak: 61 • 6 wks • Prev: 61

67

(It Never Happens) In Real Life

Chuck Jackson

↑ 8

Peak: 46 • 7 wks • Prev: 75

68

Exodus

Eddie Harris

↑ 5

Peak: 36 • 11 wks • Prev: 73

69

Good, Good Lovin'

Chubby Checker

★ NEW

Peak: 43 • 6 wks

70

The Second Time Around

Frank Sinatra

↓ 19

Peak: 50 • 7 wks • Prev: 51

71

The Charanga

Merv Griffin

↑ 7

Peak: 69 • 4 wks • Prev: 78

72

The Next Kiss (Is The Last Goodbye)

Conway Twitty

↑ 10

Peak: 72 • 4 wks • Prev: 82

73

Triangle

Janie Grant

↑ 8

Peak: 29 • 13 wks • Prev: 81

74

Underwater

The Frogmen

↑ 10

Peak: 44 • 8 wks • Prev: 84

75

Lullaby Of Love

Frank Gari

↑ 14

Peak: 23 • 12 wks • Prev: 89

76

Glory Of Love

The Roommates

↑ 4

Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 80

77

Hello Walls

Faron Young

↑ 20

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 97

78

Mama Said

The Shirelles

★ NEW

Peak: 4 • 11 wks

79

Saved

LaVern Baker

↑ 16

Peak: 37 • 7 wks • Prev: 95

80

The Continental Walk

The Rollers

↑ 5

Peak: 80 • 3 wks • Prev: 85

81

Seventeen

Frankie Ford

↓ 9

Peak: 72 • 5 wks • Prev: 72

82

Girl Of My Best Friend

Ral Donner

★ NEW

Peak: 19 • 11 wks

83

Come Along

Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs

↑ 4

Peak: 83 • 2 wks • Prev: 87

84

I'll Just Have A Cup Of Coffee (Then I'll Go)

Claude Gray

↑ 2

Peak: 84 • 2 wks • Prev: 86

85

Flaming Star

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

★ NEW

Peak: 14 • 7 wks

86

The Very Thought Of You

Little Willie John

↓ 22

Peak: 61 • 6 wks • Prev: 64

87

La Pachanga

Audrey Arno And The Hazy Osterwald Sextet

↑ 1

Peak: 87 • 2 wks • Prev: 88

88

A Scottish Soldier (Green Hills of Tyrol)

Andy Stewart

↑ 4

Peak: 69 • 6 wks • Prev: 92

89

California Sun

Joe Jones

↑ 7

Peak: 89 • 3 wks • Prev: 96

90

Ling-Ting-Tong

Buddy Knox

↓ 25

Peak: 65 • 7 wks • Prev: 65

91

Come On Over

The Strollers

↑ 3

Peak: 91 • 2 wks • Prev: 94

92

Welcome Home

Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra

↓ 24

Peak: 68 • 3 wks • Prev: 68

93

Three Hearts In A Tangle

Roy Drusky

↑ 5

Peak: 35 • 16 wks • Prev: 98

94

Your One And Only Love

Jackie Wilson

↓ 34

Peak: 40 • 6 wks • Prev: 60

95

The Mess Around

Bobby Freeman

★ NEW

Peak: 89 • 2 wks

96

Hop Scotch

Santo & Johnny

★ NEW

Peak: 90 • 2 wks

97

Ground Hog

The Browns Featuring Jim Edward Brown

↑ 3

Peak: 97 • 2 wks • Prev: 100

98

Where I Fell In Love

The Capris

↓ 24

Peak: 74 • 4 wks • Prev: 74

99

Tragedy

The Fleetwoods

★ NEW

Peak: 10 • 12 wks

100

Little Pedro

The Olympics

↓ 24

Peak: 76 • 4 wks • Prev: 76

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