POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 24, 1961
1

Runaway

Del Shannon

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 2

2

Blue Moon

The Marcels

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 1

3

Mother-In-Law

Ernie K-Doe

—

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 3

4

But I Do

Clarence Henry

↑ 1

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 5

5

On The Rebound

Floyd Cramer

↓ 1

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 4

6

A Hundred Pounds Of Clay

Gene McDaniels

↑ 3

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 9

7

I've Told Every Little Star

Linda Scott

↑ 11

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 18

8

You Can Depend On Me

Brenda Lee

↑ 8

Peak: 6 • 12 wks • Prev: 16

9

Take Good Care Of Her

Adam Wade

↑ 2

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 11

10

One Mint Julep

Ray Charles

↑ 4

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 14

11

Apache

Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar

↓ 5

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 6

12

Please Love Me Forever

Cathy Jean and The Roommates

↑ 1

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 13

13

Dedicated To The One I Love

The Shirelles

↓ 6

Peak: 3 • 20 wks • Prev: 7

14

Baby Blue

The Echoes

↑ 3

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 17

15

Asia Minor

Kokomo

↓ 7

Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 8

16

Tonight My Love, Tonight

Paul Anka

↑ 3

Peak: 13 • 11 wks • Prev: 19

17

Portrait Of My Love

Steve Lawrence

↑ 6

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 23

18

Don't Worry

Marty Robbins

↓ 6

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 12

19

Surrender

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↓ 9

Peak: 1 • 12 wks • Prev: 10

20

Daddy's Home

Shep And The Limelites

↑ 7

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 27

21

Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart

Connie Francis

↑ 35

Peak: 7 • 10 wks • Prev: 56

22

Please Tell Me Why

Jackie Wilson

↓ 2

Peak: 20 • 8 wks • Prev: 20

23

Pony Time

Chubby Checker

↓ 8

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 15

24

Walk Right Back

The Everly Brothers

↓ 3

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 21

25

Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)

Carla Thomas

↓ 1

Peak: 10 • 14 wks • Prev: 24

26

Just For Old Time's Sake

The McGuire Sisters

↓ 1

Peak: 20 • 14 wks • Prev: 25

27

Find Another Girl

Jerry Butler

↑ 4

Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 31

28

Tonight I Fell In Love

The Tokens

↑ 16

Peak: 15 • 14 wks • Prev: 44

29

Think Twice

Brook Benton

↓ 7

Peak: 11 • 12 wks • Prev: 22

30

Funny

Maxine Brown

↑ 16

Peak: 25 • 10 wks • Prev: 46

31

Tenderly

Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra

↑ 1

Peak: 31 • 7 wks • Prev: 32

32

Shu Rah

Fats Domino

↑ 2

Peak: 32 • 7 wks • Prev: 34

33

Bumble Boogie

B. Bumble & The Stingers

↑ 9

Peak: 21 • 10 wks • Prev: 42

34

Flaming Star

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↑ 51

Peak: 14 • 7 wks • Prev: 85

35

Frogg

The Brothers Four

↑ 12

Peak: 32 • 5 wks • Prev: 47

36

Brass Buttons

The String-A-Longs

↓ 1

Peak: 35 • 7 wks • Prev: 35

37

Hide Away

Freddy King

↓ 4

Peak: 29 • 10 wks • Prev: 33

38

Running Scared

Roy Orbison

↑ 16

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 54

39

What'd I Say

Jerry Lee Lewis And His Pumping Piano

↑ 14

Peak: 30 • 8 wks • Prev: 53

40

Trust In Me

Etta James

↓ 10

Peak: 30 • 9 wks • Prev: 30

41

Once Upon A Time

Rochell And The Candles With Johnny Wyatt

↓ 13

Peak: 26 • 13 wks • Prev: 28

42

Mama Said

The Shirelles

↑ 36

Peak: 4 • 11 wks • Prev: 78

43

Where The Boys Are

Connie Francis

↓ 14

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 29

44

Some Kind Of Wonderful

The Drifters

↓ 8

Peak: 32 • 11 wks • Prev: 36

45

Wheels

The String-A-Longs

↓ 19

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 26

46

Fell In Love On Monday

Fats Domino

↓ 3

Peak: 32 • 6 wks • Prev: 43

47

The Continental Walk

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters

↑ 4

Peak: 33 • 8 wks • Prev: 51

48

Like, Long Hair

Paul Revere & The Raiders

↓ 10

Peak: 38 • 6 wks • Prev: 38

49

Ain't It, Baby

The Miracles

↑ 3

Peak: 49 • 6 wks • Prev: 52

50

(Love Theme From) One Eyed Jacks

Ferrante & Teicher

↓ 13

Peak: 37 • 7 wks • Prev: 37

51

I'm In The Mood For Love

The Chimes

↓ 6

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 45

52

Theme From Dixie

Duane Eddy

↓ 13

Peak: 39 • 7 wks • Prev: 39

53

Good, Good Lovin'

Chubby Checker

↑ 16

Peak: 43 • 6 wks • Prev: 69

54

Saved

LaVern Baker

↑ 25

Peak: 37 • 7 wks • Prev: 79

55

Girl Of My Best Friend

Ral Donner

↑ 27

Peak: 19 • 11 wks • Prev: 82

56

Sleepy-Eyed John

Johnny Horton

↑ 2

Peak: 54 • 7 wks • Prev: 58

57

(Theme from) My Three Sons

Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra

↓ 2

Peak: 55 • 7 wks • Prev: 55

58

Bonanza

Al Caiola And His Orchestra

↑ 5

Peak: 19 • 10 wks • Prev: 63

59

Foolin' Around

Kay Starr

↑ 1

Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 60

60

Happy Birthday Blues

Kathy Young With The Innocents

↓ 3

Peak: 30 • 10 wks • Prev: 57

61

Exodus

Eddie Harris

↑ 7

Peak: 36 • 11 wks • Prev: 68

62

Hello Walls

Faron Young

↑ 15

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 77

63

(It Never Happens) In Real Life

Chuck Jackson

↑ 4

Peak: 46 • 7 wks • Prev: 67

64

African Waltz

Cannonball Adderley Orchestra

—

Peak: 41 • 6 wks • Prev: 64

65

Triangle

Janie Grant

↑ 8

Peak: 29 • 13 wks • Prev: 73

66

Lullaby Of Love

Frank Gari

↑ 9

Peak: 23 • 12 wks • Prev: 75

67

Glory Of Love

The Roommates

↑ 9

Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 76

68

Underwater

The Frogmen

↑ 6

Peak: 44 • 8 wks • Prev: 74

69

The Charanga

Merv Griffin

↑ 2

Peak: 69 • 4 wks • Prev: 71

70

Trees

The Platters

↓ 8

Peak: 62 • 4 wks • Prev: 62

71

Travelin' Man

Ricky Nelson

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 16 wks

72

To Be Loved (Forever)

The Pentagons

↓ 24

Peak: 48 • 10 wks • Prev: 48

73

A Dollar Down

The Limeliters

★ NEW

Peak: 60 • 3 wks

74

Tragedy

The Fleetwoods

↑ 25

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 99

75

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

Sam Cooke

↓ 26

Peak: 31 • 8 wks • Prev: 49

76

Model Girl

Johnny Maestro

↓ 36

Peak: 20 • 12 wks • Prev: 40

77

The Next Kiss (Is The Last Goodbye)

Conway Twitty

↓ 5

Peak: 72 • 4 wks • Prev: 72

78

The Touchables In Brooklyn

Dickie Goodman

★ NEW

Peak: 42 • 6 wks

79

(Dance The) Mess Around

Chubby Checker

★ NEW

Peak: 24 • 7 wks

80

Be My Boy

Paris Sisters

★ NEW

Peak: 56 • 5 wks

81

Peanut Butter

The Marathons

★ NEW

Peak: 20 • 12 wks

82

The Wayward Wind

Gogi Grant

★ NEW

Peak: 50 • 9 wks

83

That's The Way With Love

Piero Soffici

★ NEW

Peak: 59 • 7 wks

84

What A Surprise

Johnny Maestro The Voice Of The Crests

★ NEW

Peak: 33 • 9 wks

85

Lullaby Of The Leaves

The Ventures

★ NEW

Peak: 69 • 5 wks

86

The Bilbao Song

Andy Williams

★ NEW

Peak: 37 • 10 wks

87

The Continental Walk

The Rollers

↓ 7

Peak: 80 • 3 wks • Prev: 80

88

Three Hearts In A Tangle

Roy Drusky

↑ 5

Peak: 35 • 16 wks • Prev: 93

89

The Mess Around

Bobby Freeman

↑ 6

Peak: 89 • 2 wks • Prev: 95

90

Hop Scotch

Santo & Johnny

↑ 6

Peak: 90 • 2 wks • Prev: 96

91

Tossin' And Turnin'

Bobby Lewis

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 23 wks

92

Better Tell Him No

The Starlets

★ NEW

Peak: 38 • 16 wks

93

Shy Away

Jerry Fuller

★ NEW

Peak: 71 • 4 wks

94

I'm A Fool To Care

Oscar Black

★ NEW

Peak: 94 • 1 wks

95

Jura (I Swear I Love You)

Les Paul And Mary Ford

★ NEW

Peak: 37 • 10 wks

96

Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)

The Coasters

★ NEW

Peak: 23 • 12 wks

97

(A Ship Will Come) Ein Schiff Wird Kommen

Lale Anderson

★ NEW

Peak: 88 • 4 wks

98

Won'cha Come Home, Bill Bailey

Della Reese

★ NEW

Peak: 98 • 1 wks

99

I'm A Fool To Care

Joe Barry

★ NEW

Peak: 24 • 12 wks

100

Nobody Cares (about me)

Jeanette (Baby) Washington

★ NEW

Peak: 60 • 9 wks

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