POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 1, 1961
1

Runaway

Del Shannon

—

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 1

2

Mother-In-Law

Ernie K-Doe

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 3

3

I've Told Every Little Star

Linda Scott

↑ 4

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 7

4

A Hundred Pounds Of Clay

Gene McDaniels

↑ 2

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 6

5

Blue Moon

The Marcels

↓ 3

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 2

6

But I Do

Clarence Henry

↓ 2

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 4

7

Take Good Care Of Her

Adam Wade

↑ 2

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 9

8

One Mint Julep

Ray Charles

↑ 2

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 10

9

You Can Depend On Me

Brenda Lee

↓ 1

Peak: 6 • 12 wks • Prev: 8

10

On The Rebound

Floyd Cramer

↓ 5

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 5

11

Portrait Of My Love

Steve Lawrence

↑ 6

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 17

12

Baby Blue

The Echoes

↑ 2

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 14

13

Tonight My Love, Tonight

Paul Anka

↑ 3

Peak: 13 • 11 wks • Prev: 16

14

Apache

Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar

↓ 3

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 11

15

Daddy's Home

Shep And The Limelites

↑ 5

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 20

16

Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart

Connie Francis

↑ 5

Peak: 7 • 10 wks • Prev: 21

17

Tonight I Fell In Love

The Tokens

↑ 11

Peak: 15 • 14 wks • Prev: 28

18

Mama Said

The Shirelles

↑ 24

Peak: 4 • 11 wks • Prev: 42

19

Flaming Star

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↑ 15

Peak: 14 • 7 wks • Prev: 34

20

Please Love Me Forever

Cathy Jean and The Roommates

↓ 8

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 12

21

Asia Minor

Kokomo

↓ 6

Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 15

22

Don't Worry

Marty Robbins

↓ 4

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 18

23

Just For Old Time's Sake

The McGuire Sisters

↑ 3

Peak: 20 • 14 wks • Prev: 26

24

Running Scared

Roy Orbison

↑ 14

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 38

25

Surrender

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↓ 6

Peak: 1 • 12 wks • Prev: 19

26

Bumble Boogie

B. Bumble & The Stingers

↑ 7

Peak: 21 • 10 wks • Prev: 33

27

Dedicated To The One I Love

The Shirelles

↓ 14

Peak: 3 • 20 wks • Prev: 13

28

(Dance The) Mess Around

Chubby Checker

↑ 51

Peak: 24 • 7 wks • Prev: 79

29

Funny

Maxine Brown

↑ 1

Peak: 25 • 10 wks • Prev: 30

30

Pony Time

Chubby Checker

↓ 7

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 23

31

What'd I Say

Jerry Lee Lewis And His Pumping Piano

↑ 8

Peak: 30 • 8 wks • Prev: 39

32

Frogg

The Brothers Four

↑ 3

Peak: 32 • 5 wks • Prev: 35

33

Bonanza

Al Caiola And His Orchestra

↑ 25

Peak: 19 • 10 wks • Prev: 58

34

Travelin' Man

Ricky Nelson

↑ 37

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 71

35

Tenderly

Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra

↓ 4

Peak: 31 • 7 wks • Prev: 31

36

Girl Of My Best Friend

Ral Donner

↑ 19

Peak: 19 • 11 wks • Prev: 55

37

The Continental Walk

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters

↑ 10

Peak: 33 • 8 wks • Prev: 47

38

Saved

LaVern Baker

↑ 16

Peak: 37 • 7 wks • Prev: 54

39

Hello Walls

Faron Young

↑ 23

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 62

40

Some Kind Of Wonderful

The Drifters

↑ 4

Peak: 32 • 11 wks • Prev: 44

41

I'm In The Mood For Love

The Chimes

↑ 10

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 51

42

Trust In Me

Etta James

↓ 2

Peak: 30 • 9 wks • Prev: 40

43

Good, Good Lovin'

Chubby Checker

↑ 10

Peak: 43 • 6 wks • Prev: 53

44

Find Another Girl

Jerry Butler

↓ 17

Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 27

45

African Waltz

Cannonball Adderley Orchestra

↑ 19

Peak: 41 • 6 wks • Prev: 64

46

Tragedy

The Fleetwoods

↑ 28

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 74

47

Hide Away

Freddy King

↓ 10

Peak: 29 • 10 wks • Prev: 37

48

Triangle

Janie Grant

↑ 17

Peak: 29 • 13 wks • Prev: 65

49

Foolin' Around

Kay Starr

↑ 10

Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 59

50

Walk Right Back

The Everly Brothers

↓ 26

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 24

51

Brass Buttons

The String-A-Longs

↓ 15

Peak: 35 • 7 wks • Prev: 36

52

Please Tell Me Why

Jackie Wilson

↓ 30

Peak: 20 • 8 wks • Prev: 22

53

That Old Black Magic

Bobby Rydell

★ NEW

Peak: 21 • 8 wks

54

Sleepy-Eyed John

Johnny Horton

↑ 2

Peak: 54 • 7 wks • Prev: 56

55

Lullaby Of Love

Frank Gari

↑ 11

Peak: 23 • 12 wks • Prev: 66

56

Little Devil

Neil Sedaka

★ NEW

Peak: 11 • 9 wks

57

Exodus

Eddie Harris

↑ 4

Peak: 36 • 11 wks • Prev: 61

58

(It Never Happens) In Real Life

Chuck Jackson

↑ 5

Peak: 46 • 7 wks • Prev: 63

59

Think Twice

Brook Benton

↓ 30

Peak: 11 • 12 wks • Prev: 29

60

A Dollar Down

The Limeliters

↑ 13

Peak: 60 • 3 wks • Prev: 73

61

(Love Theme From) One Eyed Jacks

Ferrante & Teicher

↓ 11

Peak: 37 • 7 wks • Prev: 50

62

Like, Long Hair

Paul Revere & The Raiders

↓ 14

Peak: 38 • 6 wks • Prev: 48

63

Peanut Butter

The Marathons

↑ 18

Peak: 20 • 12 wks • Prev: 81

64

Underwater

The Frogmen

↑ 4

Peak: 44 • 8 wks • Prev: 68

65

Shu Rah

Fats Domino

↓ 33

Peak: 32 • 7 wks • Prev: 32

66

Glory Of Love

The Roommates

↑ 1

Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 67

67

(Theme from) My Three Sons

Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra

↓ 10

Peak: 55 • 7 wks • Prev: 57

68

Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)

Carla Thomas

↓ 43

Peak: 10 • 14 wks • Prev: 25

69

What A Surprise

Johnny Maestro The Voice Of The Crests

↑ 15

Peak: 33 • 9 wks • Prev: 84

70

Be My Boy

Paris Sisters

↑ 10

Peak: 56 • 5 wks • Prev: 80

71

The Bilbao Song

Andy Williams

↑ 15

Peak: 37 • 10 wks • Prev: 86

72

The Touchables In Brooklyn

Dickie Goodman

↑ 6

Peak: 42 • 6 wks • Prev: 78

73

Hello Mary Lou

Ricky Nelson

★ NEW

Peak: 9 • 15 wks

74

Theme From Dixie

Duane Eddy

↓ 22

Peak: 39 • 7 wks • Prev: 52

75

Once Upon A Time

Rochell And The Candles With Johnny Wyatt

↓ 34

Peak: 26 • 13 wks • Prev: 41

76

Lullaby Of The Leaves

The Ventures

↑ 9

Peak: 69 • 5 wks • Prev: 85

77

Ain't It, Baby

The Miracles

↓ 28

Peak: 49 • 6 wks • Prev: 49

78

The Wayward Wind

Gogi Grant

↑ 4

Peak: 50 • 9 wks • Prev: 82

79

That's The Way With Love

Piero Soffici

↑ 4

Peak: 59 • 7 wks • Prev: 83

80

Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You)

Little Caesar and The Romans

★ NEW

Peak: 9 • 13 wks

81

Tossin' And Turnin'

Bobby Lewis

↑ 10

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 91

82

Shy Away

Jerry Fuller

↑ 11

Peak: 71 • 4 wks • Prev: 93

83

The Charanga

Merv Griffin

↓ 14

Peak: 69 • 4 wks • Prev: 69

84

Three Hearts In A Tangle

Roy Drusky

↑ 4

Peak: 35 • 16 wks • Prev: 88

85

Jura (I Swear I Love You)

Les Paul And Mary Ford

↑ 10

Peak: 37 • 10 wks • Prev: 95

86

Better Tell Him No

The Starlets

↑ 6

Peak: 38 • 16 wks • Prev: 92

87

I'm A Fool To Care

Joe Barry

↑ 12

Peak: 24 • 12 wks • Prev: 99

88

Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It

Freddy Cannon

★ NEW

Peak: 51 • 8 wks

89

Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)

The Coasters

↑ 7

Peak: 23 • 12 wks • Prev: 96

90

Raindrops

Dee Clark

★ NEW

Peak: 2 • 16 wks

91

(A Ship Will Come) Ein Schiff Wird Kommen

Lale Anderson

↑ 6

Peak: 88 • 4 wks • Prev: 97

92

Big Big World

Johnny Burnette

★ NEW

Peak: 58 • 7 wks

93

You're Gonna Need Magic

Roy Hamilton

★ NEW

Peak: 80 • 3 wks

94

Count Every Star

Donnie and The Dreamers

★ NEW

Peak: 35 • 10 wks

95

Moody River

Pat Boone

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 15 wks

96

Halfway To Paradise

Tony Orlando

★ NEW

Peak: 39 • 8 wks

97

A Cross Stands Alone

Jimmy Witter

★ NEW

Peak: 89 • 4 wks

98

Nobody Cares (about me)

Jeanette (Baby) Washington

↑ 2

Peak: 60 • 9 wks • Prev: 100

99

Kissin Game

Dion

★ NEW

Peak: 82 • 3 wks

100

Rama Lama Ding Dong

The Edsels

★ NEW

Peak: 21 • 11 wks

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