POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 15, 1961
1

Runaway

Del Shannon

—

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 1

2

Mother-In-Law

Ernie K-Doe

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Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 2

3

A Hundred Pounds Of Clay

Gene McDaniels

—

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 3

4

I've Told Every Little Star

Linda Scott

—

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 4

5

Daddy's Home

Shep And The Limelites

↑ 7

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 12

6

You Can Depend On Me

Brenda Lee

—

Peak: 6 • 12 wks • Prev: 6

7

Blue Moon

The Marcels

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 5

8

Travelin' Man

Ricky Nelson

↑ 10

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 18

9

Mama Said

The Shirelles

↑ 5

Peak: 4 • 11 wks • Prev: 14

10

Take Good Care Of Her

Adam Wade

↓ 3

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 7

11

Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart

Connie Francis

↑ 2

Peak: 7 • 10 wks • Prev: 13

12

Portrait Of My Love

Steve Lawrence

↓ 3

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 9

13

One Mint Julep

Ray Charles

↓ 5

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 8

14

Flaming Star

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↑ 2

Peak: 14 • 7 wks • Prev: 16

15

Hello Mary Lou

Ricky Nelson

↑ 12

Peak: 9 • 15 wks • Prev: 27

16

Running Scared

Roy Orbison

↑ 3

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 19

17

On The Rebound

Floyd Cramer

↓ 7

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 10

18

Tonight I Fell In Love

The Tokens

↓ 3

Peak: 15 • 14 wks • Prev: 15

19

Bonanza

Al Caiola And His Orchestra

↑ 4

Peak: 19 • 10 wks • Prev: 23

20

Just For Old Time's Sake

The McGuire Sisters

↑ 2

Peak: 20 • 14 wks • Prev: 22

21

But I Do

Clarence Henry

↓ 10

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 11

22

Tragedy

The Fleetwoods

↑ 9

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 31

23

Little Devil

Neil Sedaka

↑ 11

Peak: 11 • 9 wks • Prev: 34

24

Girl Of My Best Friend

Ral Donner

↑ 2

Peak: 19 • 11 wks • Prev: 26

25

Funny

Maxine Brown

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Peak: 25 • 10 wks • Prev: 25

26

Hello Walls

Faron Young

↑ 3

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 29

27

(Dance The) Mess Around

Chubby Checker

↓ 3

Peak: 24 • 7 wks • Prev: 24

28

Bumble Boogie

B. Bumble & The Stingers

↓ 7

Peak: 21 • 10 wks • Prev: 21

29

Baby Blue

The Echoes

↓ 9

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 20

30

Tonight My Love, Tonight

Paul Anka

↓ 13

Peak: 13 • 11 wks • Prev: 17

31

That Old Black Magic

Bobby Rydell

↑ 7

Peak: 21 • 8 wks • Prev: 38

32

Some Kind Of Wonderful

The Drifters

↑ 4

Peak: 32 • 11 wks • Prev: 36

33

The Continental Walk

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters

↑ 2

Peak: 33 • 8 wks • Prev: 35

34

What'd I Say

Jerry Lee Lewis And His Pumping Piano

↓ 4

Peak: 30 • 8 wks • Prev: 30

35

Lullaby Of Love

Frank Gari

↑ 8

Peak: 23 • 12 wks • Prev: 43

36

Triangle

Janie Grant

↑ 12

Peak: 29 • 13 wks • Prev: 48

37

Asia Minor

Kokomo

↓ 9

Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 28

38

I'm In The Mood For Love

The Chimes

↑ 9

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 47

39

Apache

Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar

↓ 7

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 32

40

Saved

LaVern Baker

↓ 3

Peak: 37 • 7 wks • Prev: 37

41

Stand By Me

Ben E. King

↑ 34

Peak: 4 • 35 wks • Prev: 75

42

What A Surprise

Johnny Maestro The Voice Of The Crests

↑ 14

Peak: 33 • 9 wks • Prev: 56

43

I Feel So Bad

Elvis Presley

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 9 wks

44

Exodus

Eddie Harris

↑ 2

Peak: 36 • 11 wks • Prev: 46

45

The Touchables In Brooklyn

Dickie Goodman

↑ 5

Peak: 42 • 6 wks • Prev: 50

46

(It Never Happens) In Real Life

Chuck Jackson

↑ 6

Peak: 46 • 7 wks • Prev: 52

47

Good, Good Lovin'

Chubby Checker

↓ 2

Peak: 43 • 6 wks • Prev: 45

48

Peanut Butter

The Marathons

↑ 3

Peak: 20 • 12 wks • Prev: 51

49

Underwater

The Frogmen

↓ 5

Peak: 44 • 8 wks • Prev: 44

50

Please Love Me Forever

Cathy Jean and The Roommates

↓ 17

Peak: 12 • 12 wks • Prev: 33

51

Raindrops

Dee Clark

↑ 11

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 62

52

I'm A Fool To Care

Joe Barry

↑ 5

Peak: 24 • 12 wks • Prev: 57

53

Glory Of Love

The Roommates

↑ 2

Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 55

54

Moody River

Pat Boone

↑ 20

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 74

55

Tossin' And Turnin'

Bobby Lewis

↑ 11

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 66

56

Be My Boy

Paris Sisters

↑ 2

Peak: 56 • 5 wks • Prev: 58

57

Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You)

Little Caesar and The Romans

↑ 3

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 60

58

Rama Lama Ding Dong

The Edsels

↑ 37

Peak: 21 • 11 wks • Prev: 95

59

Barbara-Ann

The Regents

★ NEW

Peak: 13 • 10 wks

60

Foolin' Around

Kay Starr

↓ 11

Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 49

61

Never On Sunday

Don Costa And His Orchestra And Chorus

↑ 18

Peak: 19 • 26 wks • Prev: 79

62

Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It

Freddy Cannon

↑ 5

Peak: 51 • 8 wks • Prev: 67

63

The Bilbao Song

Andy Williams

↓ 2

Peak: 37 • 10 wks • Prev: 61

64

That's The Way With Love

Piero Soffici

↑ 4

Peak: 59 • 7 wks • Prev: 68

65

You'd Better Come Home

Russell Byrd

↑ 21

Peak: 50 • 5 wks • Prev: 86

66

African Waltz

Cannonball Adderley Orchestra

↓ 25

Peak: 41 • 6 wks • Prev: 41

67

The Wayward Wind

Gogi Grant

↑ 10

Peak: 50 • 9 wks • Prev: 77

68

Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)

The Coasters

↑ 8

Peak: 23 • 12 wks • Prev: 76

69

Lullaby Of The Leaves

The Ventures

↑ 3

Peak: 69 • 5 wks • Prev: 72

70

Three Hearts In A Tangle

Roy Drusky

↑ 3

Peak: 35 • 16 wks • Prev: 73

71

A Love Of My Own

Carla Thomas

↑ 10

Peak: 56 • 6 wks • Prev: 81

72

Halfway To Paradise

Tony Orlando

↑ 6

Peak: 39 • 8 wks • Prev: 78

73

Big Big World

Johnny Burnette

↑ 11

Peak: 58 • 7 wks • Prev: 84

74

In My Heart

The Timetones

↑ 9

Peak: 51 • 5 wks • Prev: 83

75

Count Every Star

Donnie and The Dreamers

↑ 10

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 85

76

You Always Hurt The One You Love

Clarence Henry

★ NEW

Peak: 12 • 10 wks

77

The Writing On The Wall

Adam Wade

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 11 wks

78

(I've Got) Spring Fever

Little Willie John

★ NEW

Peak: 71 • 5 wks

79

Better Tell Him No

The Starlets

↑ 3

Peak: 38 • 16 wks • Prev: 82

80

Shy Away

Jerry Fuller

↓ 9

Peak: 71 • 4 wks • Prev: 71

81

Every Beat Of My Heart

Pips

★ NEW

Peak: 6 • 13 wks

82

Kissin Game

Dion

↑ 10

Peak: 82 • 3 wks • Prev: 92

83

Every Beat Of My Heart

Gladys Knight And The Pips

★ NEW

Peak: 45 • 7 wks

84

In Between Tears

Lenny Miles

↑ 5

Peak: 84 • 2 wks • Prev: 89

85

I Don't Mind

James Brown And The Famous Flames

★ NEW

Peak: 47 • 8 wks

86

Son-In-Law

The Blossoms

↑ 11

Peak: 79 • 4 wks • Prev: 97

87

Miss Fine

The New Yorkers

★ NEW

Peak: 69 • 5 wks

88

Son-In-Law

Louise Brown

↑ 12

Peak: 76 • 5 wks • Prev: 100

89

A Cross Stands Alone

Jimmy Witter

↑ 7

Peak: 89 • 4 wks • Prev: 96

90

The Boll Weevil Song

Brook Benton

★ NEW

Peak: 2 • 16 wks

91

I Can't Do It By Myself

Anita Bryant

★ NEW

Peak: 87 • 2 wks

92

You're Gonna Need Magic

Roy Hamilton

↓ 12

Peak: 80 • 3 wks • Prev: 80

93

Our Love Is Here To Stay

Dinah Washington

↑ 6

Peak: 89 • 3 wks • Prev: 99

94

It Keeps Rainin'

Fats Domino

★ NEW

Peak: 23 • 11 wks

95

For Your Love

The Wanderers

★ NEW

Peak: 93 • 2 wks

96

What Will I Tell My Heart

The Harptones

↑ 2

Peak: 96 • 2 wks • Prev: 98

97

(A Ship Will Come) Ein Schiff Wird Kommen

Lale Anderson

↓ 9

Peak: 88 • 4 wks • Prev: 88

98

Brother-In-Law (He's A Moocher)

Paul Peek

★ NEW

Peak: 84 • 3 wks

99

The Girl's A Devil

The Dukays

★ NEW

Peak: 64 • 13 wks

100

Here's My Confession

Wyatt (Earp) McPherson

★ NEW

Peak: 97 • 2 wks

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