POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 29, 1961
1

Travelin' Man

Ricky Nelson

↑ 4

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 5

2

Daddy's Home

Shep And The Limelites

↑ 1

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 3

3

Running Scared

Roy Orbison

↑ 4

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 7

4

Mama Said

The Shirelles

↑ 2

Peak: 4 • 11 wks • Prev: 6

5

Mother-In-Law

Ernie K-Doe

↓ 4

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 1

6

Runaway

Del Shannon

↓ 4

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 2

7

Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart

Connie Francis

↑ 1

Peak: 7 • 10 wks • Prev: 8

8

A Hundred Pounds Of Clay

Gene McDaniels

↓ 4

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 4

9

I Feel So Bad

Elvis Presley

↑ 8

Peak: 5 • 9 wks • Prev: 17

10

Tragedy

The Fleetwoods

↑ 6

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 16

11

Little Devil

Neil Sedaka

↑ 4

Peak: 11 • 9 wks • Prev: 15

12

Hello Walls

Faron Young

↑ 6

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 18

13

Stand By Me

Ben E. King

↑ 15

Peak: 4 • 35 wks • Prev: 28

14

Moody River

Pat Boone

↑ 17

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 31

15

Raindrops

Dee Clark

↑ 23

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 38

16

Hello Mary Lou

Ricky Nelson

↓ 7

Peak: 9 • 15 wks • Prev: 9

17

I've Told Every Little Star

Linda Scott

↓ 7

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 10

18

Portrait Of My Love

Steve Lawrence

↓ 5

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 13

19

Girl Of My Best Friend

Ral Donner

↑ 3

Peak: 19 • 11 wks • Prev: 22

20

Barbara-Ann

The Regents

↑ 15

Peak: 13 • 10 wks • Prev: 35

21

That Old Black Magic

Bobby Rydell

↑ 4

Peak: 21 • 8 wks • Prev: 25

22

You Can Depend On Me

Brenda Lee

↓ 11

Peak: 6 • 12 wks • Prev: 11

23

Tonight I Fell In Love

The Tokens

↓ 4

Peak: 15 • 14 wks • Prev: 19

24

Lullaby Of Love

Frank Gari

↑ 9

Peak: 23 • 12 wks • Prev: 33

25

You Always Hurt The One You Love

Clarence Henry

↑ 23

Peak: 12 • 10 wks • Prev: 48

26

Blue Moon

The Marcels

↓ 14

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 12

27

Just For Old Time's Sake

The McGuire Sisters

↓ 6

Peak: 20 • 14 wks • Prev: 21

28

Take Good Care Of Her

Adam Wade

↓ 14

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 14

29

Triangle

Janie Grant

↑ 5

Peak: 29 • 13 wks • Prev: 34

30

Peanut Butter

The Marathons

↑ 6

Peak: 20 • 12 wks • Prev: 36

31

Bonanza

Al Caiola And His Orchestra

↓ 11

Peak: 19 • 10 wks • Prev: 20

32

The Writing On The Wall

Adam Wade

↑ 24

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 56

33

Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You)

Little Caesar and The Romans

↑ 13

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 46

34

Tossin' And Turnin'

Bobby Lewis

↑ 10

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 44

35

I'm A Fool To Care

Joe Barry

↑ 10

Peak: 24 • 12 wks • Prev: 45

36

What A Surprise

Johnny Maestro The Voice Of The Crests

↑ 3

Peak: 33 • 9 wks • Prev: 39

37

Exodus

Eddie Harris

↑ 4

Peak: 36 • 11 wks • Prev: 41

38

Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)

The Coasters

↑ 19

Peak: 23 • 12 wks • Prev: 57

39

But I Do

Clarence Henry

↓ 15

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 24

40

Halfway To Paradise

Tony Orlando

↑ 25

Peak: 39 • 8 wks • Prev: 65

41

Rama Lama Ding Dong

The Edsels

↑ 2

Peak: 21 • 11 wks • Prev: 43

42

The Boll Weevil Song

Brook Benton

↑ 29

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 71

43

Every Beat Of My Heart

Pips

↑ 20

Peak: 6 • 13 wks • Prev: 63

44

The Bilbao Song

Andy Williams

↑ 15

Peak: 37 • 10 wks • Prev: 59

45

Never On Sunday

Don Costa And His Orchestra And Chorus

↑ 7

Peak: 19 • 26 wks • Prev: 52

46

(Dance The) Mess Around

Chubby Checker

↓ 14

Peak: 24 • 7 wks • Prev: 32

47

Flaming Star

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↓ 20

Peak: 14 • 7 wks • Prev: 27

48

Some Kind Of Wonderful

The Drifters

↓ 11

Peak: 32 • 11 wks • Prev: 37

49

Glory Of Love

The Roommates

↑ 4

Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 53

50

You'd Better Come Home

Russell Byrd

↑ 5

Peak: 50 • 5 wks • Prev: 55

51

In My Heart

The Timetones

↑ 9

Peak: 51 • 5 wks • Prev: 60

52

Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It

Freddy Cannon

↑ 2

Peak: 51 • 8 wks • Prev: 54

53

Count Every Star

Donnie and The Dreamers

↑ 5

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 58

54

Better Tell Him No

The Starlets

↑ 10

Peak: 38 • 16 wks • Prev: 64

55

The Wayward Wind

Gogi Grant

↑ 7

Peak: 50 • 9 wks • Prev: 62

56

One Mint Julep

Ray Charles

↓ 30

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 26

57

Every Beat Of My Heart

Gladys Knight And The Pips

↑ 10

Peak: 45 • 7 wks • Prev: 67

58

Big Big World

Johnny Burnette

↑ 8

Peak: 58 • 7 wks • Prev: 66

59

That's The Way With Love

Piero Soffici

↑ 2

Peak: 59 • 7 wks • Prev: 61

60

Bumble Boogie

B. Bumble & The Stingers

↓ 30

Peak: 21 • 10 wks • Prev: 30

61

Funny

Maxine Brown

↓ 32

Peak: 25 • 10 wks • Prev: 29

62

A Love Of My Own

Carla Thomas

↑ 6

Peak: 56 • 6 wks • Prev: 68

63

On The Rebound

Floyd Cramer

↓ 40

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 23

64

It Keeps Rainin'

Fats Domino

↑ 9

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 73

65

Quarter To Three

U.S. Bonds

↑ 34

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 99

66

Three Hearts In A Tangle

Roy Drusky

↑ 4

Peak: 35 • 16 wks • Prev: 70

67

Dance On Little Girl

Paul Anka

★ NEW

Peak: 10 • 10 wks

68

Tell Me Why

The Belmonts

↑ 13

Peak: 18 • 11 wks • Prev: 81

69

I Don't Mind

James Brown And The Famous Flames

↑ 8

Peak: 47 • 8 wks • Prev: 77

70

Anna

Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar

↑ 12

Peak: 54 • 6 wks • Prev: 82

71

Yellow Bird

Arthur Lyman Group

★ NEW

Peak: 4 • 12 wks

72

The Touchables In Brooklyn

Dickie Goodman

↓ 30

Peak: 42 • 6 wks • Prev: 42

73

(I've Got) Spring Fever

Little Willie John

↑ 1

Peak: 71 • 5 wks • Prev: 74

74

Miss Fine

The New Yorkers

↑ 2

Peak: 69 • 5 wks • Prev: 76

75

Milord

Teresa Brewer

↑ 8

Peak: 74 • 4 wks • Prev: 83

76

Son-In-Law

Louise Brown

↑ 4

Peak: 76 • 5 wks • Prev: 80

77

How Many Tears

Bobby Vee

★ NEW

Peak: 63 • 4 wks

78

Heart And Soul

The Cleftones

↑ 20

Peak: 18 • 10 wks • Prev: 98

79

Son-In-Law

The Blossoms

↑ 5

Peak: 79 • 4 wks • Prev: 84

80

My Kind Of Girl

Matt Monro

★ NEW

Peak: 18 • 14 wks

81

Ronnie

Marcy Joe

↑ 11

Peak: 81 • 3 wks • Prev: 92

82

Nobody Cares (about me)

Jeanette (Baby) Washington

↑ 15

Peak: 60 • 9 wks • Prev: 97

83

Jimmy Martinez

Marty Robbins

★ NEW

Peak: 51 • 5 wks

84

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

Paul Peek

↑ 2

Peak: 84 • 3 wks • Prev: 86

85

Driving Wheel

Junior Parker

↑ 15

Peak: 85 • 2 wks • Prev: 100

86

I Like It Like That, Part 1

Chris Kenner

★ NEW

Peak: 2 • 17 wks

87

Rainin' In My Heart

Slim Harpo

★ NEW

Peak: 34 • 8 wks

88

I Fall To Pieces

Patsy Cline

↑ 8

Peak: 12 • 20 wks • Prev: 96

89

Who Else But You

Frankie Avalon

★ NEW

Peak: 82 • 2 wks

90

Summertime

The Marcels

★ NEW

Peak: 78 • 3 wks

91

Lonesome Whistle Blues

Freddy King

↑ 3

Peak: 88 • 4 wks • Prev: 94

92

The Girl's A Devil

The Dukays

↑ 3

Peak: 64 • 13 wks • Prev: 95

93

Big Boss Man

Jimmy Reed

★ NEW

Peak: 78 • 3 wks

94

Temptation

The Everly Brothers

★ NEW

Peak: 27 • 6 wks

95

Sacred

The Castells

★ NEW

Peak: 20 • 12 wks

96

Tonight (Could Be The Night)

The Velvets featuring Virgil Johnson

★ NEW

Peak: 26 • 9 wks

97

Here's My Confession

Wyatt (Earp) McPherson

★ NEW

Peak: 97 • 2 wks

98

Ring Of Fire

Duane Eddy

★ NEW

Peak: 84 • 3 wks

99

Jura (I Swear I Love You)

Les Paul And Mary Ford

★ NEW

Peak: 37 • 10 wks

100

A Little Feeling (Called Love)

Jack Scott

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 2 wks

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