POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 17, 1961
1

Tossin' And Turnin'

Bobby Lewis

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Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 1

2

The Boll Weevil Song

Brook Benton

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Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 2

3

Quarter To Three

U.S. Bonds

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Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 3

4

Raindrops

Dee Clark

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Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 4

5

Yellow Bird

Arthur Lyman Group

↑ 3

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 8

6

Hats Off To Larry

Del Shannon

↑ 3

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 9

7

Every Beat Of My Heart

Pips

↓ 1

Peak: 6 • 13 wks • Prev: 6

8

San Antonio Rose

Floyd Cramer

↑ 3

Peak: 8 • 12 wks • Prev: 11

9

I Like It Like That, Part 1

Chris Kenner

↑ 5

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 14

10

Dum Dum

Brenda Lee

↑ 3

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 13

11

Dance On Little Girl

Paul Anka

↓ 1

Peak: 10 • 10 wks • Prev: 10

12

Moody River

Pat Boone

↓ 5

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 7

13

The Writing On The Wall

Adam Wade

↓ 8

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 5

14

Together

Connie Francis

↑ 6

Peak: 6 • 11 wks • Prev: 20

15

Let's Twist Again

Chubby Checker

↑ 12

Peak: 8 • 23 wks • Prev: 27

16

Please Stay

The Drifters

↑ 1

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 17

17

Travelin' Man

Ricky Nelson

↓ 5

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 12

18

Tell Me Why

The Belmonts

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Peak: 18 • 11 wks • Prev: 18

19

Never On Sunday

The Chordettes

↑ 5

Peak: 13 • 12 wks • Prev: 24

20

Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You)

Little Caesar and The Romans

↓ 5

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 15

21

I'm Comin' On On Back To You

Jackie Wilson

↓ 2

Peak: 19 • 8 wks • Prev: 19

22

My Kind Of Girl

Matt Monro

↑ 10

Peak: 18 • 14 wks • Prev: 32

23

Stand By Me

Ben E. King

↓ 7

Peak: 4 • 35 wks • Prev: 16

24

Running Scared

Roy Orbison

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 22

25

Hello Mary Lou

Ricky Nelson

↓ 4

Peak: 9 • 15 wks • Prev: 21

26

Tonight (Could Be The Night)

The Velvets featuring Virgil Johnson

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Peak: 26 • 9 wks • Prev: 26

27

Cupid

Sam Cooke

↑ 1

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 28

28

It Keeps Rainin'

Fats Domino

↓ 5

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 23

29

Sacred

The Castells

↑ 2

Peak: 20 • 12 wks • Prev: 31

30

Last Night

Mar-Keys

↑ 13

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 43

31

Heart And Soul

Jan & Dean

↑ 2

Peak: 25 • 7 wks • Prev: 33

32

The Fish

Bobby Rydell

↑ 5

Peak: 25 • 7 wks • Prev: 37

33

The Switch-A-Roo

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters

↑ 8

Peak: 26 • 7 wks • Prev: 41

34

Rainin' In My Heart

Slim Harpo

↑ 2

Peak: 34 • 8 wks • Prev: 36

35

Wooden Heart

Joe Dowell

↑ 20

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 55

36

Pretty Little Angel Eyes

Curtis Lee

↑ 10

Peak: 7 • 11 wks • Prev: 46

37

That's What Girls Are Made For

The Spinners

↑ 8

Peak: 27 • 8 wks • Prev: 45

38

Sea Of Heartbreak

Don Gibson

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Peak: 21 • 14 wks • Prev: 38

39

I'll Be There

Damita Jo

↑ 18

Peak: 12 • 9 wks • Prev: 57

40

Ole Buttermilk Sky

Bill Black's Combo

↓ 15

Peak: 25 • 8 wks • Prev: 25

41

Heart And Soul

The Cleftones

↓ 11

Peak: 18 • 10 wks • Prev: 30

42

Should I

The String-A-Longs

↑ 7

Peak: 42 • 9 wks • Prev: 49

43

You Can't Sit Down Part 2

Philip Upchurch Combo

↓ 14

Peak: 29 • 8 wks • Prev: 29

44

The Graduation Song... Pomp And Circumstance

Adrian Kimberly

↓ 10

Peak: 34 • 5 wks • Prev: 34

45

Three Hearts In A Tangle

Roy Drusky

↑ 8

Peak: 35 • 16 wks • Prev: 53

46

You'll Answer To Me

Patti Page

↑ 1

Peak: 46 • 6 wks • Prev: 47

47

You Always Hurt The One You Love

Clarence Henry

↓ 12

Peak: 12 • 10 wks • Prev: 35

48

Nature Boy

Bobby Darin

↓ 8

Peak: 40 • 6 wks • Prev: 40

49

Don't Bet Money Honey

Linda Scott

↑ 17

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 66

50

No, No, No

The Chanters

↑ 11

Peak: 41 • 9 wks • Prev: 61

51

I Fall To Pieces

Patsy Cline

↓ 7

Peak: 12 • 20 wks • Prev: 44

52

Quite A Party

The Fireballs

↑ 10

Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 62

53

Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta

Ernie K-Doe

↑ 7

Peak: 53 • 5 wks • Prev: 60

54

I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door

Eddie Hodges

↑ 9

Peak: 12 • 13 wks • Prev: 63

55

Hello Walls

Faron Young

↓ 16

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 39

56

A Tear

Gene McDaniels

↑ 12

Peak: 31 • 8 wks • Prev: 68

57

You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)

Ral Donner

↑ 26

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 83

58

My True Story

The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra

↑ 19

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 77

59

Mom And Dad's Waltz

Patti Page

↓ 1

Peak: 58 • 6 wks • Prev: 58

60

Bobby

Neil Scott

↑ 5

Peak: 58 • 8 wks • Prev: 65

61

Time Was

The Flamingos

↑ 8

Peak: 45 • 8 wks • Prev: 69

62

Better Tell Him No

The Starlets

↓ 12

Peak: 38 • 16 wks • Prev: 50

63

I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven

Tex Ritter

↑ 4

Peak: 20 • 12 wks • Prev: 67

64

Granada

Frank Sinatra

↑ 10

Peak: 64 • 4 wks • Prev: 74

65

One Summer Night

The Diamonds

↑ 29

Peak: 22 • 9 wks • Prev: 94

66

Princess

Frank Gari

↑ 12

Peak: 30 • 10 wks • Prev: 78

67

The Charleston

Ernie Fields

↑ 8

Peak: 47 • 10 wks • Prev: 75

68

The Girl's A Devil

The Dukays

↓ 4

Peak: 64 • 13 wks • Prev: 64

69

Michael

The Highwaymen

↑ 31

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 100

70

Watch Your Step

Bobby Parker

↓ 19

Peak: 51 • 6 wks • Prev: 51

71

Peanuts

Rick And The Keens

↑ 2

Peak: 60 • 8 wks • Prev: 73

72

Mighty Good Lovin'

The Miracles

↑ 19

Peak: 51 • 6 wks • Prev: 91

73

Ready For Your Love

Shep And The Limelites

↑ 6

Peak: 42 • 5 wks • Prev: 79

74

Never On Sunday

Don Costa And His Orchestra And Chorus

↓ 15

Peak: 19 • 26 wks • Prev: 59

75

Barbara-Ann

The Regents

↓ 33

Peak: 13 • 10 wks • Prev: 42

76

Eventually

Brenda Lee

↓ 20

Peak: 56 • 3 wks • Prev: 56

77

Tender Years

George Jones

↑ 4

Peak: 76 • 4 wks • Prev: 81

78

Joanie

Frankie Calen

↑ 2

Peak: 78 • 6 wks • Prev: 80

79

Runaround

The Regents

↑ 9

Peak: 28 • 7 wks • Prev: 88

80

I've Got News For You

Ray Charles

↓ 8

Peak: 66 • 5 wks • Prev: 72

81

Take A Fool's Advice

Nat King Cole

↑ 6

Peak: 71 • 7 wks • Prev: 87

82

My Memories Of You

Donnie and The Dreamers

★ NEW

Peak: 79 • 3 wks

83

Nag

The Halos

★ NEW

Peak: 25 • 11 wks

84

Too Many Rules

Connie Francis

★ NEW

Peak: 72 • 2 wks

85

La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life)

Ray Ellis And His Orchestra

↑ 5

Peak: 81 • 5 wks • Prev: 90

86

Black Land Farmer

Frankie Miller

↑ 11

Peak: 82 • 4 wks • Prev: 97

87

What A Sweet Thing That Was

The Shirelles

★ NEW

Peak: 54 • 6 wks

88

Fool That I Am

Etta James

↓ 34

Peak: 50 • 6 wks • Prev: 54

89

What Would You Do?

Jim Reeves

↑ 10

Peak: 73 • 5 wks • Prev: 99

90

The Astronaut (Parts 1 & 2)

Jose Jimenez

↑ 3

Peak: 19 • 11 wks • Prev: 93

91

Wishin' On A Rainbow

Phill Wilson

↑ 4

Peak: 91 • 2 wks • Prev: 95

92

A Thing Of The Past

The Shirelles

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Peak: 41 • 8 wks • Prev: 92

93

Water Boy

Don Shirley Trio

★ NEW

Peak: 40 • 14 wks

94

Big River, Big Man

Claude King

★ NEW

Peak: 82 • 5 wks

95

If

The Paragons

★ NEW

Peak: 82 • 5 wks

96

Starlight, Starbright

Linda Scott

★ NEW

Peak: 44 • 7 wks

97

My Claire De Lune

Steve Lawrence

★ NEW

Peak: 68 • 5 wks

98

I Don't Want To Take A Chance

Mary Wells

★ NEW

Peak: 33 • 9 wks

99

Drivin' Home

Duane Eddy And The Rebels

★ NEW

Peak: 87 • 2 wks

100

Now You Know

Little Willie John

★ NEW

Peak: 93 • 3 wks

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