POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 21, 1961
1

Tossin' And Turnin'

Bobby Lewis

—

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 1

2

Wooden Heart

Joe Dowell

↑ 3

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 5

3

Michael

The Highwaymen

↑ 3

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 6

4

Last Night

Mar-Keys

↓ 1

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 3

5

I Like It Like That, Part 1

Chris Kenner

↓ 3

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 2

6

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

Ral Donner

↑ 5

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 11

7

Pretty Little Angel Eyes

Curtis Lee

—

Peak: 7 • 11 wks • Prev: 7

8

Dum Dum

Brenda Lee

↓ 4

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 4

9

Let's Twist Again

Chubby Checker

↓ 1

Peak: 8 • 23 wks • Prev: 8

10

School Is Out

Gary U.S. Bonds

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Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 10

11

Don't Bet Money Honey

Linda Scott

↑ 5

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 16

12

Hurt

Timi Yuro

↑ 3

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 15

13

Together

Connie Francis

↓ 4

Peak: 6 • 11 wks • Prev: 9

14

As If I Didn't Know

Adam Wade

↑ 7

Peak: 10 • 10 wks • Prev: 21

15

Let The Four Winds Blow

Fats Domino

↑ 2

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 17

16

I Fall To Pieces

Patsy Cline

↑ 8

Peak: 12 • 20 wks • Prev: 24

17

I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door

Eddie Hodges

↑ 5

Peak: 12 • 13 wks • Prev: 22

18

I'll Be There

Damita Jo

↓ 6

Peak: 12 • 9 wks • Prev: 12

19

Never On Sunday

The Chordettes

↓ 6

Peak: 13 • 12 wks • Prev: 13

20

Hats Off To Larry

Del Shannon

↓ 6

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 14

21

My True Story

The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra

↑ 11

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 32

22

One Summer Night

The Diamonds

↑ 3

Peak: 22 • 9 wks • Prev: 25

23

My Kind Of Girl

Matt Monro

↓ 5

Peak: 18 • 14 wks • Prev: 18

24

I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven

Tex Ritter

↑ 9

Peak: 20 • 12 wks • Prev: 33

25

I'm A Telling You

Jerry Butler

↑ 1

Peak: 25 • 8 wks • Prev: 26

26

Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night)

Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group

↑ 14

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 40

27

Quarter To Three

U.S. Bonds

↓ 8

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 19

28

The Boll Weevil Song

Brook Benton

↓ 8

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 20

29

Right Or Wrong

Wanda Jackson

↑ 9

Peak: 29 • 11 wks • Prev: 38

30

Quite A Party

The Fireballs

↓ 3

Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 27

31

Take Good Care Of My Baby

Bobby Vee

↑ 10

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 41

32

Princess

Frank Gari

↑ 4

Peak: 30 • 10 wks • Prev: 36

33

Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)

Barry Mann

↑ 11

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 44

34

I'll Never Smile Again

The Platters

↑ 15

Peak: 25 • 8 wks • Prev: 49

35

I Don't Want To Take A Chance

Mary Wells

↑ 7

Peak: 33 • 9 wks • Prev: 42

36

Sea Of Heartbreak

Don Gibson

↑ 3

Peak: 21 • 14 wks • Prev: 39

37

I Just Don't Understand

Ann-Margret

↑ 6

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 43

38

Runaround

The Regents

↓ 10

Peak: 28 • 7 wks • Prev: 28

39

Cupid

Sam Cooke

↓ 16

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 23

40

Amor

Ben E. King

↑ 8

Peak: 18 • 10 wks • Prev: 48

41

A Thing Of The Past

The Shirelles

↑ 5

Peak: 41 • 8 wks • Prev: 46

42

The Mountain's High

Dick and DeeDee

↑ 26

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 68

43

Nag

The Halos

↑ 11

Peak: 25 • 11 wks • Prev: 54

44

Without You

Johnny Tillotson

↑ 17

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 61

45

Don't Cry, Baby

Etta James

↑ 7

Peak: 39 • 7 wks • Prev: 52

46

When We Get Married

The Dreamlovers

↑ 30

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 76

47

Starlight, Starbright

Linda Scott

↑ 6

Peak: 44 • 7 wks • Prev: 53

48

A Little Bit Of Soap

The Jarmels

↑ 19

Peak: 12 • 10 wks • Prev: 67

49

Crying

Roy Orbison

↑ 22

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 71

50

Please Stay

The Drifters

↓ 20

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 30

51

San Antonio Rose

Floyd Cramer

↓ 22

Peak: 8 • 12 wks • Prev: 29

52

A Tear

Gene McDaniels

↓ 21

Peak: 31 • 8 wks • Prev: 31

53

Transistor Sister

Freddy Cannon

↑ 9

Peak: 35 • 8 wks • Prev: 62

54

Hully Gully Again

Little Caesar and The Romans

↑ 25

Peak: 54 • 4 wks • Prev: 79

55

Let Me Belong To You

Brian Hyland

↑ 10

Peak: 20 • 11 wks • Prev: 65

56

It's Gonna Work Out Fine

Ike & Tina Turner

↑ 8

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 64

57

Lover's Island

The Blue Jays

↑ 16

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 73

58

Water Boy

Don Shirley Trio

↑ 8

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 66

59

Missing You

Ray Peterson

↑ 4

Peak: 29 • 15 wks • Prev: 63

59

Mexico

Bob Moore and His Orch.

↑ 32

Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 91

60

Candy Man

Roy Orbison

↑ 9

Peak: 25 • 14 wks • Prev: 69

61

Little Sister

Elvis Presley

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 13 wks

62

I Never Knew

Clyde McPhatter

↓ 6

Peak: 56 • 5 wks • Prev: 56

63

The Charleston

Ernie Fields

↓ 16

Peak: 47 • 10 wks • Prev: 47

64

Tears On My Pillow

The McGuire Sisters

↓ 5

Peak: 59 • 5 wks • Prev: 59

65

Time Was

The Flamingos

↓ 20

Peak: 45 • 8 wks • Prev: 45

66

Teardrops In My Heart

Joe Barry

↑ 11

Peak: 63 • 5 wks • Prev: 77

67

Now And Forever

Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra

↑ 14

Peak: 48 • 7 wks • Prev: 81

68

San-Ho-Zay

Freddy King

↑ 16

Peak: 47 • 5 wks • Prev: 84

70

Lonely Street

Clarence Henry

↑ 2

Peak: 57 • 6 wks • Prev: 72

71

Magic Moon (Clair De Lune)

The Rays

↑ 17

Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 88

72

Back Beat No. 1

The Rondels

↑ 11

Peak: 66 • 4 wks • Prev: 83

73

Bless You

Tony Orlando

↑ 14

Peak: 15 • 12 wks • Prev: 87

74

Nothing But Good

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters

★ NEW

Peak: 49 • 3 wks

75

Frankie And Johnny

Brook Benton

★ NEW

Peak: 20 • 8 wks

76

Big Cold Wind

Pat Boone

★ NEW

Peak: 19 • 9 wks

77

What A Sweet Thing That Was

The Shirelles

↓ 7

Peak: 54 • 6 wks • Prev: 70

78

More Money For You And Me

The Four Preps

↑ 20

Peak: 17 • 11 wks • Prev: 98

80

Summer Souvenirs

Karl Hammel, Jr.

↑ 5

Peak: 68 • 8 wks • Prev: 85

81

Roll Over Beethoven

The Velaires

↑ 11

Peak: 51 • 7 wks • Prev: 92

82

Every Breath I Take

Gene Pitney

↑ 8

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 90

83

Music, Music, Music

The Sensations Featuring Yvonne

↑ 12

Peak: 54 • 8 wks • Prev: 95

84

Well-A, Well-A

Shirley & Lee

↑ 9

Peak: 77 • 6 wks • Prev: 93

85

Peanuts

Rick And The Keens

↓ 25

Peak: 60 • 8 wks • Prev: 60

86

Pitter-Patter

The Four Sportsmen

↑ 14

Peak: 76 • 5 wks • Prev: 100

87

Mr. Happiness

Johnny Maestro with The Coeds

↓ 30

Peak: 57 • 5 wks • Prev: 57

88

Baby You're So Fine

Mickey & Sylvia

★ NEW

Peak: 52 • 6 wks

89

Starlight

The Preludes Five

↑ 7

Peak: 80 • 5 wks • Prev: 96

90

Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant T

Ray Stevens

★ NEW

Peak: 35 • 6 wks

91

Years From Now

Jackie Wilson

★ NEW

Peak: 37 • 6 wks

92

Black Land Farmer

Wink Martindale

★ NEW

Peak: 85 • 2 wks

93

My Heart's On Fire

Billy Bland

↑ 4

Peak: 90 • 4 wks • Prev: 97

94

Baby, You're Right

James Brown And The Famous Flames

★ NEW

Peak: 49 • 4 wks

95

I Wake Up Crying

Chuck Jackson

★ NEW

Peak: 59 • 8 wks

96

Girls Girls Girls (Part II)

The Coasters

↑ 3

Peak: 96 • 2 wks • Prev: 99

97

Keep On Dancing

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters

★ NEW

Peak: 66 • 5 wks

98

Don't Forget I Love You

The Butanes

★ NEW

Peak: 96 • 3 wks

99

Wizard Of Love

The Ly - Dells

★ NEW

Peak: 54 • 6 wks

100

Donald Where's Your Troosers?

Andy Stewart

★ NEW

Peak: 77 • 4 wks

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