POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 28, 1961
1

Wooden Heart

Joe Dowell

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 2

2

Tossin' And Turnin'

Bobby Lewis

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 1

3

Michael

The Highwaymen

—

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 3

4

Last Night

Mar-Keys

—

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 4

5

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

Ral Donner

↑ 1

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 6

6

I Like It Like That, Part 1

Chris Kenner

↓ 1

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 5

7

School Is Out

Gary U.S. Bonds

↑ 3

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 10

8

Pretty Little Angel Eyes

Curtis Lee

↓ 1

Peak: 7 • 11 wks • Prev: 7

9

Don't Bet Money Honey

Linda Scott

↑ 2

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 11

10

Hurt

Timi Yuro

↑ 2

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 12

11

As If I Didn't Know

Adam Wade

↑ 3

Peak: 10 • 10 wks • Prev: 14

12

I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door

Eddie Hodges

↑ 5

Peak: 12 • 13 wks • Prev: 17

13

My True Story

The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra

↑ 8

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 21

14

I Fall To Pieces

Patsy Cline

↑ 2

Peak: 12 • 20 wks • Prev: 16

15

Let The Four Winds Blow

Fats Domino

—

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 15

16

Let's Twist Again

Chubby Checker

↓ 7

Peak: 8 • 23 wks • Prev: 9

17

Dum Dum

Brenda Lee

↓ 9

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 8

18

Together

Connie Francis

↓ 5

Peak: 6 • 11 wks • Prev: 13

19

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

Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group

↑ 7

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 26

20

I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven

Tex Ritter

↑ 4

Peak: 20 • 12 wks • Prev: 24

21

Sea Of Heartbreak

Don Gibson

↑ 15

Peak: 21 • 14 wks • Prev: 36

22

Amor

Ben E. King

↑ 18

Peak: 18 • 10 wks • Prev: 40

23

Take Good Care Of My Baby

Bobby Vee

↑ 8

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 31

24

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

Barry Mann

↑ 9

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 33

25

I'm A Telling You

Jerry Butler

—

Peak: 25 • 8 wks • Prev: 25

26

Little Sister

Elvis Presley

↑ 35

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 61

27

I Just Don't Understand

Ann-Margret

↑ 10

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 37

28

Without You

Johnny Tillotson

↑ 16

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 44

29

Crying

Roy Orbison

↑ 20

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 49

30

Princess

Frank Gari

↑ 2

Peak: 30 • 10 wks • Prev: 32

31

I'll Never Smile Again

The Platters

↑ 3

Peak: 25 • 8 wks • Prev: 34

32

The Mountain's High

Dick and DeeDee

↑ 10

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 42

33

I Don't Want To Take A Chance

Mary Wells

↑ 2

Peak: 33 • 9 wks • Prev: 35

34

When We Get Married

The Dreamlovers

↑ 12

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 46

35

A Little Bit Of Soap

The Jarmels

↑ 13

Peak: 12 • 10 wks • Prev: 48

36

Nag

The Halos

↑ 7

Peak: 25 • 11 wks • Prev: 43

37

One Summer Night

The Diamonds

↓ 15

Peak: 22 • 9 wks • Prev: 22

38

Right Or Wrong

Wanda Jackson

↓ 9

Peak: 29 • 11 wks • Prev: 29

39

I'll Be There

Damita Jo

↓ 21

Peak: 12 • 9 wks • Prev: 18

40

Hats Off To Larry

Del Shannon

↓ 20

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 20

41

Never On Sunday

The Chordettes

↓ 22

Peak: 13 • 12 wks • Prev: 19

42

It's Gonna Work Out Fine

Ike & Tina Turner

↑ 14

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 56

43

Don't Cry, Baby

Etta James

↑ 2

Peak: 39 • 7 wks • Prev: 45

44

Starlight, Starbright

Linda Scott

↑ 3

Peak: 44 • 7 wks • Prev: 47

45

Frankie And Johnny

Brook Benton

↑ 30

Peak: 20 • 8 wks • Prev: 75

46

Transistor Sister

Freddy Cannon

↑ 7

Peak: 35 • 8 wks • Prev: 53

47

San-Ho-Zay

Freddy King

↑ 21

Peak: 47 • 5 wks • Prev: 68

48

Let Me Belong To You

Brian Hyland

↑ 7

Peak: 20 • 11 wks • Prev: 55

49

Nothing But Good

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters

↑ 25

Peak: 49 • 3 wks • Prev: 74

50

Lover's Island

The Blue Jays

↑ 7

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 57

51

Water Boy

Don Shirley Trio

↑ 7

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 58

52

More Money For You And Me

The Four Preps

↑ 26

Peak: 17 • 11 wks • Prev: 78

53

Big Cold Wind

Pat Boone

↑ 23

Peak: 19 • 9 wks • Prev: 76

54

Hully Gully Again

Little Caesar and The Romans

—

Peak: 54 • 4 wks • Prev: 54

55

A Thing Of The Past

The Shirelles

↓ 14

Peak: 41 • 8 wks • Prev: 41

56

Missing You

Ray Peterson

↑ 3

Peak: 29 • 15 wks • Prev: 59

57

Bless You

Tony Orlando

↑ 16

Peak: 15 • 12 wks • Prev: 73

58

Now And Forever

Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra

↑ 9

Peak: 48 • 7 wks • Prev: 67

60

Kissin' On The Phone

Paul Anka

★ NEW

Peak: 35 • 7 wks

61

Magic Moon (Clair De Lune)

The Rays

↑ 10

Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 71

62

Candy Man

Roy Orbison

↓ 2

Peak: 25 • 14 wks • Prev: 60

63

Teardrops In My Heart

Joe Barry

↑ 3

Peak: 63 • 5 wks • Prev: 66

64

Lonely Street

Clarence Henry

↑ 6

Peak: 57 • 6 wks • Prev: 70

65

Baby, You're Right

James Brown And The Famous Flames

↑ 29

Peak: 49 • 4 wks • Prev: 94

66

(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame

Elvis Presley

★ NEW

Peak: 4 • 11 wks

67

Every Breath I Take

Gene Pitney

↑ 15

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 82

68

Roll Over Beethoven

The Velaires

↑ 13

Peak: 51 • 7 wks • Prev: 81

69

One Track Mind

Bobby Lewis

★ NEW

Peak: 9 • 10 wks

69

Mexico

Bob Moore and His Orch.

↓ 10

Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 59

70

Back Beat No. 1

The Rondels

↑ 2

Peak: 66 • 4 wks • Prev: 72

72

Summer Souvenirs

Karl Hammel, Jr.

↑ 8

Peak: 68 • 8 wks • Prev: 80

73

Baby You're So Fine

Mickey & Sylvia

↑ 15

Peak: 52 • 6 wks • Prev: 88

74

Music, Music, Music

The Sensations Featuring Yvonne

↑ 9

Peak: 54 • 8 wks • Prev: 83

75

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

Ray Stevens

↑ 15

Peak: 35 • 6 wks • Prev: 90

76

Wizard Of Love

The Ly - Dells

↑ 23

Peak: 54 • 6 wks • Prev: 99

77

Sweet Little You

Neil Sedaka

★ NEW

Peak: 59 • 7 wks

78

I Wake Up Crying

Chuck Jackson

↑ 17

Peak: 59 • 8 wks • Prev: 95

79

Pitter-Patter

The Four Sportsmen

↑ 7

Peak: 76 • 5 wks • Prev: 86

80

Look In My Eyes

The Chantels

★ NEW

Peak: 14 • 12 wks

81

Well-A, Well-A

Shirley & Lee

↑ 3

Peak: 77 • 6 wks • Prev: 84

82

My Kind Of Girl

Matt Monro

↓ 59

Peak: 18 • 14 wks • Prev: 23

83

Quarter To Three

U.S. Bonds

↓ 56

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 27

84

Years From Now

Jackie Wilson

↑ 7

Peak: 37 • 6 wks • Prev: 91

85

Black Land Farmer

Wink Martindale

↑ 7

Peak: 85 • 2 wks • Prev: 92

86

Starlight

The Preludes Five

↑ 3

Peak: 80 • 5 wks • Prev: 89

87

Keep On Dancing

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters

↑ 10

Peak: 66 • 5 wks • Prev: 97

88

My Blue Heaven

Duane Eddy And The Rebels

★ NEW

Peak: 50 • 5 wks

89

Big River, Big Man

Claude King

★ NEW

Peak: 82 • 5 wks

90

My Heart's On Fire

Billy Bland

↑ 3

Peak: 90 • 4 wks • Prev: 93

91

Romeo

Janie Grant

★ NEW

Peak: 75 • 3 wks

92

The Boll Weevil Song

Brook Benton

↓ 64

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 28

93

My Dream Come True

Jack Scott

★ NEW

Peak: 83 • 4 wks

94

You're The Reason

Joe South

★ NEW

Peak: 87 • 2 wks

95

Donald Where's Your Troosers?

Andy Stewart

↑ 5

Peak: 77 • 4 wks • Prev: 100

96

Don't Forget I Love You

The Butanes

↑ 2

Peak: 96 • 3 wks • Prev: 98

97

You're The Reason

Bobby Edwards

★ NEW

Peak: 11 • 17 wks

98

(Theme From) Silver City

The Ventures

★ NEW

Peak: 83 • 3 wks

99

I Can't Take It

Mary Ann Fisher

★ NEW

Peak: 92 • 3 wks

100

Quite A Party

The Fireballs

↓ 70

Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 30

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