POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 4, 1961
1

Michael

The Highwaymen

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 3

2

Wooden Heart

Joe Dowell

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 1

3

Tossin' And Turnin'

Bobby Lewis

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 2

4

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

Ral Donner

↑ 1

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 5

5

School Is Out

Gary U.S. Bonds

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 7

6

Take Good Care Of My Baby

Bobby Vee

↑ 17

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 23

7

My True Story

The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra

↑ 6

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 13

8

Hurt

Timi Yuro

↑ 2

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 10

9

Don't Bet Money Honey

Linda Scott

—

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 9

10

As If I Didn't Know

Adam Wade

↑ 1

Peak: 10 • 10 wks • Prev: 11

11

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

Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group

↑ 8

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 19

12

I Fall To Pieces

Patsy Cline

↑ 2

Peak: 12 • 20 wks • Prev: 14

13

Last Night

Mar-Keys

↓ 9

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 4

14

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

Barry Mann

↑ 10

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 24

15

Little Sister

Elvis Presley

↑ 11

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 26

16

Crying

Roy Orbison

↑ 13

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 29

17

I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door

Eddie Hodges

↓ 5

Peak: 12 • 13 wks • Prev: 12

18

Amor

Ben E. King

↑ 4

Peak: 18 • 10 wks • Prev: 22

19

I Just Don't Understand

Ann-Margret

↑ 8

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 27

20

Without You

Johnny Tillotson

↑ 8

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 28

21

The Mountain's High

Dick and DeeDee

↑ 11

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 32

22

I Like It Like That, Part 1

Chris Kenner

↓ 16

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 6

23

When We Get Married

The Dreamlovers

↑ 11

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 34

24

A Little Bit Of Soap

The Jarmels

↑ 11

Peak: 12 • 10 wks • Prev: 35

25

Pretty Little Angel Eyes

Curtis Lee

↓ 17

Peak: 7 • 11 wks • Prev: 8

26

I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven

Tex Ritter

↓ 6

Peak: 20 • 12 wks • Prev: 20

27

Let The Four Winds Blow

Fats Domino

↓ 12

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 15

28

Sea Of Heartbreak

Don Gibson

↓ 7

Peak: 21 • 14 wks • Prev: 21

29

I'll Never Smile Again

The Platters

↑ 2

Peak: 25 • 8 wks • Prev: 31

30

Nag

The Halos

↑ 6

Peak: 25 • 11 wks • Prev: 36

31

Frankie And Johnny

Brook Benton

↑ 14

Peak: 20 • 8 wks • Prev: 45

32

(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame

Elvis Presley

↑ 34

Peak: 4 • 11 wks • Prev: 66

33

Let Me Belong To You

Brian Hyland

↑ 15

Peak: 20 • 11 wks • Prev: 48

34

Big Cold Wind

Pat Boone

↑ 19

Peak: 19 • 9 wks • Prev: 53

35

Transistor Sister

Freddy Cannon

↑ 11

Peak: 35 • 8 wks • Prev: 46

36

Lover's Island

The Blue Jays

↑ 14

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 50

37

I Don't Want To Take A Chance

Mary Wells

↓ 4

Peak: 33 • 9 wks • Prev: 33

38

It's Gonna Work Out Fine

Ike & Tina Turner

↑ 4

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 42

39

Don't Cry, Baby

Etta James

↑ 4

Peak: 39 • 7 wks • Prev: 43

40

Bless You

Tony Orlando

↑ 17

Peak: 15 • 12 wks • Prev: 57

41

More Money For You And Me

The Four Preps

↑ 11

Peak: 17 • 11 wks • Prev: 52

42

I'm A Telling You

Jerry Butler

↓ 17

Peak: 25 • 8 wks • Prev: 25

43

Kissin' On The Phone

Paul Anka

↑ 17

Peak: 35 • 7 wks • Prev: 60

44

Mexico

Bob Moore and His Orch.

↑ 25

Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 69

45

One Track Mind

Bobby Lewis

↑ 24

Peak: 9 • 10 wks • Prev: 69

46

Water Boy

Don Shirley Trio

↑ 5

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 51

47

Look In My Eyes

The Chantels

↑ 33

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 80

48

Now And Forever

Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra

↑ 10

Peak: 48 • 7 wks • Prev: 58

49

Baby, You're Right

James Brown And The Famous Flames

↑ 16

Peak: 49 • 4 wks • Prev: 65

50

Dum Dum

Brenda Lee

↓ 33

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 17

51

Missing You

Ray Peterson

↑ 5

Peak: 29 • 15 wks • Prev: 56

52

Let's Twist Again

Chubby Checker

↓ 36

Peak: 8 • 23 wks • Prev: 16

53

Magic Moon (Clair De Lune)

The Rays

↑ 8

Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 61

54

Starlight, Starbright

Linda Scott

↓ 10

Peak: 44 • 7 wks • Prev: 44

55

Every Breath I Take

Gene Pitney

↑ 12

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 67

56

Together

Connie Francis

↓ 38

Peak: 6 • 11 wks • Prev: 18

57

Lonely Street

Clarence Henry

↑ 7

Peak: 57 • 6 wks • Prev: 64

58

Music, Music, Music

The Sensations Featuring Yvonne

↑ 16

Peak: 54 • 8 wks • Prev: 74

59

Baby You're So Fine

Mickey & Sylvia

↑ 14

Peak: 52 • 6 wks • Prev: 73

60

Years From Now

Jackie Wilson

↑ 24

Peak: 37 • 6 wks • Prev: 84

61

Roll Over Beethoven

The Velaires

↑ 7

Peak: 51 • 7 wks • Prev: 68

62

Sweet Little You

Neil Sedaka

↑ 15

Peak: 59 • 7 wks • Prev: 77

63

I Wake Up Crying

Chuck Jackson

↑ 15

Peak: 59 • 8 wks • Prev: 78

64

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

Ray Stevens

↑ 11

Peak: 35 • 6 wks • Prev: 75

65

Wizard Of Love

The Ly - Dells

↑ 11

Peak: 54 • 6 wks • Prev: 76

66

Back Beat No. 1

The Rondels

↑ 4

Peak: 66 • 4 wks • Prev: 70

67

You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby

Bobby Darin

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 11 wks

68

Summer Souvenirs

Karl Hammel, Jr.

↑ 4

Peak: 68 • 8 wks • Prev: 72

69

Keep On Dancing

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters

↑ 18

Peak: 66 • 5 wks • Prev: 87

70

Princess

Frank Gari

↓ 40

Peak: 30 • 10 wks • Prev: 30

71

The Astronaut (Parts 1 & 2)

Jose Jimenez

★ NEW

Peak: 19 • 11 wks

72

San-Ho-Zay

Freddy King

↓ 25

Peak: 47 • 5 wks • Prev: 47

73

My Blue Heaven

Duane Eddy And The Rebels

↑ 15

Peak: 50 • 5 wks • Prev: 88

74

Nothing But Good

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters

↓ 25

Peak: 49 • 3 wks • Prev: 49

75

Candy Man

Roy Orbison

↓ 13

Peak: 25 • 14 wks • Prev: 62

76

Pitter-Patter

The Four Sportsmen

↑ 3

Peak: 76 • 5 wks • Prev: 79

77

Well-A, Well-A

Shirley & Lee

↑ 4

Peak: 77 • 6 wks • Prev: 81

78

Don't Get Around Much Anymore

The Belmonts

★ NEW

Peak: 57 • 9 wks

79

Romeo

Janie Grant

↑ 12

Peak: 75 • 3 wks • Prev: 91

80

Starlight

The Preludes Five

↑ 6

Peak: 80 • 5 wks • Prev: 86

81

Juke Box Saturday Night

Nino & The Ebb Tides

★ NEW

Peak: 57 • 5 wks

82

Big River, Big Man

Claude King

↑ 7

Peak: 82 • 5 wks • Prev: 89

83

A Little Dog Cried

Jimmie Rodgers

★ NEW

Peak: 71 • 4 wks

84

Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)

Sue Thompson

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 14 wks

85

You're The Reason

Bobby Edwards

↑ 12

Peak: 11 • 17 wks • Prev: 97

86

My Dream Come True

Jack Scott

↑ 7

Peak: 83 • 4 wks • Prev: 93

87

You're The Reason

Joe South

↑ 7

Peak: 87 • 2 wks • Prev: 94

88

For Sentimental Reasons

The Cleftones

★ NEW

Peak: 60 • 6 wks

89

Donald Where's Your Troosers?

Andy Stewart

↑ 6

Peak: 77 • 4 wks • Prev: 95

90

I Don't Like It Like That

The Bobbettes

★ NEW

Peak: 72 • 4 wks

91

(Theme From) Silver City

The Ventures

↑ 7

Peak: 83 • 3 wks • Prev: 98

92

Let's Get Together

Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills

★ NEW

Peak: 8 • 14 wks

93

The Way You Look Tonight

The Lettermen

★ NEW

Peak: 13 • 13 wks

94

I Can't Take It

Mary Ann Fisher

↑ 5

Peak: 92 • 3 wks • Prev: 99

95

Please Mr. Postman

The Marvelettes

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 23 wks

96

I Love How You Love Me

The Paris Sisters

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 15 wks

97

Human

Tommy Hunt

★ NEW

Peak: 48 • 10 wks

98

Right Or Wrong

Wanda Jackson

↓ 60

Peak: 29 • 11 wks • Prev: 38

99

Never On Sunday

The Chordettes

↓ 58

Peak: 13 • 12 wks • Prev: 41

100

Foot Stomping - Part 1

The Flares

★ NEW

Peak: 25 • 15 wks

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