POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 27, 1961
1

Big Bad John

Jimmy Dean

—

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 1

2

Runaround Sue

Dion

—

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 2

3

Please Mr. Postman

The Marvelettes

↑ 5

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 8

4

Goodbye Cruel World

James Darren

—

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 4

5

Fool #1

Brenda Lee

↓ 2

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 3

6

Bristol Stomp

The Dovells

↓ 1

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 5

7

Heartaches

The Marcels

↑ 12

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 19

8

Tower Of Strength

Gene McDaniels

↓ 2

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 6

9

Crazy

Patsy Cline

↑ 6

Peak: 9 • 11 wks • Prev: 15

10

This Time

Troy Shondell

↓ 1

Peak: 6 • 13 wks • Prev: 9

11

The Fly

Chubby Checker

↓ 1

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 10

12

Walk On By

Leroy Van Dyke

↑ 19

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 31

13

Tonight

Ferrante & Teicher

—

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 13

14

I Understand (Just How You Feel)

The G-Clefs

—

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 14

15

You're The Reason

Bobby Edwards

↓ 4

Peak: 11 • 17 wks • Prev: 11

16

The Twist

Chubby Checker

↑ 11

Peak: 1 • 39 wks • Prev: 27

17

Run To Him

Bobby Vee

↑ 12

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 29

18

A Wonder Like You

Rick Nelson

↑ 2

Peak: 11 • 11 wks • Prev: 20

19

I Love How You Love Me

The Paris Sisters

↓ 7

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 12

20

Moon River

Jerry Butler

↑ 2

Peak: 11 • 17 wks • Prev: 22

21

I Wanna Thank You

Bobby Rydell

—

Peak: 21 • 9 wks • Prev: 21

22

Hit The Road Jack

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

↓ 15

Peak: 1 • 13 wks • Prev: 7

23

September In The Rain

Dinah Washington

↑ 5

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 28

24

Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)

Solomon Burke

—

Peak: 24 • 17 wks • Prev: 24

25

God, Country And My Baby

Johnny Burnette

↓ 7

Peak: 18 • 9 wks • Prev: 18

26

Moon River

Henry Mancini And His Orchestra

—

Peak: 11 • 26 wks • Prev: 26

27

Let There Be Drums

Sandy Nelson

↑ 3

Peak: 7 • 16 wks • Prev: 30

28

Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen

Neil Sedaka

↑ 17

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 45

29

In The Middle Of A Heartache

Wanda Jackson

↑ 13

Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 42

30

Everlovin'

Rick Nelson

↓ 14

Peak: 16 • 10 wks • Prev: 16

31

Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)

Sue Thompson

↓ 14

Peak: 5 • 14 wks • Prev: 17

32

Gypsy Woman

The Impressions

↑ 5

Peak: 20 • 15 wks • Prev: 37

33

Let's Get Together

Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills

↓ 10

Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 23

34

Ya Ya

Lee Dorsey

↓ 9

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 25

35

Foot Stomping - Part 1

The Flares

↓ 3

Peak: 25 • 15 wks • Prev: 32

36

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

The Tokens

↑ 19

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 55

36

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)

The Tokens

↑ 19

Peak: 51 • 13 wks • Prev: 55

37

Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody

Aretha Franklin

↑ 2

Peak: 37 • 9 wks • Prev: 39

38

I Don't Know Why

Linda Scott

↑ 9

Peak: 12 • 14 wks • Prev: 47

39

Crying

Roy Orbison

↓ 5

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 34

40

Let's Twist Again

Chubby Checker

↑ 25

Peak: 8 • 23 wks • Prev: 65

41

Language Of Love

John D. Loudermilk

↑ 20

Peak: 32 • 9 wks • Prev: 61

42

Smile

Timi Yuro

↑ 17

Peak: 42 • 6 wks • Prev: 59

43

Peppermint Twist - Part I

Joey Dee & the Starliters

↑ 25

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 68

44

Town Without Pity

Gene Pitney

↑ 12

Peak: 13 • 19 wks • Prev: 56

45

Up A Lazy River

Si Zentner And His Orchestra

↑ 6

Peak: 43 • 9 wks • Prev: 51

46

Under The Moon Of Love

Curtis Lee

↑ 2

Peak: 46 • 7 wks • Prev: 48

47

'Til

The Angels

↑ 10

Peak: 14 • 14 wks • Prev: 57

48

Anybody But Me

Brenda Lee

↓ 7

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 41

49

Candy Man

Roy Orbison

↓ 6

Peak: 25 • 14 wks • Prev: 43

50

Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night

Kenny Dino

↑ 3

Peak: 24 • 11 wks • Prev: 53

51

Big John

The Shirelles

↓ 18

Peak: 21 • 9 wks • Prev: 33

52

Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues

The Miracles

—

Peak: 52 • 8 wks • Prev: 52

53

Sometime

Gene Thomas

↑ 11

Peak: 53 • 7 wks • Prev: 64

54

When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart)

Connie Francis

↑ 26

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 80

55

When I Fall In Love

The Lettermen

↑ 34

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 89

56

It's Too Soon To Know

Etta James

↑ 17

Peak: 54 • 7 wks • Prev: 73

57

Tonight

Eddie Fisher

↑ 3

Peak: 44 • 6 wks • Prev: 60

58

The Way I Am

Jackie Wilson

↑ 5

Peak: 58 • 6 wks • Prev: 63

59

Three Steps From The Altar

Shep And The Limelites

↑ 11

Peak: 58 • 10 wks • Prev: 70

60

Well, I Told You

The Chantels

↑ 14

Peak: 29 • 9 wks • Prev: 74

61

Take Five

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

↑ 1

Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 62

62

Unchain My Heart

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 9 • 12 wks

63

The Gypsy Rover

The Highwaymen

↑ 15

Peak: 42 • 10 wks • Prev: 78

64

On Bended Knees

Clarence Henry

↑ 13

Peak: 64 • 5 wks • Prev: 77

65

My Heart Belongs To Only You

Jackie Wilson

↑ 10

Peak: 65 • 6 wks • Prev: 75

66

Johnny Will

Pat Boone

↑ 3

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 69

67

Danny Boy

Andy Williams

↑ 5

Peak: 64 • 6 wks • Prev: 72

68

There's No Other (Like My Baby)

The Crystals

↑ 24

Peak: 20 • 11 wks • Prev: 92

69

The Bridge Of Love

Joe Dowell

↓ 19

Peak: 50 • 7 wks • Prev: 50

70

The Way You Look Tonight

The Lettermen

↓ 34

Peak: 13 • 13 wks • Prev: 36

71

Revenge

Brook Benton

↑ 12

Peak: 15 • 10 wks • Prev: 83

72

I Cried My Last Tear

Ernie K-Doe

↑ 10

Peak: 69 • 5 wks • Prev: 82

73

Blue Moon

The Ventures

↓ 19

Peak: 54 • 6 wks • Prev: 54

74

It's All Because

Linda Scott

↑ 7

Peak: 50 • 8 wks • Prev: 81

75

A Certain Girl

Ernie K-Doe

↑ 1

Peak: 71 • 4 wks • Prev: 76

76

Funny How Time Slips Away

Jimmy Elledge

↑ 11

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 87

77

Never, Never

The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra

↑ 19

Peak: 74 • 6 wks • Prev: 96

78

Hey! Little Girl

Del Shannon

★ NEW

Peak: 38 • 8 wks

79

I'll Be Seeing You

Frank Sinatra

↓ 21

Peak: 58 • 7 wks • Prev: 58

80

I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)

Barbara George

↑ 15

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 95

81

What A Walk

Bobby Lewis

↑ 13

Peak: 77 • 3 wks • Prev: 94

82

It Will Stand

The Showmen

↑ 6

Peak: 61 • 15 wks • Prev: 88

83

I'll Never Stop Wanting You

Brian Hyland

★ NEW

Peak: 83 • 1 wks

84

I Wonder (If Your Love Will Ever Belong To Me)

The Pentagons

↑ 2

Peak: 84 • 5 wks • Prev: 86

85

The Comancheros

Claude King

↓ 1

Peak: 71 • 7 wks • Prev: 84

86

Steps 1 And 2

Jack Scott

↑ 13

Peak: 86 • 3 wks • Prev: 99

87

If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody

James Ray

↑ 3

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 90

88

Soothe Me

Sims Twins

★ NEW

Peak: 42 • 8 wks

89

Greetings (This is Uncle Sam)

Valadiers

↑ 4

Peak: 89 • 2 wks • Prev: 93

90

Tennessee Flat-Top Box

Johnny Cash

↑ 10

Peak: 84 • 6 wks • Prev: 100

91

Searching

Jack Eubanks

★ NEW

Peak: 83 • 4 wks

92

You're Following Me

Perry Como

↑ 5

Peak: 92 • 3 wks • Prev: 97

93

Happy Times (Are Here To Stay)

Tony Orlando

★ NEW

Peak: 82 • 3 wks

94

Let's Go Trippin'

Dick Dale and The Del-Tones

★ NEW

Peak: 60 • 9 wks

95

Poor Fool

Ike & Tina Turner

★ NEW

Peak: 38 • 11 wks

96

Walkin' With My Angel

Bobby Vee

★ NEW

Peak: 53 • 9 wks

97

Young Boy Blues

Ben E. King

★ NEW

Peak: 66 • 6 wks

98

It Do Me So Good

Ann-Margret

★ NEW

Peak: 97 • 3 wks

99

Little Altar Boy

Vic Dana

★ NEW

Peak: 45 • 8 wks

Billboard Hot 100 Historical Chart