POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 4, 1961
1

Big Bad John

Jimmy Dean

—

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 1

2

Please Mr. Postman

The Marvelettes

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 3

3

Goodbye Cruel World

James Darren

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 4

4

Runaround Sue

Dion

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 2

5

Fool #1

Brenda Lee

—

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 5

6

The Twist

Chubby Checker

↑ 10

Peak: 1 • 39 wks • Prev: 16

7

Walk On By

Leroy Van Dyke

↑ 5

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 12

8

Tower Of Strength

Gene McDaniels

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Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 8

9

I Understand (Just How You Feel)

The G-Clefs

↑ 5

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 14

10

Crazy

Patsy Cline

↓ 1

Peak: 9 • 11 wks • Prev: 9

11

Run To Him

Bobby Vee

↑ 6

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 17

12

Tonight

Ferrante & Teicher

↑ 1

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 13

13

Heartaches

The Marcels

↓ 6

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 7

14

Moon River

Jerry Butler

↑ 6

Peak: 11 • 17 wks • Prev: 20

15

The Fly

Chubby Checker

↓ 4

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 11

16

Let There Be Drums

Sandy Nelson

↑ 11

Peak: 7 • 16 wks • Prev: 27

17

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

The Tokens

↑ 19

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 36

17

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)

The Tokens

↑ 19

Peak: 51 • 13 wks • Prev: 36

18

Bristol Stomp

The Dovells

↓ 12

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 6

19

This Time

Troy Shondell

↓ 9

Peak: 6 • 13 wks • Prev: 10

20

Gypsy Woman

The Impressions

↑ 12

Peak: 20 • 15 wks • Prev: 32

21

Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen

Neil Sedaka

↑ 7

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 28

22

I Love How You Love Me

The Paris Sisters

↓ 3

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 19

23

September In The Rain

Dinah Washington

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Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 23

24

Moon River

Henry Mancini And His Orchestra

↑ 2

Peak: 11 • 26 wks • Prev: 26

25

A Wonder Like You

Rick Nelson

↓ 7

Peak: 11 • 11 wks • Prev: 18

26

I Don't Know Why

Linda Scott

↑ 12

Peak: 12 • 14 wks • Prev: 38

27

In The Middle Of A Heartache

Wanda Jackson

↑ 2

Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 29

28

You're The Reason

Bobby Edwards

↓ 13

Peak: 11 • 17 wks • Prev: 15

29

Peppermint Twist - Part I

Joey Dee & the Starliters

↑ 14

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 43

30

Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)

Solomon Burke

↓ 6

Peak: 24 • 17 wks • Prev: 24

31

I Wanna Thank You

Bobby Rydell

↓ 10

Peak: 21 • 9 wks • Prev: 21

32

Let's Twist Again

Chubby Checker

↑ 8

Peak: 8 • 23 wks • Prev: 40

33

'Til

The Angels

↑ 14

Peak: 14 • 14 wks • Prev: 47

34

Foot Stomping - Part 1

The Flares

↑ 1

Peak: 25 • 15 wks • Prev: 35

35

When I Fall In Love

The Lettermen

↑ 20

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 55

36

Language Of Love

John D. Loudermilk

↑ 5

Peak: 32 • 9 wks • Prev: 41

37

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

Connie Francis

↑ 17

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 54

38

Unchain My Heart

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

↑ 24

Peak: 9 • 12 wks • Prev: 62

39

Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night

Kenny Dino

↑ 11

Peak: 24 • 11 wks • Prev: 50

40

Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)

Sue Thompson

↓ 9

Peak: 5 • 14 wks • Prev: 31

41

Well, I Told You

The Chantels

↑ 19

Peak: 29 • 9 wks • Prev: 60

42

God, Country And My Baby

Johnny Burnette

↓ 17

Peak: 18 • 9 wks • Prev: 25

43

There's No Other (Like My Baby)

The Crystals

↑ 25

Peak: 20 • 11 wks • Prev: 68

44

Town Without Pity

Gene Pitney

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Peak: 13 • 19 wks • Prev: 44

45

Smile

Timi Yuro

↓ 3

Peak: 42 • 6 wks • Prev: 42

46

Tonight

Eddie Fisher

↑ 11

Peak: 44 • 6 wks • Prev: 57

47

Hit The Road Jack

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

↓ 25

Peak: 1 • 13 wks • Prev: 22

48

Everlovin'

Rick Nelson

↓ 18

Peak: 16 • 10 wks • Prev: 30

49

Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody

Aretha Franklin

↓ 12

Peak: 37 • 9 wks • Prev: 37

50

Up A Lazy River

Si Zentner And His Orchestra

↓ 5

Peak: 43 • 9 wks • Prev: 45

51

Let's Get Together

Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills

↓ 18

Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 33

52

Ya Ya

Lee Dorsey

↓ 18

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 34

53

The Gypsy Rover

The Highwaymen

↑ 10

Peak: 42 • 10 wks • Prev: 63

54

It's Too Soon To Know

Etta James

↑ 2

Peak: 54 • 7 wks • Prev: 56

55

Johnny Will

Pat Boone

↑ 11

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 66

56

Revenge

Brook Benton

↑ 15

Peak: 15 • 10 wks • Prev: 71

57

Can't Help Falling In Love

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

★ NEW

Peak: 2 • 14 wks

58

Three Steps From The Altar

Shep And The Limelites

↑ 1

Peak: 58 • 10 wks • Prev: 59

59

The Peppermint Twist

Danny Peppermint and the Jumping Jacks

★ NEW

Peak: 54 • 4 wks

60

Soothe Me

Sims Twins

↑ 28

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 88

61

It's All Because

Linda Scott

↑ 13

Peak: 50 • 8 wks • Prev: 74

62

Rock-A-Hula Baby

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

★ NEW

Peak: 23 • 9 wks

63

Funny How Time Slips Away

Jimmy Elledge

↑ 13

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 76

64

The Majestic

Dion

★ NEW

Peak: 36 • 8 wks

65

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

Barbara George

↑ 15

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 80

66

Lonesome Number One

Don Gibson

★ NEW

Peak: 59 • 4 wks

67

I Hear You Knocking

Fats Domino

★ NEW

Peak: 67 • 2 wks

68

Hey! Little Girl

Del Shannon

↑ 10

Peak: 38 • 8 wks • Prev: 78

69

I Cried My Last Tear

Ernie K-Doe

↑ 3

Peak: 69 • 5 wks • Prev: 72

70

Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues

The Miracles

↓ 18

Peak: 52 • 8 wks • Prev: 52

71

A Certain Girl

Ernie K-Doe

↑ 4

Peak: 71 • 4 wks • Prev: 75

72

Danny Boy

Andy Williams

↓ 5

Peak: 64 • 6 wks • Prev: 67

73

Poor Fool

Ike & Tina Turner

↑ 22

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 95

74

If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody

James Ray

↑ 13

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 87

75

The Comancheros

Claude King

↑ 10

Peak: 71 • 7 wks • Prev: 85

76

It Will Stand

The Showmen

↑ 6

Peak: 61 • 15 wks • Prev: 82

77

What A Walk

Bobby Lewis

↑ 4

Peak: 77 • 3 wks • Prev: 81

78

Little Altar Boy

Vic Dana

↑ 21

Peak: 45 • 8 wks • Prev: 99

79

The Wanderer

Dion

★ NEW

Peak: 2 • 18 wks

80

Never, Never

The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra

↓ 3

Peak: 74 • 6 wks • Prev: 77

82

Happy Times (Are Here To Stay)

Tony Orlando

↑ 11

Peak: 82 • 3 wks • Prev: 93

83

Searching

Jack Eubanks

↑ 8

Peak: 83 • 4 wks • Prev: 91

84

Cotton Fields

The Highwaymen

↑ 16

Peak: 13 • 18 wks • Prev: 100

85

Walkin' With My Angel

Bobby Vee

↑ 11

Peak: 53 • 9 wks • Prev: 96

86

Small Sad Sam

Phil McLean

★ NEW

Peak: 21 • 10 wks

87

Unsquare Dance

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

★ NEW

Peak: 74 • 6 wks

88

Tennessee Flat-Top Box

Johnny Cash

↑ 2

Peak: 84 • 6 wks • Prev: 90

89

Sometime

Gene Thomas

↓ 36

Peak: 53 • 7 wks • Prev: 53

90

Losing Your Love

Jim Reeves

★ NEW

Peak: 89 • 3 wks

91

Let's Go Trippin'

Dick Dale and The Del-Tones

↑ 3

Peak: 60 • 9 wks • Prev: 94

92

You're Following Me

Perry Como

—

Peak: 92 • 3 wks • Prev: 92

93

Turn Around, Look At Me

Glen Campbell

★ NEW

Peak: 62 • 10 wks

94

Norman

Sue Thompson

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 16 wks

95

(How Can I Write On Paper) What I Feel In My Heart

Jim Reeves

★ NEW

Peak: 92 • 2 wks

96

Pop Goes The Weasel

Anthony Newley

★ NEW

Peak: 85 • 4 wks

97

It Do Me So Good

Ann-Margret

↑ 1

Peak: 97 • 3 wks • Prev: 98

98

She Really Loves You

Timi Yuro

★ NEW

Peak: 93 • 2 wks

99

Dreamy Eyes

Johnny Tillotson

★ NEW

Peak: 35 • 23 wks

100

Walkin' Back To Happiness

Helen Shapiro

★ NEW

Peak: 100 • 1 wks

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