POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 11, 1961
1

Please Mr. Postman

The Marvelettes

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 2

2

Big Bad John

Jimmy Dean

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 1

3

Goodbye Cruel World

James Darren

—

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 3

4

The Twist

Chubby Checker

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 39 wks • Prev: 6

5

Walk On By

Leroy Van Dyke

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 7

6

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)

The Tokens

↑ 11

Peak: 51 • 13 wks • Prev: 17

6

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

The Tokens

↑ 11

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 17

7

Run To Him

Bobby Vee

↑ 4

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 11

8

Tonight

Ferrante & Teicher

↑ 4

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 12

9

Let There Be Drums

Sandy Nelson

↑ 7

Peak: 7 • 16 wks • Prev: 16

10

Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen

Neil Sedaka

↑ 11

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 21

11

Moon River

Jerry Butler

↑ 3

Peak: 11 • 17 wks • Prev: 14

12

Runaround Sue

Dion

↓ 8

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 4

13

Fool #1

Brenda Lee

↓ 8

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 5

14

Crazy

Patsy Cline

↓ 4

Peak: 9 • 11 wks • Prev: 10

15

Peppermint Twist - Part I

Joey Dee & the Starliters

↑ 14

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 29

16

I Understand (Just How You Feel)

The G-Clefs

↓ 7

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 9

17

Moon River

Henry Mancini And His Orchestra

↑ 7

Peak: 11 • 26 wks • Prev: 24

18

Tower Of Strength

Gene McDaniels

↓ 10

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 8

19

I Don't Know Why

Linda Scott

↑ 7

Peak: 12 • 14 wks • Prev: 26

20

Gypsy Woman

The Impressions

—

Peak: 20 • 15 wks • Prev: 20

21

When I Fall In Love

The Lettermen

↑ 14

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 35

22

The Fly

Chubby Checker

↓ 7

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 15

23

Heartaches

The Marcels

↓ 10

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 13

24

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

Connie Francis

↑ 13

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 37

25

Let's Twist Again

Chubby Checker

↑ 7

Peak: 8 • 23 wks • Prev: 32

26

Unchain My Heart

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

↑ 12

Peak: 9 • 12 wks • Prev: 38

27

Bristol Stomp

The Dovells

↓ 9

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 18

28

September In The Rain

Dinah Washington

↓ 5

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 23

29

'Til

The Angels

↑ 4

Peak: 14 • 14 wks • Prev: 33

30

In The Middle Of A Heartache

Wanda Jackson

↓ 3

Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 27

31

Well, I Told You

The Chantels

↑ 10

Peak: 29 • 9 wks • Prev: 41

32

Language Of Love

John D. Loudermilk

↑ 4

Peak: 32 • 9 wks • Prev: 36

33

Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night

Kenny Dino

↑ 6

Peak: 24 • 11 wks • Prev: 39

34

There's No Other (Like My Baby)

The Crystals

↑ 9

Peak: 20 • 11 wks • Prev: 43

35

I Love How You Love Me

The Paris Sisters

↓ 13

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 22

36

This Time

Troy Shondell

↓ 17

Peak: 6 • 13 wks • Prev: 19

37

You're The Reason

Bobby Edwards

↓ 9

Peak: 11 • 17 wks • Prev: 28

38

Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)

Solomon Burke

↓ 8

Peak: 24 • 17 wks • Prev: 30

39

A Wonder Like You

Rick Nelson

↓ 14

Peak: 11 • 11 wks • Prev: 25

40

I Wanna Thank You

Bobby Rydell

↓ 9

Peak: 21 • 9 wks • Prev: 31

41

Can't Help Falling In Love

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↑ 16

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 57

42

Town Without Pity

Gene Pitney

↑ 2

Peak: 13 • 19 wks • Prev: 44

43

Up A Lazy River

Si Zentner And His Orchestra

↑ 7

Peak: 43 • 9 wks • Prev: 50

44

Tonight

Eddie Fisher

↑ 2

Peak: 44 • 6 wks • Prev: 46

45

Foot Stomping - Part 1

The Flares

↓ 11

Peak: 25 • 15 wks • Prev: 34

46

Revenge

Brook Benton

↑ 10

Peak: 15 • 10 wks • Prev: 56

47

Rock-A-Hula Baby

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↑ 15

Peak: 23 • 9 wks • Prev: 62

48

The Majestic

Dion

↑ 16

Peak: 36 • 8 wks • Prev: 64

49

Soothe Me

Sims Twins

↑ 11

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 60

50

Johnny Will

Pat Boone

↑ 5

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 55

51

The Gypsy Rover

The Highwaymen

↑ 2

Peak: 42 • 10 wks • Prev: 53

52

It's All Because

Linda Scott

↑ 9

Peak: 50 • 8 wks • Prev: 61

53

Funny How Time Slips Away

Jimmy Elledge

↑ 10

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 63

54

The Peppermint Twist

Danny Peppermint and the Jumping Jacks

↑ 5

Peak: 54 • 4 wks • Prev: 59

55

Hey! Little Girl

Del Shannon

↑ 13

Peak: 38 • 8 wks • Prev: 68

56

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

Barbara George

↑ 9

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 65

57

Little Altar Boy

Vic Dana

↑ 21

Peak: 45 • 8 wks • Prev: 78

58

Poor Fool

Ike & Tina Turner

↑ 15

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 73

59

Lonesome Number One

Don Gibson

↑ 7

Peak: 59 • 4 wks • Prev: 66

60

Small Sad Sam

Phil McLean

↑ 26

Peak: 21 • 10 wks • Prev: 86

61

If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody

James Ray

↑ 13

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 74

62

Smile

Timi Yuro

↓ 17

Peak: 42 • 6 wks • Prev: 45

63

Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

Fats Domino

★ NEW

Peak: 30 • 7 wks

64

God, Country And My Baby

Johnny Burnette

↓ 22

Peak: 18 • 9 wks • Prev: 42

65

Dear Lady Twist

Gary U.S. Bonds

★ NEW

Peak: 9 • 16 wks

66

White Christmas

Bing Crosby

★ NEW

Peak: 12 • 30 wks

67

Cotton Fields

The Highwaymen

↑ 17

Peak: 13 • 18 wks • Prev: 84

68

Jingle Bell Rock

Bobby Helms

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 61 wks

69

It's Too Soon To Know

Etta James

↓ 15

Peak: 54 • 7 wks • Prev: 54

70

The Wanderer

Dion

↑ 9

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 79

71

Jingle Bell Rock

Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker

★ NEW

Peak: 21 • 7 wks

72

It Will Stand

The Showmen

↑ 4

Peak: 61 • 15 wks • Prev: 76

73

Baby's First Christmas

Connie Francis

★ NEW

Peak: 26 • 5 wks

74

Never, Never

The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra

↑ 6

Peak: 74 • 6 wks • Prev: 80

75

Three Steps From The Altar

Shep And The Limelites

↓ 17

Peak: 58 • 10 wks • Prev: 58

76

Turn Around, Look At Me

Glen Campbell

↑ 17

Peak: 62 • 10 wks • Prev: 93

77

I Hear You Knocking

Fats Domino

↓ 10

Peak: 67 • 2 wks • Prev: 67

78

Twistin' U.S.A.

Chubby Checker

★ NEW

Peak: 68 • 3 wks

79

The Comancheros

Claude King

↓ 4

Peak: 71 • 7 wks • Prev: 75

80

Walkin' With My Angel

Bobby Vee

↑ 5

Peak: 53 • 9 wks • Prev: 85

81

Sometime

Gene Thomas

↑ 8

Peak: 53 • 7 wks • Prev: 89

82

Happy Times (Are Here To Stay)

Tony Orlando

—

Peak: 82 • 3 wks • Prev: 82

83

Norman

Sue Thompson

↑ 11

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 94

84

Tennessee Flat-Top Box

Johnny Cash

↑ 4

Peak: 84 • 6 wks • Prev: 88

85

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Brenda Lee

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 64 wks

86

Maria

Roger Williams

★ NEW

Peak: 48 • 8 wks

87

Let's Go Trippin'

Dick Dale and The Del-Tones

↑ 4

Peak: 60 • 9 wks • Prev: 91

88

Just Got To Know

Jimmy McCracklin

★ NEW

Peak: 64 • 7 wks

89

Losing Your Love

Jim Reeves

↑ 1

Peak: 89 • 3 wks • Prev: 90

90

Dreamy Eyes

Johnny Tillotson

↑ 9

Peak: 35 • 23 wks • Prev: 99

91

Maria

Johnny Mathis

★ NEW

Peak: 78 • 7 wks

92

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

Jim Reeves

↑ 3

Peak: 92 • 2 wks • Prev: 95

93

She Really Loves You

Timi Yuro

↑ 5

Peak: 93 • 2 wks • Prev: 98

94

But On The Other Hand Baby

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 72 • 4 wks

95

Irresistible You

Bobby Darin

★ NEW

Peak: 15 • 13 wks

97

Unsquare Dance

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

↓ 10

Peak: 74 • 6 wks • Prev: 87

98

The Little Drummer Boy

The Harry Simeone Chorale

★ NEW

Peak: 13 • 28 wks

99

Letter Full Of Tears

Gladys Knight And The Pips

★ NEW

Peak: 19 • 12 wks

100

Flying Circle

Frank Slay And His Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 45 • 9 wks

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