POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 18, 1961
1

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)

The Tokens

↑ 5

Peak: 51 • 13 wks • Prev: 6

1

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

The Tokens

↑ 5

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 6

2

Please Mr. Postman

The Marvelettes

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 1

3

Run To Him

Bobby Vee

↑ 4

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 7

4

The Twist

Chubby Checker

—

Peak: 1 • 39 wks • Prev: 4

5

Walk On By

Leroy Van Dyke

—

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 5

6

Goodbye Cruel World

James Darren

↓ 3

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 3

7

Let There Be Drums

Sandy Nelson

↑ 2

Peak: 7 • 16 wks • Prev: 9

8

Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen

Neil Sedaka

↑ 2

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 10

9

Big Bad John

Jimmy Dean

↓ 7

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 2

10

Peppermint Twist - Part I

Joey Dee & the Starliters

↑ 5

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 15

11

Tonight

Ferrante & Teicher

↓ 3

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 8

12

Moon River

Henry Mancini And His Orchestra

↑ 5

Peak: 11 • 26 wks • Prev: 17

13

I Don't Know Why

Linda Scott

↑ 6

Peak: 12 • 14 wks • Prev: 19

14

When I Fall In Love

The Lettermen

↑ 7

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 21

15

Moon River

Jerry Butler

↓ 4

Peak: 11 • 17 wks • Prev: 11

16

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

Connie Francis

↑ 8

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 24

17

Unchain My Heart

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

↑ 9

Peak: 9 • 12 wks • Prev: 26

18

Can't Help Falling In Love

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↑ 23

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 41

19

Fool #1

Brenda Lee

↓ 6

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 13

20

Runaround Sue

Dion

↓ 8

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 12

21

Gypsy Woman

The Impressions

↓ 1

Peak: 20 • 15 wks • Prev: 20

22

Let's Twist Again

Chubby Checker

↑ 3

Peak: 8 • 23 wks • Prev: 25

23

'Til

The Angels

↑ 6

Peak: 14 • 14 wks • Prev: 29

24

I Understand (Just How You Feel)

The G-Clefs

↓ 8

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 16

25

Crazy

Patsy Cline

↓ 11

Peak: 9 • 11 wks • Prev: 14

26

There's No Other (Like My Baby)

The Crystals

↑ 8

Peak: 20 • 11 wks • Prev: 34

27

Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night

Kenny Dino

↑ 6

Peak: 24 • 11 wks • Prev: 33

28

Revenge

Brook Benton

↑ 18

Peak: 15 • 10 wks • Prev: 46

29

Well, I Told You

The Chantels

↑ 2

Peak: 29 • 9 wks • Prev: 31

30

Bristol Stomp

The Dovells

↓ 3

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 27

31

Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)

Solomon Burke

↑ 7

Peak: 24 • 17 wks • Prev: 38

32

Rock-A-Hula Baby

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↑ 15

Peak: 23 • 9 wks • Prev: 47

33

White Christmas

Bing Crosby

↑ 33

Peak: 12 • 30 wks • Prev: 66

34

Tower Of Strength

Gene McDaniels

↓ 16

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 18

35

Heartaches

The Marcels

↓ 12

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 23

36

The Majestic

Dion

↑ 12

Peak: 36 • 8 wks • Prev: 48

37

Town Without Pity

Gene Pitney

↑ 5

Peak: 13 • 19 wks • Prev: 42

38

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

Barbara George

↑ 18

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 56

39

Small Sad Sam

Phil McLean

↑ 21

Peak: 21 • 10 wks • Prev: 60

40

Language Of Love

John D. Loudermilk

↓ 8

Peak: 32 • 9 wks • Prev: 32

41

Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

Fats Domino

↑ 22

Peak: 30 • 7 wks • Prev: 63

42

Soothe Me

Sims Twins

↑ 7

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 49

43

The Gypsy Rover

The Highwaymen

↑ 8

Peak: 42 • 10 wks • Prev: 51

44

Funny How Time Slips Away

Jimmy Elledge

↑ 9

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 53

45

Jingle Bell Rock

Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker

↑ 26

Peak: 21 • 7 wks • Prev: 71

46

Johnny Will

Pat Boone

↑ 4

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 50

47

Poor Fool

Ike & Tina Turner

↑ 11

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 58

48

Cotton Fields

The Highwaymen

↑ 19

Peak: 13 • 18 wks • Prev: 67

49

If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody

James Ray

↑ 12

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 61

50

It's All Because

Linda Scott

↑ 2

Peak: 50 • 8 wks • Prev: 52

51

Little Altar Boy

Vic Dana

↑ 6

Peak: 45 • 8 wks • Prev: 57

52

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

David Seville And The Chipmunks

★ NEW

Peak: 21 • 8 wks

53

Dear Lady Twist

Gary U.S. Bonds

↑ 12

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 65

54

Baby's First Christmas

Connie Francis

↑ 19

Peak: 26 • 5 wks • Prev: 73

55

Hey! Little Girl

Del Shannon

—

Peak: 38 • 8 wks • Prev: 55

56

The Wanderer

Dion

↑ 14

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 70

57

The Fly

Chubby Checker

↓ 35

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 22

58

Jingle Bell Rock

Bobby Helms

↑ 10

Peak: 3 • 61 wks • Prev: 68

59

You're The Reason

Bobby Edwards

↓ 22

Peak: 11 • 17 wks • Prev: 37

60

In The Middle Of A Heartache

Wanda Jackson

↓ 30

Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 30

61

September In The Rain

Dinah Washington

↓ 33

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 28

62

The Peppermint Twist

Danny Peppermint and the Jumping Jacks

↓ 8

Peak: 54 • 4 wks • Prev: 54

63

The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)

David Seville And The Chipmunks

★ NEW

Peak: 39 • 15 wks

64

It's Too Soon To Know

Etta James

↑ 5

Peak: 54 • 7 wks • Prev: 69

65

Baby It's You

The Shirelles

★ NEW

Peak: 8 • 14 wks

66

Norman

Sue Thompson

↑ 17

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 83

67

It Will Stand

The Showmen

↑ 5

Peak: 61 • 15 wks • Prev: 72

68

Twistin' U.S.A.

Chubby Checker

↑ 10

Peak: 68 • 3 wks • Prev: 78

69

The Little Drummer Boy

The Harry Simeone Chorale

↑ 29

Peak: 13 • 28 wks • Prev: 98

70

Turn Around, Look At Me

Glen Campbell

↑ 6

Peak: 62 • 10 wks • Prev: 76

71

The Comancheros

Claude King

↑ 8

Peak: 71 • 7 wks • Prev: 79

72

Three Steps From The Altar

Shep And The Limelites

↑ 3

Peak: 58 • 10 wks • Prev: 75

73

A Little Bitty Tear

Burl Ives

★ NEW

Peak: 9 • 14 wks

75

Lonesome Number One

Don Gibson

↓ 16

Peak: 59 • 4 wks • Prev: 59

76

Twist-Her

Bill Black's Combo

★ NEW

Peak: 26 • 9 wks

77

Maria

Roger Williams

↑ 9

Peak: 48 • 8 wks • Prev: 86

78

Flying Circle

Frank Slay And His Orchestra

↑ 22

Peak: 45 • 9 wks • Prev: 100

79

Walkin' With My Angel

Bobby Vee

↑ 1

Peak: 53 • 9 wks • Prev: 80

80

Letter Full Of Tears

Gladys Knight And The Pips

↑ 19

Peak: 19 • 12 wks • Prev: 99

81

Just Got To Know

Jimmy McCracklin

↑ 7

Peak: 64 • 7 wks • Prev: 88

82

Do-Re-Mi

Lee Dorsey

★ NEW

Peak: 27 • 9 wks

83

Room Full Of Tears

The Drifters

★ NEW

Peak: 72 • 5 wks

84

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Brenda Lee

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 64 wks • Prev: 85

85

Dreamy Eyes

Johnny Tillotson

↑ 5

Peak: 35 • 23 wks • Prev: 90

86

Multiplication

Bobby Darin

★ NEW

Peak: 30 • 10 wks

87

Pocketful Of Miracles

Frank Sinatra

★ NEW

Peak: 34 • 8 wks

88

Unsquare Dance

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

↑ 9

Peak: 74 • 6 wks • Prev: 97

89

Irresistible You

Bobby Darin

↑ 6

Peak: 15 • 13 wks • Prev: 95

90

But On The Other Hand Baby

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

↑ 4

Peak: 72 • 4 wks • Prev: 94

91

Let's Go Trippin'

Dick Dale and The Del-Tones

↓ 4

Peak: 60 • 9 wks • Prev: 87

92

Never, Never

The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra

↓ 18

Peak: 74 • 6 wks • Prev: 74

93

Tennessee Flat-Top Box

Johnny Cash

↓ 9

Peak: 84 • 6 wks • Prev: 84

94

Maria

Johnny Mathis

↓ 3

Peak: 78 • 7 wks • Prev: 91

95

Seven Day Fool

Etta James

★ NEW

Peak: 95 • 1 wks

96

Lost Someone

James Brown And The Famous Flames

★ NEW

Peak: 48 • 12 wks

97

Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues

The Miracles

★ NEW

Peak: 52 • 8 wks

98

Pushin' Your Luck

Sleepy King

★ NEW

Peak: 92 • 3 wks

99

I Could Have Loved You So Well

Ray Peterson

★ NEW

Peak: 57 • 8 wks

100

You Don't Have To Be A Tower Of Strength

Gloria Lynne

★ NEW

Peak: 100 • 1 wks

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