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FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 30, 1961

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 01/23 02/06 →

The chart file lacks a record this week, put back here from Billboard’s chart history: “Baby Sittin’ Boogie” (Buzz Clifford) at 35. The file’s own ranks stand, because the next week’s LAST WEEK column bears them out, so a record put back goes into the rank the file leaves empty.

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	4	4	11	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Will You Love Me TomorrowTHE SHIRELLES	1
2	3	5	8	CalcuttaLAWRENCE WELK & HIS ORCHESTRA	2
3	2	3	12	ExodusFERRANTE & TEICHER	2
4	1	1	12	Wonderland By NightBERT KAEMPFERT & HIS ORCHESTRA	1
5	7	12	8	Shop AroundTHE MIRACLES featuring BILL "SMOKEY" ROBINSON	5
6	5	6	8	Angel BabyROSIE & THE ORIGINALS	5
7	8	14	7	Calendar GirlNEIL SEDAKA	7
8	13	26	5	EmotionsBRENDA LEE	8
9	9	7	10	Rubber BallBOBBY VEE	6
10	6	2	12	Are You Lonesome To-Night?ELVIS PRESLEY with THE JORDANAIRES	1
11	10	9	11	Corinna, CorinnaRAY PETERSON	9
12	14	25	14	Once In AwhileTHE CHIMES	12
13	12	10	20	North To AlaskaJOHNNY HORTON	4
14	11	8	17	Last DateFLOYD CRAMER	2
15	17	29	4	My Empty ArmsJACKIE WILSON	15
16	16	23	10	Wings Of A DoveFERLIN HUSKY	16
17	22	24	7	I Count The TearsTHE DRIFTERS	17
18	15	11	15	A Thousand StarsKATHY YOUNG with THE INNOCENTS	3
19	18	16	15	Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea)LOLITA	5
20	29	38	7	PepeDUANE EDDY HIS TWANGY GUITAR & THE REBELS	20
21	36	46	5	There's A Moon Out TonightTHE CAPRIS	21
22	34	48	4	WheelsTHE STRING-A-LONGS	22
23	30	35	9	The Hoochi Coochi CooHANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS	23
24	20	13	14	You're SixteenJOHNNY BURNETTE	8
25	32	39	5	C'est Si Bon (It's So Good)CONWAY TWITTY	25
26	41	42	6	There She GoesJERRY WALLACE	26
27	21	18	14	He Will Break Your HeartJERRY BUTLER	7
28	19	15	12	Wonderland By NightLOUIS PRIMA	15
29	24	21	7	Baby Oh BabyTHE SHELLS	21
30	42	90	3	Where The Boys AreCONNIE FRANCIS	30
31	49	—	2	Pony TimeCHUBBY CHECKER	31
32	27	20	9	Wonderland By NightANITA BRYANT	18
33	47	54	5	All In My MindMAXINE BROWN	33
34	45	59	5	Spanish HarlemBEN E. KING	34
35	55	77	4	Baby Sittin' BoogieBUZZ CLIFFORD	35
36	25	31	7	Lovey DoveyBUDDY KNOX	25
37	31	41	11	Main Theme From Exodus (ARI'S THEME)MANTOVANI & HIS ORCH.	31
38	33	27	6	You Are The Only OneRICKY NELSON	25
39	35	40	9	The Magnificent SevenAL CAIOLA & HIS ORCHESTRA	35
40	50	79	4	If I Didn't CareTHE PLATTERS	40
41	51	60	5	Don't Believe Him, DonnaLENNY MILES	41
42	53	—	2	Good Time BabyBOBBY RYDELL	42
43	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ I'm Learning About LoveBRENDA LEE	43
44	60	—	2	The Tear Of The YearJACKIE WILSON	44
45	44	52	7	UtopiaFRANK GARI	44
46	67	89	3	The Story Of My LovePAUL ANKA	46
47	68	—	6	Dedicated To The One I LoveTHE SHIRELLES	47
48	37	17	13	Many Tears AgoCONNIE FRANCIS	7
49	64	75	3	At LastETTA JAMES	49
50	56	73	4	What Am I Gonna DoJIMMY CLANTON	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	66	72	3	No OneCONNIE FRANCIS	51
52	78	—	2	What A PriceFATS DOMINO	52
53	57	61	6	Angel On My ShoulderSHELBY FLINT	53
54	61	69	5	First Taste Of LoveBEN E. KING	54
55	58	67	5	Yes, I'm Lonesome TonightTHELMA CARPENTER	55
56	65	91	4	Muskrat RambleFREDDY CANNON	56
57	62	70	4	Lost LoveH.B. BARNUM	57
58	48	43	10	Doll HouseDONNIE BROOKS	31
59	83	—	2	Ain't That Just Like A WomanFATS DOMINO	59
60	63	74	5	Yes, I'm Lonesome TonightDODIE STEVENS	60
61	59	44	18	StayMAURICE WILLIAMS & THE ZODIACS	1
62	NEW▶		1	You Can Have HerROY HAMILTON	62
63	85	95	3	Them That GotRAY CHARLES & HIS ORCHESTRA	63
64	73	76	5	What Would I DoMICKEY & SYLVIA	64
65	23	19	16	Lonely TeenagerDION	12
66	69	81	8	The Age For LoveJIMMY CHARLES	66
67	NEW▶		1	Ebony EyesTHE EVERLY BROTHERS	67
68	81	84	4	(Ghost) Riders In The SkyRAMRODS	68
69	79	—	11	Leave My Kitten AloneLITTLE WILLIE JOHN	60
70	26	34	8	My Last Date (With You)SKEETER DAVIS	26
71	74	92	4	Jimmy's GirlJOHNNY TILLOTSON	71
72	NEW▶		1	Don't WorryMARTY ROBBINS	72
73	93	—	2	Ram-Bunk-ShushTHE VENTURES	73
74	40	22	10	Blue TangoBILL BLACK'S COMBO	16
75	39	28	11	Gee WhizTHE INNOCENTS	28
76	46	30	8	I'm Hurtin'ROY ORBISON	27
77	NEW▶		1	(I Wanna) Love My Life AwayGENE PITNEY	77
78	NEW▶		1	Close TogetherJIMMY REED	78
79	77	83	3	Sound-OffTITUS TURNER	77
80	84	99	3	When I Fall In LoveETTA JONES	80
81	RE-ENTRY		5	Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom WhiteJERRY MURAD'S HARMONICATS	56
82	90	—	2	The Exodus Song (This Land Is Mine)PAT BOONE	82
83	94	—	2	ApacheJORGEN INGMANN & HIS GUITAR	83
84	RE-ENTRY		8	Dance By The Light Of The MoonTHE OLYMPICS	47
85	88	—	2	Dedicated To The One I LoveTHE "5" ROYALES	85
86	NEW▶		1	Leave My Kitten AloneJOHNNY PRESTON	86
87	87	—	2	Pony TimeTHE GOODTIMERS	87
88	38	45	7	My Last Date (With You)JONI JAMES	38
89	86	100	3	I RememberMAURICE WILLIAMS & THE ZODIACS	86
90	98	—	2	Ginnie BellPAUL DINO	90
91	80	85	5	Sugar BeeCLEVELAND CROCHET & BAND	80
92	72	86	4	Chills And FeverRONNIE LOVE & HIS ORCHESTRA	72
93	92	—	2	Trouble In MindNINA SIMONE	92
94	28	32	15	My Girl JosephineFATS DOMINO	14
95	100	—	2	CharlenaTHE SEVILLES	95
96	NEW▶		1	Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)CARLA THOMAS	96
97	82	87	3	Flamingo ExpressTHE ROYALTONES	82
98	NEW▶		1	Honky Tonk (Part 2)BILL DOGGETT	98
99	NEW▶		1	Bye Bye BabyMARY WELLS	99
100	NEW▶		1	Wait A MinuteTHE COASTERS	100

Bullets and Hot Shot Debuts before 1980 are inferred from the chart's movement, not read off the page: a bullet for a record that is new, back, up on last week, or at last week's rank for the second week running; the Hot Shot Debut is the week's highest new entry. The first Hot 100, 8/4/1958, has none.