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FOR WEEK ENDING APRIL 3, 1961

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 03/27 04/10 →

The chart file lacks a record this week, put back here from Billboard’s chart history: “Baby Blue” (The Echoes) at 29. 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	6	21	5	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Blue MoonTHE MARCELS	1
2	4	6	11	ApacheJORGEN INGMANN & HIS GUITAR	2
3	1	1	7	SurrenderELVIS PRESLEY with THE JORDANAIRES	1
4	2	2	11	Pony TimeCHUBBY CHECKER	1
5	3	5	15	Dedicated To The One I LoveTHE SHIRELLES	3
6	5	3	10	Don't WorryMARTY ROBBINS	3
7	11	15	5	On The ReboundFLOYD CRAMER	7
8	7	9	9	Walk Right BackTHE EVERLY BROTHERS	7
9	21	47	5	RunawayDEL SHANNON	9
10	17	40	7	But I DoCLARENCE HENRY	10
11	12	13	8	Think TwiceBROOK BENTON	11
12	8	7	13	WheelsTHE STRING-A-LONGS	3
13	15	33	7	Asia MinorKOKOMO	13
14	10	12	10	Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)CARLA THOMAS	10
15	9	4	12	Where The Boys AreCONNIE FRANCIS	4
16	22	22	6	Please Love Me ForeverCATHY JEAN & THE ROOMMATES	16
17	13	8	10	Ebony EyesTHE EVERLY BROTHERS	8
18	24	43	4	Take Good Care Of HerADAM WADE	18
19	62	—	2	You Can Depend On MeBRENDA LEE	19
20	20	29	9	Model GirlJOHNNY MAESTRO	20
21	32	44	5	One Mint JulepRAY CHARLES	21
22	34	45	4	Tonight My Love, TonightPAUL ANKA	22
23	55	—	2	Mother-In-LawERNIE K-DOE	23
24	16	11	14	Spanish HarlemBEN E. KING	10
25	46	65	4	I've Told Every Little StarLINDA SCOTT	25
26	71	91	3	A Hundred Pounds Of ClayGENE McDANIELS	26
27	33	52	4	Please Tell Me WhyJACKIE WILSON	27
28	14	18	9	Lazy RiverBOBBY DARIN	14
29	27	41	5	Baby BlueTHE ECHOES	27
30	35	42	9	Once Upon A TimeROCHELL & THE CANDLES with JOHNNY WYATT	30
31	31	37	5	That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' OnSAM COOKE	31
32	41	84	3	Fell In Love On MondayFATS DOMINO	32
33	37	30	7	Happy Birthday BluesKATHY YOUNG with THE INNOCENTS	30
34	56	50	5	Find Another GirlJERRY BUTLER	34
35	45	53	5	Hide AwayFREDDY KING	35
36	19	10	13	Baby Sittin' BoogieBUZZ CLIFFORD	6
37	48	54	5	Portrait Of My LoveSTEVE LAWRENCE	37
38	43	67	4	Trust In MeETTA JAMES	38
39	28	25	7	The WatusiTHE VIBRATIONS	25
40	49	59	6	BewilderedJAMES BROWN & THE FAMOUS FLAMES	40
41	26	20	7	Hearts Of StoneBILL BLACK'S COMBO	20
42	23	14	17	CalcuttaLAWRENCE WELK & HIS ORCHESTRA	1
43	18	17	9	Little Boy SadJOHNNY BURNETTE	17
44	40	64	4	Your One And Only LoveJACKIE WILSON	40
45	30	23	10	You Can Have HerROY HAMILTON	12
46	64	95	3	Some Kind Of WonderfulTHE DRIFTERS	46
47	54	97	3	Shu RahFATS DOMINO	47
48	25	16	11	Good Time BabyBOBBY RYDELL	11
49	36	27	21	ExodusFERRANTE & TEICHER	2
50	65	80	5	The Second Time AroundFRANK SINATRA	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	29	19	14	There's A Moon Out TonightTHE CAPRIS	3
52	86	56	7	To Be Loved (Forever)THE PENTAGONS	52
53	77	93	3	Theme From DixieDUANE EDDY	53
54	78	88	4	Just For Old Time's SakeTHE McGUIRE SISTERS	54
55	51	68	10	Ginnie BellPAUL DINO	51
56	76	77	5	Tonight I Fell In LoveTHE TOKENS	56
57	61	75	3	(Love Theme From) One Eyed JacksFERRANTE & TEICHER	57
58	66	94	3	(Theme From) My Three SonsLAWRENCE WELK & HIS ORCHESTRA	58
59	87	—	2	TenderlyBERT KAEMPFERT & HIS ORCHESTRA	59
60	88	—	2	Daddy's HomeSHEP & THE LIMELITES	60
61	73	83	4	The Very Thought Of YouLITTLE WILLIE JOHN	61
62	82	100	3	The BlizzardJIM REEVES	62
63	50	55	5	Blue MoonHERB LANCE & THE CLASSICS	50
64	80	—	2	Brass ButtonsTHE STRING-A-LONGS	64
65	75	79	9	Bye Bye BabyMARY WELLS	65
66	83	—	2	FunnyMAXINE BROWN	66
67	84	87	4	Merry-Go-RoundMARV JOHNSON	67
68	85	—	2	Ain't It, BabyTHE MIRACLES	68
69	70	81	5	Ling-Ting-TongBUDDY KNOX	69
70	72	78	5	Little Miss Stuck-UpTHE PLAYMATES	70
71	89	—	2	Sleepy-Eyed JohnJOHNNY HORTON	71
72	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ Welcome HomeSAMMY KAYE & HIS ORCHESTRA	72
73	NEW▶		1	The Continental WalkHANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS	73
74	81	89	3	Foolin' AroundKAY STARR	74
75	92	—	2	I'm In The Mood For LoveTHE CHIMES	75
76	98	—	2	Little PedroTHE OLYMPICS	76
77	39	34	9	Your FriendsDEE CLARK	34
78	68	70	7	Pony ExpressDANNY & THE JUNIORS	60
79	60	62	7	The TouchablesDICKIE GOODMAN	60
80	91	99	3	SeventeenFRANKIE FORD	80
81	97	—	2	Where I Fell In LoveTHE CAPRIS	81
82	NEW▶		1	TreesTHE PLATTERS	82
83	94	—	2	Like, Long HairPAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS	83
84	90	—	2	Bumble BoogieB. BUMBLE & THE STINGERS	84
85	93	—	2	I Told You SoJIMMY JONES	85
86	74	66	4	Lonely Blue NightsROSIE	66
87	96	—	2	TriangleJANIE GRANT	87
88	59	57	10	Honky Tonk (Part 2)BILL DOGGETT	57
89	NEW▶		1	What'd I SayJERRY LEE LEWIS & HIS PUMPING PIANO	89
90	NEW▶		1	(Theme From) The Great ImpostorHENRY MANCINI & HIS ORCHESTRA	90
91	47	48	7	I Pity The FoolBOBBY BLAND	46
92	RE-ENTRY		3	KokomoTHE FLAMINGOS	92
93	NEW▶		1	UnderwaterTHE FROGMEN	93
94	NEW▶		1	A Scottish Soldier (Green Hills Of Tyrol)ANDY STEWART	94
95	RE-ENTRY		3	Little Turtle DoveOTIS WILLIAMS & HIS CHARMS	95
96	53	36	7	I Don't Want To CryCHUCK JACKSON	36
97	NEW▶		1	BonanzaAL CAIOLA & HIS ORCHESTRA	97
98	NEW▶		1	California SunJOE JONES	98
99	NEW▶		1	The Next Kiss (Is The Last Goodbye)CONWAY TWITTY	99
100	NEW▶		1	Sweet Little KathyRAY PETERSON	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.