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FOR WEEK ENDING APRIL 10, 1961

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 04/03 04/17 →

The chart file lacks a record this week, put back here from Billboard’s chart history: “You Can Depend On Me” (Brenda Lee) at 19. 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	1	6	6	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Blue MoonTHE MARCELS	1
2	2	4	12	ApacheJORGEN INGMANN & HIS GUITAR	2
3	5	3	16	Dedicated To The One I LoveTHE SHIRELLES	3
4	9	21	6	RunawayDEL SHANNON	4
5	7	11	6	On The ReboundFLOYD CRAMER	5
6	10	17	8	But I DoCLARENCE HENRY	6
7	3	1	8	SurrenderELVIS PRESLEY with THE JORDANAIRES	1
8	6	5	11	Don't WorryMARTY ROBBINS	3
9	23	55	3	Mother-In-LawERNIE K-DOE	9
10	8	7	10	Walk Right BackTHE EVERLY BROTHERS	7
11	4	2	12	Pony TimeCHUBBY CHECKER	1
12	13	15	8	Asia MinorKOKOMO	12
13	18	24	5	Take Good Care Of HerADAM WADE	13
14	16	22	7	Please Love Me ForeverCATHY JEAN & THE ROOMMATES	14
15	11	12	9	Think TwiceBROOK BENTON	11
16	21	32	6	One Mint JulepRAY CHARLES	16
17	14	10	11	Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)CARLA THOMAS	10
18	29	27	6	Baby BlueTHE ECHOES	18
19	19	62	3	You Can Depend On MeBRENDA LEE	19
20	26	71	4	A Hundred Pounds Of ClayGENE McDANIELS	20
21	12	8	14	WheelsTHE STRING-A-LONGS	3
22	27	33	5	Please Tell Me WhyJACKIE WILSON	22
23	25	46	5	I've Told Every Little StarLINDA SCOTT	23
24	37	48	6	Portrait Of My LoveSTEVE LAWRENCE	24
25	15	9	13	Where The Boys AreCONNIE FRANCIS	4
26	30	35	10	Once Upon A TimeROCHELL & THE CANDLES with JOHNNY WYATT	26
27	20	20	10	Model GirlJOHNNY MAESTRO	20
28	22	34	5	Tonight My Love, TonightPAUL ANKA	22
29	35	45	6	Hide AwayFREDDY KING	29
30	34	56	6	Find Another GirlJERRY BUTLER	30
31	17	13	11	Ebony EyesTHE EVERLY BROTHERS	8
32	38	43	5	Trust In MeETTA JAMES	32
33	32	41	4	Fell In Love On MondayFATS DOMINO	32
34	33	37	8	Happy Birthday BluesKATHY YOUNG with THE INNOCENTS	30
35	59	87	3	TenderlyBERT KAEMPFERT & HIS ORCHESTRA	35
36	46	64	4	Some Kind Of WonderfulTHE DRIFTERS	36
37	60	88	3	Daddy's HomeSHEP & THE LIMELITES	37
38	55	51	11	Ginnie BellPAUL DINO	38
39	31	31	6	That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' OnSAM COOKE	31
40	40	49	7	BewilderedJAMES BROWN & THE FAMOUS FLAMES	40
41	54	78	5	Just For Old Time's SakeTHE McGUIRE SISTERS	41
42	47	54	4	Shu RahFATS DOMINO	42
43	57	61	4	(Love Theme From) One Eyed JacksFERRANTE & TEICHER	43
44	24	16	15	Spanish HarlemBEN E. KING	10
45	65	75	10	Bye Bye BabyMARY WELLS	45
46	53	77	4	Theme From DixieDUANE EDDY	46
47	56	76	6	Tonight I Fell In LoveTHE TOKENS	47
48	83	94	3	Like, Long HairPAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS	48
49	64	80	3	Brass ButtonsTHE STRING-A-LONGS	49
50	52	86	8	To Be Loved (Forever)THE PENTAGONS	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	50	65	6	The Second Time AroundFRANK SINATRA	50
52	66	83	3	FunnyMAXINE BROWN	52
53	75	92	3	I'm In The Mood For LoveTHE CHIMES	53
54	68	85	3	Ain't It, BabyTHE MIRACLES	54
55	28	14	10	Lazy RiverBOBBY DARIN	14
56	58	66	4	(Theme From) My Three SonsLAWRENCE WELK & HIS ORCHESTRA	56
57	84	90	3	Bumble BoogieB. BUMBLE & THE STINGERS	57
58	36	19	14	Baby Sittin' BoogieBUZZ CLIFFORD	6
59	73	—	2	The Continental WalkHANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS	59
60	44	40	5	Your One And Only LoveJACKIE WILSON	40
61	67	84	5	Merry-Go-RoundMARV JOHNSON	61
62	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ FroggTHE BROTHERS FOUR	62
63	71	89	3	Sleepy-Eyed JohnJOHNNY HORTON	63
64	61	73	5	The Very Thought Of YouLITTLE WILLIE JOHN	61
65	69	70	6	Ling-Ting-TongBUDDY KNOX	65
66	74	81	4	Foolin' AroundKAY STARR	66
67	39	28	8	The WatusiTHE VIBRATIONS	25
68	72	—	2	Welcome HomeSAMMY KAYE & HIS ORCHESTRA	68
69	NEW▶		1	African WaltzCANNONBALL ADDERLEY ORCHESTRA	69
70	82	—	2	TreesTHE PLATTERS	70
71	NEW▶		1	Running ScaredROY ORBISON	71
72	80	91	4	SeventeenFRANKIE FORD	72
73	NEW▶		1	ExodusEDDIE HARRIS	73
74	81	97	3	Where I Fell In LoveTHE CAPRIS	74
75	NEW▶		1	(It Never Happens) In Real LifeCHUCK JACKSON	75
76	76	98	3	Little PedroTHE OLYMPICS	76
77	62	82	4	The BlizzardJIM REEVES	62
78	NEW▶		1	The CharangaMERV GRIFFIN	78
79	89	—	2	What'd I SayJERRY LEE LEWIS & HIS PUMPING PIANO	79
80	NEW▶		1	Glory Of LoveTHE ROOMMATES	80
81	87	96	3	TriangleJANIE GRANT	81
82	99	—	2	The Next Kiss (Is The Last Goodbye)CONWAY TWITTY	82
83	97	—	2	BonanzaAL CAIOLA & HIS ORCHESTRA	83
84	93	—	2	UnderwaterTHE FROGMEN	84
85	NEW▶		1	The Continental WalkTHE ROLLERS	85
86	NEW▶		1	I'll Just Have A Cup Of Coffee (Then I'll Go)CLAUDE GRAY	86
87	NEW▶		1	Come AlongMAURICE WILLIAMS & THE ZODIACS	87
88	NEW▶		1	La PachangaAUDREY ARNO & THE HAZY OSTERWALD SEXTET	88
89	NEW▶		1	Lullaby Of LoveFRANK GARI	89
90	NEW▶		1	A City Girl Stole My Country BoyPATTI PAGE	90
91	NEW▶		1	Mr. PrideCHUCK JACKSON	91
92	94	—	2	A Scottish Soldier (Green Hills Of Tyrol)ANDY STEWART	92
93	85	93	3	I Told You SoJIMMY JONES	85
94	NEW▶		1	Come On OverTHE STROLLERS	94
95	NEW▶		1	SavedLAVERN BAKER	95
96	98	—	2	California SunJOE JONES	96
97	NEW▶		1	Hello WallsFARON YOUNG	97
98	NEW▶		1	Three Hearts In A TangleROY DRUSKY	98
99	41	26	8	Hearts Of StoneBILL BLACK'S COMBO	20
100	NEW▶		1	Ground HogTHE BROWNS featuring JIM EDWARD BROWN	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.