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FOR WEEK ENDING AUGUST 21, 1961

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 08/14 08/28 →

The chart file lacks a record this week, put back here from Billboard’s chart history: “Mexico” (Bob Moore and His Orch.) at 69. 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	1	18	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Tossin' And Turnin'BOBBY LEWIS	1
2	5	9	9	Wooden HeartJOE DOWELL	2
3	6	10	7	MichaelTHE HIGHWAYMEN	3
4	3	3	8	Last NightMAR-KEYS	3
5	2	2	13	I Like It Like That, Part 1CHRIS KENNER	2
6	11	15	7	You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)RAL DONNER	6
7	7	7	8	Pretty Little Angel EyesCURTIS LEE	7
8	4	4	10	Dum DumBRENDA LEE	4
9	8	8	10	Let's Twist AgainCHUBBY CHECKER	8
10	10	16	5	School Is OutGARY U.S. BONDS	10
11	16	25	8	Don't Bet Money HoneyLINDA SCOTT	11
12	15	20	5	HurtTIMI YURO	12
13	9	6	9	TogetherCONNIE FRANCIS	6
14	21	32	5	As If I Didn't KnowADAM WADE	14
15	17	22	5	Let The Four Winds BlowFATS DOMINO	15
16	24	28	14	I Fall To PiecesPATSY CLINE	16
17	22	26	10	I'm Gonna Knock On Your DoorEDDIE HODGES	17
18	12	14	8	I'll Be ThereDAMITA JO	12
19	13	13	10	Never On SundayTHE CHORDETTES	13
20	14	5	12	Hats Off To LarryDEL SHANNON	5
21	32	41	8	My True StoryTHE JIVE FIVE with JOE RENE & ORCHESTRA	21
22	25	40	8	One Summer NightTHE DIAMONDS	22
23	18	18	13	My Kind Of GirlMATT MONRO	18
24	33	44	8	I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy HeavenTEX RITTER	24
25	26	34	5	I'm A Telling YouJERRY BUTLER	25
26	40	75	3	Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night)LONNIE DONEGAN & HIS SKIFFLE GROUP	26
27	19	12	14	Quarter To ThreeU.S. BONDS	1
28	20	11	15	The Boll Weevil SongBROOK BENTON	2
29	38	46	9	Right Or WrongWANDA JACKSON	29
30	27	33	9	Quite A PartyTHE FIREBALLS	27
31	41	87	3	Take Good Care Of My BabyBOBBY VEE	31
32	36	42	8	PrincessFRANK GARI	32
33	44	66	3	Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)BARRY MANN	33
34	49	84	4	I'll Never Smile AgainTHE PLATTERS	34
35	42	51	6	I Don't Want To Take A ChanceMARY WELLS	35
36	39	43	10	Sea Of HeartbreakDON GIBSON	33
37	43	62	5	I Just Don't UnderstandANN-MARGRET	37
38	28	29	7	RunaroundTHE REGENTS	28
39	23	17	12	CupidSAM COOKE	17
40	48	58	4	AmorBEN E. KING	40
41	46	52	7	A Thing Of The PastTHE SHIRELLES	41
42	68	85	4	The Mountain's HighDICK & DEEDEE	42
43	54	61	6	NagTHE HALOS	43
44	61	78	3	Without YouJOHNNY TILLOTSON	44
45	52	67	3	Don't Cry, BabyETTA JAMES	45
46	76	91	4	When We Get MarriedTHE DREAMLOVERS	46
47	53	—	4	Starlight, StarbrightLINDA SCOTT	47
48	67	—	3	A Little Bit Of SoapTHE JARMELS	48
49	71	—	2	CryingROY ORBISON	49
50	30	23	12	Please StayTHE DRIFTERS	14

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	29	19	12	San Antonio RoseFLOYD CRAMER	8
52	31	39	8	A TearGENE McDANIELS	31
53	62	94	4	Transistor SisterFREDDY CANNON	53
54	79	90	3	Hully Gully AgainLITTLE CAESAR & THE ROMANS	54
55	65	76	3	Let Me Belong To YouBRIAN HYLAND	55
56	64	74	4	It's Gonna Work Out FineIKE & TINA TURNER	56
57	73	—	2	Lover's IslandTHE BLUE JAYS	57
58	66	72	6	Water BoyDON SHIRLEY TRIO	58
59	63	93	4	Missing YouRAY PETERSON	59
60	69	71	3	Candy ManROY ORBISON	60
61	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ Little SisterELVIS PRESLEY	61
62	56	57	5	I Never KnewCLYDE McPHATTER	56
63	47	48	10	The CharlestonERNIE FIELDS	47
64	59	70	5	Tears On My PillowTHE McGUIRE SISTERS	59
65	45	45	8	Time WasTHE FLAMINGOS	45
66	77	80	4	Teardrops In My HeartJOE BARRY	66
67	81	82	4	Now And ForeverBERT KAEMPFERT & HIS ORCHESTRA	67
68	84	98	3	San-Ho-ZayFREDDY KING	68
69	91	—	2	MexicoBOB MOORE & HIS ORCH.	69
70	72	88	3	Lonely StreetCLARENCE HENRY	70
71	88	—	2	Magic Moon (Clair De Lune)THE RAYS	71
72	83	—	2	Back Beat No. 1THE RONDELS	72
73	87	—	2	Bless YouTONY ORLANDO	73
74	NEW▶		1	Nothing But GoodHANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS	74
75	NEW▶		1	Frankie And JohnnyBROOK BENTON	75
76	NEW▶		1	Big Cold WindPAT BOONE	76
77	70	54	6	What A Sweet Thing That WasTHE SHIRELLES	54
78	98	—	2	More Money For You And MeTHE FOUR PREPS	78
79	80	89	3	Don't Cry No MoreBOBBY BLAND	79
80	85	92	4	Summer SouvenirsKARL HAMMEL, JR.	80
81	92	—	2	Roll Over BeethovenTHE VELAIRES	81
82	90	95	3	Every Breath I TakeGENE PITNEY	82
83	95	—	2	Music, Music, MusicTHE SENSATIONS featuring YVONNE	83
84	93	96	3	Well-A, Well-ASHIRLEY & LEE	84
85	60	64	8	PeanutsRICK & THE KEENS	60
86	100	—	2	Pitter-PatterTHE FOUR SPORTSMEN	86
87	57	60	5	Mr. HappinessJOHNNY MAESTRO with THE COEDS	57
88	NEW▶		1	Baby You're So FineMICKEY & SYLVIA	88
89	96	—	2	StarlightTHE PRELUDES FIVE	89
90	NEW▶		1	Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green And Purple PillsRAY STEVENS	90
91	NEW▶		1	Years From NowJACKIE WILSON	91
92	NEW▶		1	Black Land FarmerWINK MARTINDALE	92
93	97	100	3	My Heart's On FireBILLY BLAND	93
94	NEW▶		1	Baby, You're RightJAMES BROWN & THE FAMOUS FLAMES	94
95	NEW▶		1	I Wake Up CryingCHUCK JACKSON	95
96	99	—	2	Girls Girls Girls (Part II)THE COASTERS	96
97	NEW▶		1	Keep On DancingHANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS	97
98	RE-ENTRY		2	Don't Forget I Love YouTHE BUTANES	98
99	NEW▶		1	Wizard Of LoveTHE LY-DELLS	99
100	NEW▶		1	Donald Where's Your Troosers?ANDY STEWART	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.