Billboard Hot 100 — January 2, 1961
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 2, 1961. "Are You Lonesome To-night?" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires held #1 for a 6th straight week, the last week of its run. 17 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "C'est Si Bon (It's So Good)" by Conway Twitty at #72, which would go on to peak at #22. The biggest climber was "There She Goes" by Jerry Wallace, up 37 places from #98 to #61.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Are You Lonesome To-night?" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires — 6 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting November 14, 1960.
- New in the top 10: "Angel Baby" by Rosie And The Originals (up from #13 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Save The Last Dance For Me" by The Drifters, down 23 places from #44 to #67.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "The Little Drummer Boy" by The Harry Simeone Chorale, 20 weeks and counting (peak #13).
- Stories that mention this week: Private Presley's Hot 100: Elvis From 1958 to 1962.
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Are You Lonesome To-night? Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Wonderland By Night Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | Last Date Floyd Cramer |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | Exodus Ferrante & Teicher |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | A Thousand Stars Kathy Young With The Innocents |
| 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | North To Alaska Johnny Horton |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | Many Tears Ago Connie Francis |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | You're Sixteen Johnny Burnette |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 4 | Angel Baby Rosie And The Originals |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | Corinna, Corinna Ray Peterson |
| 11 | 16 | 11 | 6 | Rubber Ball Bobby Vee |
| 12 | 9 | 5 | 11 | Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea) Lolita |
| 13 | 11 | 7 | 10 | He Will Break Your Heart Jerry Butler |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | 7 | Will You Love Me Tomorrow The Shirelles |
| 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Lonely Teenager Dion |
| 16 | 17 | 16 | 8 | Wonderland By Night Louis Prima |
| 17 | 15 | 15 | 10 | Perfidia The Ventures |
| 18 | 14 | 14 | 4 | Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Brenda Lee |
| 19 | 27 | 19 | 5 | Wonderland By Night Anita Bryant |
| 20 | 23 | 14 | 9 | Sway Bobby Rydell |
| 21 | 18 | 2 | 13 | Poetry In Motion Johnny Tillotson |
| 22 | 42 | 22 | 4 | Calcutta Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra |
| 23 | 35 | 23 | 6 | Wings Of A Dove Ferlin Husky |
| 24 | 19 | 6 | 12 | New Orleans U.S. Bonds |
| 25 | 22 | 14 | 11 | My Girl Josephine Fats Domino |
| 26 | 25 | 16 | 6 | Blue Tango Bill Black's Combo |
| 27 | 62 | 27 | 3 | Baby Oh Baby The Shells |
| 28 | 32 | 28 | 7 | Ruby Ray Charles |
| 29 | 24 | 13 | 20 | The Little Drummer Boy The Harry Simeone Chorale |
| 30 | 29 | 24 | 8 | Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread) Brook Benton |
| 31 | 28 | 8 | 13 | Alone At Last Jackie Wilson |
| 32 | 53 | 32 | 4 | Shop Around The Miracles (featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson) |
| 33 | 39 | 20 | 8 | I Gotta Know Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 34 | 31 | 31 | 6 | Doll House Donnie Brooks |
| 35 | 30 | 1 | 14 | Stay Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs |
| 36 | 34 | 29 | 5 | Sad Mood Sam Cooke |
| 37 | 55 | 37 | 3 | I Count The Tears The Drifters |
| 38 | 57 | 38 | 3 | Calendar Girl Neil Sedaka |
| 39 | 38 | 34 | 12 | Ballad Of The Alamo Marty Robbins |
| 40 | 51 | 40 | 4 | I'm Hurtin' Roy Orbison |
| 41 | 37 | 22 | 11 | I'll Save The Last Dance For You Damita Jo |
| 42 | 63 | 42 | 2 | You Are The Only One Ricky Nelson |
| 43 | 52 | 43 | 9 | Gonzo James Booker |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 7 | Gee Whiz The Innocents |
| 45 | 40 | 14 | 13 | The Hucklebuck Chubby Checker |
| 46 | 59 | 46 | 8 | Bumble Bee LaVern Baker |
| 47 | 56 | 47 | 5 | Dance By The Light Of The Moon The Olympics |
| 48 | 43 | 31 | 11 | Am I Losing You Jim Reeves |
| 49 | 61 | 49 | 3 | Twistin' Bells Santo & Johnny |
| 50 | 49 | 44 | 10 | Once In Awhile The Chimes |
| 51 | 58 | 51 | 3 | Christmas Auld Lang Syne Bobby Darin |
| 52 | 33 | 6 | 16 | Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 53 | 47 | 22 | 10 | Like Strangers The Everly Brothers |
| 54 | 50 | 50 | 4 | A Perfect Love Frankie Avalon |
| 55 | 41 | 21 | 8 | Last Date Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra |
| 56 | 69 | 56 | 4 | The Puppet Song Frankie Avalon |
| 57 | 68 | 57 | 4 | My Last Date (With You) Skeeter Davis |
| 58 | 67 | 58 | 5 | The Magnificent Seven Al Caiola And His Orchestra |
| 59 | 70 | 45 | 7 | Main Theme from Exodus (Ari's Theme) Mantovani & His Orch. |
| 60 | 89 | 60 | 3 | Lovey Dovey Buddy Knox |
| 61 | 98 | 61 | 2 | There She Goes Jerry Wallace |
| 62 | 72 | 43 | 5 | The Hoochi Coochi Coo Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 63 | 66 | 63 | 3 | Your Other Love The Flamingos |
| 64 | 75 | 64 | 2 | How To Handle A Woman Johnny Mathis |
| 65 | 46 | 25 | 9 | Ol' Mac Donald Frank Sinatra |
| 66 | 80 | 66 | 2 | (Let's Do) The Hully Gully Twist Bill Doggett |
| 67 | 44 | 1 | 18 | Save The Last Dance For Me The Drifters |
| 68 | 79 | 68 | 4 | You Don't Want My Love Andy Williams |
| 69 | 83 | 69 | 3 | My Last Date (With You) Joni James |
| 70 | 82 | 70 | 2 | Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White Jerry Murad's Harmonicats |
| 71 | 86 | 71 | 4 | Happy Days Marv Johnson |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | C'est Si Bon (It's So Good) Conway Twitty |
| 73 | 81 | 48 | 6 | Walk Slow Little Willie John |
| 74 | 88 | 74 | 3 | Pepe Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 75 | 77 | 75 | 3 | Mister Livingston Larry Verne |
| 76 | 96 | 76 | 2 | We Have Love Dinah Washington |
| 77 | 94 | 77 | 2 | Angel On My Shoulder Shelby Flint |
| 78 | 100 | 78 | 2 | Spoonful Etta & Harvey |
| 79 | 87 | 79 | 3 | Utopia Frank Gari |
| 80 | 97 | 80 | 2 | Make Someone Happy Perry Como |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Milk Cow Blues Ricky Nelson |
| 82 | 90 | 82 | 4 | I Idolize You Ike & Tina Turner |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Emotions Brenda Lee |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | What Would I Do Mickey & Sylvia |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight Thelma Carpenter |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Spanish Harlem Ben E. King |
| 87 | 99 | 87 | 2 | Oh, How I Miss You Tonight Jeanne Black |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | There's A Moon Out Tonight The Capris |
| 89 | 91 | 89 | 5 | Wabash Blues The Viscounts |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | First Taste Of Love Ben E. King |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | If I Knew Nat King Cole |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | All In My Mind Maxine Brown |
| 93 | 92 | 92 | 2 | Talk To Me Baby Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Don't Believe Him, Donna Lenny Miles |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Don't Read The Letter Patti Page |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | I Don't Want Nobody (To Have My Love But You) Ella Johnson With Buddy Johnson |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Oh Lonesome Me Johnny Cash With The Gene Lowery Singers |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight Dodie Stevens |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Sugar Bee Cleveland Crochet and Band |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | This Is My Story Mickey & Sylvia |
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