Billboard Hot 100 — February 20, 1961
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 20, 1961. "Calcutta" by Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Surrender" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires at #24, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Cherié" by Bobby Rydell, up 40 places from #97 to #57.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Calcutta" by Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra — 2 weeks at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting December 12, 1960.
- New in the top 10: "Dedicated To The One I Love" by The Shirelles (up from #13 to #9); "Wheels" by The String-A-Longs (up from #15 to #10).
- Highest debut: "Surrender" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires at #24; it would spend 12 weeks on the chart and peak at #1, with 2 weeks at #1.
- Biggest fall: "Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea)" by Lolita, down 45 places from #37 to #82.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "North To Alaska" by Johnny Horton, 23 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "A Thousand Stars" by Kathy Young With The Innocents after 17 weeks (peak #3).
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 | 11 | Calcutta Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | Shop Around The Miracles (featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson) |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | Will You Love Me Tomorrow The Shirelles |
| 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | Pony Time Chubby Checker |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | There's A Moon Out Tonight The Capris |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | Calendar Girl Neil Sedaka |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Emotions Brenda Lee |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 | Exodus Ferrante & Teicher |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | Dedicated To The One I Love The Shirelles |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 7 | Wheels The String-A-Longs |
| 11 | 16 | 11 | 6 | Where The Boys Are Connie Francis |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 7 | Baby Sittin' Boogie Buzz Clifford |
| 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | Wings Of A Dove Ferlin Husky |
| 14 | 25 | 14 | 5 | Good Time Baby Bobby Rydell |
| 15 | 28 | 15 | 4 | Don't Worry Marty Robbins |
| 16 | 17 | 16 | 6 | The Story Of My Love Paul Anka |
| 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 | Angel Baby Rosie And The Originals |
| 18 | 40 | 18 | 4 | Ebony Eyes The Everly Brothers |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | All In My Mind Maxine Brown |
| 20 | 8 | 1 | 15 | Wonderland By Night Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 8 | Spanish Harlem Ben E. King |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 5 | What A Price Fats Domino |
| 23 | 18 | 9 | 7 | My Empty Arms Jackie Wilson |
| 24 | NEW | 24 | 1 | Surrender Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 25 | 46 | 25 | 3 | Little Boy Sad Johnny Burnette |
| 26 | 48 | 26 | 5 | Apache Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 7 | Jimmy's Girl Johnny Tillotson |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 9 | Angel On My Shoulder Shelby Flint |
| 29 | 11 | 11 | 17 | Once In Awhile The Chimes |
| 30 | 43 | 30 | 7 | (Ghost) Riders In The Sky Ramrods |
| 31 | 32 | 31 | 4 | You Can Have Her Roy Hamilton |
| 32 | 39 | 32 | 5 | Ram-Bunk-Shush The Ventures |
| 33 | 22 | 18 | 10 | Pepe Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 10 | Utopia Frank Gari |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 5 | Ain't That Just Like A Woman Fats Domino |
| 36 | 20 | 6 | 13 | Rubber Ball Bobby Vee |
| 37 | 50 | 37 | 3 | Lazy River Bobby Darin |
| 38 | 41 | 38 | 6 | No One Connie Francis |
| 39 | 44 | 39 | 3 | Walk Right Back The Everly Brothers |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 4 | Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) Carla Thomas |
| 41 | 49 | 41 | 4 | Wait A Minute The Coasters |
| 42 | 24 | 9 | 14 | Corinna, Corinna Ray Peterson |
| 43 | 55 | 43 | 4 | (I Wanna) Love My Life Away Gene Pitney |
| 44 | 23 | 17 | 10 | I Count The Tears The Drifters |
| 45 | 69 | 45 | 2 | Stayin' In Bobby Vee |
| 46 | 47 | 46 | 8 | What Would I Do Mickey & Sylvia |
| 47 | 51 | 47 | 11 | The Age For Love Jimmy Charles |
| 48 | 29 | 26 | 9 | There She Goes Jerry Wallace |
| 49 | 42 | 35 | 7 | Lost Love H.B. Barnum |
| 50 | 35 | 4 | 23 | North To Alaska Johnny Horton |
| 51 | 33 | 33 | 4 | I'm Learning About Love Brenda Lee |
| 52 | 30 | 22 | 8 | C'est Si Bon (It's So Good) Conway Twitty |
| 53 | 71 | 53 | 3 | Your Friends Dee Clark |
| 54 | 67 | 54 | 3 | Havin' Fun Dion |
| 55 | 66 | 55 | 3 | Wheels Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 56 | 73 | 56 | 2 | Think Twice Brook Benton |
| 57 | 97 | 57 | 2 | Cherié Bobby Rydell |
| 58 | 21 | 1 | 15 | Are You Lonesome To-night? Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 59 | 72 | 59 | 3 | Model Girl Johnny Maestro |
| 60 | 61 | 60 | 14 | Leave My Kitten Alone Little Willie John |
| 61 | 53 | 44 | 5 | The Tear Of The Year Jackie Wilson |
| 62 | 65 | 47 | 6 | At Last Etta James |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 5 | Ginnie Bell Paul Dino |
| 64 | 56 | 2 | 20 | Last Date Floyd Cramer |
| 65 | 59 | 30 | 7 | If I Didn't Care The Platters |
| 66 | 64 | 64 | 5 | The Exodus Song (This Land Is Mine) Pat Boone |
| 67 | 70 | 67 | 6 | When I Fall In Love Etta Jones |
| 68 | 93 | 68 | 3 | For My Baby Brook Benton |
| 69 | 77 | 69 | 3 | Once Upon A Time Rochell And The Candles With Johnny Wyatt |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Hearts Of Stone Bill Black's Combo |
| 71 | 76 | 71 | 3 | The Most Beautiful Words Della Reese |
| 72 | 83 | 72 | 4 | Bye Bye Baby Mary Wells |
| 73 | 75 | 73 | 4 | Leave My Kitten Alone Johnny Preston |
| 74 | 79 | 74 | 5 | Pony Time The Goodtimers |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Asia Minor Kokomo |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | I Don't Want To Cry Chuck Jackson |
| 77 | 85 | 77 | 3 | Keep Your Hands Off Of Him Damita Jo |
| 78 | 80 | 78 | 4 | Honky Tonk (Part 2) Bill Doggett |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Happy Birthday Blues Kathy Young With The Innocents |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | The Watusi The Vibrations |
| 81 | 68 | 68 | 4 | Close Together Jimmy Reed |
| 82 | 37 | 5 | 18 | Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea) Lolita |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | The Touchables Dickie Goodman |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | To Be Loved (Forever) The Pentagons |
| 85 | 58 | 58 | 6 | Them That Got Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 86 | 87 | 86 | 2 | You're The Boss LaVern Baker & Jimmy Ricks |
| 87 | 54 | 35 | 12 | The Magnificent Seven Al Caiola And His Orchestra |
| 88 | 78 | 56 | 8 | Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White Jerry Murad's Harmonicats |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Let's Go Again (Where We Went Last Night) Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | But I Do Clarence Henry |
| 91 | 98 | 91 | 2 | A Texan And A Girl From Mexico Anita Bryant |
| 92 | 96 | 92 | 3 | Cerveza Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra |
| 93 | 84 | 84 | 5 | Charlena The Sevilles |
| 94 | 52 | 47 | 11 | Dance By The Light Of The Moon The Olympics |
| 95 | 90 | 90 | 2 | Theme from Tunes Of Glory The Cambridge Strings And Singers |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Orange Blossom Special Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Pony Express Danny & The Juniors |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | I Pity The Fool Bobby Bland |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Top Forty, News, Weather And Sports Mark Dinning |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Dream Boy Annette With The Afterbeats |
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