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