Billboard Hot 100 — March 20, 1961
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 20, 1961. "Surrender" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Pony Time" by Chubby Checker, which had held it for 3 weeks, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "(Love Theme From) One Eyed Jacks" by Ferrante & Teicher at #75, which would go on to peak at #37. The biggest climber was "Blue Moon" by The Marcels, up 38 places from #59 to #21.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Surrender" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires — 1 week at the top so far, 5 weeks on the chart since debuting February 20, 1961.
- New in the top 10: "Apache" by Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar (up from #11 to #6); "Walk Right Back" by The Everly Brothers (up from #13 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Utopia" by Frank Gari, down 49 places from #27 to #76.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Exodus" by Ferrante & Teicher, 19 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- 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 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Surrender Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Pony Time Chubby Checker |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Don't Worry Marty Robbins |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | Where The Boys Are Connie Francis |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 | Dedicated To The One I Love The Shirelles |
| 6 | 11 | 6 | 9 | Apache Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Wheels The String-A-Longs |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | Ebony Eyes The Everly Brothers |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 | Walk Right Back The Everly Brothers |
| 10 | 6 | 6 | 11 | Baby Sittin' Boogie Buzz Clifford |
| 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | Spanish Harlem Ben E. King |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 8 | Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) Carla Thomas |
| 13 | 20 | 13 | 6 | Think Twice Brook Benton |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | 15 | Calcutta Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra |
| 15 | 24 | 15 | 3 | On The Rebound Floyd Cramer |
| 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | Good Time Baby Bobby Rydell |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | Little Boy Sad Johnny Burnette |
| 18 | 25 | 18 | 7 | Lazy River Bobby Darin |
| 19 | 14 | 3 | 12 | There's A Moon Out Tonight The Capris |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 5 | Hearts Of Stone Bill Black's Combo |
| 21 | 59 | 21 | 3 | Blue Moon The Marcels |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 4 | Please Love Me Forever Cathy Jean and The Roommates |
| 23 | 16 | 12 | 8 | You Can Have Her Roy Hamilton |
| 24 | 18 | 1 | 18 | Will You Love Me Tomorrow The Shirelles |
| 25 | 39 | 25 | 5 | The Watusi The Vibrations |
| 26 | 23 | 2 | 15 | Shop Around The Miracles (featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson) |
| 27 | 19 | 2 | 19 | Exodus Ferrante & Teicher |
| 28 | 49 | 28 | 7 | For My Baby Brook Benton |
| 29 | 41 | 29 | 7 | Model Girl Johnny Maestro |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 5 | Happy Birthday Blues Kathy Young With The Innocents |
| 31 | 28 | 28 | 7 | Wheels Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 32 | 35 | 32 | 4 | Lonely Man Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 33 | 36 | 33 | 5 | Asia Minor Kokomo |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 7 | Your Friends Dee Clark |
| 35 | 26 | 4 | 14 | Calendar Girl Neil Sedaka |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 5 | I Don't Want To Cry Chuck Jackson |
| 37 | 47 | 37 | 3 | That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On Sam Cooke |
| 38 | 30 | 12 | 17 | Wings Of A Dove Ferlin Husky |
| 39 | 50 | 39 | 5 | Let's Go Again (Where We Went Last Night) Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 40 | 52 | 40 | 5 | But I Do Clarence Henry |
| 41 | 51 | 41 | 3 | Baby Blue The Echoes |
| 42 | 45 | 42 | 7 | Once Upon A Time Rochell And The Candles With Johnny Wyatt |
| 43 | 63 | 43 | 2 | Take Good Care Of Her Adam Wade |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 3 | One Mint Julep Ray Charles |
| 45 | 56 | 45 | 2 | Tonight My Love, Tonight Paul Anka |
| 46 | 29 | 22 | 9 | What A Price Fats Domino |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 3 | Runaway Del Shannon |
| 48 | 46 | 46 | 5 | I Pity The Fool Bobby Bland |
| 49 | 33 | 33 | 6 | Stayin' In Bobby Vee |
| 50 | 55 | 50 | 3 | Find Another Girl Jerry Butler |
| 51 | 31 | 29 | 9 | Ram-Bunk-Shush The Ventures |
| 52 | 77 | 52 | 2 | Please Tell Me Why Jackie Wilson |
| 53 | 68 | 53 | 3 | Hide Away Freddy King |
| 54 | 62 | 54 | 3 | Portrait Of My Love Steve Lawrence |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 3 | Blue Moon Herb Lance & The Classics |
| 56 | 58 | 56 | 5 | To Be Loved (Forever) The Pentagons |
| 57 | 61 | 57 | 8 | Honky Tonk (Part 2) Bill Doggett |
| 58 | 34 | 7 | 12 | Emotions Brenda Lee |
| 59 | 72 | 59 | 4 | Bewildered James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 60 | 66 | 60 | 9 | Pony Time The Goodtimers |
| 61 | 80 | 61 | 4 | More Than I Can Say Bobby Vee |
| 62 | 64 | 62 | 5 | The Touchables Dickie Goodman |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 5 | Orange Blossom Special Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 64 | 100 | 64 | 2 | Your One And Only Love Jackie Wilson |
| 65 | 86 | 65 | 2 | I've Told Every Little Star Linda Scott |
| 66 | 84 | 66 | 2 | Lonely Blue Nights Rosie |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 2 | Trust In Me Etta James |
| 68 | 75 | 63 | 8 | Ginnie Bell Paul Dino |
| 69 | 69 | 69 | 3 | It's Unbelievable The Larks |
| 70 | 60 | 60 | 5 | Pony Express Danny & The Juniors |
| 71 | 71 | 60 | 6 | Theme from Tunes Of Glory The Cambridge Strings And Singers |
| 72 | 48 | 25 | 11 | Jimmy's Girl Johnny Tillotson |
| 73 | 44 | 19 | 12 | All In My Mind Maxine Brown |
| 74 | 70 | 70 | 4 | All Of Everything Frankie Avalon |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | (Love Theme From) One Eyed Jacks Ferrante & Teicher |
| 76 | 27 | 27 | 14 | Utopia Frank Gari |
| 77 | 79 | 77 | 3 | Tonight I Fell In Love The Tokens |
| 78 | 83 | 78 | 3 | Little Miss Stuck-Up The Playmates |
| 79 | NEW | 70 | 7 | Bye Bye Baby Mary Wells |
| 80 | 85 | 80 | 3 | The Second Time Around Frank Sinatra |
| 81 | 82 | 81 | 3 | Ling-Ting-Tong Buddy Knox |
| 82 | 43 | 37 | 8 | Wait A Minute The Coasters |
| 83 | 93 | 83 | 2 | The Very Thought Of You Little Willie John |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Fell In Love On Monday Fats Domino |
| 85 | 81 | 81 | 5 | Top Forty, News, Weather And Sports Mark Dinning |
| 86 | 53 | 39 | 8 | (I Wanna) Love My Life Away Gene Pitney |
| 87 | 90 | 87 | 2 | Merry-Go-Round Marv Johnson |
| 88 | 89 | 88 | 2 | Just For Old Time's Sake The McGuire Sisters |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Foolin' Around Kay Starr |
| 90 | 92 | 90 | 2 | Memphis Donnie Brooks |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | A Hundred Pounds Of Clay Gene McDaniels |
| 92 | 88 | 88 | 3 | Milord Edith Piaf |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Theme From Dixie Duane Eddy |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | (Theme from) My Three Sons Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Some Kind Of Wonderful The Drifters |
| 96 | 98 | 96 | 2 | Kokomo The Flamingos |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Shu Rah Fats Domino |
| 98 | 99 | 98 | 2 | Little Turtle Dove Otis Williams And His Charms |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Seventeen Frankie Ford |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | The Blizzard Jim Reeves |
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