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