Billboard Hot 100 — April 10, 1961
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 10, 1961. "Blue Moon" by The Marcels held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 19 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Frogg" by The Brothers Four at #62, which would go on to peak at #32. The biggest climber was "Like, Long Hair" by Paul Revere & The Raiders, up 35 places from #83 to #48.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Blue Moon" by The Marcels — 2 weeks at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting March 6, 1961.
- New in the top 10: "Mother-In-Law" by Ernie K-Doe (up from #23 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Hearts Of Stone" by Bill Black's Combo, down 58 places from #41 to #99.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Dedicated To The One I Love" by The Shirelles, 16 weeks and counting (peak #3).
- Gone from the chart: "Calcutta" by Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra after 17 weeks (peak #1); "Exodus" by Ferrante & Teicher after 21 weeks (peak #2); "There's A Moon Out Tonight" by The Capris after 14 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 | 6 | Blue Moon The Marcels |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | Apache Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | Dedicated To The One I Love The Shirelles |
| 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | Runaway Del Shannon |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | On The Rebound Floyd Cramer |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | But I Do Clarence Henry |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | Surrender Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | 11 | Don't Worry Marty Robbins |
| 9 | 23 | 9 | 3 | Mother-In-Law Ernie K-Doe |
| 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | Walk Right Back The Everly Brothers |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 12 | Pony Time Chubby Checker |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | Asia Minor Kokomo |
| 13 | 18 | 13 | 5 | Take Good Care Of Her Adam Wade |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 7 | Please Love Me Forever Cathy Jean and The Roommates |
| 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | Think Twice Brook Benton |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | 6 | One Mint Julep Ray Charles |
| 17 | 14 | 10 | 11 | Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) Carla Thomas |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 6 | Baby Blue The Echoes |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 4 | A Hundred Pounds Of Clay Gene McDaniels |
| 21 | 12 | 3 | 14 | Wheels The String-A-Longs |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 5 | Please Tell Me Why Jackie Wilson |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 5 | I've Told Every Little Star Linda Scott |
| 24 | 37 | 24 | 6 | Portrait Of My Love Steve Lawrence |
| 25 | 15 | 4 | 13 | Where The Boys Are Connie Francis |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 10 | Once Upon A Time Rochell And The Candles With Johnny Wyatt |
| 27 | 20 | 20 | 10 | Model Girl Johnny Maestro |
| 28 | 22 | 22 | 5 | Tonight My Love, Tonight Paul Anka |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 6 | Hide Away Freddy King |
| 29 | 19 | 19 | 3 | You Can Depend On Me Brenda Lee |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 6 | Find Another Girl Jerry Butler |
| 31 | 17 | 8 | 11 | Ebony Eyes The Everly Brothers |
| 32 | 38 | 32 | 5 | Trust In Me Etta James |
| 33 | 32 | 32 | 4 | Fell In Love On Monday Fats Domino |
| 34 | 33 | 30 | 8 | Happy Birthday Blues Kathy Young With The Innocents |
| 35 | 59 | 35 | 3 | Tenderly Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra |
| 36 | 46 | 36 | 4 | Some Kind Of Wonderful The Drifters |
| 37 | 60 | 37 | 3 | Daddy's Home Shep And The Limelites |
| 38 | 55 | 38 | 11 | Ginnie Bell Paul Dino |
| 39 | 31 | 31 | 6 | That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On Sam Cooke |
| 40 | 40 | 40 | 7 | Bewildered James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 41 | 54 | 41 | 5 | Just For Old Time's Sake The McGuire Sisters |
| 42 | 47 | 42 | 4 | Shu Rah Fats Domino |
| 43 | 57 | 43 | 4 | (Love Theme From) One Eyed Jacks Ferrante & Teicher |
| 44 | 24 | 10 | 15 | Spanish Harlem Ben E. King |
| 45 | 65 | 45 | 10 | Bye Bye Baby Mary Wells |
| 46 | 53 | 46 | 4 | Theme From Dixie Duane Eddy |
| 47 | 56 | 47 | 6 | Tonight I Fell In Love The Tokens |
| 48 | 83 | 48 | 3 | Like, Long Hair Paul Revere & The Raiders |
| 49 | 64 | 49 | 3 | Brass Buttons The String-A-Longs |
| 50 | 52 | 50 | 8 | To Be Loved (Forever) The Pentagons |
| 51 | 50 | 50 | 6 | The Second Time Around Frank Sinatra |
| 52 | 66 | 52 | 3 | Funny Maxine Brown |
| 53 | 75 | 53 | 3 | I'm In The Mood For Love The Chimes |
| 54 | 68 | 54 | 3 | Ain't It, Baby The Miracles |
| 55 | 28 | 14 | 10 | Lazy River Bobby Darin |
| 56 | 58 | 56 | 4 | (Theme from) My Three Sons Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra |
| 57 | 84 | 57 | 3 | Bumble Boogie B. Bumble & The Stingers |
| 58 | 36 | 6 | 14 | Baby Sittin' Boogie Buzz Clifford |
| 59 | 73 | 59 | 2 | The Continental Walk Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 60 | 44 | 40 | 5 | Your One And Only Love Jackie Wilson |
| 61 | 67 | 61 | 5 | Merry-Go-Round Marv Johnson |
| 62 | NEW | 62 | 1 | Frogg The Brothers Four |
| 63 | 71 | 63 | 3 | Sleepy-Eyed John Johnny Horton |
| 64 | 61 | 61 | 5 | The Very Thought Of You Little Willie John |
| 65 | 69 | 65 | 6 | Ling-Ting-Tong Buddy Knox |
| 66 | 74 | 66 | 4 | Foolin' Around Kay Starr |
| 67 | 39 | 25 | 8 | The Watusi The Vibrations |
| 68 | 72 | 68 | 2 | Welcome Home Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | African Waltz Cannonball Adderley Orchestra |
| 70 | 82 | 70 | 2 | Trees The Platters |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Running Scared Roy Orbison |
| 72 | 80 | 72 | 4 | Seventeen Frankie Ford |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Exodus Eddie Harris |
| 74 | 81 | 74 | 3 | Where I Fell In Love The Capris |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | (It Never Happens) In Real Life Chuck Jackson |
| 76 | 76 | 76 | 3 | Little Pedro The Olympics |
| 77 | 62 | 62 | 4 | The Blizzard Jim Reeves |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | The Charanga Merv Griffin |
| 79 | 89 | 79 | 2 | What'd I Say Jerry Lee Lewis And His Pumping Piano |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Glory Of Love The Roommates |
| 81 | 87 | 81 | 3 | Triangle Janie Grant |
| 82 | 99 | 82 | 2 | The Next Kiss (Is The Last Goodbye) Conway Twitty |
| 83 | 97 | 83 | 2 | Bonanza Al Caiola And His Orchestra |
| 84 | 93 | 84 | 2 | Underwater The Frogmen |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | The Continental Walk The Rollers |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | I'll Just Have A Cup Of Coffee (Then I'll Go) Claude Gray |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Come Along Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | La Pachanga Audrey Arno And The Hazy Osterwald Sextet |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Lullaby Of Love Frank Gari |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | A City Girl Stole My Country Boy Patti Page |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Mr. Pride Chuck Jackson |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 2 | A Scottish Soldier (Green Hills of Tyrol) Andy Stewart |
| 93 | 85 | 85 | 3 | I Told You So Jimmy Jones |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Come On Over The Strollers |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Saved LaVern Baker |
| 96 | 98 | 96 | 2 | California Sun Joe Jones |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Hello Walls Faron Young |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Three Hearts In A Tangle Roy Drusky |
| 99 | 41 | 20 | 8 | Hearts Of Stone Bill Black's Combo |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Ground Hog The Browns Featuring Jim Edward Brown |
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