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