Billboard Hot 100 — May 1, 1961
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 1, 1961. "Runaway" by Del Shannon held the #1 spot this week. Below are all 100 songs on the chart, with links to listen on YouTube and Spotify.
| # | Song / Artist |
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| 1 | Runaway Del Shannon
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| 2 | Mother-In-Law Ernie K-Doe
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| 3 | I've Told Every Little Star Linda Scott
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| 4 | A Hundred Pounds Of Clay Gene McDaniels
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| 5 | Blue Moon The Marcels
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| 6 | But I Do Clarence Henry
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| 7 | Take Good Care Of Her Adam Wade
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| 8 | One Mint Julep Ray Charles
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| 9 | You Can Depend On Me Brenda Lee
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| 10 | On The Rebound Floyd Cramer
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| 11 | Portrait Of My Love Steve Lawrence
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| 12 | Baby Blue The Echoes
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| 13 | Tonight My Love, Tonight Paul Anka
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| 14 | Apache Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar
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| 15 | Daddy's Home Shep And The Limelites
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| 16 | Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart Connie Francis
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| 17 | Tonight I Fell In Love The Tokens
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| 18 | Mama Said The Shirelles
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| 19 | Flaming Star Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires
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| 20 | Please Love Me Forever Cathy Jean and The Roommates
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| 21 | Asia Minor Kokomo
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| 22 | Don't Worry Marty Robbins
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| 23 | Just For Old Time's Sake The McGuire Sisters
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| 24 | Running Scared Roy Orbison
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| 25 | Surrender Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires
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| 26 | Bumble Boogie B. Bumble & The Stingers
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| 27 | Dedicated To The One I Love The Shirelles
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| 28 | (Dance The) Mess Around Chubby Checker
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| 29 | Funny Maxine Brown
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| 30 | Pony Time Chubby Checker
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| 31 | What'd I Say Jerry Lee Lewis And His Pumping Piano
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| 32 | Frogg The Brothers Four
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| 33 | Bonanza Al Caiola And His Orchestra
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| 34 | Travelin' Man Ricky Nelson
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| 35 | Tenderly Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra
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| 36 | Girl Of My Best Friend Ral Donner
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| 37 | The Continental Walk Hank Ballard And The Midnighters
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| 38 | Saved LaVern Baker
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| 39 | Hello Walls Faron Young
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| 40 | Some Kind Of Wonderful The Drifters
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| 41 | I'm In The Mood For Love The Chimes
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| 42 | Trust In Me Etta James
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| 43 | Good, Good Lovin' Chubby Checker
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| 44 | Find Another Girl Jerry Butler
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| 45 | African Waltz Cannonball Adderley Orchestra
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| 46 | Tragedy The Fleetwoods
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| 47 | Hide Away Freddy King
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| 48 | Triangle Janie Grant
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| 49 | Foolin' Around Kay Starr
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| 50 | Walk Right Back The Everly Brothers
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| 51 | Brass Buttons The String-A-Longs
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| 52 | Please Tell Me Why Jackie Wilson
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| 53 | That Old Black Magic Bobby Rydell
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| 54 | Sleepy-Eyed John Johnny Horton
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| 55 | Lullaby Of Love Frank Gari
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| 56 | Little Devil Neil Sedaka
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| 57 | Exodus Eddie Harris
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| 58 | (It Never Happens) In Real Life Chuck Jackson
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| 59 | Think Twice Brook Benton
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| 60 | A Dollar Down The Limeliters
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| 61 | (Love Theme From) One Eyed Jacks Ferrante & Teicher
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| 62 | Like, Long Hair Paul Revere & The Raiders
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| 63 | Peanut Butter The Marathons
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| 64 | Underwater The Frogmen
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| 65 | Shu Rah Fats Domino
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| 66 | Glory Of Love The Roommates
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| 67 | (Theme from) My Three Sons Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra
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| 68 | Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) Carla Thomas
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| 69 | What A Surprise Johnny Maestro The Voice Of The Crests
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| 70 | Be My Boy Paris Sisters
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| 71 | The Bilbao Song Andy Williams
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| 72 | The Touchables In Brooklyn Dickie Goodman
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| 73 | Hello Mary Lou Ricky Nelson
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| 74 | Theme From Dixie Duane Eddy
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| 75 | Once Upon A Time Rochell And The Candles With Johnny Wyatt
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| 76 | Lullaby Of The Leaves The Ventures
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| 77 | Ain't It, Baby The Miracles
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| 78 | The Wayward Wind Gogi Grant
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| 79 | That's The Way With Love Piero Soffici
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| 80 | Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You) Little Caesar and The Romans
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| 81 | Tossin' And Turnin' Bobby Lewis
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| 82 | Shy Away Jerry Fuller
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| 83 | The Charanga Merv Griffin
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| 84 | Three Hearts In A Tangle Roy Drusky
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| 85 | Jura (I Swear I Love You) Les Paul And Mary Ford
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| 86 | Better Tell Him No The Starlets
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| 87 | I'm A Fool To Care Joe Barry
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| 88 | Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It Freddy Cannon
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| 89 | Little Egypt (Ying-Yang) The Coasters
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| 90 | Raindrops Dee Clark
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| 91 | (A Ship Will Come) Ein Schiff Wird Kommen Lale Anderson
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| 92 | Big Big World Johnny Burnette
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| 93 | You're Gonna Need Magic Roy Hamilton
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| 94 | Count Every Star Donnie and The Dreamers
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| 95 | Moody River Pat Boone
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| 96 | Halfway To Paradise Tony Orlando
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| 97 | A Cross Stands Alone Jimmy Witter
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| 98 | Nobody Cares (about me) Jeanette (Baby) Washington
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| 99 | Kissin Game Dion
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| 100 | Rama Lama Ding Dong The Edsels
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