Billboard Hot 100 — July 31, 1961
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 31, 1961. "Tossin' And Turnin'" by Bobby Lewis held #1 for a 4th straight week, on its way to 7 weeks on top. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Amor" by Ben E. King at #72, which would go on to peak at #18. The biggest climber was "Hurt" by Timi Yuro, up 31 places from #66 to #35.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Tossin' And Turnin'" by Bobby Lewis — 4 weeks at the top so far, 15 weeks on the chart since debuting April 24, 1961.
- New in the top 10: "Last Night" by Mar-Keys (up from #12 to #7).
- Biggest fall: "Dance On Little Girl" by Paul Anka, down 36 places from #34 to #70.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Running Scared" by Roy Orbison, 17 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "The Writing On The Wall" by Adam Wade after 11 weeks (peak #5); "Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You)" by Little Caesar and The Romans after 13 weeks (peak #9).
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 | 15 | Tossin' And Turnin' Bobby Lewis |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | I Like It Like That, Part 1 Chris Kenner |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | The Boll Weevil Song Brook Benton |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | Dum Dum Brenda Lee |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | Hats Off To Larry Del Shannon |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | Quarter To Three U.S. Bonds |
| 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | Last Night Mar-Keys |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | Together Connie Francis |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | Let's Twist Again Chubby Checker |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | Yellow Bird Arthur Lyman Group |
| 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | San Antonio Rose Floyd Cramer |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | 14 | Raindrops Dee Clark |
| 13 | 18 | 13 | 6 | Wooden Heart Joe Dowell |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 7 | Never On Sunday The Chordettes |
| 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | Please Stay The Drifters |
| 16 | 24 | 16 | 5 | Pretty Little Angel Eyes Curtis Lee |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | Cupid Sam Cooke |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 10 | My Kind Of Girl Matt Monro |
| 19 | 28 | 19 | 5 | I'll Be There Damita Jo |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | Sacred The Castells |
| 21 | 13 | 6 | 12 | Every Beat Of My Heart Pips |
| 22 | 16 | 1 | 14 | Moody River Pat Boone |
| 23 | 41 | 23 | 4 | Michael The Highwaymen |
| 24 | 35 | 24 | 4 | You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) Ral Donner |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 5 | The Fish Bobby Rydell |
| 26 | 26 | 26 | 6 | The Switch-A-Roo Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 27 | 19 | 1 | 15 | Travelin' Man Ricky Nelson |
| 28 | 52 | 28 | 2 | School Is Out Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 29 | 31 | 29 | 6 | That's What Girls Are Made For The Spinners |
| 30 | 36 | 30 | 5 | Don't Bet Money Honey Linda Scott |
| 31 | 38 | 31 | 7 | I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door Eddie Hodges |
| 32 | 23 | 9 | 14 | Hello Mary Lou Ricky Nelson |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 11 | I Fall To Pieces Patsy Cline |
| 34 | 33 | 33 | 7 | Sea Of Heartbreak Don Gibson |
| 35 | 66 | 35 | 2 | Hurt Timi Yuro |
| 36 | 56 | 36 | 2 | Let The Four Winds Blow Fats Domino |
| 37 | 47 | 37 | 4 | Runaround The Regents |
| 38 | 29 | 4 | 13 | Stand By Me Ben E. King |
| 39 | 25 | 25 | 6 | Heart And Soul Jan & Dean |
| 40 | 30 | 1 | 17 | Running Scared Roy Orbison |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 7 | No, No, No The Chanters |
| 42 | 50 | 42 | 4 | Ready For Your Love Shep And The Limelites |
| 43 | 51 | 43 | 5 | A Tear Gene McDaniels |
| 44 | 22 | 18 | 11 | Tell Me Why The Belmonts |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 6 | Quite A Party The Fireballs |
| 46 | 54 | 46 | 5 | My True Story The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra |
| 47 | 48 | 42 | 8 | Should I The String-A-Longs |
| 48 | 44 | 29 | 7 | You Can't Sit Down Part 2 Philip Upchurch Combo |
| 49 | 32 | 19 | 8 | I'm Comin' On On Back To You Jackie Wilson |
| 50 | 53 | 38 | 15 | Better Tell Him No The Starlets |
| 51 | 55 | 51 | 7 | The Charleston Ernie Fields |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 5 | Princess Frank Gari |
| 53 | 61 | 53 | 5 | One Summer Night The Diamonds |
| 54 | 60 | 54 | 3 | What A Sweet Thing That Was The Shirelles |
| 55 | 74 | 55 | 6 | Right Or Wrong Wanda Jackson |
| 56 | 57 | 56 | 5 | I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven Tex Ritter |
| 57 | 59 | 57 | 5 | Time Was The Flamingos |
| 58 | 64 | 58 | 4 | A Thing Of The Past The Shirelles |
| 59 | 78 | 59 | 2 | As If I Didn't Know Adam Wade |
| 60 | 75 | 60 | 3 | I Don't Want To Take A Chance Mary Wells |
| 61 | 73 | 61 | 2 | I'm A Telling You Jerry Butler |
| 62 | 68 | 62 | 4 | Mighty Good Lovin' The Miracles |
| 63 | 70 | 63 | 3 | Nag The Halos |
| 64 | 65 | 64 | 12 | The Girl's A Devil The Dukays |
| 65 | 58 | 58 | 8 | Bobby Neil Scott |
| 66 | 46 | 46 | 6 | You'll Answer To Me Patti Page |
| 67 | 69 | 67 | 5 | Peanuts Rick And The Keens |
| 68 | 90 | 68 | 2 | I Never Knew Clyde McPhatter |
| 69 | 95 | 69 | 3 | My Claire De Lune Steve Lawrence |
| 70 | 34 | 10 | 10 | Dance On Little Girl Paul Anka |
| 71 | 77 | 71 | 6 | Take A Fool's Advice Nat King Cole |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Amor Ben E. King |
| 73 | 80 | 73 | 3 | Water Boy Don Shirley Trio |
| 74 | 98 | 74 | 2 | Mr. Happiness Johnny Maestro with The Coeds |
| 75 | 86 | 75 | 4 | What Would You Do? Jim Reeves |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | It's Gonna Work Out Fine Ike & Tina Turner |
| 77 | 92 | 77 | 2 | Tears On My Pillow The McGuire Sisters |
| 78 | 97 | 78 | 2 | I Just Don't Understand Ann-Margret |
| 79 | 79 | 79 | 3 | My Memories Of You Donnie and The Dreamers |
| 80 | 91 | 80 | 4 | The Guns Of Navarone Joe Reisman Orch. & Chorus |
| 81 | 85 | 81 | 5 | La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life) Ray Ellis And His Orchestra |
| 82 | 83 | 82 | 4 | Black Land Farmer Frankie Miller |
| 83 | 93 | 83 | 3 | Big River, Big Man Claude King |
| 84 | 89 | 84 | 3 | If The Paragons |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Missing You Ray Peterson |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Teardrops In My Heart Joe Barry |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | I'll Never Smile Again The Platters |
| 88 | 99 | 88 | 2 | Here In My Heart Al Martino |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | A Little Bit Of Soap The Jarmels |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | The Mountain's High Dick and DeeDee |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Dedicated (To The Songs I Love) The 3 Friends |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Run, Run, Run Ronny Douglas |
| 93 | 96 | 93 | 3 | Now You Know Little Willie John |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Now And Forever Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Transistor Sister Freddy Cannon |
| 96 | 100 | 49 | 4 | All I Have To Do Is Dream The Everly Brothers |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | When We Get Married The Dreamlovers |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Don't Forget I Love You The Butanes |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Summer Souvenirs Karl Hammel, Jr. |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | The Bells Are Ringing The Van Dykes |
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