Billboard Hot 100 — August 7, 1961
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 7, 1961. "Tossin' And Turnin'" by Bobby Lewis held #1 for a 5th straight week, on its way to 7 weeks on top. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" by Barry Mann at #66, which would go on to peak at #7. The biggest climber was "As If I Didn't Know" by Adam Wade, up 27 places from #59 to #32.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Tossin' And Turnin'" by Bobby Lewis — 5 weeks at the top so far, 16 weeks on the chart since debuting April 24, 1961.
- New in the top 10: "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" by Curtis Lee (up from #16 to #7); "Wooden Heart" by Joe Dowell (up from #13 to #9); "Michael" by The Highwaymen (up from #23 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Heart And Soul" by Jan & Dean, down 26 places from #39 to #65.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Tossin' And Turnin'" by Bobby Lewis, 16 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Running Scared" by Roy Orbison after 17 weeks (peak #1); "Dance On Little Girl" by Paul Anka after 10 weeks (peak #10).
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 | 16 | Tossin' And Turnin' Bobby Lewis |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | I Like It Like That, Part 1 Chris Kenner |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | Last Night Mar-Keys |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Dum Dum Brenda Lee |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | Hats Off To Larry Del Shannon |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | Together Connie Francis |
| 7 | 16 | 7 | 6 | Pretty Little Angel Eyes Curtis Lee |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | Let's Twist Again Chubby Checker |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 | Wooden Heart Joe Dowell |
| 10 | 23 | 10 | 5 | Michael The Highwaymen |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | 13 | The Boll Weevil Song Brook Benton |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | 12 | Quarter To Three U.S. Bonds |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | Never On Sunday The Chordettes |
| 14 | 19 | 14 | 6 | I'll Be There Damita Jo |
| 15 | 24 | 15 | 5 | You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) Ral Donner |
| 16 | 28 | 16 | 3 | School Is Out Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | Cupid Sam Cooke |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | My Kind Of Girl Matt Monro |
| 19 | 11 | 8 | 10 | San Antonio Rose Floyd Cramer |
| 20 | 35 | 20 | 3 | Hurt Timi Yuro |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | 11 | Yellow Bird Arthur Lyman Group |
| 22 | 36 | 22 | 3 | Let The Four Winds Blow Fats Domino |
| 23 | 15 | 14 | 10 | Please Stay The Drifters |
| 24 | 20 | 20 | 11 | Sacred The Castells |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | 6 | Don't Bet Money Honey Linda Scott |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 8 | I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door Eddie Hodges |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 7 | That's What Girls Are Made For The Spinners |
| 28 | 33 | 28 | 12 | I Fall To Pieces Patsy Cline |
| 29 | 37 | 29 | 5 | Runaround The Regents |
| 30 | 25 | 25 | 6 | The Fish Bobby Rydell |
| 31 | 12 | 2 | 15 | Raindrops Dee Clark |
| 32 | 59 | 32 | 3 | As If I Didn't Know Adam Wade |
| 33 | 45 | 33 | 7 | Quite A Party The Fireballs |
| 34 | 61 | 34 | 3 | I'm A Telling You Jerry Butler |
| 35 | 26 | 26 | 7 | The Switch-A-Roo Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 36 | 22 | 1 | 15 | Moody River Pat Boone |
| 37 | 21 | 6 | 13 | Every Beat Of My Heart Pips |
| 38 | 27 | 1 | 16 | Travelin' Man Ricky Nelson |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 6 | A Tear Gene McDaniels |
| 40 | 53 | 40 | 6 | One Summer Night The Diamonds |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 6 | My True Story The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra |
| 42 | 52 | 42 | 6 | Princess Frank Gari |
| 43 | 34 | 33 | 8 | Sea Of Heartbreak Don Gibson |
| 44 | 56 | 44 | 6 | I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven Tex Ritter |
| 45 | 57 | 45 | 6 | Time Was The Flamingos |
| 46 | 55 | 46 | 7 | Right Or Wrong Wanda Jackson |
| 47 | 50 | 38 | 16 | Better Tell Him No The Starlets |
| 48 | 51 | 48 | 8 | The Charleston Ernie Fields |
| 49 | 32 | 9 | 15 | Hello Mary Lou Ricky Nelson |
| 50 | 41 | 41 | 8 | No, No, No The Chanters |
| 51 | 60 | 51 | 4 | I Don't Want To Take A Chance Mary Wells |
| 52 | 58 | 52 | 5 | A Thing Of The Past The Shirelles |
| 53 | 62 | 53 | 5 | Mighty Good Lovin' The Miracles |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 4 | What A Sweet Thing That Was The Shirelles |
| 55 | 38 | 4 | 14 | Stand By Me Ben E. King |
| 56 | 47 | 42 | 9 | Should I The String-A-Longs |
| 57 | 68 | 57 | 3 | I Never Knew Clyde McPhatter |
| 58 | 72 | 58 | 2 | Amor Ben E. King |
| 59 | 48 | 29 | 8 | You Can't Sit Down Part 2 Philip Upchurch Combo |
| 60 | 74 | 60 | 3 | Mr. Happiness Johnny Maestro with The Coeds |
| 61 | 63 | 61 | 4 | Nag The Halos |
| 62 | 78 | 62 | 3 | I Just Don't Understand Ann-Margret |
| 63 | 42 | 42 | 5 | Ready For Your Love Shep And The Limelites |
| 64 | 67 | 64 | 6 | Peanuts Rick And The Keens |
| 65 | 39 | 25 | 7 | Heart And Soul Jan & Dean |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) Barry Mann |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | Don't Cry, Baby Etta James |
| 68 | 69 | 68 | 4 | My Claire De Lune Steve Lawrence |
| 69 | 64 | 64 | 13 | The Girl's A Devil The Dukays |
| 70 | 77 | 70 | 3 | Tears On My Pillow The McGuire Sisters |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Candy Man Roy Orbison |
| 72 | 73 | 72 | 4 | Water Boy Don Shirley Trio |
| 73 | 75 | 73 | 5 | What Would You Do? Jim Reeves |
| 74 | 76 | 74 | 2 | It's Gonna Work Out Fine Ike & Tina Turner |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night) Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Let Me Belong To You Brian Hyland |
| 77 | 71 | 71 | 7 | Take A Fool's Advice Nat King Cole |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Without You Johnny Tillotson |
| 79 | 80 | 79 | 5 | The Guns Of Navarone Joe Reisman Orch. & Chorus |
| 80 | 86 | 80 | 2 | Teardrops In My Heart Joe Barry |
| 81 | 92 | 81 | 2 | Run, Run, Run Ronny Douglas |
| 82 | 94 | 82 | 2 | Now And Forever Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra |
| 83 | 84 | 83 | 4 | If The Paragons |
| 84 | 87 | 84 | 2 | I'll Never Smile Again The Platters |
| 85 | 90 | 85 | 2 | The Mountain's High Dick and DeeDee |
| 86 | 88 | 86 | 3 | Here In My Heart Al Martino |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Take Good Care Of My Baby Bobby Vee |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Lonely Street Clarence Henry |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Don't Cry No More Bobby Bland |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Hully Gully Again Little Caesar and The Romans |
| 91 | 97 | 91 | 2 | When We Get Married The Dreamlovers |
| 92 | 99 | 92 | 2 | Summer Souvenirs Karl Hammel, Jr. |
| 93 | 85 | 85 | 2 | Missing You Ray Peterson |
| 94 | 95 | 94 | 2 | Transistor Sister Freddy Cannon |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Every Breath I Take Gene Pitney |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Well-A, Well-A Shirley & Lee |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Lovedrops Mickey & Sylvia |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | San-Ho-Zay Freddy King |
| 99 | 100 | 99 | 2 | The Bells Are Ringing The Van Dykes |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | My Heart's On Fire Billy Bland |
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