Billboard Hot 100 — August 21, 1961
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 21, 1961. "Tossin' And Turnin'" by Bobby Lewis 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 | Tossin' And Turnin' Bobby Lewis
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| 2 | Wooden Heart Joe Dowell
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| 3 | Michael The Highwaymen
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| 4 | Last Night Mar-Keys
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| 5 | I Like It Like That, Part 1 Chris Kenner
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| 6 | You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) Ral Donner
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| 7 | Pretty Little Angel Eyes Curtis Lee
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| 8 | Dum Dum Brenda Lee
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| 9 | Let's Twist Again Chubby Checker
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| 10 | School Is Out Gary U.S. Bonds
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| 11 | Don't Bet Money Honey Linda Scott
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| 12 | Hurt Timi Yuro
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| 13 | Together Connie Francis
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| 14 | As If I Didn't Know Adam Wade
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| 15 | Let The Four Winds Blow Fats Domino
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| 16 | I Fall To Pieces Patsy Cline
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| 17 | I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door Eddie Hodges
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| 18 | I'll Be There Damita Jo
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| 19 | Never On Sunday The Chordettes
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| 20 | Hats Off To Larry Del Shannon
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| 21 | My True Story The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra
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| 22 | One Summer Night The Diamonds
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| 23 | My Kind Of Girl Matt Monro
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| 24 | I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven Tex Ritter
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| 25 | I'm A Telling You Jerry Butler
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| 26 | Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night) Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group
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| 27 | Quarter To Three U.S. Bonds
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| 28 | The Boll Weevil Song Brook Benton
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| 29 | Right Or Wrong Wanda Jackson
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| 30 | Quite A Party The Fireballs
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| 31 | Take Good Care Of My Baby Bobby Vee
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| 32 | Princess Frank Gari
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| 33 | Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) Barry Mann
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| 34 | I'll Never Smile Again The Platters
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| 35 | I Don't Want To Take A Chance Mary Wells
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| 36 | Sea Of Heartbreak Don Gibson
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| 37 | I Just Don't Understand Ann-Margret
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| 38 | Runaround The Regents
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| 39 | Cupid Sam Cooke
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| 40 | Amor Ben E. King
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| 41 | A Thing Of The Past The Shirelles
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| 42 | The Mountain's High Dick and DeeDee
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| 43 | Nag The Halos
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| 44 | Without You Johnny Tillotson
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| 45 | Don't Cry, Baby Etta James
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| 46 | When We Get Married The Dreamlovers
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| 47 | Starlight, Starbright Linda Scott
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| 48 | A Little Bit Of Soap The Jarmels
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| 49 | Crying Roy Orbison
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| 50 | Please Stay The Drifters
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| 51 | San Antonio Rose Floyd Cramer
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| 52 | A Tear Gene McDaniels
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| 53 | Transistor Sister Freddy Cannon
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| 54 | Hully Gully Again Little Caesar and The Romans
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| 55 | Let Me Belong To You Brian Hyland
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| 56 | It's Gonna Work Out Fine Ike & Tina Turner
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| 57 | Lover's Island The Blue Jays
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| 58 | Water Boy Don Shirley Trio
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| 59 | Mexico Bob Moore and His Orch.
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| 59 | Missing You Ray Peterson
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| 60 | Candy Man Roy Orbison
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| 61 | Little Sister Elvis Presley
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| 62 | I Never Knew Clyde McPhatter
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| 63 | The Charleston Ernie Fields
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| 64 | Tears On My Pillow The McGuire Sisters
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| 65 | Time Was The Flamingos
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| 66 | Teardrops In My Heart Joe Barry
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| 67 | Now And Forever Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra
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| 68 | San-Ho-Zay Freddy King
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| 70 | Lonely Street Clarence Henry
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| 71 | Magic Moon (Clair De Lune) The Rays
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| 72 | Back Beat No. 1 The Rondels
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| 73 | Bless You Tony Orlando
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| 74 | Nothing But Good Hank Ballard And The Midnighters
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| 75 | Frankie And Johnny Brook Benton
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| 76 | Big Cold Wind Pat Boone
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| 77 | What A Sweet Thing That Was The Shirelles
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| 78 | More Money For You And Me The Four Preps
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| 79 | Don't Cry No More Bobby Bland
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| 80 | Summer Souvenirs Karl Hammel, Jr.
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| 81 | Roll Over Beethoven The Velaires
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| 82 | Every Breath I Take Gene Pitney
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| 83 | Music, Music, Music The Sensations Featuring Yvonne
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| 84 | Well-A, Well-A Shirley & Lee
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| 85 | Peanuts Rick And The Keens
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| 86 | Pitter-Patter The Four Sportsmen
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| 87 | Mr. Happiness Johnny Maestro with The Coeds
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| 88 | Baby You're So Fine Mickey & Sylvia
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| 89 | Starlight The Preludes Five
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| 90 | Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant T Ray Stevens
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| 91 | Years From Now Jackie Wilson
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| 92 | Black Land Farmer Wink Martindale
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| 93 | My Heart's On Fire Billy Bland
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| 94 | Baby, You're Right James Brown And The Famous Flames
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| 95 | I Wake Up Crying Chuck Jackson
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| 96 | Girls Girls Girls (Part II) The Coasters
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| 97 | Keep On Dancing Hank Ballard And The Midnighters
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| 98 | Don't Forget I Love You The Butanes
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| 99 | Wizard Of Love The Ly - Dells
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| 100 | Donald Where's Your Troosers? Andy Stewart
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