Billboard Hot 100 — August 21, 1961
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 21, 1961. "Tossin' And Turnin'" by Bobby Lewis held #1 for a 7th straight week, the last week of its run. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Little Sister" by Elvis Presley at #61, which would go on to peak at #5. The biggest climber was "Mexico" by Bob Moore and His Orch., up 32 places from #91 to #59.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Tossin' And Turnin'" by Bobby Lewis — 7 weeks at the top so far, 18 weeks on the chart since debuting April 24, 1961.
- New in the top 10: "You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)" by Ral Donner (up from #11 to #6).
- Biggest fall: "Mr. Happiness" by Johnny Maestro with The Coeds, down 30 places from #57 to #87.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Tossin' And Turnin'" by Bobby Lewis, 18 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Raindrops" by Dee Clark after 16 weeks (peak #2); "Yellow Bird" by Arthur Lyman Group after 12 weeks (peak #4).
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 | 18 | Tossin' And Turnin' Bobby Lewis |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | Wooden Heart Joe Dowell |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | Michael The Highwaymen |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Last Night Mar-Keys |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | I Like It Like That, Part 1 Chris Kenner |
| 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) Ral Donner |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Pretty Little Angel Eyes Curtis Lee |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | Dum Dum Brenda Lee |
| 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | Let's Twist Again Chubby Checker |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | School Is Out Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 11 | 16 | 11 | 8 | Don't Bet Money Honey Linda Scott |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 5 | Hurt Timi Yuro |
| 13 | 9 | 6 | 9 | Together Connie Francis |
| 14 | 21 | 14 | 5 | As If I Didn't Know Adam Wade |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 5 | Let The Four Winds Blow Fats Domino |
| 16 | 24 | 16 | 14 | I Fall To Pieces Patsy Cline |
| 17 | 22 | 17 | 10 | I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door Eddie Hodges |
| 18 | 12 | 12 | 8 | I'll Be There Damita Jo |
| 19 | 13 | 13 | 10 | Never On Sunday The Chordettes |
| 20 | 14 | 5 | 12 | Hats Off To Larry Del Shannon |
| 21 | 32 | 21 | 8 | My True Story The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 8 | One Summer Night The Diamonds |
| 23 | 18 | 18 | 13 | My Kind Of Girl Matt Monro |
| 24 | 33 | 24 | 8 | I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven Tex Ritter |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 5 | I'm A Telling You Jerry Butler |
| 26 | 40 | 26 | 3 | Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night) Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group |
| 27 | 19 | 1 | 14 | Quarter To Three U.S. Bonds |
| 28 | 20 | 2 | 15 | The Boll Weevil Song Brook Benton |
| 29 | 38 | 29 | 9 | Right Or Wrong Wanda Jackson |
| 30 | 27 | 27 | 9 | Quite A Party The Fireballs |
| 31 | 41 | 31 | 3 | Take Good Care Of My Baby Bobby Vee |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 8 | Princess Frank Gari |
| 33 | 44 | 33 | 3 | Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) Barry Mann |
| 34 | 49 | 34 | 4 | I'll Never Smile Again The Platters |
| 35 | 42 | 35 | 6 | I Don't Want To Take A Chance Mary Wells |
| 36 | 39 | 33 | 10 | Sea Of Heartbreak Don Gibson |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 5 | I Just Don't Understand Ann-Margret |
| 38 | 28 | 28 | 7 | Runaround The Regents |
| 39 | 23 | 17 | 12 | Cupid Sam Cooke |
| 40 | 48 | 40 | 4 | Amor Ben E. King |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 7 | A Thing Of The Past The Shirelles |
| 42 | 68 | 42 | 4 | The Mountain's High Dick and DeeDee |
| 43 | 54 | 43 | 6 | Nag The Halos |
| 44 | 61 | 44 | 3 | Without You Johnny Tillotson |
| 45 | 52 | 45 | 3 | Don't Cry, Baby Etta James |
| 46 | 76 | 46 | 4 | When We Get Married The Dreamlovers |
| 47 | 53 | 47 | 4 | Starlight, Starbright Linda Scott |
| 48 | 67 | 48 | 3 | A Little Bit Of Soap The Jarmels |
| 49 | 71 | 49 | 2 | Crying Roy Orbison |
| 50 | 30 | 14 | 12 | Please Stay The Drifters |
| 51 | 29 | 8 | 12 | San Antonio Rose Floyd Cramer |
| 52 | 31 | 31 | 8 | A Tear Gene McDaniels |
| 53 | 62 | 53 | 4 | Transistor Sister Freddy Cannon |
| 54 | 79 | 54 | 3 | Hully Gully Again Little Caesar and The Romans |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 3 | Let Me Belong To You Brian Hyland |
| 56 | 64 | 56 | 4 | It's Gonna Work Out Fine Ike & Tina Turner |
| 57 | 73 | 57 | 2 | Lover's Island The Blue Jays |
| 58 | 66 | 58 | 6 | Water Boy Don Shirley Trio |
| 59 | 91 | 59 | 2 | Mexico Bob Moore and His Orch. |
| 59 | 63 | 59 | 4 | Missing You Ray Peterson |
| 60 | 69 | 60 | 3 | Candy Man Roy Orbison |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | Little Sister Elvis Presley |
| 62 | 56 | 56 | 5 | I Never Knew Clyde McPhatter |
| 63 | 47 | 47 | 10 | The Charleston Ernie Fields |
| 64 | 59 | 59 | 5 | Tears On My Pillow The McGuire Sisters |
| 65 | 45 | 45 | 8 | Time Was The Flamingos |
| 66 | 77 | 66 | 4 | Teardrops In My Heart Joe Barry |
| 67 | 81 | 67 | 4 | Now And Forever Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra |
| 68 | 84 | 68 | 3 | San-Ho-Zay Freddy King |
| 70 | 72 | 70 | 3 | Lonely Street Clarence Henry |
| 71 | 88 | 71 | 2 | Magic Moon (Clair De Lune) The Rays |
| 72 | 83 | 72 | 2 | Back Beat No. 1 The Rondels |
| 73 | 87 | 73 | 2 | Bless You Tony Orlando |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Nothing But Good Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Frankie And Johnny Brook Benton |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Big Cold Wind Pat Boone |
| 77 | 70 | 54 | 6 | What A Sweet Thing That Was The Shirelles |
| 78 | 98 | 78 | 2 | More Money For You And Me The Four Preps |
| 79 | 80 | 79 | 3 | Don't Cry No More Bobby Bland |
| 80 | 85 | 80 | 4 | Summer Souvenirs Karl Hammel, Jr. |
| 81 | 92 | 81 | 2 | Roll Over Beethoven The Velaires |
| 82 | 90 | 82 | 3 | Every Breath I Take Gene Pitney |
| 83 | 95 | 83 | 2 | Music, Music, Music The Sensations Featuring Yvonne |
| 84 | 93 | 84 | 3 | Well-A, Well-A Shirley & Lee |
| 85 | 60 | 60 | 8 | Peanuts Rick And The Keens |
| 86 | 100 | 86 | 2 | Pitter-Patter The Four Sportsmen |
| 87 | 57 | 57 | 5 | Mr. Happiness Johnny Maestro with The Coeds |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Baby You're So Fine Mickey & Sylvia |
| 89 | 96 | 89 | 2 | Starlight The Preludes Five |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant T Ray Stevens |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Years From Now Jackie Wilson |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Black Land Farmer Wink Martindale |
| 93 | 97 | 93 | 3 | My Heart's On Fire Billy Bland |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Baby, You're Right James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | I Wake Up Crying Chuck Jackson |
| 96 | 99 | 96 | 2 | Girls Girls Girls (Part II) The Coasters |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Keep On Dancing Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 2 | Don't Forget I Love You The Butanes |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Wizard Of Love The Ly - Dells |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Donald Where's Your Troosers? Andy Stewart |
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