Billboard Hot 100 — December 18, 1961
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 18, 1961. "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by The Tokens held the #1 spot this week. Below are all 100 songs on the chart, with links to listen on YouTube and Spotify.
| # | Song / Artist |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Tokens
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| 2 | Please Mr. Postman The Marvelettes
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| 3 | Run To Him Bobby Vee
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| 4 | The Twist Chubby Checker
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| 5 | Walk On By Leroy Van Dyke
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| 6 | Goodbye Cruel World James Darren
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| 7 | Let There Be Drums Sandy Nelson
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| 8 | Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen Neil Sedaka
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| 9 | Big Bad John Jimmy Dean
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| 10 | Peppermint Twist - Part I Joey Dee & the Starliters
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| 11 | Tonight Ferrante & Teicher
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| 12 | Moon River Henry Mancini And His Orchestra
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| 13 | I Don't Know Why Linda Scott
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| 14 | When I Fall In Love The Lettermen
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| 15 | Moon River Jerry Butler
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| 16 | When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) Connie Francis
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| 17 | Unchain My Heart Ray Charles and his Orchestra
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| 18 | Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires
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| 19 | Fool #1 Brenda Lee
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| 20 | Runaround Sue Dion
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| 21 | Gypsy Woman The Impressions
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| 22 | Let's Twist Again Chubby Checker
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| 23 | 'Til The Angels
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| 24 | I Understand (Just How You Feel) The G-Clefs
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| 25 | Crazy Patsy Cline
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| 26 | There's No Other (Like My Baby) The Crystals
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| 27 | Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night Kenny Dino
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| 28 | Revenge Brook Benton
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| 29 | Well, I Told You The Chantels
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| 30 | Bristol Stomp The Dovells
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| 31 | Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) Solomon Burke
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| 32 | Rock-A-Hula Baby Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires
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| 33 | White Christmas Bing Crosby
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| 34 | Tower Of Strength Gene McDaniels
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| 35 | Heartaches The Marcels
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| 36 | The Majestic Dion
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| 37 | Town Without Pity Gene Pitney
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| 38 | I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) Barbara George
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| 39 | Small Sad Sam Phil McLean
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| 40 | Language Of Love John D. Loudermilk
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| 41 | Jambalaya (On The Bayou) Fats Domino
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| 42 | Soothe Me Sims Twins
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| 43 | The Gypsy Rover The Highwaymen
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| 44 | Funny How Time Slips Away Jimmy Elledge
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| 45 | Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker
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| 46 | Johnny Will Pat Boone
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| 47 | Poor Fool Ike & Tina Turner
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| 48 | Cotton Fields The Highwaymen
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| 49 | If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody James Ray
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| 50 | It's All Because Linda Scott
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| 51 | Little Altar Boy Vic Dana
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| 52 | Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer David Seville And The Chipmunks
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| 53 | Dear Lady Twist Gary U.S. Bonds
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| 54 | Baby's First Christmas Connie Francis
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| 55 | Hey! Little Girl Del Shannon
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| 56 | The Wanderer Dion
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| 57 | The Fly Chubby Checker
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| 58 | Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms
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| 59 | You're The Reason Bobby Edwards
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| 60 | In The Middle Of A Heartache Wanda Jackson
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| 61 | September In The Rain Dinah Washington
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| 62 | The Peppermint Twist Danny Peppermint and the Jumping Jacks
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| 63 | The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) David Seville And The Chipmunks
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| 64 | It's Too Soon To Know Etta James
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| 65 | Baby It's You The Shirelles
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| 66 | Norman Sue Thompson
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| 67 | It Will Stand The Showmen
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| 68 | Twistin' U.S.A. Chubby Checker
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| 69 | The Little Drummer Boy The Harry Simeone Chorale
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| 70 | Turn Around, Look At Me Glen Campbell
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| 71 | The Comancheros Claude King
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| 72 | Three Steps From The Altar Shep And The Limelites
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| 73 | A Little Bitty Tear Burl Ives
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| 74 | Turn On Your Love Light Bobby Bland
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| 75 | Lonesome Number One Don Gibson
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| 76 | Twist-Her Bill Black's Combo
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| 77 | Maria Roger Williams
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| 78 | Flying Circle Frank Slay And His Orchestra
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| 79 | Walkin' With My Angel Bobby Vee
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| 80 | Letter Full Of Tears Gladys Knight And The Pips
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| 81 | Just Got To Know Jimmy McCracklin
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| 82 | Do-Re-Mi Lee Dorsey
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| 83 | Room Full Of Tears The Drifters
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| 84 | Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Brenda Lee
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| 85 | Dreamy Eyes Johnny Tillotson
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| 86 | Multiplication Bobby Darin
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| 87 | Pocketful Of Miracles Frank Sinatra
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| 88 | Unsquare Dance The Dave Brubeck Quartet
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| 89 | Irresistible You Bobby Darin
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| 90 | But On The Other Hand Baby Ray Charles and his Orchestra
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| 91 | Let's Go Trippin' Dick Dale and The Del-Tones
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| 92 | Never, Never The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra
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| 93 | Tennessee Flat-Top Box Johnny Cash
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| 94 | Maria Johnny Mathis
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| 95 | Seven Day Fool Etta James
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| 96 | Lost Someone James Brown And The Famous Flames
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| 97 | Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues The Miracles
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| 98 | Pushin' Your Luck Sleepy King
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| 99 | I Could Have Loved You So Well Ray Peterson
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| 100 | You Don't Have To Be A Tower Of Strength Gloria Lynne
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