US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 1st January, 1961
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending January 1, 1961
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 1st January, 1961
#1 ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT By Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
US Top 40 Singles – 1st January, 1961
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-7 (5 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT –•– Bert Kaempfert (Decca)-7 (2)
3 2 LAST DATE –•– Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor)-12 (2)
4 7 A THOUSAND STARS –•– Kathy Young and the Innocents (Indigo)-10 (3)
5 6 EXODUS –•– Ferrante and Teicher (United Artists)-7 (5)
6 4 NORTH TO ALASKA –•– Johnny Horton (Columbia)-15 (4)
7 8 MANY TEARS AGO –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-8 (7)
8 9 YOU’RE SIXTEEN –•– Johnny Burnette (Liberty)-9 (8)
9 5 SAILOR (Your Home Is the Sea) –•– Lolita (Kapp)-10 (5)
10 27 CORINNA, CORINNA –•– Ray Peterson (Dunes)-6 (10)
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11 10 HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART –•– Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay)-9 (7)
12 12 LONELY TEENAGER –•– Dion (Laurie)-11 (12)
13 23 ANGEL BABY –•– Rosie and the Originals (Highland)-3 (13)
14 26 ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-3 (14)
15 17 PERFIDIA –•– The Ventures (Dolton)-9 (15)
16 15 RUBBER BALL –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-5 (15)
17 20 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT –•– Louis Prima (Dot)-7 (17)
18 11 POETRY IN MOTION –•– Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)-12 (2)
19 18 NEW ORLEANS –•– Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand)-11 (6)
20 22 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-6 (20)
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21 62 RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER –•– David Seville and the Chipmunks (Liberty)-2 (21)
22 19 MY GIRL JOSEPHINE –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-10 (14)
23 14 SWAY –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-8 (14)
24 28 THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY –•– The Harry Simeone Chorale (20th Fox)-19 (13)
25 16 BLUE TANGO –•– Bill Black’s Combo (Hi)-5 (16)
26 32 WHITE CHRISTMAS –•– Bing Crosby (Decca)-70 (1)
27 47 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT –•– Anita Bryant (Carlton)-4 (27)
28 21 ALONE AT LAST –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-12 (8)
29 33 FOOLS RUSH IN (Where Angels Fear To Tread) –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-7 (24)
30 13 STAY –•– Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs (Herald)-13 (1)
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31 41 DOLL HOUSE –•– Donnie Brooks (Era)-5 (31)
32 36 RUBY –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-6 (32)
33 25 LET’S GO, LET’S GO, LET’S GO –•– Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (King)-15 (6)
34 29 SAD MOOD –•– Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)-4 (29)
35 42 WINGS OF A DOVE –•– Ferlin Husky (Capitol)-5 (35)
36 46 JINGLE BELL ROCK –•– Bobby Helms (Decca)-13 (6)
37 31 I’LL SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR YOU –•– Damita Jo (Mercury)-10 (22)
38 34 BALLAD OF THE ALAMO –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-11 (34)
39 30 I GOTTA KNOW –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-7 (20)
40 38 THE HUCKLEBUCK –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-12 (14)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 1st January, 1961
41 24 LAST DATE –•– Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra (Dot)-7 (21)
43 39 AM I LOSING YOU –•– Jim Reeves (RCA Victor)-10 (31)
44 35 SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-17 (1)
47 37 LIKE STRANGERS –•– The Everly Brothers (Cadence)-9 (22)
65 40 NATURAL BORN LOVER –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-9 (38)
POWER PLAYS – 1st January, 1961
42 65 CALCUTTA –•– Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra (Dot)-3 (42)
45 58 ADESTE FIDELES (Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful) –•– Bing Crosby (Decca)-3 (45)
46 66 OL’ MACDONALD –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-8 (25)
48 54 GEE WHIZ –•– The Innocents (Indigo)-6 (48)
49 44 ONCE IN AWHILE –•– The Chimes (Tag)-9 (44)
50 75 A PERFECT LOVE –•– Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)-3 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK – 1st January, 1961
63 — YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-1 (63)
75 — HOW TO HANDLE A WOMAN –•– Johnny Mathis (Columbia)-1 (75)
80 — (Let’s Do) THE HULLY GULLY TWIST –•– Bill Doggett (Warner Brothers)-1 (80)
82 — CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE –•– Jerry Murad’s Harmonicats (Columbia)-1 (82)
92 — TALK TO ME BABY –•– Annette with the Afterbeats (Buena Vista)-1 (92)
93 — SOMEDAY YOU’LL WANT ME TO WANT YOU –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-1 (93)
94 — ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER –•– Shelby Flint (Valiant)-1 (94)
95 — CHILD OF GOD –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-1 (95)
96 — WE HAVE LOVE –•– Dinah Washington (Mercury)-1 (96)
97 — MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-1 (97)
98 — THERE SHE GOES –•– Jerry Wallace (Challenge)-1 (98)
99 — OH, HOW I MISS YOU TONIGHT –•– Jeanne Black (Capitol)-1 (99)
100 — SPOONFUL –•– Etta (James) and Harvey (Fuqua) (Chess)-1 (100)
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