US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 14th May, 1961

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending May 14, 1961

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 14th May, 1961

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US Top 40 Singles – 14th May, 1961

TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)

1 1 RUNAWAY –•– Del Shannon (Big Top)-10 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 MOTHER-IN-LAW –•– Ernie K-Doe (Minit)-7 (2)
3 4 A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY –•– Gene McDaniels (Liberty)-8 (3)
4 3 I’VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR –•– Linda Scott (Canadian American)-9 (3)
5 5 BLUE MOON –•– The Marcels (Colpix)-10 (1)
6 9 YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-7 (6)
7 7 TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER –•– Adam Wade (Coed)-9 (7)
8 8 ONE MINT JULEP –•– Ray Charles (Impulse)-10 (8)
9 11 PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE –•– Steve Lawrence (United Artists)-10 (9)
10 10 ON THE REBOUND –•– Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor)-10 (4)
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11 6 BUT I DO –•– Clarence (Frogman) Henry (Argo)-12 (4)
12 15 DADDY’S HOME –•– Shep and the Limelites (Hull)-7 (12)
13 16 BREAKIN’ IN A BRAND NEW BROKEN HEART –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-4 (13)
14 18 MAMA SAID –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-4 (14)
15 17 TONIGHT I FELL IN LOVE –•– The Tokens (Warwick)-10 (15)
16 19 FLAMING STAR (From the “Elvis By Request” EP) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-4 (16)
17 13 TONIGHT MY LOVE, TONIGHT –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-9 (13)
18 34 TRAVELIN’ MAN –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-3 (18)
19 24 RUNNING SCARED –•– Roy Orbison (Monument)-5 (19)
20 12 BABY BLUE –•– The Echoes (Seg-way)-10 (12)
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21 26 BUMBLE BOOGIE –•– B. Bumble and the Stingers (Rendezvous)-7 (21)
22 23 JUST FOR OLD TIME’S SAKE –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-9 (22)
23 33 BONANZA –•– Al Caiola and His Orchestra (United Artists)-6 (23)
24 28 (Dance the) MESS AROUND –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-3 (24)
25 29 FUNNY –•– Maxine Brown (Nomar)-7 (25)
26 36 GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND –•– Ral Donner and the Starfires (Gone)-4 (26)
27 73 HELLO MARY LOU –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-2 (27)
28 21 ASIA MINOR –•– Kokomo (Felsted)-12 (8)
29 39 HELLO WALLS –•– Faron Young (Capitol)-5 (29)
30 31 WHAT’D I SAY –•– Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun)-6 (30)
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31 46 TRAGEDY –•– The Fleetwoods (Dolton)-4 (31)
32 14 APACHE –•– Jørgen Ingmann and His Guitar (Atco)-16 (2)
33 20 PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER –•– Cathy Jean and the Roommates (Valmor)-11 (12)
34 56 LITTLE DEVIL –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-2 (34)
35 37 THE CONTINENTAL WALK –•– Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (King)-6 (35)
36 40 SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-8 (36)
37 38 SAVED –•– LaVern Baker (Atlantic)-5 (37)
38 53 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-2 (38)
39 32 FROGG –•– The Brothers Four (Columbia)-5 (32)
40 27 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-20 (3)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 14th May, 1961

42 25 SURRENDER –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-12 (1)
54 30 PONY TIME –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-16 (1)
59 22 DON’T WORRY –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-15 (3)
64 35 TENDERLY –•– Bert Kaempfert (Decca)-7 (31)

POWER PLAYS – 14th May, 1961

41 45 AFRICAN WALTZ –•– Cannonball Adderley Orchestra (Riverside)-5 (41)
43 55 LULLABYE OF LOVE –•– Frank Gari (Crusade)-5 (43)
44 64 UNDERWATER –•– The Frogmen (Candix)-6 (44)
45 43 GOOD, GOOD LOVIN’ –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-4 (43)
46 57 EXODUS –•– Eddie Harris (Vee-Jay)-5 (46)
47 41 I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE –•– The Chimes (Tag)-7 (41)
48 48 TRIANGLE –•– Janie Grant (Caprice)-7 (48)
49 49 FOOLIN’ AROUND –•– Kay Starr (Capitol)-8 (49)
50 72 THE TOUCHABLES IN BROOKLYN –•– Dickie Goodman (Mark-X)-3 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – 14th May, 1961

75 — STAND BY ME –•– Ben E. King (Atco)-1 (75)
79 — NEVER ON SUNDAY –•– Don Costa and His Orchestra and Chorus (United Artists)-16 (19)
81 — A LOVE OF MY OWN –•– Carla Thomas (Atlantic)-1 (81)
83 — IN MY HEART –•– The Timetones (Times Square)-1 (83)
86 — YOU’D BETTER COME HOME –•– Russell Byrd (Wand)-1 (86)
89 — IN BETWEEN TEARS –•– Lenny Miles (Scepter)-1 (89)
90 — THIS WORLD WE LOVE IN (Il Cielo In Una Stanza) –•– Mina (Time)-1 (90)
91 — LIFE’S A HOLIDAY –•– Jerry Wallace (Challenge)-1 (91)
97 — SON-IN-LAW –•– The Blossoms (Challenge)-1 (97)
98 — WHAT WILL I TELL MY HEART –•– The Harptones (Companion)-1 (98)
99 — OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY –•– Dinah Washington (Mercury)-1 (99)
100 — SON-IN-LAW –•– Louise Brown (Witch)-1 (100)