US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 15th January, 1961

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending January 15, 1961

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 15th January, 1961

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US Top 40 Singles – 15th January, 1961

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

1 2 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT –•– Bert Kaempfert (Decca)-9 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-9 (1)
3 4 EXODUS –•– Ferrante and Teicher (United Artists)-9 (3)
4 3 LAST DATE –•– Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor)-14 (2)
5 14 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-8 (5)
6 11 RUBBER BALL –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-7 (6)
7 9 ANGEL BABY –•– Rosie and the Originals (Highland)-5 (7)
8 6 NORTH TO ALASKA –•– Johnny Horton (Columbia)-17 (4)
9 10 CORINNA, CORINNA –•– Ray Peterson (Dunes)-8 (9)
10 8 YOU’RE SIXTEEN –•– Johnny Burnette (Liberty)-11 (8)
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11 5 A THOUSAND STARS –•– Kathy Young and the Innocents (Indigo)-12 (3)
12 7 MANY TEARS AGO –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-10 (7)
13 22 CALCUTTA –•– Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra (Dot)-5 (13)
14 13 HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART –•– Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay)-11 (7)
15 16 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT –•– Louis Prima (Dot)-9 (15)
16 12 SAILOR (Your Home Is the Sea) –•– Lolita (Kapp)-12 (5)
17 15 LONELY TEENAGER –•– Dion (Laurie)-13 (12)
18 19 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT –•– Anita Bryant (Carlton)-6 (18)
19 32 SHOP AROUND –•– The Miracles (Featuring Bill “Smokey” Robinson) (Tamla)-5 (19)
20 23 WINGS OF A DOVE –•– Ferlin Husky (Capitol)-7 (20)
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21 26 BLUE TANGO –•– Bill Black’s Combo (Hi)-7 (16)
22 27 BABY OH BABY –•– The Shells (Johnson)-4 (22)
23 38 CALENDAR GIRL –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-4 (23)
24 17 PERFIDIA –•– The Ventures (Dolton)-11 (15)
25 42 YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-3 (25)
26 20 SWAY –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-10 (14)
27 40 I’M HURTIN’ –•– Roy Orbison (Monument)-5 (27)
28 28 RUBY –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-8 (28)
29 25 MY GIRL JOSEPHINE –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-12 (14)
30 37 I COUNT THE TEARS –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-4 (30)
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31 21 POETRY IN MOTION –•– Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)-14 (2)
32 33 I GOTTA KNOW –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-9 (20)
33 24 NEW ORLEANS –•– Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand)-13 (6)
34 44 GEE WHIZ –•– The Innocents (Indigo)-8 (34)
35 35 STAY –•– Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs (Herald)-15 (1)
36 60 LOVEY DOVEY –•– Buddy Knox (Liberty)-4 (36)
37 34 DOLL HOUSE –•– Donnie Brooks (Era)-7 (31)
38 36 SAD MOOD –•– Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)-6 (29)
39 31 ALONE AT LAST –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-14 (8)
40 61 THERE SHE GOES –•– Jerry Wallace (Challenge)-3 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 15th January, 1961

46 39 BALLAD OF THE ALAMO –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-13 (34)
51 30 FOOLS RUSH IN (Where Angels Fear To Tread) –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-9 (24)

POWER PLAYS – 15th January, 1961

41 50 ONCE IN AWHILE –•– The Chimes (Tag)-11 (41)
42 74 “PEPE” –•– Duane Eddy (Jamie)-4 (42)
43 62 THE HOOCHI COOCHI COO –•– Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (King)-6 (43)
44 58 THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN –•– Al Caiola and His Orchestra (United Artists)-6 (44)
45 57 MY LAST DATE (With You) –•– Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor)-5 (45)
47 54 A PERFECT LOVE –•– Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)-5 (47)
48 83 EMOTIONS –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-2 (48)
49 46 BUMBLE BEE –•– LaVern Baker (Atlantic)-9 (46)
50 47 DANCE BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON –•– The Olympics (Arvee)-6 (47)

NEW THIS WEEK – 15th January, 1961

60 — MY EMPTY ARMS –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-1 (60)
80 — LOST LOVE –•– H.B. Barnum (Eldo)-1 (80)
81 — WHEELS –•– The String-A-Longs (Warwick)-1 (81)
82 — THE AGE FOR LOVE –•– Jimmy Charles (Promo)-5 (82)
84 — AND THE HEAVENS CRIED –•– Ronnie Savoy (MGM)-1 (84)
87 — IF I DIDN’T CARE –•– The Platters (Mercury)-1 (87)
88 — WHAT AM I GONNA DO –•– Jimmy Clanton (Ace)-1 (88)
89 — IS THERE SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND –•– Jack Scott (Top Rank)-1 (89)
92 — (Ghost) RIDERS IN THE SKY –•– The Ramrods (Amy)-1 (92)
94 — CHILLS AND FEVER –•– Ronnie Love (Dot)-1 (94)
95 — JIMMY’S GIRL –•– Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)-1 (95)
96 — BABY SITTIN’ BOOGIE –•– Buzz Clifford (Columbia)-1 (96)
97 — YOU’VE GOTTA LOVE HER WITH A FEELING –•– Freddy King (Federal)-1 (97)
98 — THE MUSKRAT RAMBLE –•– Freddy Cannon (Swan)-1 (98)
99 — ROCKIN’, ROLLIN’ OCEAN –•– Hank Snow (RCA Victor)-4 (87)