US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 16th April, 1961

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending April 16, 1961

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 16th April, 1961

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US Top 40 Singles – 16th April, 1961

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

1 1 BLUE MOON –•– The Marcels (Colpix)-6 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 APACHE –•– Jørgen Ingmann and His Guitar (Atco)-12 (2)
3 5 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-16 (3)
4 9 RUNAWAY –•– Del Shannon (Big Top)-6 (4)
5 7 ON THE REBOUND –•– Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor)-6 (5)
6 10 BUT I DO –•– Clarence (Frogman) Henry (Argo)-8 (6)
7 3 SURRENDER –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-8 (1)
8 6 DON’T WORRY –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-11 (3)
9 23 MOTHER-IN-LAW –•– Ernie K-Doe (Minit)-3 (9)
10 8 WALK RIGHT BACK –•– The Everly Brothers (Warner Brothers)-10 (7)
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11 4 PONY TIME –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-12 (1)
12 13 ASIA MINOR –•– Kokomo (Felsted)-8 (12)
13 18 TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER –•– Adam Wade (Coed)-5 (13)
14 16 PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER –•– Cathy Jean and the Roommates (Valmor)-7 (14)
15 11 THINK TWICE –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-9 (11)
16 21 ONE MINT JULEP –•– Ray Charles (Impulse)-6 (16)
17 14 GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes) –•– Carla Thomas (Atlantic)-11 (10)
18 19 BABY BLUE –•– The Echoes (Seg-way)-6 (18)
19 29 YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-3 (19)
20 26 A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY –•– Gene McDaniels (Liberty)-4 (20)
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21 12 WHEELS –•– The String-A-Longs (Warwick)-14 (3)
22 27 PLEASE TELL ME WHY –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-5 (22)
23 25 I’VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR –•– Linda Scott (Canadian American)-5 (23)
24 37 PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE –•– Steve Lawrence (United Artists)-6 (24)
25 15 WHERE THE BOYS ARE –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-13 (4)
26 30 ONCE UPON A TIME –•– Rochell and the Candles with Johnny Wyatt (Swingin’)-10 (26)
27 20 MODEL GIRL –•– Johnny Maestro (Coed)-10 (20)
28 22 TONIGHT MY LOVE, TONIGHT –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-5 (22)
29 35 HIDE AWAY –•– Freddy King (Federal)-6 (29)
30 34 FIND ANOTHER GIRL –•– Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay)-6 (30)
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31 17 EBONY EYES –•– The Everly Brothers (Warner Brothers)-11 (8)
32 38 TRUST IN ME –•– Etta James (Argo)-5 (32)
33 32 FELL IN LOVE ON MONDAY –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-4 (32)
34 33 HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLUES –•– Kathy Young and the Innocents (Indigo)-8 (30)
35 59 TENDERLY –•– Bert Kaempfert (Decca)-3 (35)
36 46 SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-4 (36)
37 60 DADDY’S HOME –•– Shep and the Limelites (Hull)-3 (37)
38 55 GINNIE BELL –•– Paul Dino (Promo)-11 (38)
39 31 THAT’S IT-I QUIT-I’M MOVIN’ ON –•– Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)-6 (31)
40 40 BEWILDERED –•– James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-7 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 16th April, 1961

44 24 SPANISH HARLEM –•– Ben E. King (Atco)-15 (10)
55 28 LAZY RIVER –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-10 (14)
58 36 BABY SITTIN’ BOOGIE –•– Buzz Clifford (Columbia)-14 (6)
67 39 THE WATUSI –•– The Vibrations (Checker)-8 (25)

POWER PLAYS – 16th April, 1961

41 54 JUST FOR OLD TIME’S SAKE –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-5 (41)
42 47 SHU RAH –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-4 (42)
43 57 (Love Theme From) ONE EYED JACKS –•– Ferrante and Teicher (United Artists)-4 (43)
45 65 BYE BYE BABY –•– Mary Wells (Motown)-10 (45)
46 53 THEME FROM DIXIE –•– Duane Eddy (Jamie)-4 (46)
47 56 TONIGHT I FELL IN LOVE –•– The Tokens (Warwick)-6 (47)
48 83 LIKE LONG HAIR –•– Paul Revere and the Raiders (Gardena)-3 (48)
49 64 BRASS BUTTONS –•– The String-A-Longs (Warwick)-3 (49)
50 52 TO BE LOVED (Forever) –•– The Pentagons (Donna)-8 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – 16th April, 1961

62 — FROGG –•– The Brothers Four (Columbia)-1 (62)
69 — AFRICAN WALTZ –•– Cannonball Adderley Orchestra (Riverside)-1 (69)
71 — RUNNING SCARED –•– Roy Orbison (Monument)-1 (71)
73 — EXODUS –•– Eddie Harris (Vee-Jay)-1 (73)
75 — (It Never Happens) IN REAL LIFE –•– Chuck Jackson (Wand)-1 (75)
78 — THE CHARANGA –•– Merv Griffin (Carlton)-1 (78)
80 — GLORY OF LOVE –•– The Roommates (Valmor)-1 (80)
85 — THE CONTINENTAL WALK –•– The Rollers (Liberty)-1 (85)
86 — I’LL JUST HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE (Then I’ll Go) –•– Claude Gray (Mercury)-1 (86)
87 — COME ALONG –•– Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs (Herald)-1 (87)
88 — LA PACHANGA –•– Audrey Arno and the Hazy Osterwald Sextet (Decca)-1 (88)
89 — LULLABYE OF LOVE –•– Frank Gari (Crusade)-1 (89)
90 — A CITY GIRL STOLE MY COUNTRY BOY –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-1 (90)
91 — MR. PRIDE –•– Chuck Jackson (Beltone)-1 (91)
94 — COME ON OVER –•– The Strollers (Carlton)-1 (94)
95 — SAVED –•– LaVern Baker (Atlantic)-1 (95)
97 — HELLO WALLS –•– Faron Young (Capitol)-1 (97)
98 — THREE HEARTS IN A TANGLE –•– Roy Drusky (Decca)-1 (98)
100 — GROUND HOG –•– The Browns Featuring Jim Edward Brown (RCA Victor)-1 (100)