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

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

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

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US Top 40 Singles – 16th July, 1961

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

1 2 TOSSIN’ AND TURNIN’ –•– Bobby Lewis (Beltone)-12 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 3 THE BOLL WEEVIL SONG –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-9 (2)
3 1 QUARTER TO THREE –•– Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand)-8 (1)
4 4 RAINDROPS –•– Dee Clark (Vee-Jay)-11 (2)
5 5 THE WRITING ON THE WALL –•– Adam Wade (Coed)-9 (5)
6 8 EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART –•– The Pips (Vee-Jay)-9 (6)
7 6 MOODY RIVER –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-11 (1)
8 10 YELLOW BIRD –•– Arthur Lyman Group (Hi Fi)-7 (8)
9 13 HATS OFF TO LARRY –•– Del Shannon (Big Top)-6 (9)
10 12 DANCE ON LITTLE GIRL –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-7 (10)
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11 16 SAN ANTONIO ROSE –•– Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor)-6 (11)
12 7 TRAVELIN’ MAN –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-12 (1)
13 20 DUM DUM –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-4 (13)
14 25 I LIKE IT LIKE THAT (Part 1) –•– Chris Kenner (Instant)-7 (14)
15 9 THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES (Remind Me Of You) –•– Little Caesar and the Romans (Del-Fi)-11 (9)
16 11 STAND BY ME –•– Ben E. King (Atco)-10 (4)
17 21 PLEASE STAY –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-6 (17)
18 19 TELL ME WHY –•– The Belmonts (Sabrina)-8 (18)
19 23 I’M COMIN’ ON BACK TO YOU –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-5 (19)
20 33 TOGETHER –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-3 (20)
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21 15 HELLO MARY LOU –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-11 (9)
22 14 RUNNING SCARED –•– Roy Orbison (Monument)-14 (1)
23 24 IT KEEPS RAININ’ –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-9 (23)
24 36 NEVER ON SUNDAY –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-4 (24)
25 26 OLE BUTTERMILK SKY –•– Bill Black’s Combo (Hi)-6 (25)
26 28 TONIGHT (Could Be the Night) –•– The Velvets (Monument)-7 (26)
27 39 LET’S TWIST AGAIN –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-4 (27)
28 34 CUPID –•– Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)-6 (28)
29 29 YOU CAN’T SIT DOWN (Part 2) –•– The Philip Upchurch Combo (Boyd)-4 (29)
30 22 HEART AND SOUL –•– The Cleftones (Gee)-8 (18)
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31 38 SACRED –•– The Castells (Era)-7 (31)
32 32 MY KIND OF GIRL –•– Matt Monro (Warwick)-7 (32)
33 48 HEART AND SOUL –•– Jan and Dean (Challenge)-3 (33)
34 43 (The Graduation Song…) POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE –•– Adrian Kimberly (Don Everly) (Calliope)-3 (34)
35 17 YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE –•– Clarence (Frogman) Henry (Argo)-9 (12)
36 59 RAININ’ IN MY HEART –•– Slim Harpo (Excello)-6 (36)
37 60 THE FISH –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-2 (37)
38 58 SEA OF HEARTBREAK –•– Don Gibson (RCA Victor)-4 (38)
39 27 HELLO WALLS –•– Faron Young (Capitol)-14 (12)
40 47 NATURE BOY –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-5 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 16th July, 1961

42 18 BARBARA-ANN –•– The Regents (Gee)-9 (13)
48 31 PEANUT BUTTER –•– The Marathons (Arvee)-12 (20)
52 37 JURA (I Swear I Love You) –•– Les Paul and Mary Ford (Columbia)-10 (37)
70 30 RAMA LAMA DING DONG –•– The Edsels (Twin)-11 (21)
82 40 LITTLE EGYPT (Ying-Yang) –•– The Coasters (Atco)-12 (23)
86 35 I FEEL SO BAD –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-9 (5)

POWER PLAYS – 16th July, 1961

41 52 THE SWITCH-A-ROO –•– Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (King)-3 (41)
43 68 LAST NIGHT –•– The Mar-Keys (Satellite)-2 (43)
44 49 I FALL TO PIECES –•– Patsy Cline (Decca)-8 (44)
45 61 THAT’S WHAT GIRLS ARE MADE FOR –•– The Spinners (Tri-Phi)-3 (45)
46 74 PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES –•– Curtis Lee (Dunes)-2 (46)
47 53 YOU’LL ANSWER TO ME –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-3 (47)
49 51 SHOULD I –•– The String-A-Longs (Warwick)-5 (49)
50 46 BETTER TELL HIM NO –•– The Starlets (PAM)-12 (38)

NEW THIS WEEK – 16th July, 1961

79 — READY FOR YOUR LOVE –•– Shep and the Limelites (Hull)-1 (79)
83 — YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’VE GOT (Until You Lose It) –•– Ral Donner (Gone)-1 (83)
88 — RUNAROUND –•– The Regents (Gee)-1 (88)
89 — BOOGIE WOOGIE –•– B. Bumble and the Stingers (Rendezvous)-1 (89)
91 — MIGHTY GOOD LOVIN’ –•– The Miracles (Tamla)-1 (91)
92 — A THING OF THE PAST –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-1 (92)
93 — THE ASTRONAUT (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Jose Jimenez (Bill Dana) (Kapp)-1 (93)
95 — WISHIN’ ON A RAINBOW –•– Phill Wilson (Huron)-1 (95)
97 — BLACK LAND FARMER –•– Frankie Miller (Starday)-1 (97)
99 — WHAT WOULD YOU DO –•– Jim Reeves (RCA Victor)-1 (99)
100 — MICHAEL –•– The Highwaymen (United Artists)-1 (100)