US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 19th February, 1961

BYTop40weekly

UPDATED:Aug 18, 2026 9:34 AM

POSTED:Apr 6, 2026 11:44 AM

These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending February 19, 1961

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 19th February, 1961

▶

US Top 40 Singles – 19th February, 1961

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

1 2 CALCUTTA –•– Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra (Dot)-10 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-13 (1)
3 4 SHOP AROUND –•– The Miracles (Featuring Bill “Smokey” Robinson) (Tamla)-10 (3)
4 5 CALENDAR GIRL –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-9 (4)
5 3 EXODUS –•– Ferrante and Teicher (United Artists)-14 (2)
6 7 ANGEL BABY –•– Rosie and the Originals (Highland)-10 (5)
7 8 EMOTIONS –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-7 (7)
8 6 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT –•– Bert Kaempfert (Decca)-14 (1)
9 15 PONY TIME –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-4 (9)
10 16 THERE’S A MOON OUT TONIGHT –•– The Capris (Old Town)-7 (10)
——
11 12 ONCE IN AWHILE –•– The Chimes (Tag)-16 (11)
12 13 WINGS OF A DOVE –•– Ferlin Husky (Capitol)-12 (12)
13 27 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-8 (13)
14 24 BABY SITTIN’ BOOGIE –•– Buzz Clifford (Columbia)-6 (14)
15 32 WHEELS –•– The String-A-Longs (Warwick)-6 (15)
16 20 WHERE THE BOYS ARE –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-5 (16)
17 21 THE STORY OF MY LOVE –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-5 (17)
18 9 MY EMPTY ARMS –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-6 (9)
19 28 ALL IN MY MIND –•– Maxine Brown (Nomar)-7 (19)
20 10 RUBBER BALL –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-12 (6)
——
21 11 ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-14 (1)
22 18 “PEPE” –•– Duane Eddy (Jamie)-9 (18)
23 17 I COUNT THE TEARS –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-9 (17)
24 14 CORINNA, CORINNA –•– Ray Peterson (Dunes)-13 (9)
25 31 GOOD TIME BABY –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-4 (25)
26 29 SPANISH HARLEM –•– Ben E. King (Atco)-7 (26)
27 38 WHAT A PRICE –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-4 (27)
28 48 DON’T WORRY –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-3 (28)
29 26 THERE SHE GOES –•– Jerry Wallace (Challenge)-8 (26)
30 22 C’EST SI BON (It’s So Good) –•– Conway Twitty (MGM)-7 (22)
——
31 40 JIMMY’S GIRL –•– Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)-6 (31)
32 44 YOU CAN HAVE HER –•– Roy Hamilton (Epic)-3 (32)
33 33 I’M LEARNING ABOUT LOVE –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-3 (33)
34 37 ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER –•– Shelby Flint (Valiant)-8 (34)
35 19 NORTH TO ALASKA –•– Johnny Horton (Columbia)-22 (4)
36 42 AIN’T THAT JUST LIKE A WOMAN –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-4 (36)
37 25 SAILOR (Your Home Is the Sea) –•– Lolita (Kapp)-17 (5)
38 41 UTOPIA –•– Frank Gari (Crusade)-9 (38)
39 49 RAM-BUNK-SHUSH –•– The Ventures (Dolton)-4 (39)
40 52 EBONY EYES –•– The Everly Brothers (Warner Brothers)-3 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 19th February, 1961

42 35 LOST LOVE –•– H.B. Barnum (Eldo)-6 (35)
54 36 THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN –•– Al Caiola and His Orchestra (United Artists)-11 (35)
56 23 LAST DATE –•– Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor)-19 (2)
57 39 A THOUSAND STARS –•– Kathy Young and the Innocents (Indigo)-17 (3)
59 30 IF I DIDN’T CARE –•– The Platters (Mercury)-6 (30)
62 34 THE HOOCHI COOCHI COO –•– Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (King)-11 (23)

POWER PLAYS – 19th February, 1961

41 46 NO ONE –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-5 (41)
43 55 (Ghost) RIDERS IN THE SKY –•– The Ramrods (Amy)-6 (43)
44 71 WALK RIGHT BACK –•– The Everly Brothers (Warner Brothers)-2 (44)
45 78 GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes) –•– Carla Thomas (Atlantic)-3 (45)
46 66 LITTLE BOY SAD –•– Johnny Burnette (Liberty)-2 (46)
47 50 WHAT WOULD I DO –•– Mickey and Sylvia (RCA Victor)-7 (47)
48 67 APACHE –•– Jørgen Ingmann and His Guitar (Atco)-4 (48)
49 80 WAIT A MINUTE –•– The Coasters (Atco)-3 (49)
50 94 LAZY RIVER –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-2 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – 19th February, 1961

69 — STAYIN’ IN –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-1 (69)
73 — THINK TWICE –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-1 (73)
87 — YOU’RE THE BOSS –•– LaVern Baker and Jimmy Ricks (Atlantic)-1 (87)
90 — THEME FROM TUNES OF GLORY –•– The Cambridge Strings and Singers (London)-1 (90)
97 — CHERIE –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-1 (97)
98 — A TEXAN AND A GIRL FROM MEXICO –•– Anita Bryant (Carlton)-1 (98)
100 — WHAT ABOUT ME –•– Don Gibson (RCA Victor)-1 (100)