US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 22nd January, 1961

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending January 22, 1961

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 22nd January, 1961

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US Top 40 Singles – 22nd January, 1961

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

1 1 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT –•– Bert Kaempfert (Decca)-10 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-10 (1)
3 3 EXODUS –•– Ferrante and Teicher (United Artists)-10 (3)
4 5 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-9 (4)
5 13 CALCUTTA –•– Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra (Dot)-6 (5)
6 7 ANGEL BABY –•– Rosie and the Originals (Highland)-6 (6)
7 6 RUBBER BALL –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-8 (6)
8 4 LAST DATE –•– Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor)-15 (2)
9 9 CORINNA, CORINNA –•– Ray Peterson (Dunes)-9 (9)
10 8 NORTH TO ALASKA –•– Johnny Horton (Columbia)-18 (4)
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11 11 A THOUSAND STARS –•– Kathy Young and the Innocents (Indigo)-13 (3)
12 19 SHOP AROUND –•– The Miracles (Featuring Bill “Smokey” Robinson) (Tamla)-6 (12)
13 10 YOU’RE SIXTEEN –•– Johnny Burnette (Liberty)-12 (8)
14 23 CALENDAR GIRL –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-5 (14)
15 15 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT –•– Louis Prima (Dot)-10 (15)
16 16 SAILOR (Your Home Is the Sea) –•– Lolita (Kapp)-13 (5)
17 12 MANY TEARS AGO –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-11 (7)
18 14 HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART –•– Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay)-12 (7)
19 17 LONELY TEENAGER –•– Dion (Laurie)-14 (12)
20 18 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT –•– Anita Bryant (Carlton)-7 (18)
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21 22 BABY OH BABY –•– The Shells (Johnson)-5 (21)
22 21 BLUE TANGO –•– Bill Black’s Combo (Hi)-8 (16)
23 20 WINGS OF A DOVE –•– Ferlin Husky (Capitol)-8 (20)
24 30 I COUNT THE TEARS –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-5 (24)
25 41 ONCE IN AWHILE –•– The Chimes (Tag)-12 (25)
26 48 EMOTIONS –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-3 (26)
27 25 YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-4 (25)
28 34 GEE WHIZ –•– The Innocents (Indigo)-9 (28)
29 60 MY EMPTY ARMS –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-2 (29)
30 27 I’M HURTIN’ –•– Roy Orbison (Monument)-6 (27)
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31 36 LOVEY DOVEY –•– Buddy Knox (Liberty)-5 (31)
32 29 MY GIRL JOSEPHINE –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-13 (14)
33 24 PERFIDIA –•– The Ventures (Dolton)-12 (15)
34 45 MY LAST DATE (With You) –•– Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor)-6 (34)
35 43 THE HOOCHI COOCHI COO –•– Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (King)-7 (35)
36 26 SWAY –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-11 (14)
37 32 I GOTTA KNOW –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-10 (20)
38 42 “PEPE” –•– Duane Eddy (Jamie)-5 (38)
39 57 C’EST SI BON (It’s So Good) –•– Conway Twitty (MGM)-3 (39)
40 44 THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN –•– Al Caiola and His Orchestra (United Artists)-7 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 22nd January, 1961

42 40 THERE SHE GOES –•– Jerry Wallace (Challenge)-4 (40)
43 37 DOLL HOUSE –•– Donnie Brooks (Era)-8 (31)
44 35 STAY –•– Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs (Herald)-16 (1)
47 31 POETRY IN MOTION –•– Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)-15 (2)
49 38 SAD MOOD –•– Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)-7 (29)
50 28 RUBY –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-9 (28)
56 39 ALONE AT LAST –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-15 (8)
97 33 NEW ORLEANS –•– Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand)-14 (6)

POWER PLAYS – 22nd January, 1961

41 53 MAIN THEME FROM EXODUS (Ari’s Theme) –•– Mantovani and His Orchestra (London)-9 (41)
45 55 MY LAST DATE (With You) –•– Joni James (MGM)-5 (45)
46 73 THERE’S A MOON OUT TONIGHT –•– The Capris (Old Town)-3 (46)
48 81 WHEELS –•– The String-A-Longs (Warwick)-2 (48)

NEW THIS WEEK – 22nd January, 1961

72 — NO ONE –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-1 (72)
75 — AT LAST –•– Etta James (Argo)-1 (75)
83 — SOUND-OFF –•– Titus Turner (Jamie)-1 (83)
87 — FLAMINGO EXPRESS –•– The Royaltones (Goldisc)-1 (87)
89 — THE STORY OF MY LOVE –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-1 (89)
90 — WHERE THE BOYS ARE –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-1 (90)
95 — THEM THAT GOT –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-1 (95)
98 — GIFT OF LOVE –•– The Van Dykes (Donna)-1 (98)
99 — WHEN I FALL IN LOVE –•– Etta Jones (King)-1 (99)
100 — I REMEMBER –•– Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs (Herald)-1 (100)