US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 26th March, 1961

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending March 26, 1961

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 26th March, 1961

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US Top 40 Singles – 26th March, 1961

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

1 2 SURRENDER –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-5 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 PONY TIME –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-9 (1)
3 4 DON’T WORRY –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-8 (3)
4 5 WHERE THE BOYS ARE –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-10 (4)
5 7 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-13 (5)
6 11 APACHE –•– Jørgen Ingmann and His Guitar (Atco)-9 (6)
7 3 WHEELS –•– The String-A-Longs (Warwick)-11 (3)
8 9 EBONY EYES –•– The Everly Brothers (Warner Brothers)-8 (8)
9 13 WALK RIGHT BACK –•– The Everly Brothers (Warner Brothers)-7 (9)
10 6 BABY SITTIN’ BOOGIE –•– Buzz Clifford (Columbia)-11 (6)
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11 10 SPANISH HARLEM –•– Ben E. King (Atco)-12 (10)
12 15 GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes) –•– Carla Thomas (Atlantic)-8 (12)
13 20 THINK TWICE –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-6 (13)
14 8 CALCUTTA –•– Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra (Dot)-15 (1)
15 24 ON THE REBOUND –•– Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor)-3 (15)
16 12 GOOD TIME BABY –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-9 (11)
17 17 LITTLE BOY SAD –•– Johnny Burnette (Liberty)-7 (17)
18 25 LAZY RIVER –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-7 (18)
19 14 THERE’S A MOON OUT TONIGHT –•– The Capris (Old Town)-12 (3)
20 21 HEARTS OF STONE –•– Bill Black’s Combo (Hi)-5 (20)
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21 59 BLUE MOON –•– The Marcels (Colpix)-3 (21)
22 22 PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER –•– Cathy Jean and the Roommates (Valmor)-4 (22)
23 16 YOU CAN HAVE HER –•– Roy Hamilton (Epic)-8 (12)
24 18 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-18 (1)
25 39 THE WATUSI –•– The Vibrations (Checker)-5 (25)
26 23 SHOP AROUND –•– The Miracles (Featuring Bill “Smokey” Robinson) (Tamla)-15 (2)
27 19 EXODUS –•– Ferrante and Teicher (United Artists)-19 (2)
28 49 FOR MY BABY –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-7 (28)
29 41 MODEL GIRL –•– Johnny Maestro (Coed)-7 (29)
30 32 HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLUES –•– Kathy Young and the Innocents (Indigo)-5 (30)
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31 28 WHEELS –•– Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot)-7 (28)
32 35 LONELY MAN –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-4 (32)
33 36 ASIA MINOR –•– Kokomo (Felsted)-5 (33)
34 38 YOUR FRIENDS –•– Dee Clark (Vee-Jay)-7 (34)
35 26 CALENDAR GIRL –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-14 (4)
36 40 I DON’T WANT TO CRY –•– Chuck Jackson (Wand)-5 (36)
37 47 THAT’S IT-I QUIT-I’M MOVIN’ ON –•– Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)-3 (37)
38 30 WINGS OF A DOVE –•– Ferlin Husky (Capitol)-17 (12)
39 50 LET’S GO AGAIN (Where We Went Last Night) –•– Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (King)-5 (39)
40 52 BUT I DO –•– Clarence (Frogman) Henry (Argo)-5 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 26th March, 1961

46 29 WHAT A PRICE –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-9 (22)
49 33 STAYIN’ IN –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-6 (33)
51 31 RAM-BUNK-SHUSH –•– The Ventures (Dolton)-9 (29)
58 34 EMOTIONS –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-12 (7)
76 27 UTOPIA –•– Frank Gari (Crusade)-14 (27)

POWER PLAYS – 26th March, 1961

41 51 BABY BLUE –•– The Echoes (Seg-way)-3 (41)
42 45 ONCE UPON A TIME –•– Rochell and the Candles with Johnny Wyatt (Swingin’)-7 (42)
43 63 TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER –•– Adam Wade (Coed)-2 (43)
44 54 ONE MINT JULEP –•– Ray Charles (Impulse)-3 (44)
45 56 TONIGHT MY LOVE, TONIGHT –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-2 (45)
47 57 RUNAWAY –•– Del Shannon (Big Top)-3 (47)
48 46 I PITY THE FOOL –•– Bobby Bland (Duke)-5 (46)
50 55 FIND ANOTHER GIRL –•– Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay)-3 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – 26th March, 1961

75 — (Love Theme From) ONE EYED JACKS –•– Ferrante and Teicher (United Artists)-1 (75)
79 — BYE BYE BABY –•– Mary Wells (Motown)-7 (70)
84 — FELL IN LOVE ON MONDAY –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-1 (84)
89 — FOOLIN’ AROUND –•– Kay Starr (Capitol)-1 (89)
91 — A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY –•– Gene McDaniels (Liberty)-1 (91)
93 — THEME FROM DIXIE –•– Duane Eddy (Jamie)-1 (93)
94 — (Theme From) MY THREE SONS –•– Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra (Dot)-1 (94)
95 — SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-1 (95)
97 — SHU RAH –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-1 (97)
99 — SEVENTEEN –•– Frankie Ford (Imperial)-1 (99)
100 — THE BLIZZARD –•– Jim Reeves (RCA Victor)-1 (100)