US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 28th May, 1961

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending May 28, 1961

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 28th May, 1961

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US Top 40 Singles – 28th May, 1961

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

1 2 MOTHER-IN-LAW –•– Ernie K-Doe (Minit)-9 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 RUNAWAY –•– Del Shannon (Big Top)-12 (1)
3 5 DADDY’S HOME –•– Shep and the Limelites (Hull)-9 (3)
4 3 A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY –•– Gene McDaniels (Liberty)-10 (3)
5 8 TRAVELIN’ MAN –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-5 (5)
6 9 MAMA SAID –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-6 (6)
7 16 RUNNING SCARED –•– Roy Orbison (Monument)-7 (7)
8 11 BREAKIN’ IN A BRAND NEW BROKEN HEART –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-6 (8)
9 15 HELLO MARY LOU –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-4 (9)
10 4 I’VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR –•– Linda Scott (Canadian American)-11 (3)
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11 6 YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-9 (6)
12 7 BLUE MOON –•– The Marcels (Colpix)-12 (1)
13 12 PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE –•– Steve Lawrence (United Artists)-12 (9)
14 10 TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER –•– Adam Wade (Coed)-11 (7)
15 23 LITTLE DEVIL –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-4 (15)
16 22 TRAGEDY –•– The Fleetwoods (Dolton)-6 (16)
17 43 I FEEL SO BAD –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-2 (17)
18 26 HELLO WALLS –•– Faron Young (Capitol)-7 (18)
19 18 TONIGHT I FELL IN LOVE –•– The Tokens (Warwick)-12 (15)
20 19 BONANZA –•– Al Caiola and His Orchestra (United Artists)-8 (19)
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21 20 JUST FOR OLD TIME’S SAKE –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-11 (20)
22 24 GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND –•– Ral Donner and the Starfires (Gone)-6 (22)
23 17 ON THE REBOUND –•– Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor)-12 (4)
24 21 BUT I DO –•– Clarence (Frogman) Henry (Argo)-14 (4)
25 31 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-4 (25)
26 13 ONE MINT JULEP –•– Ray Charles (Impulse)-12 (8)
27 14 FLAMING STAR (From the “Elvis By Request” EP) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-6 (14)
28 41 STAND BY ME –•– Ben E. King (Atco)-3 (28)
29 25 FUNNY –•– Maxine Brown (Nomar)-9 (25)
30 28 BUMBLE BOOGIE –•– B. Bumble and the Stingers (Rendezvous)-9 (21)
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31 54 MOODY RIVER –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-4 (31)
32 27 (Dance the) MESS AROUND –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-5 (24)
33 35 LULLABYE OF LOVE –•– Frank Gari (Crusade)-7 (33)
34 36 TRIANGLE –•– Janie Grant (Caprice)-9 (34)
35 59 BARBARA-ANN –•– The Regents (Gee)-2 (35)
36 48 PEANUT BUTTER –•– The Marathons (Arvee)-5 (36)
37 32 SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-10 (32)
38 51 RAINDROPS –•– Dee Clark (Vee-Jay)-4 (38)
39 42 WHAT A SURPRISE –•– Johnny Maestro (Coed)-5 (39)
40 29 BABY BLUE –•– The Echoes (Seg-way)-12 (12)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 28th May, 1961

49 33 THE CONTINENTAL WALK –•– Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (King)-8 (33)
50 30 TONIGHT MY LOVE, TONIGHT –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-11 (13)
51 37 ASIA MINOR –•– Kokomo (Felsted)-14 (8)
75 34 WHAT’D I SAY –•– Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun)-8 (30)
85 40 SAVED –•– LaVern Baker (Atlantic)-7 (37)
88 38 I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE –•– The Chimes (Tag)-9 (38)

POWER PLAYS – 28th May, 1961

41 44 EXODUS –•– Eddie Harris (Vee-Jay)-7 (41)
42 45 THE TOUCHABLES IN BROOKLYN –•– Dickie Goodman (Mark-X)-5 (42)
43 58 RAMA LAMA DING DONG –•– The Edsels (Twin)-4 (43)
44 55 TOSSIN’ AND TURNIN’ –•– Bobby Lewis (Beltone)-5 (44)
45 52 I’M A FOOL TO CARE –•– Joe Barry (Smash)-5 (45)
46 57 THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES (Remind Me Of You) –•– Little Caesar and the Romans (Del-Fi)-4 (46)
47 46 (It Never Happens) IN REAL LIFE –•– Chuck Jackson (Wand)-7 (46)
48 76 YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE –•– Clarence (Frogman) Henry (Argo)-2 (48)

NEW THIS WEEK – 28th May, 1961

81 — TELL ME WHY –•– The Belmonts (Sabrina)-1 (81)
82 — ANNA –•– Jørgen Ingmann and His Guitar (Atco)-1 (82)
83 — MILORD –•– Teresa Brewer (Coral)-1 (83)
91 — PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY DOWN –•– Pat Zill (Indigo)-1 (91)
92 — RONNIE –•– Marcy Joe (Robbee)-1 (92)
94 — LONESOME WHISTLE BLUES –•– Freddy King (Federal)-1 (94)
96 — I FALL TO PIECES –•– Patsy Cline (Decca)-1 (96)
97 — NOBODY CARES (About Me) –•– Jeanette (Baby) Washington (Neptune)-4 (93)
98 — HEART AND SOUL –•– The Cleftones (Gee)-1 (98)
99 — QUARTER TO THREE –•– Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand)-1 (99)
100 — DRIVING WHEEL –•– Little Junior Parker (Duke)-1 (100)