US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 2nd July, 1961
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending July 2, 1961
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 2nd July, 1961
#1 QUARTER TO THREE By Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand)
US Top 40 Singles – 2nd July, 1961
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 QUARTER TO THREE –•– Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand)-6 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 5 RAINDROPS –•– Dee Clark (Vee-Jay)-9 (2)
3 1 MOODY RIVER –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-9 (1)
4 7 TOSSIN’ AND TURNIN’ –•– Bobby Lewis (Beltone)-10 (4)
5 2 TRAVELIN’ MAN –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-10 (1)
6 6 THE WRITING ON THE WALL –•– Adam Wade (Coed)-7 (6)
7 9 THE BOLL WEEVIL SONG –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-7 (7)
8 8 EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART –•– The Pips (Vee-Jay)-7 (8)
9 10 THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES (Remind Me Of You) –•– Little Caesar and the Romans (Del-Fi)-9 (9)
10 4 STAND BY ME –•– Ben E. King (Atco)-8 (4)
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11 15 YELLOW BIRD –•– Arthur Lyman Group (Hi Fi)-5 (11)
12 12 YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE –•– Clarence (Frogman) Henry (Argo)-7 (12)
13 16 DANCE ON LITTLE GIRL –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-5 (13)
14 11 RUNNING SCARED –•– Roy Orbison (Monument)-12 (1)
15 14 I FEEL SO BAD –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-7 (5)
16 17 HELLO MARY LOU –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-9 (9)
17 13 BARBARA-ANN –•– The Regents (Gee)-7 (13)
18 33 HATS OFF TO LARRY –•– Del Shannon (Big Top)-4 (18)
19 43 SAN ANTONIO ROSE –•– Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor)-4 (19)
20 30 TELL ME WHY –•– The Belmonts (Sabrina)-6 (20)
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21 19 HELLO WALLS –•– Faron Young (Capitol)-12 (12)
22 18 HEART AND SOUL –•– The Cleftones (Gee)-6 (18)
23 20 PEANUT BUTTER –•– The Marathons (Arvee)-10 (20)
24 25 I’M A FOOL TO CARE –•– Joe Barry (Smash)-10 (24)
25 21 RAMA LAMA DING DONG –•– The Edsels (Twin)-9 (21)
26 27 WILD IN THE COUNTRY –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-4 (26)
27 29 TEMPTATION –•– The Everly Brothers (Warner Brothers)-5 (27)
28 40 IT KEEPS RAININ’ –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-7 (28)
29 23 LITTLE EGYPT (Ying-Yang) –•– The Coasters (Atco)-10 (23)
30 57 TONIGHT (Could Be the Night) –•– The Velvets (Monument)-5 (30)
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31 69 DUM DUM –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-2 (31)
32 49 I’M COMIN’ ON BACK TO YOU –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-3 (32)
33 46 MY KIND OF GIRL –•– Matt Monro (Warwick)-5 (33)
34 55 OLE BUTTERMILK SKY –•– Bill Black’s Combo (Hi)-4 (34)
35 48 THREE HEARTS IN A TANGLE –•– Roy Drusky (Decca)-12 (35)
36 47 CUPID –•– Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)-4 (36)
37 31 TRAGEDY –•– The Fleetwoods (Dolton)-11 (10)
38 53 PLEASE STAY –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-4 (38)
39 68 YOU CAN’T SIT DOWN (Part 2) –•– The Philip Upchurch Combo (Boyd)-2 (39)
40 35 COUNT EVERY STAR –•– Donnie and the Dreamers (Whale)-9 (35)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 2nd July, 1961
42 24 DADDY’S HOME –•– Shep and the Limelites (Hull)-14 (2)
44 38 BETTER TELL HIM NO –•– The Starlets (PAM)-10 (38)
45 26 A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY –•– Gene McDaniels (Liberty)-15 (3)
46 28 MOTHER-IN-LAW –•– Ernie K-Doe (Minit)-14 (1)
49 32 LITTLE DEVIL –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-9 (11)
53 22 MAMA SAID –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-11 (4)
57 36 GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND –•– Ral Donner and the Starfires (Gone)-11 (19)
58 37 LULLABYE OF LOVE –•– Frank Gari (Crusade)-12 (23)
59 39 NEVER ON SUNDAY –•– Don Costa and His Orchestra and Chorus (United Artists)-23 (19)
POWER PLAYS – 2nd July, 1961
41 71 I LIKE IT LIKE THAT (Part 1) –•– Chris Kenner (Instant)-5 (41)
43 62 JURA (I Swear I Love You) –•– Les Paul and Mary Ford (Columbia)-8 (43)
47 52 I DON’T MIND –•– James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-7 (47)
48 — TOGETHER –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-1 (48)
50 61 SACRED –•– The Castells (Era)-5 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK – 2nd July, 1961
48 — TOGETHER –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-1 (48)
63 — (The Graduation Song…) POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE –•– Adrian Kimberly (Don Everly) (Calliope)-1 (63)
67 — YOU’LL ANSWER TO ME –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-1 (67)
72 — DREAM –•– Etta James (Argo)-1 (72)
77 — THE SWITCH-A-ROO –•– Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (King)-1 (77)
82 — THAT’S WHAT GIRLS ARE MADE FOR –•– The Spinners (Tri-Phi)-1 (82)
83 — QUITE A PARTY –•– The Fireballs (Warwick)-1 (83)
87 — HEART AND SOUL –•– Jan and Dean (Challenge)-1 (87)
90 — TE-TA-TE-TA-TA –•– Ernie K-Doe (Minit)-1 (90)
98 — WOODEN HEART (Muss I Denn) –•– Joe Dowell (Smash)-1 (98)
99 — RAININ’ IN MY HEART –•– Slim Harpo (Excello)-4 (69)
100 — TAKE A FOOL’S ADVICE –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-1 (100)
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