US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 5th February, 1961
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending February 5, 1961
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 5th February, 1961
#1 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW By The Shirelles (Scepter)
US Top 40 Singles – 5th February, 1961
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 4 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-11 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 3 CALCUTTA –•– Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra (Dot)-8 (2)
3 2 EXODUS –•– Ferrante and Teicher (United Artists)-12 (2)
4 1 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT –•– Bert Kaempfert (Decca)-12 (1)
5 7 SHOP AROUND –•– The Miracles (Featuring Bill “Smokey” Robinson) (Tamla)-8 (5)
6 5 ANGEL BABY –•– Rosie and the Originals (Highland)-8 (5)
7 8 CALENDAR GIRL –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-7 (7)
8 13 EMOTIONS –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-5 (8)
9 9 RUBBER BALL –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-10 (6)
10 6 ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-12 (1)
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11 10 CORINNA, CORINNA –•– Ray Peterson (Dunes)-11 (9)
12 14 ONCE IN AWHILE –•– The Chimes (Tag)-14 (12)
13 12 NORTH TO ALASKA –•– Johnny Horton (Columbia)-20 (4)
14 11 LAST DATE –•– Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor)-17 (2)
15 17 MY EMPTY ARMS –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-4 (15)
16 16 WINGS OF A DOVE –•– Ferlin Husky (Capitol)-10 (16)
17 22 I COUNT THE TEARS –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-7 (17)
18 15 A THOUSAND STARS –•– Kathy Young and the Innocents (Indigo)-15 (3)
19 18 SAILOR (Your Home Is the Sea) –•– Lolita (Kapp)-15 (5)
20 29 “PEPE” –•– Duane Eddy (Jamie)-7 (20)
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21 36 THERE’S A MOON OUT TONIGHT –•– The Capris (Old Town)-5 (21)
22 34 WHEELS –•– The String-A-Longs (Warwick)-4 (22)
23 30 THE HOOCHI COOCHI COO –•– Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (King)-9 (23)
24 20 YOU’RE SIXTEEN –•– Johnny Burnette (Liberty)-14 (8)
25 32 C’EST SI BON (It’s So Good) –•– Conway Twitty (MGM)-5 (25)
26 41 THERE SHE GOES –•– Jerry Wallace (Challenge)-6 (26)
27 21 HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART –•– Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay)-14 (7)
28 19 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT –•– Louis Prima (Dot)-12 (15)
29 24 BABY OH BABY –•– The Shells (Johnson)-7 (21)
30 42 WHERE THE BOYS ARE –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-3 (30)
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31 49 PONY TIME –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-2 (31)
32 27 WONDERLAND BY NIGHT –•– Anita Bryant (Carlton)-9 (18)
33 47 ALL IN MY MIND –•– Maxine Brown (Nomar)-5 (33)
34 45 SPANISH HARLEM –•– Ben E. King (Atco)-5 (34)
35 55 BABY SITTIN’ BOOGIE –•– Buzz Clifford (Columbia)-4 (35)
36 25 LOVEY DOVEY –•– Buddy Knox (Liberty)-7 (25)
37 31 MAIN THEME FROM EXODUS (Ari’s Theme) –•– Mantovani and His Orchestra (London)-11 (31)
38 33 YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-6 (25)
39 35 THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN –•– Al Caiola and His Orchestra (United Artists)-9 (35)
40 50 IF I DIDN’T CARE –•– The Platters (Mercury)-4 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 5th February, 1961
48 37 MANY TEARS AGO –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-13 (7)
65 23 LONELY TEENAGER –•– Dion (Laurie)-16 (12)
70 26 MY LAST DATE (With You) –•– Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor)-8 (26)
74 40 BLUE TANGO –•– Bill Black’s Combo (Hi)-10 (16)
75 39 GEE WHIZ –•– The Innocents (Indigo)-11 (28)
88 38 MY LAST DATE (With You) –•– Joni James (MGM)-7 (38)
94 28 MY GIRL JOSEPHINE –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-15 (14)
POWER PLAYS – 5th February, 1961
41 51 DON’T BELIEVE HIM, DONNA –•– Lenny Miles (Scepter)-5 (41)
42 53 GOOD TIME BABY –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-2 (42)
43 — I’M LEARNING ABOUT LOVE –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-1 (43)
44 60 THE TEAR OF THE YEAR –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-2 (44)
45 44 UTOPIA –•– Frank Gari (Crusade)-7 (44)
46 67 THE STORY OF MY LOVE –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-3 (46)
47 68 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-6 (47)
49 64 AT LAST –•– Etta James (Argo)-3 (49)
50 56 WHAT AM I GONNA DO –•– Jimmy Clanton (Ace)-4 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK – 5th February, 1961
43 — I’M LEARNING ABOUT LOVE –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-1 (43)
62 — YOU CAN HAVE HER –•– Roy Hamilton (Epic)-1 (62)
67 — EBONY EYES –•– The Everly Brothers (Warner Brothers)-1 (67)
72 — DON’T WORRY –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-1 (72)
77 — (I Wanna) LOVE MY LIFE AWAY –•– Gene Pitney (Musicor)-1 (77)
78 — CLOSE TOGETHER –•– Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay)-1 (78)
81 — CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE –•– Jerry Murad’s Harmonicats (Columbia)-5 (56)
84 — DANCE BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON –•– The Olympics (Arvee)-8 (47)
86 — LEAVE MY KITTEN ALONE –•– Johnny Preston (Mercury)-1 (86)
96 — GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes) –•– Carla Thomas (Atlantic)-1 (96)
98 — HONKY TONK (Part 2) –•– Bill Doggett (King)-30 (2)
99 — BYE BYE BABY –•– Mary Wells (Motown)-1 (99)
100 — WAIT A MINUTE –•– The Coasters (Atco)-1 (100)
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