US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 6th August, 1961
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending August 6, 1961
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 6th August, 1961
#1 TOSSIN’ AND TURNIN’ By Bobby Lewis (Beltone)
US Top 40 Singles – 6th August, 1961
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 TOSSIN’ AND TURNIN’ –•– Bobby Lewis (Beltone)-15 (4 weeks at #1) (1)
2 5 I LIKE IT LIKE THAT (Part 1) –•– Chris Kenner (Instant)-10 (2)
3 2 THE BOLL WEEVIL SONG –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-12 (2)
4 8 DUM DUM –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-7 (4)
5 6 HATS OFF TO LARRY –•– Del Shannon (Big Top)-9 (5)
6 3 QUARTER TO THREE –•– Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand)-11 (1)
7 12 LAST NIGHT –•– The Mar-Keys (Satellite)-5 (7)
8 9 TOGETHER –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-6 (8)
9 10 LET’S TWIST AGAIN –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-7 (9)
10 4 YELLOW BIRD –•– Arthur Lyman Group (Hi Fi)-10 (4)
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11 11 SAN ANTONIO ROSE –•– Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor)-9 (8)
12 7 RAINDROPS –•– Dee Clark (Vee-Jay)-14 (2)
13 18 WOODEN HEART (Muss I Denn) –•– Joe Dowell (Smash)-6 (13)
14 15 NEVER ON SUNDAY –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-7 (14)
15 14 PLEASE STAY –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-9 (14)
16 24 PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES –•– Curtis Lee (Dunes)-5 (16)
17 17 CUPID –•– Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)-9 (17)
18 21 MY KIND OF GIRL –•– Matt Monro (Warwick)-10 (18)
19 28 I’LL BE THERE –•– Damita Jo (Mercury)-5 (19)
20 20 SACRED –•– The Castells (Era)-10 (20)
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21 13 EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART –•– The Pips (Vee-Jay)-12 (6)
22 16 MOODY RIVER –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-14 (1)
23 41 MICHAEL –•– The Highwaymen (United Artists)-4 (23)
24 35 YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’VE GOT (Until You Lose It) –•– Ral Donner (Gone)-4 (24)
25 27 THE FISH –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-5 (25)
26 26 THE SWITCH-A-ROO –•– Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (King)-6 (26)
27 19 TRAVELIN’ MAN –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-15 (1)
28 52 SCHOOL IS OUT –•– Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand)-2 (28)
29 31 THAT’S WHAT GIRLS ARE MADE FOR –•– The Spinners (Tri-Phi)-6 (29)
30 36 DON’T BET MONEY HONEY –•– Linda Scott (Canadian American)-5 (30)
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31 38 I’M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR –•– Eddie Hodges (Cadence)-7 (31)
32 23 HELLO MARY LOU –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-14 (9)
33 37 I FALL TO PIECES –•– Patsy Cline (Decca)-11 (33)
34 33 SEA OF HEARTBREAK –•– Don Gibson (RCA Victor)-7 (33)
35 66 HURT –•– Timi Yuro (Liberty)-2 (35)
36 56 LET THE FOUR WINDS BLOW –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-2 (36)
37 47 RUNAROUND –•– The Regents (Gee)-4 (37)
38 29 STAND BY ME –•– Ben E. King (Atco)-13 (4)
39 25 HEART AND SOUL –•– Jan and Dean (Challenge)-6 (25)
40 30 RUNNING SCARED –•– Roy Orbison (Monument)-17 (1)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 6th August, 1961
44 22 TELL ME WHY –•– The Belmonts (Sabrina)-11 (18)
49 32 I’M COMIN’ ON BACK TO YOU –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-8 (19)
70 34 DANCE ON LITTLE GIRL –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-10 (10)
POWER PLAYS – 6th August, 1961
41 45 NO, NO, NO –•– The Chanters (DeLuxe)-7 (41)
42 50 READY FOR YOUR LOVE –•– Shep and the Limelites (Hull)-4 (42)
43 51 A TEAR –•– Gene McDaniels (Liberty)-5 (43)
45 49 QUITE A PARTY –•– The Fireballs (Warwick)-6 (45)
46 54 MY TRUE STORY –•– The Jive Five (Beltone)-5 (46)
47 48 SHOULD I –•– The String-A-Longs (Warwick)-8 (42)
48 44 YOU CAN’T SIT DOWN (Part 2) –•– The Philip Upchurch Combo (Boyd)-7 (29)
50 53 BETTER TELL HIM NO –•– The Starlets (PAM)-15 (38)
NEW THIS WEEK – 6th August, 1961
72 — AMOR –•– Ben E. King (Atco)-1 (72)
76 — IT’S GONNA WORK OUT FINE –•– Ike and Tina Turner (Sue)-1 (76)
85 — MISSING YOU –•– Ray Peterson (Dunes)-1 (85)
86 — TEARDROPS IN MY HEART –•– Joe Barry (Smash)-1 (86)
87 — I’LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN –•– The Platters (Mercury)-1 (87)
89 — A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP –•– The Jarmels (Laurie)-1 (89)
90 — THE MOUNTAIN’S HIGH –•– Dick and DeeDee (Liberty)-1 (90)
91 — DEDICATED (To the Songs I Love) –•– The 3 Friends (Imperial)-1 (91)
92 — RUN, RUN, RUN –•– Ronny Douglas (Everest)-1 (92)
94 — NOW AND FOREVER –•– Bert Kaempfert (Decca)-1 (94)
95 — TRANSISTOR SISTER –•– Freddy Cannon (Swan)-1 (95)
97 — WHEN WE GET MARRIED –•– The Dreamlovers (Heritage)-1 (97)
98 — DON’T FORGET I LOVE YOU –•– The Butanes (Enrica)-1 (98)
99 — SUMMER SOUVENIRS –•– Karl Hammel, Jr. (Arliss)-1 (99)
100 — THE BELLS ARE RINGING –•– The Van Dykes (DeLuxe)-1 (100)
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