Hot100 / 1961-12-23

#1

6 wks

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

The Tokens

#2

16 wks

Please Mr. Postman

The Marvelettes

#3

6 wks

Run To Him

Bobby Vee

#4

24 wks

The Twist

Chubby Checker

#5

8 wks

Walk On By

Leroy Van Dyke

#6

10 wks

Goodbye Cruel World

James Darren

#7

8 wks

Let There Be Drums

Sandy Nelson

Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen / Neil Sedaka

#8

6 wks

Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen

Neil Sedaka

#9

12 wks

Big Bad John

Jimmy Dean

Peppermint Twist - Part I / Joey Dee & The Starliters

#10

5 wks

Peppermint Twist - Part I

Joey Dee & The Starliters

#11

10 wks

Tonight

Ferrante & Teicher

Moon River / Henry Mancini and His Orchestra

#12

11 wks

Moon River

Henry Mancini and His Orchestra

#13

8 wks

I Don't Know Why

Linda Scott

#14

5 wks

When I Fall In Love

The Lettermen

#15

11 wks

Moon River

Jerry Butler

When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) / Connie Francis

#16

5 wks

When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart)

Connie Francis

Unchain My Heart / Ray Charles and his Orchestra

#17

4 wks

Unchain My Heart

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

Can't Help Falling In Love / Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

#18

3 wks

Can't Help Falling In Love

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

#19

12 wks

Fool #1

Brenda Lee

#20

13 wks

Runaround Sue

Dion

#21

10 wks

Gypsy Woman

The Impressions

#22

17 wks

Let's Twist Again

Chubby Checker

#23

9 wks

'Til

The Angels

I Understand (Just How You Feel) / The G-Clefs

#24

14 wks

I Understand (Just How You Feel)

The G-Clefs

#25

9 wks

Crazy

Patsy Cline

There's No Other (Like My Baby) / The Crystals

#26

5 wks

There's No Other (Like My Baby)

The Crystals

Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night / Kenny Dino

#27

7 wks

Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night

Kenny Dino

#28

5 wks

Revenge

Brook Benton

#29

6 wks

Well, I Told You

The Chantels

#30

15 wks

Bristol Stomp

The Dovells

Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) / Solomon Burke

#31

14 wks

Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)

Solomon Burke

Rock-A-Hula Baby / Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

#32

3 wks

Rock-A-Hula Baby

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

#33

19 wks

White Christmas

Bing Crosby

#34

12 wks

Tower Of Strength

Gene McDaniels

#35

11 wks

Heartaches

The Marcels

#36

3 wks

The Majestic

Dion

#37

8 wks

Town Without Pity

Gene Pitney

I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) / Barbara George

#38

6 wks

I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)

Barbara George

#39

3 wks

Small Sad Sam

Phil McLean

#40

7 wks

Language Of Love

John D. Loudermilk

#41

2 wks

Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

Fats Domino

#42

6 wks

Soothe Me

Sims Twins

#43

7 wks

The Gypsy Rover

The Highwaymen

Funny How Time Slips Away / Jimmy Elledge

#44

6 wks

Funny How Time Slips Away

Jimmy Elledge

Jingle Bell Rock / Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker

#45

2 wks

Jingle Bell Rock

Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker

#46

6 wks

Johnny Will

Pat Boone

#47

4 wks

Poor Fool

Ike & Tina Turner

#48

4 wks

Cotton Fields

The Highwaymen

If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody / James Ray

#49

5 wks

If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody

James Ray

#50

6 wks

It's All Because

Linda Scott

#51

4 wks

Little Altar Boy

Vic Dana

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer / David Seville and The Chipmunks

#52

3 wks

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

David Seville and The Chipmunks

#53

2 wks

Dear Lady Twist

Gary U.S. Bonds

#54

2 wks

Baby's First Christmas

Connie Francis

#55

4 wks

Hey! Little Girl

Del Shannon

#56

3 wks

The Wanderer

Dion

#57

13 wks

The Fly

Chubby Checker

#58

16 wks

Jingle Bell Rock

Bobby Helms

#59

17 wks

You're The Reason

Bobby Edwards

In The Middle Of A Heartache / Wanda Jackson

#60

10 wks

In The Middle Of A Heartache

Wanda Jackson

September In The Rain / Dinah Washington

#61

10 wks

September In The Rain

Dinah Washington

The Peppermint Twist / Danny Peppermint and The Jumping Jacks

#62

3 wks

The Peppermint Twist

Danny Peppermint and The Jumping Jacks

The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) / David Seville and The Chipmunks

#63

9 wks

The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)

David Seville and The Chipmunks

#64

7 wks

It's Too Soon To Know

Etta James

#65

NEW

Baby It's You

The Shirelles

#66

3 wks

Norman

Sue Thompson

#67

6 wks

It Will Stand

The Showmen

#68

2 wks

Twistin' U.S.A.

Chubby Checker

The Little Drummer Boy / The Harry Simeone Chorale

#69

23 wks

The Little Drummer Boy

The Harry Simeone Chorale

#70

6 wks

Turn Around, Look At Me

Glen Campbell

#71

6 wks

The Comancheros

Claude King

Three Steps From The Altar / Shep and The Limelites

#72

10 wks

Three Steps From The Altar

Shep and The Limelites

#73

NEW

A Little Bitty Tear

Burl Ives

#74

3 wks

Turn On Your Love Light

Bobby Bland

#75

3 wks

Lonesome Number One

Don Gibson

#76

NEW

Twist-Her

Bill Black's Combo

#77

2 wks

Maria

Roger Williams

Flying Circle / Frank Slay and His Orchestra

#78

2 wks

Flying Circle

Frank Slay and His Orchestra

#79

4 wks

Walkin' With My Angel

Bobby Vee

Letter Full Of Tears / Gladys Knight and The Pips

#80

2 wks

Letter Full Of Tears

Gladys Knight and The Pips

#81

2 wks

Just Got To Know

Jimmy McCracklin

#82

NEW

Do-Re-Mi

Lee Dorsey

#83

NEW

Room Full Of Tears

The Drifters

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree / Brenda Lee

#84

6 wks

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Brenda Lee

#85

13 wks

Dreamy Eyes

Johnny Tillotson

#86

NEW

Multiplication

Bobby Darin

#87

NEW

Pocketful Of Miracles

Frank Sinatra

Unsquare Dance / The Dave Brubeck Quartet

#88

3 wks

Unsquare Dance

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

#89

2 wks

Irresistible You

Bobby Darin

But On The Other Hand Baby / Ray Charles and his Orchestra

#90

2 wks

But On The Other Hand Baby

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

Let's Go Trippin' / Dick Dale and The Del-Tones

#91

4 wks

Let's Go Trippin'

Dick Dale and The Del-Tones

#92

6 wks

Never, Never

The Jive Five

#93

6 wks

Tennessee Flat-Top Box

Johnny Cash

#94

6 wks

Maria

Johnny Mathis

#95

NEW

Seven Day Fool

Etta James

Lost Someone / James Brown and The Famous Flames

#96

NEW

Lost Someone

James Brown and The Famous Flames

Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues / The Miracles

#97

8 wks

Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues

The Miracles

#98

NEW

Pushin' Your Luck

Sleepy King

I Could Have Loved You So Well / Ray Peterson

#99

NEW

I Could Have Loved You So Well

Ray Peterson

You Don't Have To Be A Tower Of Strength / Gloria Lynne

#100

NEW

You Don't Have To Be A Tower Of Strength

Gloria Lynne

HOT100 Dec 23, 1961

HOT100
Dec 23, 1961