Hot100 / 1961-12-30

#1

7 wks

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

The Tokens

#2

7 wks

Run To Him

Bobby Vee

#3

25 wks

The Twist

Chubby Checker

#4

11 wks

Goodbye Cruel World

James Darren

#5

9 wks

Walk On By

Leroy Van Dyke

Peppermint Twist - Part I / Joey Dee & The Starliters

#6

6 wks

Peppermint Twist - Part I

Joey Dee & The Starliters

#7

17 wks

Please Mr. Postman

The Marvelettes

Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen / Neil Sedaka

#8

7 wks

Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen

Neil Sedaka

#9

9 wks

Let There Be Drums

Sandy Nelson

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

#10

4 wks

Can't Help Falling In Love

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

Moon River / Henry Mancini and His Orchestra

#11

12 wks

Moon River

Henry Mancini and His Orchestra

#12

9 wks

I Don't Know Why

Linda Scott

#13

6 wks

When I Fall In Love

The Lettermen

Unchain My Heart / Ray Charles and his Orchestra

#14

5 wks

Unchain My Heart

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

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

#15

6 wks

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

Connie Francis

#16

12 wks

Moon River

Jerry Butler

#17

10 wks

'Til

The Angels

#18

11 wks

Tonight

Ferrante & Teicher

#19

13 wks

Big Bad John

Jimmy Dean

#20

20 wks

White Christmas

Bing Crosby

#21

11 wks

Gypsy Woman

The Impressions

#22

6 wks

Revenge

Brook Benton

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

#23

6 wks

There's No Other (Like My Baby)

The Crystals

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

#24

8 wks

Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night

Kenny Dino

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

#25

4 wks

Rock-A-Hula Baby

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

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

#26

7 wks

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

Barbara George

Jingle Bell Rock / Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker

#27

3 wks

Jingle Bell Rock

Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker

#28

13 wks

Fool #1

Brenda Lee

#29

18 wks

Let's Twist Again

Chubby Checker

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

#30

15 wks

Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)

Solomon Burke

Funny How Time Slips Away / Jimmy Elledge

#31

7 wks

Funny How Time Slips Away

Jimmy Elledge

#32

7 wks

Well, I Told You

The Chantels

#33

4 wks

Small Sad Sam

Phil McLean

The Little Drummer Boy / The Harry Simeone Chorale

#34

24 wks

The Little Drummer Boy

The Harry Simeone Chorale

#35

3 wks

Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

Fats Domino

#36

9 wks

Town Without Pity

Gene Pitney

#37

5 wks

Cotton Fields

The Highwaymen

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

#38

15 wks

I Understand (Just How You Feel)

The G-Clefs

If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody / James Ray

#39

6 wks

If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody

James Ray

#40

7 wks

Johnny Will

Pat Boone

#41

4 wks

The Wanderer

Dion

#42

8 wks

The Gypsy Rover

The Highwaymen

#43

3 wks

Baby's First Christmas

Connie Francis

#44

5 wks

Hey! Little Girl

Del Shannon

#45

2 wks

Baby It's You

The Shirelles

#46

5 wks

Poor Fool

Ike & Tina Turner

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

#47

10 wks

The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)

David Seville and The Chipmunks

#48

5 wks

Little Altar Boy

Vic Dana

#49

17 wks

Jingle Bell Rock

Bobby Helms

#50

3 wks

Dear Lady Twist

Gary U.S. Bonds

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer / David Seville and The Chipmunks

#51

4 wks

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

David Seville and The Chipmunks

#52

2 wks

A Little Bitty Tear

Burl Ives

#53

7 wks

Soothe Me

Sims Twins

#54

4 wks

The Majestic

Dion

#55

14 wks

Runaround Sue

Dion

September In The Rain / Dinah Washington

#56

11 wks

September In The Rain

Dinah Washington

#57

10 wks

Crazy

Patsy Cline

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree / Brenda Lee

#58

7 wks

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

Brenda Lee

#59

8 wks

Language Of Love

John D. Loudermilk

#60

4 wks

Norman

Sue Thompson

#61

4 wks

Turn On Your Love Light

Bobby Bland

#62

7 wks

Turn Around, Look At Me

Glen Campbell

#63

3 wks

Irresistible You

Bobby Darin

#64

2 wks

Pocketful Of Miracles

Frank Sinatra

#65

2 wks

Twist-Her

Bill Black's Combo

#66

2 wks

Do-Re-Mi

Lee Dorsey

Up A Lazy River / Si Zentner and His Orchestra

#67

6 wks

Up A Lazy River

Si Zentner and His Orchestra

#68

3 wks

Maria

Roger Williams

Flying Circle / Frank Slay and His Orchestra

#69

3 wks

Flying Circle

Frank Slay and His Orchestra

Letter Full Of Tears / Gladys Knight and The Pips

#70

3 wks

Letter Full Of Tears

Gladys Knight and The Pips

#71

7 wks

It's All Because

Linda Scott

#72

2 wks

Room Full Of Tears

The Drifters

#73

14 wks

Dreamy Eyes

Johnny Tillotson

#74

5 wks

Walkin' With My Angel

Bobby Vee

#75

3 wks

Just Got To Know

Jimmy McCracklin

She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be) / Ral Donner

#76

NEW

She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be)

Ral Donner

#77

16 wks

Bristol Stomp

The Dovells

#78

7 wks

It Will Stand

The Showmen

#79

12 wks

Heartaches

The Marcels

#80

13 wks

Tower Of Strength

Gene McDaniels

#81

3 wks

Twistin' U.S.A.

Chubby Checker

Unsquare Dance / The Dave Brubeck Quartet

#82

4 wks

Unsquare Dance

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

#83

2 wks

Multiplication

Bobby Darin

Alvin's Harmonica / David Seville and The Chipmunks

#84

13 wks

Alvin's Harmonica

David Seville and The Chipmunks

Please Come Home For Christmas / Charles Brown

#85

NEW

Please Come Home For Christmas

Charles Brown

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

#86

5 wks

Let's Go Trippin'

Dick Dale and The Del-Tones

#87

2 wks

Pop Goes The Weasel

Anthony Newley

The Peppermint Twist / Danny Peppermint and The Jumping Jacks

#88

4 wks

The Peppermint Twist

Danny Peppermint and The Jumping Jacks

I Could Have Loved You So Well / Ray Peterson

#89

2 wks

I Could Have Loved You So Well

Ray Peterson

Lost Someone / James Brown and The Famous Flames

#90

2 wks

Lost Someone

James Brown and The Famous Flames

#91

NEW

Go On Home

Patti Page

#92

NEW

Tuff

Ace Cannon

#93

2 wks

Pushin' Your Luck

Sleepy King

#94

NEW

I Told The Brook

Marty Robbins

Smoky Places / The Corsairs Featuring Jay Bird Uzzell

#95

NEW

Smoky Places

The Corsairs Featuring Jay Bird Uzzell

#96

NEW

Tears From An Angel

Troy Shondell

#97

NEW

Free Me

Johnny Preston

#98

NEW

I Need Some One

The Belmonts

#99

NEW

Santa & The Touchables

Dickie Goodman

#100

NEW

Ev'rybody's Cryin'

Jimmie Beaumont

HOT100 Dec 30, 1961

HOT100
Dec 30, 1961