CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Red square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending APRIL 15, 1961
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1BLUE MOON
    Marcels–Colpix 186
  1  111  6
  2RUNAWAY
    Del Shannon–Big Top 3067
  5  835  5
  3MOTHER-IN-LAW
    Ernie K-Doe–Minit 623
122246  5
  4(I Don’t Know Why) BUT I DO
    Clarence Henry–Argo 5378
  81125  7
  5A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY
    Gene McDaniels–Liberty 55308
244666  5
  6APACHE
    Jorgen Ingmann–Atco 6184
  4  6  613
  7ON THE REBOUND
    Floyd Cramer–RCA Victor 47-7840
101927  7
  8SURRENDER
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-7850
  2  2  1  8
  9THINK TWICE
    Brook Benton–Mercury 71774
  9  71010
10PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER
    Cathy Jean & Roommates–Valmor 007
13152010
11I’VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR
    Linda Scott–Canadian-American 123
162028  6
12DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE
    Shirelles–Scepter 1203
  3  4  421
13TONIGHT MY LOVE, TONIGHT
    Paul Anka–ABC-Paramount 10194
203042  5
14YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME
    Brenda Lee–Decca 31231
3798  3
15TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER
    Adam Wade–Coed 546
233344  7
16PONY TIME
    Chubby Checker–Parkway 818
  6  3  212
17BABY BLUE
    Echoes–Seg-Way 103
212740  6
18ASIA MINOR
    Kokomo–Felsted 8612
14172110
19DON’T WORRY
    Marty Robbins–Columbia 41922
  7  5  313
20ONE MINT JULEP
    Ray Charles–Impulse 200
263951  5
21FIND ANOTHER GIRL
    Jerry Butler–Vee-Jay 375
222330  7
22WALK RIGHT BACK
    Everly Brothers–Warner Bros. 5199
11121611
23PLEASE TELL ME WHY
    Jackie Wilson–Brunswick 55208
253550  5
24GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes)
    Carla Thomas–Atlantic 2086
15  9  913
25WHEELS
    String-A-Longs–Warwick 603
    Billy Vaughn & Orchestra–Dot 16174
19
 
13
 
  7
 
15
 
26WHERE THE BOYS ARE
    Connie Francis–MGM 12971
1710  513
27SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
    Drifters–Atlantic 2096
456887  4
28THAT’S IT—I QUIT—I’M MOVIN’ ON
    Sam Cooke–RCA Victor 47-7853
293247  6
29JUST FOR OLD TIME’S SAKE
    McGuire Sisters–Coral 62249
395062  6
30ONCE UPON A TIME
    Rochell & Candles–Swingin’ 623
272831  8
31PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE
    Steve Lawrence–United Artists 291
475870  5
32TRUST IN ME
    Etta James–Argo 5385
344456  5
33EBONY EYES
    Everly Brothers–Warner Bros. 5199
1814  811
34SHU RAH
    Fats Domino–Imperial 5734
447590  4
35THE WATUSI
    Vibrations–Checker 969
31293710
36TONIGHT I FELL IN LOVE
    Tokens–Warwick 615
495668  5
37MODEL GIRL
    Johnny Mastro–Coed 545
364253  8
38(Theme From) MY THREE SONS
    Lawrence Welk & Orchestra–Dot 16198
    Bob Moore & Orchestra–Monument 437
42
 
78
 

 
  3
 
39FUNNY
    Maxine Brown–Nomar 106
527086  4
40(Love Theme From) ONE EYED JACKS
    Ferrante & Teicher–United Artists 300
465472  5
41DADDY’S HOME
    Shep & Limelites–Hull 740
96  2
42SPANISH HARLEM
    Ben E. King–Atco 6185
33261314
43THEME FROM DIXIE
    Duane Eddy & Rebels–Jamie 1183
5477100   4
44LIKE, LONG HAIR
    Paul Revere & Raiders–Gardena 116
516177  5
45YOU CAN HAVE HER
    Roy Hamilton–Epic 9434
28161513
46HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLUES
    Kathy Young with Innocents–Indigo 115
303134  9
47BUMBLE BOOGIE
    B. Bumble & Stingers–Rendezvous 140
597981  7
48LAZY RIVER
    Bobby Darin–Atco 6188
35251810
49BYE BYE BABY
    Mary Wells–Motown 1003
50536113
50MERRY-GO-ROUND
    Marv Johnson–United Artists 294
555963  6
51HEARTS OF STONE
    Bill Black’s Combo–Hi 2028
321817  9
52TENDERLY
    Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra–Decca 31236
67  2
53FELL IN LOVE ON MONDAY
    Fats Domino–Imperial 5734
5781  3
54BRASS BUTTONS
    String-A-Longs–Warwick 625
6489  3
55CALCUTTA
    Lawrence Welk & Orchestra–Dot 16161
38211417
56THE SECOND TIME AROUND
    Frank Sinatra–Reprise 20,001
626971  8
57TREES
    Platters–Mercury 71791
6983  3
58LITTLE MISS STUCK-UP
    Playmates–Roulette 4322
534749  8
59I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
    Chimes–Tag 445
7084  3
60SLEEPY-EYED JOHN
    Johnny Horton–Columbia 41963
71  2
61I DON’T WANT TO CRY
    Chuck Jackson–Wand 106
41362410
62TO BE LOVED (Forever)
    Pentagons–Donna 1337
656376  7
63FOR MY BABY
    Brook Benton–Mercury 71774
583739  9
64YOUR ONE AND ONLY LOVE
    Jackie Wilson–Brunswick 55208
485258  5
65THE BLIZZARD
    Jim Reeves–RCA Victor 47-7855
7388  3
66WHAT’D I SAY
    Jerry Lee Lewis–Sun 356
    Jack Eubanks–Monument 434
88
 

 

 
  2
 
67BABY SITTIN’ BOOGIE
    Buzz Clifford–Columbia 41876
40241215
68THE CONTINENTAL WALK
    Hank Ballard & Midnighters–King 5491
    Rollers–Liberty 55320

 

 

 
  1
 
69THE TOUCHABLES
    Dickie Goodman–Mark-X 8009
61433210
70LITTLE BOY SAD
    Johnny Burnette–Liberty 55298
43381911
71THERE’S A MOON OUT TONIGHT
    Capris–Old Town 1094
56342616
72AIN’T IT, BABY
    Miracles–Tamla 54036
80  2
73HIDE AWAY
    Freddy King–Federal 12401
777679  7
74LITTLE PEDRO
    Olympics–Arvee 5023
798284  6
75I PITY THE FOOL
    Bobby Bland–Duke 332
66624510
76EXODUS
    Ferrante & Teicher–United Artists 274
    Mantovani & Orchestra–London 1953
60
 
41
 
23
 
22
 
77UNDERWATER
    Frogmen–Candix 314
  1
78FOOLIN’ AROUND
    Kay Starr–Capitol 4542
82  2
79HELLO WALLS
    Faron Young–Capitol 4533
  1
80HALFWAY TO PARADISE
    Tony Orlando–Epic 9441
99  2
81FROGG
    Brothers Four–Columbia 41958
85  2
82LONELY BLUE NIGHTS
    Rosie–Brunswick 55205
764854  7
83AFRICAN WALTZ
    Cannonball Adderley Orchestra–Riverside 45457
    Johnny Dankworth & Orchestra–Roulette 4353
91
 

 

 
  2
  1
84BONANZA
    Al Caiola & Orchestra–United Artists 302
9099  3
85CALIFORNIA SUN
    Joe Jones–Roulette 4344
94100   3
86PONY EXPRESS
    Danny & Juniors–Swan 4068
636555  7
87(Theme From) THE GREAT IMPOSTER
    Henry Mancini & Orchestra–RCA Victor 47-7830
93100 94  5
88I’LL JUST HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE (Then I’ll Go)
    Claude Gray–Mercury 71732
8994  3
89I TOLD YOU SO
    Jimmy Jones–Cub 9085
838689  4
90JUNGLE DRUMS
    Clyde Otis–Mercury 71776
929699  4
91HOP SCOTCH
    Santo & Johnny–Canadian-American 124
97100   3
92ARE YOU SURE
    Allisons–London 1977
98  2
93TRIANGLE
    Janie Grant–Caprice 104
100   2
94WHERE I FELL IN LOVE
    Capris–Old Town 1099
  1
95LING-TING-TONG
    Buddy Knox–Liberty 55305
100   2
96LUCKY OLD SUN
    Velvets–Monument 435
9597  3
97GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND
    Ral Donner & Starfires–Gone 5102
  1
98GLORY OF LOVE
    Roommates–Valmor 008
  1
99A SCOTTISH SOLDIER (Green Hills Of Tyrol)
    Andy Stewart–Warwick 627
  1
100 THE CHARANGA
    Merv Griffin–Carlton 545
  1
100 THE NEXT KISS (Is The Last Goodbye)
    Conway Twitty–MGM 12998
  1
100 LOVE OR MONEY
    Blackwells–Jamie 1179
  1
NOTE: On the original chart, Cash Box listed the artist and label for every version in current release under each title, with a star next to the artist(s) who had the best-selling version(s). Those designated artists are listed above. In addition, Cash Box included the secondary category “other versions strongly reported,” designated by an asterisk. Artists in this category are shown above in smaller italic type. Figures in the “Weeks on Chart” (WKS) column indicate only the weeks an artist was listed as having a best-selling version.
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