CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Red square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending JULY 1, 1961
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1QUARTER TO THREE
    Gary (U.S.) Bonds–Legrand 1008
  2  720  6
  2MOODY RIVER
    Pat Boone–Dot 16209
  3  412  9
  3RAINDROPS
    Dee Clark–Vee-Jay 383
  4  513  9
  4THE BOLL WEEVIL SONG
    Brook Benton–Mercury 71820
  5  611  7
  5TRAVELIN’ MAN
    Ricky Nelson–Imperial 5741
  1  1  111
  6STAND BY ME
    Ben E. King–Atco 6194
  7  3  6  8
  7RUNNING SCARED
    Roy Orbison–Monument 438
  6  2  211
  8TOSSIN’ AND TURNIN’
    Bobby Lewis–Beltone 1002
173141  7
  9THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES (Remind Me Of You)
    Little Caesar & Romans–Del-Fi 4158
  91626  8
10YELLOW BIRD
    Arthur Lyman Group–Hi Fi 5024
    Lawrence Welk & Orchestra–Dot 16222
16
 
32
 
53
 
  6
 
11HATS OFF TO LARRY
    Del Shannon–Big Top 3075
2958  3
12YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE
    Clarence Henry–Argo 5388
122125  7
13DANCE ON LITTLE GIRL
    Paul Anka–ABC-Paramount 10220
142037  6
14EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART
    Pips–Vee-Jay 386
    Gladys Knight & Pips–Fury 1050
15
 
23
 
36
 
  6
 
15THE WRITING ON THE WALL
    Adam Wade–Coed 550
182838  6
16HELLO MARY LOU
    Ricky Nelson–Imperial 5741
10131611
17I FEEL SO BAD
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-7880
  8  8  5  7
18BARBARA-ANN
    Regents–Gee 1065
131415  8
19HEART AND SOUL
    Cleftones–Gee 1064
    Jan & Dean–Challenge 9111
27
 
35
 
45
 
  7
 
20I’M A FOOL TO CARE
    Joe Barry–Smash 1702
19192210
21TEMPTATION
    Everly Brothers–Warner Bros. 5220
243448  5
22HELLO WALLS
    Faron Young–Capitol 4533
11101012
23TONIGHT (Could Be The Night)
    Velvets–Monument 441
283859  5
24CUPID
    Sam Cooke–RCA Victor 47-7883
415177  4
25TRIANGLE
    Janie Grant–Caprice 104
23293013
26DADDY’S HOME
    Shep & Limelites–Hull 740
20  9  313
27LITTLE DEVIL
    Neil Sedaka–RCA Victor 47-7874
2211  910
28OLE BUTTERMILK SKY
    Bill Black’s Combo–Hi 2036
334478  4
29TELL ME WHY
    Belmonts–Sabrina 500
364657  5
30MAMA SAID
    Shirelles–Scepter 1217
2612  411
31PLEASE STAY
    Drifters–Atlantic 2105
466296  4
32I’M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR
    Eddie Hodges–Cadence 1397
424975  6
33RAMA LAMA DING DONG
    Edsels–Twin 700
212627  8
34I LIKE IT LIKE THAT (pt. 1)
    Chris Kenner–Instant 3229
597083  5
35PEANUT BUTTER
    Marathons–Arvee 5027
252421  9
36A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY
    Gene McDaniels–Liberty 55308
3015  816
37THE BILBAO SONG
    Andy Williams–Cadence 1398
32252910
38IT KEEPS RAININ’
    Fats Domino–Imperial 5753
343639  7
39I’M COMIN’ ON BACK TO YOU
    Jackie Wilson–Brunswick 55216
5069  3
40NATURE BOY
    Bobby Darin–Atco 6196
485370  4
41DUM DUM
    Brenda Lee–Decca 31272
76  2
42LITTLE EGYPT (Ying-Yang)
    Coasters–Atco 6192
39303110
43SAN ANTONIO ROSE
    Floyd Cramer–RCA Victor 47-7893
6899  3
44GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND
    Ral Donner & Starfires–Gone 5102
38273212
45JIMMY MARTINEZ
    Marty Robbins–Columbia 42008
475479  5
46WILD IN THE COUNTRY
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-7880
454243  7
47RAININ’ IN MY HEART
    Slim Harpo–Excello 2194
577489  6
48HALFWAY TO PARADISE
    Tony Orlando–Epic 9441
31171813
49BREAKIN’ IN A BRAND NEW BROKEN HEART
    Connie Francis–MGM 12995
3518  711
50LET’S TWIST AGAIN
    Chubby Checker–Parkway 824
78  2
51EXODUS
    Eddie Harris–Vee-Jay 378
49474911
52TRAGEDY
    Fleetwoods–Dolton 40
37221911
53SACRED
    Castells–Era 3048
657392  4
54RUNAWAY
    Del Shannon–Big Top 3067
40331716
55STICK WITH ME BABY
    Everly Brothers–Warner Bros. 5220
637598  4
56EVENTUALLY
    Brenda Lee–Decca 31272
87  2
57TE-TA-TE-TA-TA
    Ernie K-Doe–Minit 627
6066  3
58MY KIND OF GIRL
    Matt Monro–Warwick 636
647988  7
59MOTHER-IN-LAW
    Ernie K-Doe–Minit 623
44371416
60COUNT EVERY STAR
    Donnie & Dreamers–Whale 500
556569  7
61FOOL THAT I AM
    Etta James–Argo 5390
708080  5
62YOU CAN’T SIT DOWN (pt. 2)
    Phil Upchurch Combo–Boyd 3398
85100   3
63HOW MANY TEARS
    Bobby Vee–Liberty 55325
434546  8
64I FALL TO PIECES
    Patsy Cline–Decca 31205
748493  5
65NEVER ON SUNDAY
    Chordettes–Cadence 1402
89  2
66BUZZ BUZZ A-DIDDLE-IT
    Freddy Cannon–Swan 4071
52413510
67THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC
    Bobby Rydell–Cameo 190
53402410
68(The Graduation Song...) POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE
    Adrian Kimberly–Calliope 6501
100   2
69NOBODY CARES (About Me)
    Jeanette (Baby) Washington–Neptune 122
717782  8
70PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE
    Steve Lawrence–United Artists 291
51392316
71SHOULD I
    String-A-Longs–Warwick 654
81100   3
72BLUE TOMORROW
    Billy Vaughn & Orchestra–Dot 16220
758790  5
73THE SWITCH-A-ROO
    Hank Ballard & Midnighters–King 5510
80  2
74TOGETHER
    Connie Francis–MGM 13019
  1
75BRING BACK YOUR HEART
    Del Vikings–ABC-Paramount 10208
666884  6
76LAST NIGHT
    Mar-Keys–Satellite 107
  1
77DREAM
    Etta James–Argo 5390
737695  5
78PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES
    Curtis Lee–Dunes 2007
  1
79I’VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU
    Ray Charles–Impulse 202
  1
80BOBBY
    Neil Scott–Portrait 102
92  2
81JURA (I Swear I Love You)
    Les Paul & Mary Ford–Columbia 41994
849394  5
82THREE HEARTS IN A TANGLE
    Roy Drusky–Decca 31193
8896100   4
83LIFE IS BUT A DREAM
    Earls–Rome 101
8692  3
84RIGHT OR WRONG
    Wanda Jackson–Capitol 4553
91100   3
85MISSING YOU
    Ray Peterson–Dunes 2006
94  2
86SEA OF HEARTBREAK
    Don Gibson–RCA Victor 47-7890
97  2
87WHAT A SWEET THING THAT WAS
    Shirelles–Scepter 1220
  1
88TOO MANY RULES
    Connie Francis–MGM 13019
  1
89DAYDREAMS
    Johnny Crawford–Del-Fi 4162
96  2
90(Theme From) GOODBYE AGAIN
    Ferrante & Teicher–United Artists 319
100   2
91THE CHARLESTON
    Ernie Fields Orchestra–Rendezvous 150
  1
92WHAT A SURPRISE
    Johnny Maestro–Coed 549
726050  9
93I’VE GOT A NOTION
    Marv Johnson–United Artists 322
  1
94QUITE A PARTY
    Fireballs–Warwick 644
98  2
95TAKE A FOOL’S ADVICE
    Nat King Cole–Capitol 4582
  1
96JIMMY LOVE
    Cathy Carroll–Triodex 110
99  2
97THE WAYWARD WIND
    Gogi Grant–Era 3046
82788123
98A THING OF THE PAST
    Shirelles–Scepter 1220
  1
99DON’T BET MONEY HONEY
    Linda Scott–Canadian-American 127
  1
100 DRIVING WHEEL
    Little Junior Parker–Duke 335
9398100   4
100 ONE SUMMER NIGHT
    Diamonds–Mercury 71831
  1
100 MICHAEL
    Highwaymen–United Artists 258
100   2
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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