Top 100 songs for January 16, 1961
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1961 and the 1960s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Wonderland By Night” by Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra. Meanwhile, “Wheels” by The String-A-Longs rises from No. 81 to No. 48. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Wheels — The String-A-Longsup 33 places, No. 81 → No. 48
- My Empty Arms — Jackie Wilsonup 31 places, No. 60 → No. 29
- There's A Moon Out Tonight — The Caprisup 27 places, No. 73 → No. 46
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Once In Awhile — The ChimesNo. 25
- Emotions — Brenda LeeNo. 26
- My Empty Arms — Jackie WilsonNo. 29
- My Last Date (With You) — Skeeter DavisNo. 34
- The Hoochi Coochi Coo — Hank Ballard And The MidnightersNo. 35
- Pepe — Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The RebelsNo. 38
- C'est Si Bon (It's So Good) — Conway TwittyNo. 39
- The Magnificent Seven — Al Caiola And His OrchestraNo. 40
First-week entries
- No One — Connie FrancisNo. 72
- At Last — Etta JamesNo. 75
- Sound-Off — Titus TurnerNo. 83
- Flamingo Express — The RoyaltonesNo. 87
- The Story Of My Love — Paul AnkaNo. 89
- Where The Boys Are — Connie FrancisNo. 90
- Them That Got — Ray Charles and his OrchestraNo. 95
- Gift Of Love — Van DykesNo. 98
- When I Fall In Love — Etta JonesNo. 99
- I Remember — Maurice Williams & The ZodiacsNo. 100
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.