Top 100 songs for January 23, 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, “Where The Boys Are” by Connie Francis rises from No. 90 to No. 42. 14 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Where The Boys Are — Connie Francisup 48 places, No. 90 → No. 42
- If I Didn't Care — The Plattersup 29 places, No. 79 → No. 50
- Muskrat Ramble — Freddy Cannonup 26 places, No. 91 → No. 65
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Pony Time — Chubby CheckerNo. 49
- Good Time Baby — Bobby RydellNo. 53
- The Tear Of The Year — Jackie WilsonNo. 60
- What A Price — Fats DominoNo. 78
- Ain't That Just Like A Woman — Fats DominoNo. 83
- Pony Time — The GoodtimersNo. 87
- Dedicated To The One I Love — The "5" RoyalesNo. 88
- The Exodus Song (This Land Is Mine) — Pat BooneNo. 90
- Trouble In Mind — Nina SimoneNo. 92
- Ram-Bunk-Shush — The VenturesNo. 93
- Apache — Jorgen Ingmann & His GuitarNo. 94
- Tonite, Tonite — Mello-KingsNo. 95
- Ginnie Bell — Paul DinoNo. 98
- Charlena — The SevillesNo. 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.