Top 100 songs for January 30, 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 “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” by The Shirelles. Meanwhile, “What A Price” by Fats Domino rises from No. 78 to No. 52. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- What A Price — Fats Dominoup 26 places, No. 78 → No. 52
- Ain't That Just Like A Woman — Fats Dominoup 24 places, No. 83 → No. 59
- Them That Got — Ray Charles and his Orchestraup 22 places, No. 85 → No. 63
New to this week’s Top 10
- Emotions — Brenda LeeNo. 8
New to this week’s Top 40
- There She Goes — Jerry WallaceNo. 26
- Where The Boys Are — Connie FrancisNo. 30
- Pony Time — Chubby CheckerNo. 31
- All In My Mind — Maxine BrownNo. 33
- Baby Sittin' Boogie — Buzz CliffordNo. 34
- Spanish Harlem — Ben E. KingNo. 35
- If I Didn't Care — The PlattersNo. 40
First-week entries
- I'm Learning About Love — Brenda LeeNo. 43
- You Can Have Her — Roy HamiltonNo. 62
- Ebony Eyes — The Everly BrothersNo. 67
- Don't Worry — Marty RobbinsNo. 72
- (I Wanna) Love My Life Away — Gene PitneyNo. 77
- Close Together — Jimmy ReedNo. 78
- Leave My Kitten Alone — Johnny PrestonNo. 86
- Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) — Carla ThomasNo. 96
- Honky Tonk (Part 2) — Bill DoggettNo. 98
- Bye Bye Baby — Mary WellsNo. 99
- Wait A Minute — The CoastersNo. 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.