Top 100 songs for February 6, 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, “Jimmy's Girl” by Johnny Tillotson rises from No. 71 to No. 40. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Jimmy's Girl — Johnny Tillotsonup 31 places, No. 71 → No. 40
- Dance By The Light Of The Moon — The Olympicsup 28 places, No. 84 → No. 56
- The Story Of My Love — Paul Ankaup 25 places, No. 46 → No. 21
New to this week’s Top 10
- My Empty Arms — Jackie WilsonNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- The Story Of My Love — Paul AnkaNo. 21
- Dedicated To The One I Love — The ShirellesNo. 27
- Good Time Baby — Bobby RydellNo. 31
- I'm Learning About Love — Brenda LeeNo. 33
- Lost Love — H.B. BarnumNo. 35
- Angel On My Shoulder — Shelby FlintNo. 37
- What A Price — Fats DominoNo. 38
- Jimmy's Girl — Johnny TillotsonNo. 40
First-week entries
- Little Boy Sad — Johnny BurnetteNo. 66
- Walk Right Back — The Everly BrothersNo. 71
- Wheels — Billy Vaughn And His OrchestraNo. 73
- Your Friends — Dee ClarkNo. 79
- The Most Beautiful Words — Della ReeseNo. 81
- Havin' Fun — DionNo. 86
- Model Girl — Johnny MaestroNo. 90
- Keep Your Hands Off Of Him — Damita JoNo. 92
- Lazy River — Bobby DarinNo. 94
- Once Upon A Time — Rochell And The Candles With Johnny WyattNo. 95
- Calcutta — The Four PrepsNo. 96
- For My Baby — Brook BentonNo. 97
- Cerveza — Bert Kaempfert And His OrchestraNo. 98
- Cowboy Jimmy Joe (Die Sterne Der Prarie) — LolitaNo. 99
- Don't Let Him Shop Around — Debbie DeanNo. 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.