Top 100 songs for February 20, 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 “Calcutta” by Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra. Meanwhile, “Cherié” by Bobby Rydell rises from No. 97 to No. 57. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Cherié — Bobby Rydellup 40 places, No. 97 → No. 57
- For My Baby — Brook Bentonup 25 places, No. 93 → No. 68
- Stayin' In — Bobby Veeup 24 places, No. 69 → No. 45
New to this week’s Top 10
- Dedicated To The One I Love — The ShirellesNo. 9
- Wheels — The String-A-LongsNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Surrender — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 24
- Little Boy Sad — Johnny BurnetteNo. 25
- Apache — Jorgen Ingmann & His GuitarNo. 26
- (Ghost) Riders In The Sky — RamrodsNo. 30
- Lazy River — Bobby DarinNo. 37
- No One — Connie FrancisNo. 38
- Walk Right Back — The Everly BrothersNo. 39
- Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) — Carla ThomasNo. 40
First-week entries
- Surrender — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 24
- Hearts Of Stone — Bill Black's ComboNo. 70
- Asia Minor — KokomoNo. 75
- I Don't Want To Cry — Chuck JacksonNo. 76
- Happy Birthday Blues — Kathy Young With The InnocentsNo. 79
- The Watusi — The VibrationsNo. 80
- The Touchables — Dickie GoodmanNo. 83
- To Be Loved (Forever) — The PentagonsNo. 84
- Let's Go Again (Where We Went Last Night) — Hank Ballard And The MidnightersNo. 89
- But I Do — Clarence HenryNo. 90
- Orange Blossom Special — Billy Vaughn And His OrchestraNo. 96
- Pony Express — Danny & The JuniorsNo. 97
- I Pity The Fool — Bobby BlandNo. 98
- Top Forty, News, Weather And Sports — Mark DinningNo. 99
- Dream Boy — Annette With The AfterbeatsNo. 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.