Top 100 songs for February 27, 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 “Pony Time” by Chubby Checker. Meanwhile, “Pony Express” by Danny & The Juniors rises from No. 97 to No. 63. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Pony Express — Danny & The Juniorsup 34 places, No. 97 → No. 63
- Asia Minor — Kokomoup 29 places, No. 75 → No. 46
- Think Twice — Brook Bentonup 27 places, No. 56 → No. 29
New to this week’s Top 10
- Surrender — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 4
- Don't Worry — Marty RobbinsNo. 5
- Where The Boys Are — Connie FrancisNo. 7
- Ebony Eyes — The Everly BrothersNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Think Twice — Brook BentonNo. 29
- Wait A Minute — The CoastersNo. 37
- Stayin' In — Bobby VeeNo. 38
- (I Wanna) Love My Life Away — Gene PitneyNo. 39
First-week entries
- Please Love Me Forever — Cathy Jean and The RoommatesNo. 71
- Lonely Man — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 84
- Ja-Da — Johnny And The HurricanesNo. 86
- All Of Everything — Frankie AvalonNo. 91
- Bewildered — James Brown And The Famous FlamesNo. 94
- Won't Be Long — Aretha Franklin With The Ray Bryant ComboNo. 95
- More Than I Can Say — Bobby VeeNo. 96
- Tunes Of Glory — Mitch Miller With Orchestra And ChorusNo. 97
- A Lover's Question — Ernestine AndersonNo. 98
- Cherry Berry Wine — Charlie MccoyNo. 99
- Battle Of Gettysburg — Fred DarianNo. 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.