Top 100 songs for March 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 “Pony Time” by Chubby Checker. Meanwhile, “Lonely Man” by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires rises from No. 84 to No. 44. 18 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Lonely Man — Elvis Presley With The Jordanairesup 40 places, No. 84 → No. 44
- Please Love Me Forever — Cathy Jean and The Roommatesup 36 places, No. 71 → No. 35
- Happy Birthday Blues — Kathy Young With The Innocentsup 26 places, No. 58 → No. 32
New to this week’s Top 10
- Baby Sittin' Boogie — Buzz CliffordNo. 7
New to this week’s Top 40
- Hearts Of Stone — Bill Black's ComboNo. 26
- Happy Birthday Blues — Kathy Young With The InnocentsNo. 32
- Please Love Me Forever — Cathy Jean and The RoommatesNo. 35
- Your Friends — Dee ClarkNo. 36
- Wheels — Billy Vaughn And His OrchestraNo. 37
- Asia Minor — KokomoNo. 39
First-week entries
- On The Rebound — Floyd CramerNo. 51
- Baby Blue — The EchoesNo. 65
- That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On — Sam CookeNo. 66
- One Mint Julep — Ray CharlesNo. 70
- Find Another Girl — Jerry ButlerNo. 74
- Portrait Of My Love — Steve LawrenceNo. 76
- Runaway — Del ShannonNo. 77
- It's Unbelievable — The LarksNo. 78
- Hide Away — Freddy KingNo. 81
- The Second Time Around — Frank SinatraNo. 86
- Blue Moon — The MarcelsNo. 87
- Blue Moon — Herb Lance & The ClassicsNo. 89
- Little Miss Stuck-Up — The PlaymatesNo. 92
- Tonight I Fell In Love — The TokensNo. 93
- Milord — Edith PiafNo. 95
- Ling-Ting-Tong — Buddy KnoxNo. 97
- I Lied To My Heart — The EnchantersNo. 99
- Apache — Sonny JamesNo. 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.