Top 100 songs for March 13, 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, “Blue Moon” by The Marcels rises from No. 87 to No. 59. 16 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Blue Moon — The Marcelsup 28 places, No. 87 → No. 59
- On The Rebound — Floyd Cramerup 27 places, No. 51 → No. 24
- Blue Moon — Herb Lance & The Classicsup 24 places, No. 89 → No. 65
New to this week’s Top 10
- Spanish Harlem — Ben E. KingNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- On The Rebound — Floyd CramerNo. 24
- Lonely Man — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 35
- Ain't That Just Like A Woman — Fats DominoNo. 37
- The Watusi — The VibrationsNo. 39
- I Don't Want To Cry — Chuck JacksonNo. 40
First-week entries
- Tonight My Love, Tonight — Paul AnkaNo. 56
- Take Good Care Of Her — Adam WadeNo. 63
- Please Tell Me Why — Jackie WilsonNo. 77
- Trust In Me — Etta JamesNo. 78
- Lonely Blue Nights — RosieNo. 84
- I've Told Every Little Star — Linda ScottNo. 86
- Just For Old Time's Sake — The McGuire SistersNo. 89
- Merry-Go-Round — Marv JohnsonNo. 90
- Canadian Sunset — Etta JonesNo. 91
- Memphis — Donnie BrooksNo. 92
- The Very Thought Of You — Little Willie JohnNo. 93
- Oh Mein Papa — Dick LeeNo. 94
- Early Every Morning (Early Every Evening Too) — Dinah WashingtonNo. 95
- Kokomo — The FlamingosNo. 98
- Little Turtle Dove — Otis Williams And His CharmsNo. 99
- Your One And Only Love — Jackie WilsonNo. 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.