Top 100 songs for March 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 “Surrender” by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires. Meanwhile, “Blue Moon” by The Marcels rises from No. 59 to No. 21. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Blue Moon — The Marcelsup 38 places, No. 59 → No. 21
- Your One And Only Love — Jackie Wilsonup 36 places, No. 100 → No. 64
- Please Tell Me Why — Jackie Wilsonup 25 places, No. 77 → No. 52
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Blue Moon — The MarcelsNo. 21
- For My Baby — Brook BentonNo. 28
- Model Girl — Johnny MaestroNo. 29
- That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On — Sam CookeNo. 37
- Let's Go Again (Where We Went Last Night) — Hank Ballard And The MidnightersNo. 39
- But I Do — Clarence HenryNo. 40
First-week entries
- (Love Theme From) One Eyed Jacks — Ferrante & TeicherNo. 75
- Fell In Love On Monday — Fats DominoNo. 84
- Foolin' Around — Kay StarrNo. 89
- A Hundred Pounds Of Clay — Gene McDanielsNo. 91
- Theme From Dixie — Duane EddyNo. 93
- (Theme from) My Three Sons — Lawrence Welk And His OrchestraNo. 94
- Some Kind Of Wonderful — The DriftersNo. 95
- Shu Rah — Fats DominoNo. 97
- Seventeen — Frankie FordNo. 99
- The Blizzard — Jim ReevesNo. 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.