Top 100 songs for April 3, 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 “Blue Moon” by The Marcels. Meanwhile, “A Hundred Pounds Of Clay” by Gene McDaniels rises from No. 71 to No. 27. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- A Hundred Pounds Of Clay — Gene McDanielsup 44 places, No. 71 → No. 27
- You Can Depend On Me — Brenda Leeup 43 places, No. 62 → No. 19
- To Be Loved (Forever) — The Pentagonsup 34 places, No. 86 → No. 52
New to this week’s Top 10
- On The Rebound — Floyd CramerNo. 7
- Runaway — Del ShannonNo. 9
- But I Do — Clarence HenryNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- You Can Depend On Me — Brenda LeeNo. 19
- Mother-In-Law — Ernie K-DoeNo. 24
- I've Told Every Little Star — Linda ScottNo. 26
- A Hundred Pounds Of Clay — Gene McDanielsNo. 27
- Fell In Love On Monday — Fats DominoNo. 32
- Find Another Girl — Jerry ButlerNo. 34
- Hide Away — Freddy KingNo. 35
- Portrait Of My Love — Steve LawrenceNo. 37
- Trust In Me — Etta JamesNo. 38
- Bewildered — James Brown And The Famous FlamesNo. 40
First-week entries
- Welcome Home — Sammy Kaye And His OrchestraNo. 72
- The Continental Walk — Hank Ballard And The MidnightersNo. 73
- Trees — The PlattersNo. 82
- What'd I Say — Jerry Lee Lewis And His Pumping PianoNo. 89
- (Theme from) The Great Impostor — Henry Mancini And His OrchestraNo. 90
- Underwater — The FrogmenNo. 93
- A Scottish Soldier (Green Hills of Tyrol) — Andy StewartNo. 94
- Bonanza — Al Caiola And His OrchestraNo. 97
- California Sun — Joe JonesNo. 98
- The Next Kiss (Is The Last Goodbye) — Conway TwittyNo. 99
- Sweet Little Kathy — Ray PetersonNo. 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.