Top 100 songs for June 19, 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 “Moody River” by Pat Boone. Meanwhile, “Hats Off To Larry” by Del Shannon rises from No. 70 to No. 33. 14 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Hats Off To Larry — Del Shannonup 37 places, No. 70 → No. 33
- San Antonio Rose — Floyd Cramerup 31 places, No. 74 → No. 43
- Heart And Soul — The Cleftonesup 25 places, No. 43 → No. 18
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Heart And Soul — The CleftonesNo. 18
- Wild In The Country — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 27
- Tell Me Why — The BelmontsNo. 30
- Hats Off To Larry — Del ShannonNo. 33
- It Keeps Rainin' — Fats DominoNo. 40
First-week entries
- You Can't Sit Down Part 2 — Philip Upchurch ComboNo. 68
- Dum Dum — Brenda LeeNo. 69
- I've Got News For You — Ray CharlesNo. 84
- Let's Twist Again — Chubby CheckerNo. 85
- I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town — Ray CharlesNo. 87
- I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door — Eddie HodgesNo. 91
- The Float — Hank Ballard And The MidnightersNo. 92
- Point Of No Return — Adam WadeNo. 93
- Dooley — The OlympicsNo. 94
- Sea Of Heartbreak — Don GibsonNo. 95
- The Charleston — Ernie FieldsNo. 97
- Never On Sunday — The ChordettesNo. 98
- No, No, No — The ChantersNo. 99
- I'll Never Be Free — Kay StarrNo. 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.