Top 100 songs for June 26, 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 “Quarter To Three” by U.S. Bonds. Meanwhile, “Dum Dum” by Brenda Lee rises from No. 69 to No. 31. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Dum Dum — Brenda Leeup 38 places, No. 69 → No. 31
- I Like It Like That, Part 1 — Chris Kennerup 30 places, No. 71 → No. 41
- Never On Sunday — The Chordettesup 30 places, No. 98 → No. 68
New to this week’s Top 40
- San Antonio Rose — Floyd CramerNo. 19
- Tonight (Could Be The Night) — The Velvets featuring Virgil JohnsonNo. 30
- Dum Dum — Brenda LeeNo. 31
- I'm Comin' On On Back To You — Jackie WilsonNo. 32
- My Kind Of Girl — Matt MonroNo. 33
- Ole Buttermilk Sky — Bill Black's ComboNo. 34
- Three Hearts In A Tangle — Roy DruskyNo. 35
- Cupid — Sam CookeNo. 36
- Please Stay — The DriftersNo. 38
- You Can't Sit Down Part 2 — Philip Upchurch ComboNo. 39
First-week entries
- Together — Connie FrancisNo. 48
- The Graduation Song... Pomp And Circumstance — Adrian KimberlyNo. 63
- You'll Answer To Me — Patti PageNo. 67
- Dream — Etta JamesNo. 72
- The Switch-A-Roo — Hank Ballard And The MidnightersNo. 77
- That's What Girls Are Made For — The SpinnersNo. 82
- Quite A Party — The FireballsNo. 83
- Heart And Soul — Jan & DeanNo. 87
- Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta — Ernie K-DoeNo. 90
- Wooden Heart — Joe DowellNo. 98
- Take A Fool's Advice — Nat King ColeNo. 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.