Top 100 songs for July 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 “Quarter To Three” by U.S. Bonds. Meanwhile, “Rainin' In My Heart” by Slim Harpo rises from No. 99 to No. 59. 18 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Rainin' In My Heart — Slim Harpoup 40 places, No. 99 → No. 59
- Heart And Soul — Jan & Deanup 39 places, No. 87 → No. 48
- Never On Sunday — The Chordettesup 32 places, No. 68 → No. 36
New to this week’s Top 10
- Yellow Bird — Arthur Lyman GroupNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- I Like It Like That, Part 1 — Chris KennerNo. 25
- Together — Connie FrancisNo. 33
- Never On Sunday — The ChordettesNo. 36
- Jura (I Swear I Love You) — Les Paul And Mary FordNo. 37
- Sacred — The CastellsNo. 38
- Let's Twist Again — Chubby CheckerNo. 39
First-week entries
- The Fish — Bobby RydellNo. 60
- Last Night — Mar-KeysNo. 68
- Eventually — Brenda LeeNo. 72
- Pretty Little Angel Eyes — Curtis LeeNo. 74
- I'll Be There — Damita JoNo. 81
- Time Was — The FlamingosNo. 83
- A Tear — Gene McDanielsNo. 84
- Don't Bet Money Honey — Linda ScottNo. 85
- I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven — Tex RitterNo. 86
- Tender Years — George JonesNo. 90
- Granada — Frank SinatraNo. 91
- My True Story — The Jive Five With Joe Rene And OrchestraNo. 92
- Princess — Frank GariNo. 95
- La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life) — Ray Ellis And His OrchestraNo. 96
- Broken Hearted — The MiraclesNo. 97
- One Summer Night — The DiamondsNo. 98
- Peanuts — Rick And The KeensNo. 99
- The Guns Of Navarone — Joe Reisman Orch. & ChorusNo. 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.