Top 100 songs for July 24, 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 “Tossin' And Turnin'” by Bobby Lewis. Meanwhile, “Runaround” by The Regents rises from No. 79 to No. 47. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Runaround — The Regentsup 32 places, No. 79 → No. 47
- Michael — The Highwaymenup 28 places, No. 69 → No. 41
- A Thing Of The Past — The Shirellesup 28 places, No. 92 → No. 64
New to this week’s Top 10
- Together — Connie FrancisNo. 9
- Let's Twist Again — Chubby CheckerNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- School Is Out — Gary U.S. BondsNo. 52
- Let The Four Winds Blow — Fats DominoNo. 56
- Hurt — Timi YuroNo. 66
- I'm A Telling You — Jerry ButlerNo. 73
- As If I Didn't Know — Adam WadeNo. 78
- I Never Knew — Clyde McPhatterNo. 90
- Tears On My Pillow — The McGuire SistersNo. 92
- I Just Don't Understand — Ann-MargretNo. 97
- Mr. Happiness — Johnny Maestro with The CoedsNo. 98
- Here In My Heart — Al MartinoNo. 99
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.