Top 100 songs for July 31, 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, “Hurt” by Timi Yuro rises from No. 66 to No. 35. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Hurt — Timi Yuroup 31 places, No. 66 → No. 35
- My Claire De Lune — Steve Lawrenceup 26 places, No. 95 → No. 69
- School Is Out — Gary U.S. Bondsup 24 places, No. 52 → No. 28
New to this week’s Top 10
- Last Night — Mar-KeysNo. 7
New to this week’s Top 40
- Michael — The HighwaymenNo. 23
- School Is Out — Gary U.S. BondsNo. 28
- Hurt — Timi YuroNo. 35
- Let The Four Winds Blow — Fats DominoNo. 36
- Runaround — The RegentsNo. 37
First-week entries
- Amor — Ben E. KingNo. 72
- It's Gonna Work Out Fine — Ike & Tina TurnerNo. 76
- Missing You — Ray PetersonNo. 85
- Teardrops In My Heart — Joe BarryNo. 86
- I'll Never Smile Again — The PlattersNo. 87
- A Little Bit Of Soap — The JarmelsNo. 89
- The Mountain's High — Dick and DeeDeeNo. 90
- Dedicated (To The Songs I Love) — The 3 FriendsNo. 91
- Run, Run, Run — Ronny DouglasNo. 92
- Now And Forever — Bert Kaempfert And His OrchestraNo. 94
- Transistor Sister — Freddy CannonNo. 95
- When We Get Married — The DreamloversNo. 97
- Don't Forget I Love You — The ButanesNo. 98
- Summer Souvenirs — Karl Hammel, Jr.No. 99
- The Bells Are Ringing — The Van DykesNo. 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.