Top 100 songs for November 13, 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 “Big Bad John” by Jimmy Dean. Meanwhile, “Walk On By” by Leroy Van Dyke rises from No. 89 to No. 46. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Walk On By — Leroy Van Dykeup 43 places, No. 89 → No. 46
- Let There Be Drums — Sandy Nelsonup 25 places, No. 69 → No. 44
- I Don't Know Why — Linda Scottup 18 places, No. 84 → No. 66
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Tonight — Ferrante & TeicherNo. 29
- Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) — Solomon BurkeNo. 34
- Moon River — Henry Mancini And His OrchestraNo. 36
- Please Don't Go — Ral DonnerNo. 39
First-week entries
- Run To Him — Bobby VeeNo. 57
- Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen — Neil SedakaNo. 62
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight — The TokensNo. 70
- Johnny Will — Pat BooneNo. 80
- Up A Lazy River — Si Zentner And His OrchestraNo. 84
- The Comancheros — Claude KingNo. 85
- It's All Because — Linda ScottNo. 86
- It Will Stand — The ShowmenNo. 89
- Tennessee Flat-Top Box — Johnny CashNo. 91
- Well, I Told You — The ChantelsNo. 92
- A Certain Girl — Ernie K-DoeNo. 95
- It Do Me So Good — Ann-MargretNo. 97
- Never, Never — The Jive Five With Joe Rene And OrchestraNo. 98
- I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) — Barbara GeorgeNo. 99
- Funny How Time Slips Away — Jimmy ElledgeNo. 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.