Top 100 songs for November 27, 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, “When I Fall In Love” by The Lettermen rises from No. 89 to No. 55. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- When I Fall In Love — The Lettermenup 34 places, No. 89 → No. 55
- When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) — Connie Francisup 26 places, No. 80 → No. 54
- Let's Twist Again — Chubby Checkerup 25 places, No. 65 → No. 40
New to this week’s Top 10
- Heartaches — The MarcelsNo. 7
- Crazy — Patsy ClineNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen — Neil SedakaNo. 28
- In The Middle Of A Heartache — Wanda JacksonNo. 29
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight — The TokensNo. 36
- I Don't Know Why — Linda ScottNo. 38
- Let's Twist Again — Chubby CheckerNo. 40
First-week entries
- Unchain My Heart — Ray Charles and his OrchestraNo. 62
- Hey! Little Girl — Del ShannonNo. 78
- I'll Never Stop Wanting You — Brian HylandNo. 83
- Searching — Jack EubanksNo. 91
- Happy Times (Are Here To Stay) — Tony OrlandoNo. 93
- Let's Go Trippin' — Dick Dale and The Del-TonesNo. 94
- Poor Fool — Ike & Tina TurnerNo. 95
- Walkin' With My Angel — Bobby VeeNo. 96
- Little Altar Boy — Vic DanaNo. 99
- Cotton Fields — The HighwaymenNo. 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.