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Top 20 Song Chart for April 8, 1961

LW TW       peak  
5 1   Runaway  
  Del Shannon
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4 2   Apache  
  Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar
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1 3   Blue Moon 1  
  The Marcels
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2 4   Surrender 1  
  Elvis Presley
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7 5   Pony Time 1  
  Chubby Checker
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6 6   Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)  
  Carla Thomas
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10 7   Once Upon A Time  
  Rochell And The Candles With Johnny Wyatt
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14 8   But I Do 3  
  Clarence Frogman Henry
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3 9   Dedicated To The One I Love 2  
  The Shirelles
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9 10   Spanish Harlem 2  
  Ben E. King
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19 11   Asia Minor 10  
  Kokomo
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13 12   Please Love Me Forever 6  
  Cathy Jean And The Roommates
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- 13   Trust In Me 12  
  Etta James
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18 14   On The Rebound 11  
  Floyd Cramer
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- 15   You Can Depend On Me 5  
  Brenda Lee
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- 16   Take Good Care Of Her 3  
  Adam Wade
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- 17   Baby Blue 5  
  The Echoes
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- 18   One Mint Julep 6  
  Ray Charles
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12 19   Think Twice 12  
  Brook Benton
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8 20   Where The Boys Are 2  
  Connie Francis
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Runaway by Del Shannon is the number one song this week. Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar finds the number two position this week with Apache. Blue Moon by The Marcels comes in at number three.


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