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Top 20 Song Chart for May 13, 1961

LW TW       peak  
1 1   Mother-In-Law  
  Ernie K-Doe
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2 2   A Hundred Pounds Of Clay  
  Gene McDaniels
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8 3   Daddy's Home 2  
  Shep And The Limelites
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4 4   Some Kind Of Wonderful  
  The Drifters
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6 5   I've Told Every Little Star  
  Linda Scott
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5 6   Baby Blue 5  
  The Echoes
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10 7   Tonight I Fell In Love  
  The Tokens
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3 8   Runaway 1  
  Del Shannon
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15 9   Running Scared 1  
  Roy Orbison
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12 10   Portrait Of My Love 6  
  Steve Lawrence
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14 11   Mama Said 4  
  The Shirelles
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- 12   Travelin' Man 1  
  Ricky Nelson
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7 13   Take Good Care Of Her 3  
  Adam Wade
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18 14   Flaming Star  
  Elvis Presley
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16 15   Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart 8  
  Connie Francis
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- 16   Hello Mary Lou 6  
  Ricky Nelson
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20 17   Good Goodbye (So So Long) 14  
  The Bob Knight Four
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13 18   Blue Moon 1  
  The Marcels
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9 19   You Can Depend On Me 5  
  Brenda Lee
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- 20   Hello Walls 6  
  Faron Young
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Mother-In-Law by Ernie K-Doe is the number one song this week. A Hundred Pounds Of Clay by Gene McDaniels is at number two on the chart. Daddy's Home by Shep And The Limelites comes in at number three.


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