Top 20 Song Chart for May 27, 1961 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 1 | 1 | Mother-In-Law | ▲ |
| Ernie K-Doe |
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| 4 | 2 | Running Scared | 1 |
| Roy Orbison |
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| 2 | 3 | Daddy's Home | 2 |
| Shep And The Limelites |
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| 8 | 4 | Travelin' Man | 1 |
| Ricky Nelson |
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| 7 | 5 | Mama Said | 4 |
| The Shirelles |
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| 3 | 6 | A Hundred Pounds Of Clay | 2 |
| Gene McDaniels |
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| 6 | 7 | Portrait Of My Love | 6 |
| Steve Lawrence |
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| 10 | 8 | Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart | ▲ |
| Connie Francis |
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| 16 | 9 | Hello Walls | 6 |
| Faron Young |
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| 12 | 10 | Hello Mary Lou | 6 |
| Ricky Nelson |
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| 11 | 11 | Runaway | 1 |
| Del Shannon |
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| 5 | 12 | Some Kind Of Wonderful | 4 |
| The Drifters |
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| - | 13 | I Feel So Bad | 9 |
| Elvis Presley |
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| 19 | 14 | Tragedy | 8 |
| The Fleetwoods |
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| 9 | 15 | I've Told Every Little Star | 5 |
| Linda Scott |
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| 18 | 16 | Bonanza | ▲ |
| Al Caiola |
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| 20 | 17 | Little Devil | 11 |
| Neil Sedaka |
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| - | 18 | Halfway To Paradise | 12 |
| Tony Orlando |
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| - | 19 | Barbara-Ann | 2 |
| The Regents |
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| - | 20 | Glory Of Love | ▲ |
| The Roommates |
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