Pop and Rock Chart Archive
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Top 20 Song Chart for June 17, 1961

LW TW       peak  
1 1   Travelin' Man  
  Ricky Nelson
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2 2   Running Scared 1  
  Roy Orbison
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5 3   Stand By Me  
  Ben E. King
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4 4   Barbara-Ann 2  
  The Regents
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3 5   Daddy's Home 2  
  Shep And The Limelites
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10 6   Raindrops 4  
  Dee Clark
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6 7   Hello Mary Lou 6  
  Ricky Nelson
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14 8   You Always Hurt The One You Love 7  
  Clarence Frogman Henry
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- 9   Quarter To Three 1  
  U.S. Bonds
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20 10   Heart And Soul 4  
  The Cleftones
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15 11   Rama Lama Ding Dong  
  The Edsels
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- 12   Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You) 6  
  Little Caesar And The Romans
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- 13   The Boll Weevil Song 2  
  Brook Benton
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17 14   Life Is But A Dream  
  The Earls
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19 15   Moody River 8  
  Pat Boone
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18 16   The Wayward Wind  
  Gogi Grant
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12 17   Halfway To Paradise 12  
  Tony Orlando
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16 18   Peanut Butter 16  
  The Marathons
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8 19   Tragedy 8  
  The Fleetwoods
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7 20   Hello Walls 6  
  Faron Young
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Ricky Nelson and Travelin' Man fill the top chart song spot this week. Running Scared by Roy Orbison is at number two on the chart. At number three this week is Ben E. King with Stand By Me.


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