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Top 20 Song Chart for July 8, 1961

LW TW       peak  
1 1   Quarter To Three  
  U.S. Bonds
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4 2   The Boll Weevil Song  
  Brook Benton
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5 3   Tossin' And Turnin' 1  
  Bobby Lewis with Joe Rene Orchestra
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10 4   Heart And Soul  
  The Cleftones
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2 5   Barbara-Ann 2  
  The Regents
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3 6   Travelin' Man 1  
  Ricky Nelson
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11 7   Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You)  
  Nino And The Ebb Tides
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6 8   Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You) 6  
  Little Caesar And The Romans
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17 9   The Writing On The Wall 7  
  Adam Wade
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15 10   Hats Off To Larry 5  
  Del Shannon
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14 11   Every Beat Of My Heart  
  Gladys Knight & The Pips
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8 12   Moody River 8  
  Pat Boone
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16 13   Yellow Bird 10  
  Arthur Lyman Group
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7 14   Stand By Me 3  
  Ben E. King
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18 15   Tonight (Could Be The Night) 11  
  The Velvets Featuring Virgil Johnson
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20 16   Tell Me Why  
  The Belmonts
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- 17   San Antonio Rose 14  
  Floyd Cramer
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19 18   Dance On Little Girl 15  
  Paul Anka
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13 19   Running Scared 1  
  Roy Orbison
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9 20   Raindrops 4  
  Dee Clark
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U.S. Bonds has the number one hit this week with Quarter To Three. The Boll Weevil Song by Brook Benton is at number two on the chart. Tossin' And Turnin' by Bobby Lewis with Joe Rene Orchestra comes in at number three.


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