Top 20 Song Chart for August 5, 1961 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 1 | 1 | Tossin' And Turnin' | ▲ |
| Bobby Lewis with Joe Rene Orchestra |
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| 4 | 2 | I Like It Like That | ▲ |
| Chris Kenner |
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| 5 | 3 | Let's Twist Again | ▲ |
| Chubby Checker |
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| 9 | 4 | Pretty Little Angel Eyes | 1 |
| Curtis Lee |
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| 3 | 5 | Quarter To Three | 1 |
| U.S. Bonds |
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| 2 | 6 | The Boll Weevil Song | 2 |
| Brook Benton |
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| 10 | 7 | Together | ▲ |
| Connie Francis |
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| 7 | 8 | Dum Dum | 7 |
| Brenda Lee |
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| 6 | 9 | Hats Off To Larry | 5 |
| Del Shannon |
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| 19 | 10 | Last Night | 5 |
| The Mar-Keys |
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| 12 | 11 | What A Sweet Thing That Was | ▲ |
| The Shirelles |
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| 11 | 12 | Cupid | 11 |
| Sam Cooke |
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| 8 | 13 | The Writing On The Wall | 7 |
| Adam Wade |
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| - | 14 | School Is Out | 2 |
| Gary U.S. Bonds |
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| 18 | 15 | My Kind Of Girl | ▲ |
| Matt Monro |
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| - | 16 | Runaround | 12 |
| The Regents |
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| - | 17 | Solitaire | 11 |
| The Embers |
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| - | 18 | Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn) | 5 |
| Joe Dowell |
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| - | 19 | The Fish | ▲ |
| Bobby Rydell |
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| 17 | 20 | A Thing Of The Past | 15 |
| The Shirelles |
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