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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, Part 1  
  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
    YouTube Amazon  

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
    YouTube Amazon  

- 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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Bobby Lewis with Joe Rene Orchestra and Tossin' And Turnin' fill the top chart song spot this week. Chris Kenner is at number two this week with I Like It Like That, Part 1. Let's Twist Again by Chubby Checker is at number three on the chart.


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