Top 20 Song Chart for August 12, 1961 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 4 | 1 | Pretty Little Angel Eyes | ▲ |
| Curtis Lee |
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| 1 | 2 | Tossin' And Turnin' | 1 |
| Bobby Lewis with Joe Rene Orchestra |
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| 2 | 3 | I Like It Like That | 2 |
| Chris Kenner |
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| 3 | 4 | Let's Twist Again | 3 |
| Chubby Checker |
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| 10 | 5 | Last Night | ▲ |
| The Mar-Keys |
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| 14 | 6 | School Is Out | 2 |
| Gary U.S. Bonds |
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| 9 | 7 | Hats Off To Larry | 5 |
| Del Shannon |
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| - | 8 | Michael | 1 |
| The Highwaymen |
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| 7 | 9 | Together | 7 |
| Connie Francis |
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| 8 | 10 | Dum Dum | 7 |
| Brenda Lee |
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| 18 | 11 | Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn) | 5 |
| Joe Dowell |
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| 16 | 12 | Runaround | ▲ |
| The Regents |
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| 5 | 13 | Quarter To Three | 1 |
| U.S. Bonds |
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| 17 | 14 | Solitaire | 11 |
| The Embers |
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| 20 | 15 | A Thing Of The Past | ▲ |
| The Shirelles |
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| - | 16 | Don't Bet Money Honey | 7 |
| Linda Scott |
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| - | 17 | Let The Four Winds Blow | 15 |
| Fats Domino |
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| - | 18 | I'll Be There | ▲ |
| Damita Jo |
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| - | 19 | Never On Sunday | ▲ |
| The Chordettes |
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| - | 20 | I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door | 12 |
| Eddie Hodges |
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