Top 20 Song Chart for April 15, 1961 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 1 | 1 | Runaway | ▲ |
| Del Shannon |
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| 3 | 2 | Blue Moon | 1 |
| The Marcels |
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| 8 | 3 | But I Do | ▲ |
| Clarence Frogman Henry |
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| 2 | 4 | Apache | 2 |
| Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar |
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| 4 | 5 | Surrender | 1 |
| Elvis Presley |
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| 12 | 6 | Please Love Me Forever | ▲ |
| Cathy Jean And The Roommates |
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| 16 | 7 | Take Good Care Of Her | 3 |
| Adam Wade |
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| 6 | 8 | Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) | 6 |
| Carla Thomas |
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| 5 | 9 | Pony Time | 1 |
| Chubby Checker |
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| 11 | 10 | Asia Minor | ▲ |
| Kokomo |
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| 14 | 11 | On The Rebound | ▲ |
| Floyd Cramer |
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| 13 | 12 | Trust In Me | ▲ |
| Etta James |
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| 15 | 13 | You Can Depend On Me | 5 |
| Brenda Lee |
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| 18 | 14 | One Mint Julep | 6 |
| Ray Charles |
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| - | 15 | Mother-In-Law | 1 |
| Ernie K-Doe |
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| 7 | 16 | Once Upon A Time | 7 |
| Rochell And The Candles With Johnny Wyatt |
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| 17 | 17 | Baby Blue | 5 |
| The Echoes |
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| - | 18 | Tonight My Love, Tonight | 12 |
| Paul Anka |
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| - | 19 | A Hundred Pounds Of Clay | 2 |
| Gene McDaniels |
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| - | 20 | Some Kind Of Wonderful | 4 |
| The Drifters |
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