Top 20 Song Chart for June 17, 1961 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 1 | 1 | Travelin' Man | ▲ |
| Ricky Nelson |
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| 2 | 2 | Running Scared | 1 |
| Roy Orbison |
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| 5 | 3 | Stand By Me | ▲ |
| Ben E. King |
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| 4 | 4 | Barbara-Ann | 2 |
| The Regents |
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| 3 | 5 | Daddy's Home | 2 |
| Shep And The Limelites |
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| 10 | 6 | Raindrops | 4 |
| Dee Clark |
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| 6 | 7 | Hello Mary Lou | 6 |
| Ricky Nelson |
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| 14 | 8 | You Always Hurt The One You Love | 7 |
| Clarence Frogman Henry |
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| - | 9 | Quarter To Three | 1 |
| U.S. Bonds |
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| 20 | 10 | Heart And Soul | 4 |
| The Cleftones |
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| 15 | 11 | Rama Lama Ding Dong | ▲ |
| The Edsels |
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| - | 12 | Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You) | 6 |
| Little Caesar And The Romans |
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| - | 13 | The Boll Weevil Song | 2 |
| Brook Benton |
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| 17 | 14 | Life Is But A Dream | ▲ |
| The Earls |
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| 19 | 15 | Moody River | 8 |
| Pat Boone |
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| 18 | 16 | The Wayward Wind | ▲ |
| Gogi Grant |
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| 12 | 17 | Halfway To Paradise | 12 |
| Tony Orlando |
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| 16 | 18 | Peanut Butter | 16 |
| The Marathons |
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| 8 | 19 | Tragedy | 8 |
| The Fleetwoods |
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| 7 | 20 | Hello Walls | 6 |
| Faron Young |
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