Top 20 Song Chart for July 8, 1961 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 1 | 1 | Quarter To Three | ▲ |
| U.S. Bonds |
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| 4 | 2 | The Boll Weevil Song | ▲ |
| Brook Benton |
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| 5 | 3 | Tossin' And Turnin' | 1 |
| Bobby Lewis with Joe Rene Orchestra |
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| 10 | 4 | Heart And Soul | ▲ |
| The Cleftones |
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| 2 | 5 | Barbara-Ann | 2 |
| The Regents |
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| 3 | 6 | Travelin' Man | 1 |
| Ricky Nelson |
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| 11 | 7 | Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You) | ▲ |
| Nino And The Ebb Tides |
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| 6 | 8 | Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You) | 6 |
| Little Caesar And The Romans |
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| 17 | 9 | The Writing On The Wall | 7 |
| Adam Wade |
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| 15 | 10 | Hats Off To Larry | 5 |
| Del Shannon |
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| 14 | 11 | Every Beat Of My Heart | ▲ |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips |
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| 8 | 12 | Moody River | 8 |
| Pat Boone |
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| 16 | 13 | Yellow Bird | 10 |
| Arthur Lyman Group |
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| 7 | 14 | Stand By Me | 3 |
| Ben E. King |
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| 18 | 15 | Tonight (Could Be The Night) | 11 |
| The Velvets Featuring Virgil Johnson |
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| 20 | 16 | Tell Me Why | ▲ |
| The Belmonts |
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| - | 17 | San Antonio Rose | 14 |
| Floyd Cramer |
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| 19 | 18 | Dance On Little Girl | 15 |
| Paul Anka |
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| 13 | 19 | Running Scared | 1 |
| Roy Orbison |
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| 9 | 20 | Raindrops | 4 |
| Dee Clark |
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