Top 20 Song Chart for May 6, 1961 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 2 | 1 | Mother-In-Law | ▲ |
| Ernie K-Doe |
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| 4 | 2 | A Hundred Pounds Of Clay | ▲ |
| Gene McDaniels |
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| 1 | 3 | Runaway | 1 |
| Del Shannon |
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| 10 | 4 | Some Kind Of Wonderful | ▲ |
| The Drifters |
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| 9 | 5 | Baby Blue | ▲ |
| The Echoes |
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| 7 | 6 | I've Told Every Little Star | 5 |
| Linda Scott |
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| 3 | 7 | Take Good Care Of Her | 3 |
| Adam Wade |
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| 15 | 8 | Daddy's Home | 2 |
| Shep And The Limelites |
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| 5 | 9 | You Can Depend On Me | 5 |
| Brenda Lee |
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| 13 | 10 | Tonight I Fell In Love | 7 |
| The Tokens |
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| 6 | 11 | One Mint Julep | 6 |
| Ray Charles |
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| 17 | 12 | Portrait Of My Love | 6 |
| Steve Lawrence |
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| 11 | 13 | Blue Moon | 1 |
| The Marcels |
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| - | 14 | Mama Said | 4 |
| The Shirelles |
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| - | 15 | Running Scared | 1 |
| Roy Orbison |
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| - | 16 | Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart | 8 |
| Connie Francis |
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| 18 | 17 | African Waltz | ▲ |
| Cannonball Adderley And His Orchestra |
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| - | 18 | Flaming Star | 14 |
| Elvis Presley |
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| 12 | 19 | Tonight My Love, Tonight | 12 |
| Paul Anka |
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| 19 | 20 | Good Goodbye (So So Long) | 14 |
| The Bob Knight Four |
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