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Runaway
Del Shannon
Last week
1Weeks at no. 1
3Weeks on chart
10Imprint/Promotion Label:
Big Top
Billboard Hot 100
Week of May 8, 1961
This Week
Award
Last Week
Peak Pos.
Wks on Chart
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Runaway
Del Shannon - 1
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Big Top
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Mother-In-Law
Ernie K-Doe - 2
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Minit
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A Hundred Pounds Of Clay
Gene McDaniels - 4
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Liberty
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I've Told Every Little Star
Linda Scott - 3
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Canadian American
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Blue Moon
The Marcels - 5
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Colpix
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You Can Depend On Me
Brenda Lee - 9
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Decca
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Take Good Care Of Her
Adam Wade - 7
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Coed
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8
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One Mint Julep
Ray Charles - 8
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impulse!
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Portrait Of My Love
Steve Lawrence - 11
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United Artists
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10
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On The Rebound
Floyd Cramer - 10
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RCA Victor
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But I Do
Clarence Henry - 6
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Argo
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Daddy's Home
Shep And The Limelites - 15
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Hull
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Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart
Connie Francis - 16
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MGM
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Mama Said
The Shirelles - 18
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Scepter
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15
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Tonight I Fell In Love
The Tokens - 17
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Warwick
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Flaming Star
Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires - 19
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RCA Victor
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17
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Tonight My Love, Tonight
Paul Anka - 13
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ABC-Paramount
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Travelin' Man
Ricky Nelson - 34
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Imperial Records
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Running Scared
Roy Orbison - 24
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Monument
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20
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Baby Blue
The Echoes - 12
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Seg-Way
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Bumble Boogie
B. Bumble & The Stingers - 26
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Rendezvous
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Just For Old Time's Sake
The McGuire Sisters - 23
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Coral
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Bonanza
Al Caiola And His Orchestra - 33
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United Artists
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24
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(Dance The) Mess Around
Chubby Checker - 28
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Parkway
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Funny
Maxine Brown - 29
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Nomar
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26
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Girl Of My Best Friend
Ral Donner - 36
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Gone
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27
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Hello Mary Lou
Ricky Nelson - 73
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Imperial Records
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Asia Minor
Kokomo - 21
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Felsted
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Hello Walls
Faron Young - 39
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Capitol
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What'd I Say
Jerry Lee Lewis And His Pumping Piano - 31
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Sun
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Tragedy
The Fleetwoods - 46
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Dolton
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Apache
Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar - 14
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Atco
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Please Love Me Forever
Cathy Jean and The Roommates - 20
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Valmor
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Little Devil
Neil Sedaka - 56
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RCA Victor
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35
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The Continental Walk
Hank Ballard And The Midnighters - 37
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King
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Some Kind Of Wonderful
The Drifters - 40
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Atlantic
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37
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Saved
LaVern Baker - 38
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Atlantic
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38
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That Old Black Magic
Bobby Rydell - 53
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