1961 single by Del Shannon
"Hats Off to Larry" is a song written and sung by Del Shannon, which he released as a single in 1961. The song spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 5,[2] while reaching No. 1 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[3] No. 2 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade",[4] No. 2 in Australia,[5] No. 6 on the UK's Record Retailer chart,[6] and No. 8 in South Africa.[7]
The song was ranked No. 68 on Billboard's end of year "Hot 100 for 1961 - Top Sides of the Year"[8] and No. 35 on Cash Box's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961".[9]
Chart performance
Chart (1961)
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Peak position
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US Billboard Hot 100
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5
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Australia – David Kent
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2
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Canada – CHUM Hit Parade
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1
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New Zealand – Lever Hit Parade
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2
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South Africa
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8
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UK – Record Retailer
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6
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UK – New Musical Express[10]
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8
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References
- ^ "Del-Shannon-Hats-Off-To-Larry". discogs.com. May 1961. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Del Shannon - Chart History - The Hot 100", Billboard.com. Accessed July 29, 2016.
- ^ "1050 CHUM - CHUM Charts". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
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- ^ "Lever Hit Parade" 31-Aug-1961, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed July 29, 2016.
- ^ David Kent, Australian Top 20 Singles - Week Ending August 19, 1961.
- ^ Del Shannon - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed July 29, 2016.
- ^ "Billboard Music Week Hits of the World", Billboard, October 9, 1961. p. 18. Accessed July 29, 2016.
- ^ "Chart Toppers", Billboard, December 25, 1961. p. 10. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961", Cash Box, December 30, 1961. p. 11. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Music Week Hits of the World", Billboard, September 25, 1961. p. 20. Accessed July 29, 2016.
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