TOP 100 SONGS OF 1961

Title - Artist (Label)

1 - TOSSIN' AND TURNIN' - Bobby Lewis (Beltone)
2 - I FALL TO PIECES - Patsy Cline (Decca)
3 - MICHAEL - Highwaymen (United Artists)
4 - CRYIN' - Roy Orbison (Monument)
5 - RUNAWAY - Del Shannon (Big Top)
6 - MY TRUE STORY - Jive Five (Beltone)
7 - PONY TIME - Chubby Checker (Parkway)
8 - WHEELS - String-A-Longs (Warwick)
9 - RAINDROPS - Dee Clark (Vee Jay)
10 - WOODEN HEART (MUSS I DENN) - Joe Dowell (Smash)
11 - CALCUTTA - Lawrence Welk (Dot)
12 - TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY - Bobby Vee (Liberty)
13 - RUNNING SCARED - Roy Orbison (Monument)
14 - DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE - Shirelles (Scepter)
15 - LAST NIGHT - Mar-Keys (Satellite)
16 - (WILL YOU LOVE ME) TOMORROW - Shirelles (Scepter)
17 - EXODUS - Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists)
18 - WHERE THE BOYS ARE - Connie Francis (MGM)
19 - HIT THE ROAD JACK - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)
20 - SAD MOVIES (MAKE ME CRY) - Sue Thompson (Hickory)
21 - MOTHER-IN-LAW - Ernie K-Doe (Minit)
22 - BRISTOL STOMP - Dovells (Parkway)
23 - TRAVELIN' MAN - Ricky Nelson (Imperial)
24 - SHOP AROUND - Miracles (Tamla)
25 - THE BOLL WEEVIL SONG - Brook Benton (Mercury)
26 - A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY - Gene McDaniels (Liberty)
27 - THE MOUNTAIN'S HIGH - Dick And Deedee (Liberty)
28 - DON'T WORRY - Marty Robbins (Columbia)
29 - ON THE REBOUND - Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor)
30 - PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE - Steve Lawrence (United Artists)
31 - QUARTER TO THREE - Gary (U.S.) Bonds (LeGrand)
32 - WHO PUT THE BOMP (IN THE BOMP, BOMP, BOMP) - Barry Mann (ABC-Paramount)
33 - CALENDAR GIRL - Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)
34 - I LIKE IT LIKE THAT - Chris Kenner (Instant)
35 - APACHE - Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar (Atec)
36 - DON'T BET MONEY HONEY - Linda Scott (Canadian-American)
37 - WITHOUT YOU - Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)
38 - WINGS OF A DOVE - Ferlin Husky (Capitol)
39 - LITTLE SISTER - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
40 - BLUE MOON - Marcels (Colpix)
41 - DADDY'S HOME - Shep And The Limelites (Hull)
42 - THIS TIME - Troy Shondell (Liberty)
43 - (I DON'T KNOW WHY) BUT I DO - Clarence "Frog Man" Henry (Argo)
44 - ASIA MINOR - Kokomo (Felsted)
45 - HELLO WALLS - Faron Young (Capitol)
46 - RUNAROUND SUE - Dion (Laurie)
47 - YELLOW BIRD - Arthur Lyman Group (Hi Fi)
48 - HURT - Timi Yuro (Liberty)
49 - HELLO MARY LOU - Ricky Nelson (Imperial)
50 - THERE'S A MOON OUT TONIGHT - Capris (Old Town)
51 - SURRENDER - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
52 - I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME - Paris Sisters (Gregmark)
53 - YA YA - Lee Dorsey (Fury)
54 - SCHOOL IS OUT - Gary (U.S.) Bonds (LeGrand)
55 - MEXICO - Bob Moore (Monument)
56 - WALK RIGHT BACK - Everly Brothers (Warner Bros.)
57 - YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT (UNTIL YOU LOSE IT) - Ral Donner (Gone)
58 - THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT - Lettermen (Capitol)
59 - MOODY RIVER - Pat Boone (Dot)
60 - ONE MINT JULEP - Ray Charles (Impulse)
61 - TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER - Adam Wade (Coed)
62 - GEE WHIZ (LOOK AT HIS EYES) - Carla Thomas (Atlantic)
63 - STAND BY ME - Ben E King (Atco)
64 - SPANISH HARLEM - Ben E King (Atec)
65 - IT'S GONNA WORK OUT FINE - Ike & Tina Turner (Sue)
66 - BABY BLUE - Echoes (Segway)
67 - BABY SITTIN' BOOGIE - Buzz Clifford (Columbia)
68 - HATS OFF TO LARRY - Del Shannon (Big Top)
69 - THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES (REMIND ME OF YOU) - Little Caesar And The Romans (Del-Fi)
70 - THE FLY - Chubby Checker (Parkway)
71 - (MARIE'S THE NAME) HIS LATEST FLAME - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
72 - WONDERLAND BY NIGHT - Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra (Decca)
73 - BLESS YOU - Tony Orlando (Epic)
74 - I'VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR - Linda Scott (Canadian-American)
75 - ONE TRACK MIND - Bobby Lewis (Beltone)
76 - ANGEL BABY - Rosie & The Originals (Beltone)
77 - PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES - Curtis Lee (Dunes)
78 - THINK TWICE - Brook Benton (Mercury)
79 - DOES YOUR CHEWING GUM LOSE ITS FLAVOR (ON THE BEDPOST OVERNIGHT) - Lonnie Donegan (Dot)
80 - BREAKIN' IN A BRAND NEW BROKEN HEART - Connie Francis (MGM)
81 - MAMA SAID - Shirelles (Scepter)
82 - LET THE FOUR WINDS BLOW - Fats Domino (Imperial)
83 - THE WRITING ON THE WALL - Adam Wade (Coed)
84 - MY KIND OF GIRL - Matt Monro (Warwick)
85 - TONIGHT MY LOVE, TONIGHT - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)
86 - SAN ANTONIO ROSE - Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor)
87 - BIG BAD JOHN - Jimmy Dean (Columbia)
88 - GOOD TIME BABY - Bobby Rydell (Cameo)
89 - RUBBER BALL - Bobby Vee (Liberty)
90 - MISSING YOU - Ray Peterson (Dunes)
91 - DUM DUM - Brenda Lee (Decca)
92 - I'M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR - Eddie Hodges (Cadence)
93 - YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME - Brenda Lee (Decca)
94 - LET'S TWIST AGAIN - Chubby Checker (Parkway)
95 - TAKE FIVE - Dave Brubeck (Columbia)
96 - ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
97 - SEA OF HEARTBREAK - Don Gibson (RCA Victor)
98 - MORE MONEY FOR YOU AND ME MEDLEY - Four Preps (Capitol)
99 - YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY - Bobby Darin (Atco)
100 - PLEASE STAY - Drifters (Atlantic)