Top 100 Hits of 1961

Chart #SongArtist
1. Runaround Sue Dion - Classic Bands
2. Quarter To Three Gary U.S. Bonds - website
3. Runaway Del Shannon
4. Bristol Stomp Dovells - website
5. Blue Moon The Marcels
6. Please Mr. Postman The Marvellettes
7. Travelin' Man Ricky Nelson
8. There's A Moon Out Tonight The Capris
9. Mother In Law Ernie K-Doe
10. Will You Love Me Tomorrow Shirelles - webpage
11. Tossin' and Turnin' Bobby Lewis
12. Daddy's Home Shep and The Limelites
13. Pony Time Chubby Checker
14. Big Bad John Jimmy Dean
15. Take Good Care of My Baby Bobby Vee
16. Exodus (Instrumental) Ferrante and Teicher
17. Michael (Row The Boat Ashore) The Highwaymen
18. A Hundred Pounds of Clay Gene McDaniels
19. Calcutta (Instrumental)Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra
20. Shop Around Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
21. Barbara Ann The Regents
22. My True Story Jive Five (last group)
23. Pretty Little Angel Eyes Curtis Lee and The Halos
24. Please Love Me Forever Cathy Jean and The Roommates
25. Spanish Harlem Ben E. King
26. Heart and Soul The Cleftones
27. (I Don't Know Why) But I Do Clarence "Frogman" Henry
28. The Boll Weevil Song Brook Benton
29. Angel Baby Rosie and The Originals
30. Hit The Road Jack Ray Charles
31. Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) Carla Thomas
32. Let's Twist Again Chubby Checker
33. Hats Off To Larry Del Shannon - History
34. School Is Out Gary "U.S." Bonds
35. I Like It Like ThatChris Kenner
36. I've Told Every Little Star Linda Scott
37. Mama Said The Shirelles
38. Stand By Me Ben E. King
39. Bless You Tony Orlando
40. Crying Roy Orbison
41. Baby Blue The Echoes
42. Dedicated To The One I Love The Shirelles
43. Last Night (Instrumental) The Mar-Keys
44. The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Tokens
45. Hurt Timi Yuro
46. Heartaches The Marcels - History
47. Once In A While The Chimes
48. Those Oldies But Goodies Little Caesar and The Romans
49. Raindrops Dee Clark
50. Peppermint Twist Joey Dee and The Starliters
51. All In My Mind Maxine Brown
52. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its' Flavour Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group
53. Once Upon A Time Rochelle and The Candles
54. Tonight I Fell In Love The Tokens
55. Portrait Of My Love Steve Lawrence with Edie
56. Where The Boys Are Connie Francis - photo with Bobby
57. The Twist Chubby Checker
58. I Love How You Love Me The Paris Sisters
59. Goodbye Cruel World James Darren
60. You're The Reason Bobby Edwards
61. Running Scared Roy Orbison
62. Are You Lonesome Tonight Elvis Presley
63. Halfway to Paradise Tony Orlando
64. Moon River Jerry Butler
65. This Time (We're Really Breaking Up) Troy Shondell
66. Don't Bet Money Honey Linda Scott
67. Surrender Elvis Presley
68. The Way You Look Tonight The Lettermen
69. The Fly Chubby Checker
70. I Count The Tears The Drifters
71. Tonight (Could Be The Night) The Velvets
72. Good Time Baby Bobby Rydell
73. A Little Bit of Soap The Jarmels
74. Together Connie Francis
75. Rama Lama Ding Dong The Edsels
76. A Thousand Stars Kathy Young and The Innocents
77. Wizard of Love The Ly-Dells
78. Yellow Bird (Instrumental) The Arthur Lyman Group
79. The Touchables Dickie Goodman
80. Who Put The Bomp Barry Mann
81. Solitaire The Embers
82. Ya Ya Lee Dorsey
83. Calendar Girl Neil Sedaka
84. The Mountain's High Dick and Dee Dee
85. Those Oldies But Goodies Nino and The Ebb Tides
86. Tower of Strength Gene McDaniels
87. Run To Him Bobby Vee
88. Rubber Ball Bobby Vee
89. Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) Sue Thompson
90. There's No Other (Like My Baby) The Crystals
91. Some Kind Of Wonderful The Drifters
92.Wheels (Instrumental)String-A-Longs
93.Wonderland By Night(Instrumental) Bert Kaempfert
94. Baby Sittin' Boogie Buzz Clifford
95. Good Goodbye The Bob Knight Four
96. I Understand (Just How You Feel) The G-Clefs
97. Look In My Eyes The Chantels
98. Till The Angels
99. Trust In Me Etta James
100. Let's Get Together Hayley Mills