music picklists

Top 100 Songs of 1961

RANKSONG TITLEARTIST(S)
1Tossin' and Turnin'Bobby Lewis
2I Fall to PiecesPatsy Cline
3MichaelThe Highwaymen
4CryingRoy Orbison
5RunawayDel Shannon
6My True StoryThe Jive Five
7Pony TimeChubby Checker
8WheelsThe String-A-Longs
9RaindropsDee Clark
10Wooden HeartJoe Dowell
11CalcuttaLawrence Welk
12Take Good Care of My BabyBobby Vee
13Running ScaredRoy Orbison
14Dedicated to the One I LoveThe Shirelles
15Last NightThe Mar-Keys
16Will You Love Me TomorrowThe Shirelles
17ExodusFerrante & Teicher
18Where the Boys AreConnie Francis
19Hit the Road, JackRay Charles
20Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)Sue Thompson
21Mother-in-LawErnie K-Doe
22Bristol StompThe Dovells
23Travelin' ManRicky Nelson
24Shop AroundThe Miracles
25The Boll Weevil SongBrook Benton
26A Hundred Pounds of ClayGene McDaniels
27The Mountain's HighDick and Dee Dee
28Don't WorryMarty Robbins
29On the ReboundFloyd Cramer
30Portrait of My LoveSteve Lawrence
31Quarter to ThreeGary U.S. Bonds
32Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)Barry Mann
33Calendar GirlNeil Sedaka
34I Like It Like ThatChris Kenner
35ApacheJørgen Ingmann
36Don't Bet Money, HoneyLinda Scott
37Without YouJohnny Tillotson
38Wings of a DoveFerlin Husky
39Little SisterElvis Presley
40Blue MoonThe Marcels
41Daddy's HomeShep and the Limelites
42This TimeTroy Shondell
43(I Don't Know Why) But I DoClarence "Frogman" Henry
44Asia MinorKokomo
45Hello WallsFaron Young
46Runaround SueDion
47Yellow BirdArthur Lyman
48HurtTimi Yuro
49Hello Mary LouRicky Nelson
50There's a Moon Out TonightThe Capris
51SurrenderElvis Presley
52I Love How You Love MeThe Paris Sisters
53Ya YaLee Dorsey
54School is OutGary U.S. Bonds
55MexicoBob Moore
56You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)Ral Donner
57Walk Right BackThe Everly Brothers
58The Way You Look TonightThe Lettermen
59Moody RiverPat Boone
60One Mint JulepRay Charles
61Take Good Care of HerAdam Wade
62Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)Carla Thomas
63Stand By MeBen E. King
64Spanish HarlemBen E. King
65It's Gonna Work Out FineIke & Tina Turner
66Baby BlueThe Echoes
67Baby Sittin' BoogieBuzz Clifford
68Hats Off to LarryDel Shannon
69Those Oldies But GoodiesLittle Caesar & The Romans
70The FlyChubby Checker
71(Marie's the Name) His Latest FlameElvis Presley
72Wonderland by NightBert Kaempfert
73Bless YouTony Orlando
74I've Told Ev'ry Little StarLinda Scott
75One Track MindBobby Lewis
76Angel BabyRosie & The Originals
77Pretty Little Angel EyesCurtis Lee
78Think TwiceBrook Benton
79Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On the Bedpost Overnight)Lonnie Donegan
80Breakin' in a Brand New Broken HeartConnie Francis
81Mama SaidThe Shirelles
82Let the Four Winds BlowFats Domino
83The Writing on the WallAdam Wade
84My Kind of GirlMatt Monro
85Tonight My Love TonightPaul Anka
86Big Bad JohnJimmy Dean
87Good Time BabyBobby Rydell
88San Antonio RoseFloyd Cramer
89Rubber BallBobby Vee
90Missing YouRay Peterson
91Dum DumBrenda Lee
92I'm Gonna Knock on Your DoorEddie Hodges
93You Can Depend on MeBrenda Lee
94Let's Twist AgainChubby Checker
95Take FiveThe Dave Brubeck Quartet
96Are You Lonesome Tonight?Elvis Presley
97Sea of HeartbreakDon Gibson
98More Money for You and MeThe Four Preps
99You Must Have Been a Beautiful BabyBobby Darin
100Please StayThe Drifters