Top 100 Of 1961 (* indicates a #1 song)
POS-TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

*1   TOSSIN' AND TURNIN'
      Bobby Lewis (#1, July)
 2   I FALL TO PIECES
      Patsy Cline (#12, Sept)
*3   MICHAEL
      The Highwaymen (#1, Sept)
 4   CRYING
      Roy Orbison (#2, Oct)
*5   RUNAWAY
      Del Shannon (#1, April)
 6   MY TRUE STORY
      The Jive Five (#3, Sept)
*7   PONY TIME
      Chubby Checker (#1, Feb)
 8   WHEELS
      The String-A-Longs (#3, March)
 9   RAINDROPS
      Dee Clark (#2, June)
*10  WOODEN HEART
      Joe Dowell (#1, Aug)
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*11  CALCUTTA
      Lawrence Welk (#1, Feb)
*12  TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY
      Bobby Vee (#1, Sept)
*13  RUNNING SCARED
      Roy Orbison (#1, June)
 14  DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE
      The Shirelles (#3, March)
 15  LAST NIGHT
      The Mar-Keys (#3, Aug)
*16  WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW
      The Shirelles (#1, Jan)
 17  EXODUS
      Ferrante and Teicher (#2, Jan)
 18  WHERE THE BOYS ARE
      Connie Francis (#4, March)
*19  HIT THE ROAD JACK
      Ray Charles (#1, Oct)
 20  SAD MOVIES
     Sue Thompson (#5, Oct)
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*21  MOTHER-IN-LAW
      Ernie K-Doe (#1, May)
 22  BRISTOL STOMP
      The Dovells (#2, Oct)
*23  TRAVELIN' MAN
      Ricky Nelson (#1, May)
 24  SHOP AROUND
      The Miracles (#2, Feb)
 25  THE BOLL WEEVIL SONG
      Brook Benton (#2, July)
 26  A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY
      Gene McDaniels (#3, May)
 27  THE MOUNTAIN'S HIGH
      Dick and DeeDee (#2, Sept)
 28  DON'T WORRY
      Marty Robins (#3, March)
 29  ON THE REBOUND
      Floyd Kramer (#4, April)
 30  PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE
      Steve Lawrence (#9, May)
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*31  QUARTER TO THREE
      Gary "U.S." Bonds (#1, June)
 32  WHO PUT THE BOMP (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)
      Barry Mann (#7, Sept)
 33  CALANDAR GIRL
      Neil Sedaka (#4, Feb)
 34  I LIKE IT LIKE THAT
      Chris Kenner (#2, July)
 35  APACHE
      Jorge Ingmann and His Guitar (#2, April)
 36  DON'T BET MONEY HONEY
      Linda Scott (#9, Aug)
 37  WITHOUT YOU
      Johnny Tillotson (#7, Sept)
 38  WINGS OF A DOVE
      Ferlin Husky (#12, Feb) 
 39  LITTLE SISTER
      Elvis Presley (#5, Oct)
*40  BLUE MOON
      The Marcels (#1, April)
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 41  DADDY'S HOME
      Shep and the Limelights (#2, May)
 42  THIS TIME
      Troy Shondell (#6, Oct)
 43  BUT I DO
      Clarence Henry (#4, April)
 44  ASIA MINOR
      Kokomo (#8, April)
 45  HELLO WALLS
      Faron Young (#12, May)
*46  RUNAROUND SUE
      Dion (#1, Oct)
 47  YELLOW BIRD
      Arthur Lyman Group (#4, July)
 48  HURT
      Timi Yuro (#4, Sept)
 49  HELLO MARY LOU
      Ricky Nelson (#9, May)
 50  THERE'S A MOON OUT TONIGHT
      The Capris (#3, Feb)
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*51  SURRENDER
      Elvis Presley (#1, March)
 52  I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME
      The Paris Sisters (#5, Oct)
 53  YA YA
      Lee Dorsey (#7, Oct)
 54  SCHOOL IS OUT
      Gary "U.S." Bonds (#6, Sept)
 55  MEXICO
      Bob Moore (#7, Oct)
 56  WALK RIGHT BACK
      The Everly Brothers (#7, March)
 57  YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT (Until You Lose It)
      Ral Donner (#4, Sept)
 58  THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT
      The Lettermen (#13, Oct)
*59  MOODY RIVER
      Pat Boone (#1, June)
 60  ONE MINT JULIP
      Ray Charles (#8, May)
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 61  TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER
      Adam Wade (#7, May)
 62  GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes)
      Carla Thomas (#10, March)
 63  STAND BY ME
      Ben E. King (#4, June)
 64  SPANISH HARLEM
      Ben E. King (#10, March)
 65  IT'S GONNA WORK OUT FINE
      Ike and Tina Turner (#14, Sept)
 66  BABY BLUE
      The Echoes (#!2, May)
 67  BABY SITTIN' BOOGIE
      Buzz Clifford (#6, March)
 68  HATS OFF TO LARRY
      Del Shannon (#5, July)
 69  THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES (Remind Me Of You)
      Little Caesar and The Romans (#9, June)
 70  THE FLY
      Chubby Checker (#7, Nov)
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 71  (Marie's the Name) HIS LATEST FLAME
      Elvis Presley (#4, Sept)
*72  WONDERLAND BY NIGHT
      Burt Kaempfert (#1, Jan)
 73  BLESS YOU
      Tony Orlando (#15, Oct)
 74  I'VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR
      Linda Scott (#3, May)
 75  ONE TRACK MIND
      Bobby Lewis (#9, Sept)
 76  ANGEL BABY
      Rosie and the Originals (#5, Jan)
 77  PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES
      Curtis Lee (#7, Aug)
 78  THINK TWICE
      Brook Benton (#11, April)
 79  DOES YOUR CHEWING GUM LOSE ITS FLAVOR (On the Bedpost Over night)
      Lonnie Donegan and His Skiffle Group (#5, Sept)
 80  BREAKIN' IN A BRAND NEW BROKEN HEART
      Connie Francis (#7, May)
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 81  MAMA SAID
      The Shirelles (#4, May)
 82  LET THE FOUR WINDS BLOW
      Fats Domino (#15, Aug)
 83  THE WRITING ON THE WALL
      Adam Wade (#5, July)
 84  MY KIND OF GIRL
      Matt Monro (#18, July)
 85  TONIGHT MY LOVE, TONIGHT
      Paul Anka (#13, May)
 86  SAN ANTONIO ROSE
      Floyd Kramer (#8, July)
*87  BIG BAD JOHN
      Jimmy Dean (#1, Nov)
 88  GOOD TIME BABY
      Bobby Rydell (#11, March)
 89  RUBBER BALL
      Bobby Vee (#6, Jan)
 90  MISSING YOU
      Ray Peterson (#29, Sept)
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 91  DUM DUM
      Brenda Lee (#4, July)
 92  I'M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR
      Eddie Hodges (#12, Aug)
 93  YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME
      Brenda Lee (#6, May)
 94  LET'S TWIST AGAIN
      Chubby Checker (#8, Aug)
 95  TAKE FIVE
      Dave Brubeck Quartet (#25, Oct)
 96  ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT
      Elvis Presley (#1, Nov 1960)
 97  SEA OF HEARTBREAK
      Don Gibson (#21, Aug)
 98  MORE MONEY FOR YOU AND ME (Medley)
      The Four Preps (#17, Sept)
 99  YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY
      Bobby Darin (#5, Oct)
100  PLEASE STAY
      The Drifters (#14, July)
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