The Musicradio WABC Top Songs
of 1961
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- 1 "Runaround
Sue"......................................Dion
- 2 "Quarter To
Three"...................................Gary "U.S." Bonds
- 3
"Runaway"............................................Del Shannon
- 4 "Bristol
Stomp"......................................The Dovells
- 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".........................The Shirelles
- 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"............................................Ferrante and Teicher
- 17
"Michael"...........................................The Highwaymen
- 18 "A Hundred Pounds Of
Clay"..........................Gene McDaniels
- 19
"Calcutta"..........................................Lawrence Welk And His
Orchestra
- 20 "Shop
Around".......................................The Miracles
- 21 "Barbara
Ann".......................................The Regents
- 22 "My True
Story".....................................The Jive Five
- 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
- 34 "School Is
Out".....................................Gary "U.S." Bonds
- 35 "I Like It Like
That"...............................Chris 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"........................................The Mar-Keys
- 44 "The Lion Sleeps
Tonight"...........................The Tokens
- 45
"Hurt"..............................................Tim Yuro
- 46
"Heartaches"........................................The Marcels
- 47 "Once In
Awhile"....................................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 It's
Flavor"............Lonnie Donegan and His Skiffle Group
- 53 "Once Upon A
Time"..................................Rochell and The Candles
- 54 "Tonight I Fell In
Love"............................The Tokens
- 55 "Portrait Of My
Love"...............................Steve Lawrence
- 56 "Where The Boys
Are"................................Connie Francis
- 57 "The
Twist".........................................Chubby Checker
- 58 "I Love How You Love
Me"............................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".........................................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
Tears"..................................Kathy Young and the Innocents
- 77 "Wizard Of
Love"....................................The Ly-Dells
- 78 "Yellow
Bird".......................................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 Deedee
- 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"............................................The String-A-Longs
- 93 "Wonderland By
Night"...............................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
- 101 "Moody
River"......................................Pat Boone
- 102 "Let There Be
Drums"...............................Sandy Nelson
- 103 "What A Sweet Thing That
Was"......................The Shirelles
- 104 "A Thing Of The
Past"..............................The Shirelles
- 105 "Dum
Dum"..........................................Brenda Lee
- 106 "Life Is But A
Dream"..............................The Earls
- 107 "Lover's
Island"...................................The Blue Jays
- 108 "Think
Twice"......................................Brook Benton
- 109
"Funny"............................................Maxine Brown
- 110 "Fool
#1"..........................................Brenda Lee
- 111 "More Money For You And
Me"........................The Four Preps
- 112 "Happy Birthday, Sweet
Sixteen"....................Neil Sedaka
- 113 "The Closer You
Are"...............................The Magnificent Four
- 114
"Apache"...........................................Jorgen Ingmann and His Guitar
- 115
"Runaround"........................................The Regents
- 116 "You Can Depend On
Me".............................Brenda Lee
- 117 "I Don't Want To
Cry"..............................Chuck Jackson
- 118 "North to
Alaska"..................................Johnny Horton
- 119 "Little
Sister"....................................Elvis Presley
- 120
"Tonight"..........................................Jay and the Americans
- 121 "It's Gonna Work Out
Fine".........................Ike and Tina Turner
- 122 "For Sentimental
Reasons"..........................The Cleftones
- 123 "Corinna,
Corinna".................................Ray Peterson
- 124 "Every Beat Of My
Heart"...........................Gladys Knight and the Pips
- 125 "You Can Have
Her".................................Roy Hamilton
- 126 "Wooden
Heart".....................................Joe Dowell
- 127 "I
Know"...........................................Barbara George
- 128
"Mexico"...........................................Bob Moore and His Orchestra
- 129
"Stay".............................................Maurice Williams and The
Zodiacs
- 130 "Sailor (Your Home Is The
Sea)"....................Lolita
- 131 "Glory of
Love"....................................The Roommates
- 132 "You Must Have Been a Beautiful
Baby"..............Bobby Darin
- 133 "Foot Stomping Part
1".............................The Flares
- 134 "The Magnificent
Seven"............................Al Caiola and His Orchestra
- 135 "Walk On
By".......................................Leroy Van Dyke
- 136
"Tonight"..........................................Ferrante and Teicher
- 137
"Sacred"...........................................The Castells
- 138 "Tell Me
Why"......................................The Belmonts
- 139 "When We Get
Married"..............................The Dreamlovers
- 140 "Juke Box Saturday
Night"..........................Nino and The Ebb Tides
- 141 "Tonight My Love,
Tonight".........................Paul Anka
- 142 "The
Wanderer".....................................Dion
- 143 "African
Waltz"....................................Johnny Dankworth
- 144 "Gypsy
Woman"......................................The Impressions
- 145 "Walk Right
Back"..................................The Everly Brothers
- 146 "Hey
You"..........................................The Imaginations
- 147 "Goodnight
Baby"...................................The Imaginations
- 148 "Many Tears
Ago"...................................Connie Francis
- 149 "I Really Love
You"................................The Stereos
- 150 "Don't
Worry"......................................Marty Robbins
- 151 "One Mint
Julep"...................................Ray Charles
- 152 "Baby Oh
Baby".....................................The Shells
- 153 "Band of
Gold".....................................The Roommates
- 154 "So Long
Baby".....................................Del Shannon
- 155 "Dance By The Light Of The
Moon"...................The Olympics
- 156
"Emotions".........................................Brenda Lee
- 157 "Missing
You"......................................Ray Peterson
- 158 "I Don't Know
Why".................................Linda Scott
- 159 "Can't Help Falling In
Love".......................Elvis Presley
- 160 "Poetry In
Motion".................................Johnny Tillotson
- 161
"Maria"............................................Roger Williams
- 162 "You're
Sixteen"...................................Johnny Burnette
- 163 "Peanut
Butter"....................................The Marathons
- 164 "Take
Five"........................................The Dave Brubeck Quartet
- 165 "Please
Stay"......................................The Drifters
- 166 "Unchain My
Heart".................................Ray Charles
- 167 "Sweets For My
Sweet"..............................The Drifters
- 168 "He Will Break Your
Heart".........................Jerry Butler and The Impressions
- 169 "Song Of The Nairobi
Trio".........................The Fortune Tellers
- 170 "Take Good Care Of
Her"............................Adam Wade
- 171
"Human"............................................Tommy Hunt
- 172 "At
Last"..........................................Etta James
- 173 "Nature
Boy".......................................Bobby Darin
- 174
"Utopia"...........................................Frank Gari
- 175
"Sway".............................................Bobby Rydell
- 176
"Hollywood"........................................Connie Francis
- 177 "You Always Hurt The One You
Love".................Clarence "Frogman" Henry
- 178 "Irresistible
You".................................Bobby Darin
- 179 "One Track
Mind"...................................Bobby Lewis
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