1961

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