The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1961 |
TOP 100 POP SINGLES (As published in the December 30, 1961, issue) |
POS | TITLE Artist (Label) |
1 | EXODUS Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists) |
2 | CALCUTTA Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra (Dot) |
3 | WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW The Shirelles (Scepter) |
4 | TOSSIN AND TURNIN Bobby Lewis (Beltone) |
5 | WONDERLAND BY NIGHT Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra (Decca) |
6 | ARE YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT? Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
7 | TRAVELIN MAN Rick Nelson (Imperial) |
8 | MICHAEL The Highwaymen (United Artists) |
9 | RUNAWAY Del Shannon (Big Top) |
10 | LAST DATE Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor) |
11 | BLUE MOON The Marcels (Colpix) |
12 | THE BOLL WEEVIL SONG Brook Benton (Mercury) |
13 | NORTH TO ALASKA Johnny Horton (Columbia) |
14 | PONY TIME Chubby Checker (Parkway) |
15 | A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY Gene McDaniels (Liberty) |
16 | MOTHER-IN-LAW Ernie K-Doe (Minit) |
17 | RAINDROPS Dee Clark (Vee-Jay) |
18 | HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay) |
19 | QUARTER TO THREE Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand) |
20 | A THOUSAND STARS Kathy Young & The Innocents (Indigo) |
21 | RUNNING SCARED Roy Orbison (Monument) |
22 | WOODEN HEART Joe Dowell (Smash) |
23 | TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY Bobby Vee (Liberty) |
24 | WHEELS The String-A-Longs (Warwick) |
25 | SHOP AROUND The Miracles (Tamla) |
26 | LAST NIGHT The Mar-Keys (Satellite) |
27 | DADDYS HOME Shep & The Limelites (Hull) |
28 | CRYING Roy Orbison (Monument) |
29 | WHERE THE BOYS ARE Connie Francis (MGM) |
30 | APACHE Jorgen Ingmann (Atco) |
31 | DONT WORRY Marty Robbins (Columbia) |
32 | SURRENDER Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
33 | IVE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR Linda Scott (Canadian-American) |
34 | THE MOUNTAINS HIGH Dick & DeeDee (Liberty) |
35 | HATS OFF TO LARRY Del Shannon (Big Top) |
36 | MOODY RIVER Pat Boone (Dot) |
37 | STAY Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs (Herald) |
38 | CALENDAR GIRL Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor) |
39 | (I Dont Know Why) BUT I DO Clarence Henry (Argo) |
40 | DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE The Shirelles (Scepter) |
41 | POETRY IN MOTION Johnny Tillotson (Cadence) |
42 | YELLOW BIRD The Arthur Lyman Group (Hi Fi) |
43 | STAND BY ME Ben E. King (Atco) |
44 | NEW ORLEANS Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand) |
45 | YOURE SIXTEEN Johnny Burnette (Liberty) |
46 | ANGEL BABY Rosie & The Originals (Highland) |
47 | SAILOR (Your Home Is The Sea) Lolita (Kapp) |
48 | DUM DUM Brenda Lee (Decca) |
49 | I LIKE IT LIKE THAT (pt. 1) Chris Kenner (Instant) |
50 | RUBBER BALL Bobby Vee (Liberty) |
51 | THERES A MOON OUT TONIGHT The Capris (Old Town) |
52 | LITTLE SISTER Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
53 | HELLO MARY LOU Rick Nelson (Imperial) |
54 | HURT Timi Yuro (Liberty) |
55 | MANY TEARS AGO Connie Francis (MGM) |
56 | PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES Curtis Lee (Dunes) |
57 | MAMA SAID The Shirelles (Scepter) |
58 | SCHOOL IS OUT Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand) |
59 | LETS GO, LETS GO, LETS GO Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (King) |
60 | THINK TWICE Brook Benton (Mercury) |
61 | GEORGIA ON MY MIND Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount) |
62 | LETS TWIST AGAIN Chubby Checker (Parkway) |
63 | ON THE REBOUND Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor) |
64 | CORINNA, CORINNA Ray Peterson (Dunes) |
65 | BREAKIN IN A BRAND NEW BROKEN HEART Connie Francis (MGM) |
66 | MY TRUE STORY The Jive Five (Beltone) |
67 | TOGETHER Connie Francis (MGM) |
68 | HELLO WALLS Faron Young (Capitol) |
69 | BABY SITTIN BOOGIE Buzz Clifford (Columbia) |
70 | EMOTIONS Brenda Lee (Decca) |
71 | YOU TALK TOO MUCH Joe Jones (Ric / Roulette) |
72 | SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME The Drifters (Atlantic) |
73 | LONELY TEENAGER Dion (Laurie) |
74 | YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME Brenda Lee (Decca) |
75 | EBONY EYES The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros.) |
76 | DONT BET MONEY HONEY Linda Scott (Canadian-American) |
77 | WINGS OF A DOVE Ferlin Husky (Capitol) |
78 | WHO PUT THE BOMP (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) Barry Mann (ABC-Paramount) |
79 | MEXICO Bob Moore & His Orchestra (Monument) |
80 | YOU CAN HAVE HER Roy Hamilton (Epic) |
81 | PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE Steve Lawrence (United Artists) |
82 | I FEEL SO BAD Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
83 | GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes) Carla Thomas (Atlantic) |
84 | TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER Adam Wade (Coed) |
85 | DOES YOUR CHEWING GUM LOSE ITS FLAVOR (On The Bedpost Over Night) Lonnie Donegan (Dot) |
86 | SWAY Bobby Rydell (Cameo) |
87 | HIT THE ROAD JACK Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount) |
88 | PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER Cathy Jean & The Roommates (Valmor) |
89 | ALONE AT LAST Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) |
90 | SPANISH HARLEM Ben E. King (Atco) |
91 | IM GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR Eddie Hodges (Cadence) |
92 | THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES (Remind Me Of You) Little Caesar & The Romans (Del-Fi) |
93 | GOOD TIME BABY Bobby Rydell (Cameo) |
94 | YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY Bobby Darin (Atco) |
95 | YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOUVE GOT (Until You Lose It) Ral Donner (Gone) |
96 | I FALL TO PIECES Patsy Cline (Decca) |
97 | LITTLE DEVIL Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor) |
98 | ONE MINT JULEP Ray Charles (Impulse) |
99 | RUNAROUND SUE Dion (Laurie) |
100 | EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART [Gladys Knight &] The Pips (Vee-Jay) |