1961 Top Ten Music Charts

1961’s Biggest Artists and Songs

Theme From ‘A Summer Place’ – Percy Faith (Grammy for 1960’s Record of the Year, presented in 1961)
New Artists in the Pop Charts Included:
Mary Wells, Aretha Franklin, Tony Orlando, The Marvelettes, Glen Campbell, Gene Pitney, Johnny Maestro, Dave Brubeck Quartet

1961’s Retro Top 10 Hits

1. Runaway – Del Shannon
2. Mother-In-Law – Ernie K Doe
3. Raindrops – Dee Clark
4. Daddy’s Home – Shep and the Limelights
5. Hurt – Timi Yuri
6. Yellow Bird – Arthur Lyman Group
7. I Love How You Love Me – The Paris Sisters
8. Let There Be Drums – Sandy Nelson
9. Norman – Sue Thompson
10. My True Story – The Jive Five

1961’s ‘One Hit Wonders’

1. The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens
2. Heart and Soul – The Cleftones
3. Please Love Me Forever – Cathy Jean and the Roommates
4. Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) – Barry Mann
5. (Ghost) Riders I The Sky – The Ramrods
6. Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me of You) – Little Caesar and the Romans
7. A Little Bit of Soap – The Jarmels
8. Foot Stompin’ – The Flares
9. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night) -Lonnie Donegan
10. When Will We Get Married – The Dreamlovers

1961’s Dance Top 10 Hit List

1. Tossin’ and Turnin’ – Bobby Lewis
2. Pretty Little Angel Eyes – Curtis Lee
3. The Bristol Stomp – The Dovells
4. Blue Moon – The Marcels
5. Runaround Sue – Dion
6. Rama Lama Ding Dong – The Edsels
7. Hushable – The Mystics
8. I Like It Like That – Chris Kenner
9. Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee
10. Runaway – Del Shannon

1961’s Doo-Wop Song Top 10 Hit List

1. Blue Moon – Marcels
2. The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens
3. There’s a Moon Out Tonight – The Capris
4. Daddy’s Home – Shep and the Limelights
5. Heart And Soul – Cleftones
6. Pretty Little Angel Eyes – Curtis Lee
7. Tell Me Why – Dion and the Belmonts
8. Barbara Ann – Regents
9. My True Story – The Jive Five
10. I’m So Young – The Students

More Doo-Wop Song Hits:

When We Get Married – The Dreamlovers
In My Heart – Timetones
Lover’s Island – The Blue Jays
Tonight (Could Be The Night) – Velvets
I Really Love You – Stereos
Smoky Places – Corsairs
Rip Van Winkle – Devotions
To Be Loved (Forever) – The Paragons

PCM’s 1961 Top 10 Hit List

1. At Last – Etta James
2. Crazy – Patsy Cline
3. Let’s Twist Again – Chubby Checker
4. Bristol Stomp – The Dovells
5. Please Mr. Postman – The Marvelettes
6. Hit The Road Jack – Ray Charles
7. Stand By Me – Ben E. King
8. Runaround Sue – Dion
9. The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens
10. Tossin and Turnin’ – Bobby Lewis