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title artist highest ranking Date Highest Rank weeks on chart BB Rank CB Rank GT rank EE Rank
Apache Jorgen Ingmann 2 4/1/1961 13 35 30 37 35
Barbara Ann The Regents 13 6/10/1961 7


120
Bless You Tony Orlando 15 10/7/1961 7 73

142
Blue Moon The Marcels 1 4/1/1961 11 40 11 26 13
Bristol Stomp The Dovells 2 10/21/1961 14 22
36 12
Calendar Girl Neil Sedaka 4 2/11/1961 12 33 38
46
Corinna, Corinna Ray Peterson 9 1/7/1961 9
64
61
Dum Dum Brenda Lee 4 7/29/1961 10 91 48
40
Every Breath I Take Gene Pitney 42
0


194
Heart and Soul The Cleftones 18 6/17/1961 4


181
Hello Mary Lou Ricky Nelson 9 5/20/1961 13 49 53
86
His Latest Flame Elvis Presley 4 9/16/1961 7 71

104
Hit the Road Jack Ray Charles 1 10/14/1961 11 19 87 32 19
A Hundred Pounds of Clay Gene McDaniels 3 5/6/1961 12 26 15 17 27
I'm Comin' On Back To You Jackie Wilson 19 7/8/1961 5


165
I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door Eddie Hodges 12 8/26/1961 8 92 91
129
I've Told Every Little Star Linda Scott 3 4/29/1961 10 74 33
53
I Count the Tears The Drifters 17 1/28/1961 7


144
I Like It Like That Chris Kenner 2 7/29/1961 10 34 49
31
It Will Stand The Showmen 61
0


197
I Wanna Love My Life Away Gene Pitney 39 2/25/1961 1


189
Last Night The Mar-Keys 3 8/5/1961 12 15 26 16 41
Let's Twist Again Chubby Checker 8 8/5/1961 15 94 62
58
Let There Be Drums Sandy Nelson 7 12/16/1961 12
56
60
A Little Bit of Soap The Jarmels 12 9/16/1961 6


140
Little Devil Neil Sedaka 11 5/27/1961 7
97
124
Little Sister Elvis Presley 5 9/30/1961 10 39 52
64
Mama Said The Shirelles 4 5/27/1961 8 81 57
62
Mother-in-Law Ernie K-Doe 1 5/20/1961 12 21 16 14 22
One Mint Julep Ray Charles 8 4/29/1961 9 60 98
83
On the Rebound Floyd Cramer 4 4/15/1961 11 29 63 40 36
Please Mr. Postman The Marvelettes 1 12/9/1961 15
39
16
Pony Time Chubby Checker 1 2/25/1961 14 7 14 6 9
Pretty Little Angel Eyes Curtis Lee 7 8/5/1961 8 77 56
79
Quarter to Three Gary U.S. Bonds 1 6/24/1961 12 31 19 25 15
Rama Lama Ding Dong The Edsels 21 6/17/1961 5


177
Rubber Ball Bobby Vee 6 1/7/1961 11 89 50
56
Runaround Sue Dion 1 10/21/1961 12 46 100
6
Runaway Del Shannon 1 4/22/1961 12 5 9 4 7
Sea of Heartbreak Don Gibson 21 8/26/1961 8 97

162
Shop Around The Miracles 2 2/18/1961 13 24 25 23 34
Take Five Dave Brubeck 25 10/7/1961 7 95

168
Tossin' and Turnin' Bobby Lewis 1 7/8/1961 17 1 4 1 1
Walk Right Back The Everly Brothers 7 3/25/1961 10 57

74
You Can Have Her Roy Hamilton 12 3/4/1961 7
80
131