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| 30 Best of 1961 -- click on the column header to sort the table. |
| Rank |
title |
artist |
highest ranking |
Date Highest Rank |
Weeks in Top Twenty |
weeks on chart |
| 1 |
The Way You Look Tonight |
The Lettermen |
13 |
1961/10/21 |
6 |
9 |
| 2 |
Quarter to Three |
Gary U.S. Bonds |
1 |
1961/06/24 |
10 |
12 |
| 3 |
Runaround Sue |
Dion |
1 |
1961/10/21 |
11 |
12 |
| 4 |
Stand by Me |
Ben E. King |
4 |
1961/06/10 |
7 |
24 |
| 5 |
Tossin' and Turnin' |
Bobby Lewis |
1 |
1961/07/08 |
15 |
17 |
| 6 |
Runaway |
Del Shannon |
1 |
1961/04/22 |
10 |
12 |
| 7 |
There's a Moon Out Tonight |
The Capris |
3 |
1961/02/25 |
7 |
10 |
| 8 |
Gypsy Woman |
The Impressions |
20 |
1961/12/02 |
2 |
8 |
| 9 |
Crying |
Roy Orbison |
2 |
1961/10/07 |
10 |
14 |
| 10 |
Crazy |
Patsy Cline |
9 |
1961/11/25 |
5 |
7 |
| 11 |
Will You Love Me Tomorrow |
The Shirelles |
1 |
1961/01/28 |
12 |
15 |
| 12 |
Raindrops |
Dee Clark |
2 |
1961/06/24 |
10 |
12 |
| 13 |
Moon River |
Jerry Butler |
11 |
1961/12/09 |
6 |
11 |
| 14 |
Please Mr. Postman |
The Marvelettes |
1 |
1961/12/09 |
12 |
15 |
| 15 |
Let There Be Drums |
Sandy Nelson |
7 |
1961/12/16 |
8 |
12 |
| 16 |
It Will Stand |
The Showmen |
61 |
NA |
0 |
NA |
| 17 |
I Like It Like That |
Chris Kenner |
2 |
1961/07/29 |
8 |
10 |
| 18 |
A Little Bit of Soap |
The Jarmels |
12 |
1961/09/16 |
2 |
6 |
| 19 |
Emotions |
Brenda Lee |
7 |
1961/02/11 |
6 |
9 |
| 20 |
Some Kind of Wonderful |
The Drifters |
32 |
NA |
0 |
6 |
| 21 |
You're The Reason |
Bobby Edwards |
11 |
1961/11/18 |
5 |
9 |
| 22 |
Cupid |
Sam Cooke |
17 |
1961/07/22 |
3 |
9 |
| 23 |
Walk Right Back |
The Everly Brothers |
7 |
1961/03/25 |
6 |
10 |
| 24 |
I Count the Tears |
The Drifters |
17 |
1961/01/28 |
2 |
7 |
| 25 |
Calendar Girl |
Neil Sedaka |
4 |
1961/02/11 |
8 |
12 |
| 26 |
Wonderland By Night |
Bert Kaempfert |
1 |
1961/01/07 |
13 |
15 |
| 27 |
Pony Time |
Chubby Checker |
1 |
1961/02/25 |
11 |
14 |
| 28 |
His Latest Flame |
Elvis Presley |
4 |
1961/09/16 |
2 |
7 |
| 29 |
I Fall to Pieces |
Patsy Cline |
12 |
1961/09/02 |
3 |
10 |
| 30 |
Let's Twist Again |
Chubby Checker |
8 |
1961/08/05 |
7 |
15 |
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