1961 in Music - Top Hits On Record

Top Hits On Record

  • "A Certain Girl" – Ernie K-Doe
  • "Angel Baby" – Rosie & The Originals
  • "At Last" – Etta James
  • "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" – Elvis Presley
  • "Are You Sure" – The Allisons
  • "Big River, Big Man" – Claude King
  • "Blue Moon" – The Marcels
  • "Calcutta" – Lawrence Welk
  • "Calendar Girl" – Neil Sedaka
  • "Crazy" – Patsy Cline
  • "Crying" – Roy Orbison
  • "FBI" – The Shadows
  • "Fool No. 1" – Brenda Lee
  • "The Frightened City" – The Shadows
  • "Garde-moi la dernière danse" – Dalida
  • "Gee Whiz it's You" – Cliff Richard and The Shadows
  • "A Girl Like You" – Cliff Richard and The Shadows
  • "Hello Mary Lou" – Ricky Nelson
  • "I Fall to Pieces" – Patsy Cline
  • "I Like It Like That, Part 1" – Chris Kenner
  • "I Love How You Love Me" – The Paris Sisters
  • "It Will Stand" – The Showmen
  • "Let's Go Trippin'" – Dick Dale
  • "(I Wanna) Love My Life Away" – Gene Pitney
  • "Kon-Tiki" – The Shadows
  • "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame"/"Little Sister" – Elvis Presley
  • "Moody River" – Pat Boone
  • "Mother-In-Law" – Ernie K-Doe
  • "My Bonnie" – Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers
  • "Nuits d'Espagne" – Dalida
  • "On The Rebound" – Floyd Cramer
  • "Please Mr. Postman" – The Marvelettes
  • "Quarter To Three" – Gary U.S. Bonds
  • "Raindrops" – Dee Clark
  • "Runaround Sue" – Dion
  • "Runaway" – Del Shannon
  • "Running Scared" – Roy Orbison
  • "Sailor" – Petula Clark
  • "The Savage" – The Shadows
  • "Shop Around" – The Miracles
  • "Spanish Harlem" – Ben E. King
  • "Stand By Me" – Ben E. King
  • "Surfin'" – The Beach Boys
  • "Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta" – Ernie K-Doe
  • "The Comancheros" – Claude King
  • "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" – The Tokens
  • "The Mountain's High" – Dick and Deedee
  • "The Wanderer" – Dion
  • "Theme for a Dream" – Cliff Richard and The Shadows
  • "There's No Other Like My Baby" – The Crystals
  • "Together" – Connie Francis
  • "Tossin' and Turnin' " – Bobby Lewis
  • "Town Without Pity" – Gene Pitney
  • "Travelin' Man" – Ricky Nelson
  • "Walk Right Back"/"Ebony Eyes" – The Everly Brothers
  • "Walkin' Back to Happiness" – Helen Shapiro
  • "What I'd Say" – Cliff Richard and The Shadows
  • "When the Girl in Your Arms (Is the Girl in Your Heart)" – Cliff Richard
  • "Where the Boys Are" – Connie Francis
  • "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" – The Shirelles
  • "You Don't Know" – Helen Shapiro
  • "You're Driving Me Crazy" – The Temperance Seven
  • "Underwater" - The Frogmen
  • See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1961 (USA)

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