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Top Songs of 1961

1960 <-1961-> 1962

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Runaway    [article]1.03/1961
Runaway by Del Shannon 

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from Little Town Flirt   COVER

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363
US ✫1
UK ✫1
US R&B 3
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #466]
written by Del Shannon (as Charles Westover) & Max Crook
2.10/1961
Big Bad John by Jimmy Dean 

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from Big Bad John and Other Fabulous Songs and Tales   COVER

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358
US ✫1
UK 2
US AC ✫1
US country ✫1
3.03/1961
Blue Moon by The Marcels 

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355
US ✫1
UK ✫1
US R&B ✫1
written by Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
4.07/1961
Michael by The Highwaymen [folk group] 

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from The Highwaymen   COVER

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342
US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC ✫1
19th century folk song
5.02/1961
Surrender by Elvis Presley 

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338
US ✫1
UK ✫1
adapted from the italian song "come back to sorrento"
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
Can't Help Falling in Love    [article]6.12/1961
Can't Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley 

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from Blue Hawaii   COVER

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335
US 2
UK ✫1
US AC ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #394]
charted as Rock-A-Hula Baby/Can't Help Falling in Love in UK charts
written by George David Weiss, Hugo E. Peretti & Luigi Creatore
Stranger on the Shore    [article]7.12/1961
Stranger on the Shore by Mr. Acker Bilk 

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330
US ✫1
UK 2
US AC ✫1
US R&B 7
with the Leon Young String Chorale
(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame    [article]8.08/1961
(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame by Elvis Presley 

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312
US 4
UK ✫1
US AC 2
charted as His Latest Flame / Little Sister in UK charts
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
Travelin' Man    [article]9.04/1961
Travelin' Man by Ricky Nelson 

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from Rick Is 21   COVER

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304
US ✫1
UK 2
charted as Hello Mary Lou / Travellin' Man in UK charts
written by Jerry Fuller
10.08/1961
Take Good Care of My Baby by Bobby Vee 

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from Take Good Care of My Baby   COVER

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296
US ✫1
UK 3
written by Carole King & Gerry Goffin
11.11/1961
Midnight in Moscow by Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen 

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294
US 2
UK 2
US AC ✫1
12.08/1961
Little Sister by Elvis Presley 

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288
US 5
UK ✫1
US: B-side to (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame, UK: Double A-side with (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame ; charted as His Latest Flame / Little Sister in UK charts
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
13.03/1961
On the Rebound by Floyd Cramer 

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from On the Rebound   COVER

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282
US 4
UK ✫1
US R&B 16
14.09/1961
Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles 

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from Ray Charles Greatest Hits   COVER

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278
US ✫1
UK 6
US R&B ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #377]
written by Percy Mayfield
15.05/1961
Quarter to Three by Gary U.S. Bonds 

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from Dance 'Til Quarter to Three   COVER

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268
US ✫1
UK 7
US R&B 3
as U.S. Bonds
16.01/1961
Ebony Eyes by The Everly Brothers 

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from The Golden Hits of the Everly Brothers   COVER

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266
US 8
UK ✫1
US country 25
US R&B 25
charted as Walk Right Back / Ebony Eyes in UK charts
written by Rick James
17.02/1961
Walk Right Back by The Everly Brothers 

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from The Golden Hits of the Everly Brothers   COVER

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263
US 7
UK ✫1
charted as Walk Right Back / Ebony Eyes in UK charts
written by Sonny Curtis
The Lion Sleeps Tonight    [article]18.11/1961
The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens 

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256
US ✫1
UK 11
US R&B 7
aka Wimoweh, a south african zulu song
written by Solomon Linda, Paul Campbell, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss & Albert Stanton
19.09/1961
Runaround Sue by Dion 

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from Runaround Sue   COVER

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249
US ✫1
UK 11
US R&B 4
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #342]
written by Dion (as Dion DiMucci) & Ernie Maresca
20.02/1961
I Don't Know Why (But I Do) by Clarence Henry 

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248
US 4
UK 3
as Clarence "Frogman" Henry
21.11/1961
The Twist by Chubby Checker 

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from Your Twist Party   COVER

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247
US ✫1
UK 14
US R&B 4
[R]
written by Hank Ballard
22.10/1961
Walk on By by Leroy Van Dyke 

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from Walk on By   COVER

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243
US 5
UK 5
US country ✫1
written by Kendall Hayes & Gary Walker
23.11/1961
Run to Him by Bobby Vee 

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from Take Good Care of My Baby   COVER

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241
US 2
UK 6
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
24.04/1961
Running Scared by Roy Orbison 

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from Crying   COVER

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240
US ✫1
UK 9
25.05/1961
I Feel So Bad by Elvis Presley 

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236
US 5
UK 4
US R&B 15
hit for Chuck Willis in 1954
26.04/1961
Tossin' and Turnin' by Bobby Lewis 

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232
US ✫1
US R&B ✫1
written by Ritchie Adams & Malou Rene
27.01/1961
Pony Time by Chubby Checker 

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from It's Pony Time   COVER

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229
US ✫1
UK 27
US R&B ✫1
written by Don Covay & John Berry
Hello Mary Lou    [article]28.05/1961
Hello Mary Lou by Ricky Nelson 

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from Rick Is 21   COVER

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226
US 9
UK 2
charted as Hello Mary Lou / Travellin' Man in UK charts
written by Gene Pitney & Cayet Mangiaracina
29.06/1961
Together by Connie Francis 

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from Connie Francis Sings   COVER

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224
US 6
UK 6
US AC ✫1
#1 hit for Paul Whiteman in 1928
written by Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva & Lew Brown
Moody River    [article]30.05/1961
Moody River by Pat Boone 

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from Moody River   COVER

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222
US ✫1
UK 18
US AC 4
31.03/1961
Mother-in-Law by Ernie K-Doe 

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220
US ✫1
UK 29
US R&B ✫1
32.11/1961
Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen by Neil Sedaka 

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219
US 6
UK 3
[RCA 7957]
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield
33.01/1961
Wheels by The String-A-Longs 

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217
US 3
UK 8
US R&B 19
34.11/1961
Peppermint Twist (Part 1) by Joey Dee & the Starliters 

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from Doin' the Twist as the Peppermint Lounge   COVER

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214
US ✫1
UK 33
US R&B 8
as Joey Dee & The Starlighters
inspired by New York City's Peppermint Lounge Club
written by Joey Dee & Henry Glover
35.06/1961
Hats Off to Larry by Del Shannon 

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from Little Town Flirt   COVER

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213
US 5
UK 6
36.12/1961
The Wanderer by Dion 

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from Runaround Sue   COVER

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212
US 2
UK 10
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #239]
written by Ernie Maresca
37.05/1961
The Boll Weevil Song by Brook Benton 

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from The Boll Weevil Song and 11 Other Great Hits   COVER

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211
US 2
UK 30
US AC ✫1
US R&B 2
38.12/1961
A Little Bitty Tear by Burl Ives 

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from The Versatile Burl Ives!   COVER

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207
US 9
UK 9
US AC ✫1
US country 2
written by Hank Cochran
39.03/1961
I've Told Every Little Star by Linda Scott 

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207
US 3
UK 7
US R&B 22
[Canadian-Amer. 123]
written by Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II
40.10/1961
Let There Be Drums by Sandy Nelson 

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from Let There Be Drums   COVER

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206
US 7
UK 3
[instrumental]
[Imperial 5775]
written by Sandy Nelson & Richard Podolor
Rock-A-Hula Baby (Twist Special)    [article]41.12/1961
Rock-A-Hula Baby (Twist Special) by Elvis Presley 

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from Blue Hawaii   COVER

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199
US 23
UK ✫1
US: B-side to Can't Help Falling In Love, UK: Double A-side with Can't Help Falling In Love ; charted as Rock-A-Hula Baby/Can't Help Falling in Love in UK charts
written by Ben Weisman, Fred Wise & Dolores Fuller
Please, Mr. Postman    [article]42.09/1961
Please, Mr. Postman by The Marvelettes 

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from Please Mr. Postman   COVER

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198
US ✫1
US R&B ✫1
[Tamla 54046]
written by Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman & Freddie Gorman
43.08/1961
Crying by Roy Orbison 

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from Crying   COVER

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189
US 2
UK 25
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #69]
B side to Candy Man
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson
Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn)    [article]44.06/1961
Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn) by Joe Dowell 

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188
US ✫1
US AC ✫1
based on german folk song Muss I Denn
written by Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Kay Twomey & Bert Kaempfert
Stand by Me    [article]45.05/1961
Stand by Me by Ben E. King 

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182
US 4
UK 27
US R&B ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #121]
written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
46.09/1961
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby by Bobby Darin 

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from Twist with Bobby Darin   COVER

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179
US 5
UK 10
#1 hit for Bing Crosby in 1938
written by Harry Warren & Johnny Mercer
47.02/1961
Lazy River by Bobby Darin 

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from The Bobby Darin Story   COVER

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177
US 14
UK 2
hit for Hoagy Carmichael in 1932
written by Hoagy Carmichael & Sidney Arodin
48.05/1961
Temptation by The Everly Brothers 

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from The Golden Hits of the Everly Brothers   COVER

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177
US 27
UK ✫1
hit for Bing Crosby in 1934
49.05/1961
I Like It Like That (Part 1) by Chris Kenner 

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176
US 2
US R&B 2
written by Chris Kenner & Allen Toussaint
Wooden Heart    [article]50.03/1961
Wooden Heart by Elvis Presley 

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171
UK ✫1US: B-side to Blue Christmas and Puppet On a String
written by Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Kay Twomey & Bert Kaempfert
51.01/1961
Baby Sittin' Boogie by Buzz Clifford 

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170
US 6
UK 17
US country 28
US R&B 27
52.05/1961
Raindrops by Dee Clark 

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169
US 2
US R&B 3
53.06/1961
Dum Dum by Brenda Lee 

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from All the Way   COVER

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168
US 4
UK 22
written by Jackie Deshannon
Apache    [article]54.01/1961
Apache by Jørgen Ingmann 

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167
US 2
US R&B 9
written by Jerry Lordan
55.07/1961
My True Story by The Jive Five 

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167
US 3
US R&B ✫1
56.11/1961
I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) by Barbara George 

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167
US 3
US R&B ✫1
57.09/1961
Bristol Stomp by The Dovells 

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166
US 2
US R&B 7
58.04/1961
Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart by Connie Francis 

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from Connie Francis Sings   COVER

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165
US 7
UK 12
written by Howard Greenfield & Jack Keller
Let's Twist Again    [article]59.08/1961
Let's Twist Again by Chubby Checker 

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from Let's Twist Again   COVER

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165
US 22
UK 2
[R]
written by Kal Mann & Dave Appell
60.07/1961
The Mountain's High by Dick & Deedee 

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165
US 2
UK 37
61.01/1961
Dedicated to the One I Love by The Shirelles 

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from Tonight's the Night   COVER

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163
US 3
US R&B 2
[R]
written by Ralph Bass & Lowman Pauling
62.07/1961
Last Night by The Mar-Keys 

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162
US 3
US R&B 2
63.08/1961
Candy Man by Roy Orbison 

video

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162
US 25
UK 2
64.07/1961
You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) by Ral Donner 

video

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161
US 4
UK 25
Johnny Remember Me    [article]65.08/1961
Johnny Remember Me by John Leyton 

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160
UK ✫1
66.10/1961
Fool #1 by Brenda Lee 

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from Brenda, That's All   COVER

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159
US 3
UK 38
67.10/1961
Goodbye Cruel World by James Darren 

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158
US 3
UK 28
[Colpix 609]
written by Gloria Shayne
68.09/1961
Walkin' Back to Happiness by Helen Shapiro 

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158
US 100
UK ✫1
69.05/1961
You Always Hurt the One You Love by Clarence Henry 

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156
US 12
UK 6
US R&B 11
#1 hit for the Mills Brothers in 1944
written by Allan Roberts & Doris Fisher
70.01/1961
Don't Worry (Like All the Other Times) by Marty Robbins 

video

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from More Greatest Hits   COVER

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155
US 3
US country ✫1
[Columbia 41922]
written by Marty Robbins
71.07/1961
You Don't Know by Helen Shapiro 

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154
UK ✫1
72.11/1961
Tower of Strength by Frankie Vaughan 

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154
UK ✫1
73.04/1961
Mama Said by The Shirelles 

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154
US 4
US R&B 2
written by Luther Dixon & Willie Denson
74.09/1961
This Time by Troy Shondell 

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153
US 6
UK 22
75.03/1961
A Hundred Pounds of Clay by Gene McDaniels 

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152
US 3
US R&B 11
76.09/1961
Let's Get Together by Hayley Mills 

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151
US 8
UK 17
77.03/1961
Daddy's Home by Shep & the Limelites 

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150
US 2
US R&B 4
[Hull 740]
written by James Sheppard & William H. Miller
78.11/1961
Moon River by Danny Williams 

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149
UK ✫1written by Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer
79.08/1961
Bless You by Tony Orlando 

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148
US 15
UK 5
written by The Corporation
80.09/1961
I Understand (Just How You Feel) by The G-Clefs 

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147
US 9
UK 17
adaptation of "auld lang syne"-melody
written by Pat Best
81.05/1961
The Writing on the Wall by Adam Wade 

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146
US 5
US AC 5
US R&B 21
82.06/1961
Well, I Ask You by Eden Kane 

video

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145
US 119
UK ✫1
[London 1993]
83.07/1961
Reach for the Stars by Shirley Bassey 

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145
US 120
UK ✫1
Reach For The Stars / Climb Ev'ry Mountain in the UK
84.04/1961
You're Driving Me Crazy by The Temperance Seven 

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143
UK ✫1
85.01/1961
Sailor by Petula Clark 

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143
UK ✫1
86.09/1961
Kon-Tiki by The Shadows 

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143
UK ✫1
87.11/1961
Hey! Little Girl by Del Shannon 

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from Little Town Flirt   COVER

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143
US 38
UK 2
88.10/1961
Tower of Strength by Gene McDaniels 

video

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143
US 5
US R&B 5
written by Burt Bacharach
89.05/1961
Every Beat of My Heart by Gladys Knight & the Pips 

video

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142
US 6
US R&B ✫1
as The Pips

written by Johnny Otis
90.08/1961
Mexico by Bob Moore 

video

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138
US 7
US AC ✫1
US R&B 22
Where the Boys Are    [article]91.01/1961
Where the Boys Are by Connie Francis 

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from More Greatest Hits   COVER

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136
US 4B side to No One
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield
92.05/1961
Yellow Bird by Arthur Lyman 

video

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135
US 4written by Alan Bergman, Michael Keith & Norman Luboff
93.03/1961
Take Good Care of Her by Adam Wade 

video

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135
US 7
UK 38
US R&B 20
Wild in the Country    94.06/1961
Wild in the Country by Elvis Presley 

video

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135
US 26
UK 4
US: B-side to I Feel So Bad, UK: Double A-side with I Feel So Bad
95.06/1961
Cupid by Sam Cooke 

video

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from The Best of Sam Cooke   COVER

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134
US 17
UK 7
US R&B 20
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #452]
[RCA 7883]
written by Sam Cooke
96.10/1961
Soothe Me by The Sims Twins 

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132
US 8
US R&B 4
97.12/1961
Norman by Sue Thompson 

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from Meet Sue Thompson   COVER

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132
US 3[Hickory 1159]
written by John D. Loudermilk
98.05/1961
Little Devil by Neil Sedaka 

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from Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits   COVER

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132
US 11
UK 9
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield
99.09/1961
Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) by Sue Thompson 

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from Meet Sue Thompson   COVER

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131
US 5
US AC ✫1
[Hickory 1153]
written by John D. Loudermilk
Ya Ya    [article]100.09/1961
Ya Ya by Lee Dorsey 

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131
US 7
US R&B ✫1
written by Lee Dorsey, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson & Morris Levy
101.06/1961
San Antonio Rose by Floyd Cramer 

video

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from On the Rebound   COVER

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130
US 8
UK 36
US country 8
written by Bob Wills
102.07/1961
School Is Out by Gary U.S. Bonds 

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from Dance 'Til Quarter to Three   COVER

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129
US 5
US R&B 12
103.09/1961
I Love How You Love Me by The Paris Sisters 

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129
US 5produced by Phil Spector
written by Barry Mann & Larry Kolber
104.02/1961
Are You Sure by The Allisons 

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127
US 102
UK 2
105.02/1961
Asia Minor by Kokomo 

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126
US 8
UK 35
106.02/1961
Stayin' In by Bobby Vee 

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from Bobby Vee   COVER

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125
US 33
UK 4
charted as More Than I Can Say / Staying In in UK charts
107.03/1961
You Can Depend on Me by Brenda Lee 

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from Brenda, That's All   COVER

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125
US 6
US R&B 25
written by Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap & Earl Hines
108.11/1961
Johnny Will by Pat Boone 

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from Pat Boone's Golden Hits   COVER

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124
US 35
UK 4
109.10/1961
Wild Wind by John Leyton 

video

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124
UK 2
110.09/1961
Jealousy by Billy Fury 

video

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124
UK 2
111.03/1961
One Mint Julep by Ray Charles 

video

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from Genius+Soul=Jazz   COVER

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124
US 8
US R&B ✫1
written by Rudy Toombs
Baby It's You    [article]112.12/1961
Baby It's You by The Shirelles 

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from Baby It's You   COVER

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123
US 8
US R&B 3
written by Burt Bacharach, Mack David & Luther Dixon (as Barney Williams
113.09/1961
Take Five by The Dave Brubeck Quartet 

video

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from Time Out featuring Take Five   COVER

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123
US 25
UK 6
114.12/1961
Multiplication by Bobby Darin 

video

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from Twist with Bobby Darin   COVER

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121
US 30
UK 5
115.09/1961
The Fly by Chubby Checker 

video

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from For Teen Twisters Only   COVER

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119
US 7
US R&B 11
116.10/1961
Heartaches by The Marcels 

video

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119
US 7
US R&B 19
#1 hit for Ted Weems in 1947
written by Al Hoffman & John Klenner
117.11/1961
Unchain My Heart by Ray Charles 

video

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from Ray Charles Greatest Hits   COVER

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118
US 9
US R&B 2
written by Bobby Sharp & Teddy Powell (disputed credit)
118.07/1961
Hurt by Timi Yuro 

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from Hurt!!!!!!   COVER

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117
US 4
US R&B 22
[Liberty 55343]
written by Al Jacobs & Jimmie Crane
119.07/1961
As If I Didn't Know by Adam Wade 

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117
US 10
US AC 4
US R&B 16
120.12/1961
Dear Lady Twist by Gary U.S. Bonds 

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116
US 9
US R&B 5
Let's Twist Again    [article]121.06/1961
Let's Twist Again by Chubby Checker 

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from Let's Twist Again   COVER

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115
US 8
US R&B 26

written by Kal Mann & Dave Appell
122.11/1961
When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart) by Connie Francis 

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from Connie Francis Sings   COVER

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114
US 10
US AC 2
written by Sid Tepper & Roy Bennett
123.08/1961
Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp) by Barry Mann 

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113
US 7written by Barry Mann & Gerry Goffin
124.07/1961
Pretty Little Angel Eyes by Curtis Lee 

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113
US 7
When I Fall in Love    [article]125.11/1961
When I Fall in Love by The Lettermen 

video

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from A Song for Your Love   COVER

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112
US 7
US AC ✫1
hit for Doris Day in 1952
[Capitol 4658]
written by Victor Young & Edward Heyman
126.01/1961
Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes) by Carla Thomas 

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112
US 10
US R&B 5
127.08/1961
One Track Mind by Bobby Lewis 

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111
US 9
US R&B 8
128.10/1961
When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart by Cliff Richard 

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111
UK 3as Cliff Richard with Norie Paramor & his orchestra
written by Sid Tepper & Roy Bennett
129.03/1961
Theme for a Dream by Cliff Richard 

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111
UK 3as Cliff Richard & The Shadows
130.07/1961
Romeo by Petula Clark 

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111
UK 3
131.05/1961
Halfway to Paradise by Billy Fury 

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111
UK 3written by Carole King & Gerry Goffin
132.05/1961
Frightened City by The Shadows 

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111
UK 3
133.03/1961
Don't Treat Me Like a Child by Helen Shapiro 

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111
UK 3
134.06/1961
A Girl Like You by Cliff Richard 

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111
UK 3as Cliff Richard & The Shadows
More Than I Can Say    [article]135.02/1961
More Than I Can Say by Bobby Vee 

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from Bobby Vee   COVER

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111
US 61
UK 4
US B side to Stayin' In ; charted as More Than I Can Say / Staying In in UK charts
written by Sonny Curtis & Jerry Allison
136.06/1961
Sea of Heartbreak by Don Gibson 

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110
US 21
UK 14
US country 2
137.05/1961
Softly as I Leave You by Matt Monro 

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108
US 18
UK 10
written by Antonio De Vita & Hal Shaper
138.05/1961
Those Oldies but Goodies (Remind Me of You) by Little Caesar & the Romans 

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105
US 9
US R&B 28
as Caesar & the Romans
139.07/1961
Don't Bet Money Honey by Linda Scott 

video

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104
US 9
UK 50
US AC 3
[Canadian-Amer. 127]
written by Linda Scott
140.10/1961
The Time Has Come by Adam Faith 

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102
UK 4
141.06/1961
Pasadena by The Temperance Seven 

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102
UK 4
142.04/1961
Gee Whiz It's You by Cliff Richard 

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from Me and My Shadows   COVER

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102
UK 4as Cliff Richard & The Shadows
143.10/1961
Tonight by Ferrante & Teicher 

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from West Side Story and Other Motion Picture and Broadway Hits   COVER

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101
US 8written by Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim
144.02/1961
Little Boy Sad by Johnny Burnette 

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99
US 17
UK 12
145.10/1961
Moon River by Henry Mancini 

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96
US 11
UK 44
US AC 3
written by Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer
What'd I Say    [article]146.04/1961
What'd I Say by Jerry Lee Lewis 

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96
US 30
UK 10
US country 27
US R&B 26
written by Ray Charles
147.1961
As If I Didn't Know by Adam Wade 

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95
US 10
148.03/1961
Theme from Dixie by Duane Eddy 

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94
US 39
UK 7
149.10/1961
Crazy by Patsy Cline 

video

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from Showcase   COVER

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93
US 9
US country 2
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #85]
[Decca 31317]
written by Willie Nelson
The Way You Look Tonight    [article]150.09/1961
The Way You Look Tonight by The Lettermen 

video

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from A Song for Your Love   COVER

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92
US 13
UK 36
US AC 3
#1 hit for Fred Astaire in 1936
[Capitol 4586]
written by Dorothy Fields & Jerome Kern
151.09/1961
You'll Answer to Me by Cleo Laine 

video

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92
UK 5
152.02/1961
Who Am I / This Is It! by Adam Faith 

video

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92
UK 5
Where the Boys Are / Baby Roo    [article]153.03/1961
Where the Boys Are / Baby Roo by Connie Francis 

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from More Greatest Hits   COVER

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92
UK 5written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield
154.04/1961
Warpaint by The Brook Brothers 

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92
UK 5
155.03/1961
My Kind of Girl by Matt Monro 

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from My Kind of Girl   COVER

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92
UK 5
156.12/1961
I'd Never Find Another You by Billy Fury 

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92
UK 5
157.04/1961
Tragedy by The Fleetwoods 

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91
US 10
158.01/1961
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky by The Ramrods 

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90
US 30
UK 8
[Amy 813]
written by Stan Jones
159.09/1961
So Long Baby by Del Shannon 

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90
US 28
UK 10
160.07/1961
When We Get Married by The Dreamlovers 

video

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88
US 10
I Fall to Pieces    [article]161.05/1961
I Fall to Pieces by Patsy Cline 

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from Showcase   COVER

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88
US 12
US country ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #238]
[Decca 31205]
written by Hank Cochran & Harlan Howard
162.10/1961
My Boomerang Won't Come Back by Charlie Drake 

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88
US 21
UK 14
163.04/1961
Hello Walls by Faron Young 

video

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86
US 12
US country ✫1
written by Willie Nelson
164.08/1961
Without You by Johnny Tillotson 

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from Johnny Tillotson's Best   COVER

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85
US 7[Cadence 1404]
written by Johnny Tillotson
165.05/1961
You'll Never Know by Shirley Bassey 

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85
UK 6written by Harry Warren, Mack Gordon & Dorothy Fern Norris
166.09/1961
Michael Row the Boat / Lumbered by Lonnie Donegan 

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85
UK 6as Lonnie Donegan & His Group
167.02/1961
FBI by The Shadows 

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85
UK 6
168.03/1961
And the Heavens Cried by Anthony Newley 

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85
UK 6
169.10/1961
Town without Pity by Gene Pitney 

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MP3

84
US 13
UK 32
produced by Phil Spector
170.08/1961
You're the Reason by Bobby Edwards 

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82
US 11
US country 4
171.10/1961
Everlovin' by Ricky Nelson 

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81
US 16
UK 23
as Rick Nelson
[Imperial 5770]
written by Dave Burgess
172.08/1961
More Money for You and Me by The Four Preps 

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80
US 17
UK 39
US AC 4
[mr. blue, alley oop, smoke gets in your eyes, in this whole wide world, a worried man, tom dooley, a teenager in love]
173.06/1961
I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door by Eddie Hodges 

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80
US 12
UK 37
written by Aaron Schroeder & Sid Wayne
Cotton Fields    [article]174.11/1961
Cotton Fields by The Highwaymen [folk group] 

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from Standing Room Only!   COVER

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78
US 13
US AC 3
traditional american ballad, copyrighted in 1850
written by Lead Belly
175.01/1961
Good Time Baby by Bobby Rydell 

video

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78
US 11
UK 42
176.09/1961
Don't Blame Me by The Everly Brothers 

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from The Golden Hits of the Everly Brothers   COVER

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77
US 20
UK 20
charted as Muskrat / Don't Blame Me in UK charts
written by Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields
177.12/1961
Toy Balloons by Russ Conway 

video

MP3

77
UK 7
178.07/1961
That's My Home by Mr. Acker Bilk 

video

MP3

77
UK 7as Mr Acker Bilk & The Paramount Jazz Band
179.11/1961
My Friend the Sea by Petula Clark 

video

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77
UK 7
180.02/1961
Think Twice by Brook Benton 

video

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77
US 11
US R&B 6
B side to For My Baby
181.03/1961
Portrait of My Love by Steve Lawrence 

video

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from Portrait of My Love   COVER

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76
US 9[United Artists 291]
written by David West & Cyril Orander
182.11/1961
The Language of Love by John D. Loudermilk 

video

MP3

from Language of Love   COVER

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76
US 32
UK 13
183.10/1961
Moon River by Jerry Butler 

video

MP3

76
US 11
US R&B 14
[Vee-Jay 405]
written by Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer
184.01/1961
You Can Have Her by Roy Hamilton 

video

MP3

75
US 12
US R&B 6
185.10/1961
I Don't Know Why by Linda Scott 

video

MP3

75
US 12
US AC 4
hit for Wayne King in 1931
[Canadian-Amer. 129]
written by Roy Turk & Fred Ahlert
186.07/1961
A Little Bit of Soap by The Jarmels 

video

MP3

74
US 12
US R&B 7
187.10/1961
September in the Rain by Dinah Washington 

video

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from September in the Rain   COVER

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74
US 23
UK 35
US R&B 5
#1 hit for Guy Lombardo in 1937
written by Harry Warren & Al Dubin
188.12/1961
Smoky Places by The Corsairs 

video

MP3

73
US 12
US R&B 10
featuring Jay "Bird" Uzzell
189.07/1961
Amor by Ben E. King 

video

MP3

from Spanish Harlem   COVER

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73
US 18
UK 38
US R&B 10
190.01/1961
My Empty Arms by Jackie Wilson 

video

MP3

73
US 9
US R&B 25
[Brunswick 55201]
written by Hank Hunter & Al Kasha
Never On Sunday    [article]191.06/1961
Never On Sunday by The Chordettes 

video

MP3

72
US 13
US AC 4
written by Manos Hadjidakis & Billy Towne
192.05/1961
Barbara-Ann by The Regents [American doo-wop group] 

video

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72
US 13
US R&B 7
193.07/1961
It's Gonna Work Out Fine by Ike & Tina Turner 

video

MP3

72
US 14
US R&B 2
[Sue 749]
written by Rose Marie McCoy & Sylvia McKinney
194.12/1961
Tuff by Ace Cannon 

video

MP3

from Tuff-Sax   COVER

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71
US 17
US R&B 3
[Hi 2040]
written by Ace Cannon
195.07/1961
Let the Four Winds Blow by Fats Domino 

video

MP3

from Million Sellers by Fats   COVER

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70
US 15
US R&B 2
196.07/1961
I'll Be There by Damita Jo 

video

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69
US 12
US R&B 15
answer-song to "stand by me"
197.02/1961
African Waltz by Johnny Dankworth 

video

MP3

69
US 101
UK 9
198.08/1961
Look in My Eyes by The Chantels 

video

MP3

69
US 14
US R&B 6
199.10/1961
Mexicali Rose by Karl Denver 

video

MP3

from Wimoweh   COVER

CD

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67
UK 8
200.05/1961
Have a Drink On Me by Lonnie Donegan 

video

MP3

67
UK 8as Lonnie Donegan & His Group
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