| Cover | | Date  | Title • Artist  Album | Points  | Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
![Runaway [article] Runaway [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_11438.jpg) | 1. | 03/1961 | | 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 | | 358
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC ✫1 US country ✫1 | |
| 3. | 03/1961 | | 355
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US R&B ✫1 | written by Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart |
| 4. | 07/1961 | | 342
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC ✫1 | 19th century folk song |
| 5. | 02/1961 | | 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] Can't Help Falling in Love [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_14278.jpg) | 6. | 12/1961 | | 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] Stranger on the Shore [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_29699.jpg) | 7. | 12/1961 | | 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] (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_14275.jpg) | 8. | 08/1961 | | 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] Travelin' Man [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_35056.jpg) | 9. | 04/1961 | | 304
 | US ✫1 UK 2 | charted as Hello Mary Lou / Travellin' Man in UK charts written by Jerry Fuller |
| 10. | 08/1961 | | 296
 | US ✫1 UK 3 | written by Carole King & Gerry Goffin |
| 11. | 11/1961 | | 294
 | US 2 UK 2 US AC ✫1 | |
| 12. | 08/1961 | | 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 | | 282
 | US 4 UK ✫1 US R&B 16 | |
| 14. | 09/1961 | | 278
 | US ✫1 UK 6 US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #377] written by Percy Mayfield |
| 15. | 05/1961 | | 268
 | US ✫1 UK 7 US R&B 3 | as U.S. Bonds |
| 16. | 01/1961 | | 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 | | 263
 | US 7 UK ✫1 | charted as Walk Right Back / Ebony Eyes in UK charts written by Sonny Curtis |
![The Lion Sleeps Tonight [article] The Lion Sleeps Tonight [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_45390.jpg) | 18. | 11/1961 | | 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 | | 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 | | 248
 | US 4 UK 3 | as Clarence "Frogman" Henry |
| 21. | 11/1961 | | 247
 | US ✫1 UK 14 US R&B 4 | [R] written by Hank Ballard |
| 22. | 10/1961 | | 243
 | US 5 UK 5 US country ✫1 | written by Kendall Hayes & Gary Walker |
| 23. | 11/1961 | | 241
 | US 2 UK 6 | written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King |
| 24. | 04/1961 | | 240
 | US ✫1 UK 9 | |
| 25. | 05/1961 | | 236
 | US 5 UK 4 US R&B 15 | hit for Chuck Willis in 1954 |
| 26. | 04/1961 | | 232
 | US ✫1 US R&B ✫1 | written by Ritchie Adams & Malou Rene |
| 27. | 01/1961 | | 229
 | US ✫1 UK 27 US R&B ✫1 | written by Don Covay & John Berry |
![Hello Mary Lou [article] Hello Mary Lou [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_35057.jpg) | 28. | 05/1961 | | 226
 | US 9 UK 2 | charted as Hello Mary Lou / Travellin' Man in UK charts written by Gene Pitney & Cayet Mangiaracina |
| 29. | 06/1961 | | 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] Moody River [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_31656.jpg) | 30. | 05/1961 | | 222
 | US ✫1 UK 18 US AC 4 | |
| 31. | 03/1961 | | 220
 | US ✫1 UK 29 US R&B ✫1 | |
| 32. | 11/1961 | | 219
 | US 6 UK 3 | [RCA 7957] written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield |
| 33. | 01/1961 | | 217
 | US 3 UK 8 US R&B 19 | |
| 34. | 11/1961 | | 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 | | 213
 | US 5 UK 6 | |
| 36. | 12/1961 | | 212
 | US 2 UK 10 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #239] written by Ernie Maresca |
| 37. | 05/1961 | | 211
 | US 2 UK 30 US AC ✫1 US R&B 2 | |
| 38. | 12/1961 | | 207
 | US 9 UK 9 US AC ✫1 US country 2 | written by Hank Cochran |
| 39. | 03/1961 | | 207
 | US 3 UK 7 US R&B 22 | [Canadian-Amer. 123] written by Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II |
| 40. | 10/1961 | | 206
 | US 7 UK 3 | [instrumental] [Imperial 5775] written by Sandy Nelson & Richard Podolor |
![Rock-A-Hula Baby (Twist Special) [article] Rock-A-Hula Baby (Twist Special) [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_14279.jpg) | 41. | 12/1961 | | 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] Please, Mr. Postman [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_43757.jpg) | 42. | 09/1961 | | 198
 | US ✫1 US R&B ✫1 | [Tamla 54046] written by Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman & Freddie Gorman |
| 43. | 08/1961 | | 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] Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn) [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_22292.jpg) | 44. | 06/1961 | | 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] Stand by Me [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_4227.jpg) | 45. | 05/1961 | | 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 | | 179
 | US 5 UK 10 | #1 hit for Bing Crosby in 1938 written by Harry Warren & Johnny Mercer |
| 47. | 02/1961 | | 177
 | US 14 UK 2 | hit for Hoagy Carmichael in 1932 written by Hoagy Carmichael & Sidney Arodin |
| 48. | 05/1961 | | 177
 | US 27 UK ✫1 | hit for Bing Crosby in 1934 |
| 49. | 05/1961 | | 176
 | US 2 US R&B 2 | written by Chris Kenner & Allen Toussaint |
![Wooden Heart [article] Wooden Heart [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_14271.jpg) | 50. | 03/1961 | | 171
 | UK ✫1 | US: B-side to Blue Christmas and Puppet On a String written by Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Kay Twomey & Bert Kaempfert |
| 51. | 01/1961 | | 170
 | US 6 UK 17 US country 28 US R&B 27 | |
| 52. | 05/1961 | | 169
 | US 2 US R&B 3 | |
| 53. | 06/1961 | | 168
 | US 4 UK 22 | written by Jackie Deshannon |
![Apache [article] Apache [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_23351.jpg) | 54. | 01/1961 | | 167
 | US 2 US R&B 9 | written by Jerry Lordan |
| 55. | 07/1961 | | 167
 | US 3 US R&B ✫1 | |
| 56. | 11/1961 | | 167
 | US 3 US R&B ✫1 | |
| 57. | 09/1961 | | 166
 | US 2 US R&B 7 | |
| 58. | 04/1961 | | 165
 | US 7 UK 12 | written by Howard Greenfield & Jack Keller |
![Let's Twist Again [article] Let's Twist Again [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_8852.jpg) | 59. | 08/1961 | | 165
 | US 22 UK 2 | [R] written by Kal Mann & Dave Appell |
| 60. | 07/1961 | | 165
 | US 2 UK 37 | |
| 61. | 01/1961 | | 163
 | US 3 US R&B 2 | [R] written by Ralph Bass & Lowman Pauling |
| 62. | 07/1961 | | 162
 | US 3 US R&B 2 | |
| 63. | 08/1961 | | 162
 | US 25 UK 2 | |
| 64. | 07/1961 | | 161
 | US 4 UK 25 | |
![Johnny Remember Me [article] Johnny Remember Me [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_22668.jpg) | 65. | 08/1961 | | 160
 | UK ✫1 | |
| 66. | 10/1961 | | 159
 | US 3 UK 38 | |
| 67. | 10/1961 | | 158
 | US 3 UK 28 | [Colpix 609] written by Gloria Shayne |
| 68. | 09/1961 | | 158
 | US 100 UK ✫1 | |
| 69. | 05/1961 | | 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 | | 155
 | US 3 US country ✫1 | [Columbia 41922] written by Marty Robbins |
| 71. | 07/1961 | | 154
 | UK ✫1 | |
| 72. | 11/1961 | | 154
 | UK ✫1 | |
| 73. | 04/1961 | | 154
 | US 4 US R&B 2 | written by Luther Dixon & Willie Denson |
| 74. | 09/1961 | | 153
 | US 6 UK 22 | |
| 75. | 03/1961 | | 152
 | US 3 US R&B 11 | |
| 76. | 09/1961 | | 151
 | US 8 UK 17 | |
| 77. | 03/1961 | | 150
 | US 2 US R&B 4 | [Hull 740] written by James Sheppard & William H. Miller |
| 78. | 11/1961 | | 149
 | UK ✫1 | written by Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer |
| 79. | 08/1961 | | 148
 | US 15 UK 5 | written by The Corporation |
| 80. | 09/1961 | | 147
 | US 9 UK 17 | adaptation of "auld lang syne"-melody written by Pat Best |
| 81. | 05/1961 | | 146
 | US 5 US AC 5 US R&B 21 | |
| 82. | 06/1961 | | 145
 | US 119 UK ✫1 | [London 1993] |
| 83. | 07/1961 | | 145
 | US 120 UK ✫1 | Reach For The Stars / Climb Ev'ry Mountain in the UK |
| 84. | 04/1961 | | 143
 | UK ✫1 | |
| 85. | 01/1961 | | 143
 | UK ✫1 | |
| 86. | 09/1961 | | 143
 | UK ✫1 | |
| 87. | 11/1961 | | 143
 | US 38 UK 2 | |
| 88. | 10/1961 | | 143
 | US 5 US R&B 5 | written by Burt Bacharach |
| 89. | 05/1961 | | 142
 | US 6 US R&B ✫1 | as The Pips
written by Johnny Otis |
| 90. | 08/1961 | | 138
 | US 7 US AC ✫1 US R&B 22 | |
![Where the Boys Are [article] Where the Boys Are [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_9555.jpg) | 91. | 01/1961 | | 136
 | US 4 | B side to No One written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield |
| 92. | 05/1961 | | 135
 | US 4 | written by Alan Bergman, Michael Keith & Norman Luboff |
| 93. | 03/1961 | | 135
 | US 7 UK 38 US R&B 20 | |
 | 94. | 06/1961 | | 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 | | 134
 | US 17 UK 7 US R&B 20 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #452] [RCA 7883] written by Sam Cooke |
| 96. | 10/1961 | | 132
 | US 8 US R&B 4 | |
| 97. | 12/1961 | | 132
 | US 3 | [Hickory 1159] written by John D. Loudermilk |
| 98. | 05/1961 | | 132
 | US 11 UK 9 | written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield |
| 99. | 09/1961 | | 131
 | US 5 US AC ✫1 | [Hickory 1153] written by John D. Loudermilk |
![Ya Ya [article] Ya Ya [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_25263.jpg) | 100. | 09/1961 | | 131
 | US 7 US R&B ✫1 | written by Lee Dorsey, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson & Morris Levy |
| 101. | 06/1961 | | 130
 | US 8 UK 36 US country 8 | written by Bob Wills |
| 102. | 07/1961 | | 129
 | US 5 US R&B 12 | |
| 103. | 09/1961 | | 129
 | US 5 | produced by Phil Spector written by Barry Mann & Larry Kolber |
| 104. | 02/1961 | | 127
 | US 102 UK 2 | |
| 105. | 02/1961 | | 126
 | US 8 UK 35 | |
| 106. | 02/1961 | | 125
 | US 33 UK 4 | charted as More Than I Can Say / Staying In in UK charts |
| 107. | 03/1961 | | 125
 | US 6 US R&B 25 | written by Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap & Earl Hines |
| 108. | 11/1961 | | 124
 | US 35 UK 4 | |
| 109. | 10/1961 | | 124
 | UK 2 | |
| 110. | 09/1961 | | 124
 | UK 2 | |
| 111. | 03/1961 | | 124
 | US 8 US R&B ✫1 | written by Rudy Toombs |
![Baby It's You [article] Baby It's You [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_44799.jpg) | 112. | 12/1961 | | 123
 | US 8 US R&B 3 | written by Burt Bacharach, Mack David & Luther Dixon (as Barney Williams |
| 113. | 09/1961 | | 123
 | US 25 UK 6 | |
| 114. | 12/1961 | | 121
 | US 30 UK 5 | |
| 115. | 09/1961 | | 119
 | US 7 US R&B 11 | |
| 116. | 10/1961 | | 119
 | US 7 US R&B 19 | #1 hit for Ted Weems in 1947 written by Al Hoffman & John Klenner |
| 117. | 11/1961 | | 118
 | US 9 US R&B 2 | written by Bobby Sharp & Teddy Powell (disputed credit) |
| 118. | 07/1961 | | 117
 | US 4 US R&B 22 | [Liberty 55343] written by Al Jacobs & Jimmie Crane |
| 119. | 07/1961 | | 117
 | US 10 US AC 4 US R&B 16 | |
| 120. | 12/1961 | | 116
 | US 9 US R&B 5 | |
![Let's Twist Again [article] Let's Twist Again [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_8846.jpg) | 121. | 06/1961 | | 115
 | US 8 US R&B 26 | written by Kal Mann & Dave Appell |
| 122. | 11/1961 | | 114
 | US 10 US AC 2 | written by Sid Tepper & Roy Bennett |
| 123. | 08/1961 | | 113
 | US 7 | written by Barry Mann & Gerry Goffin |
| 124. | 07/1961 | | 113
 | US 7 | |
![When I Fall in Love [article] When I Fall in Love [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_43595.jpg) | 125. | 11/1961 | | 112
 | US 7 US AC ✫1 | hit for Doris Day in 1952 [Capitol 4658] written by Victor Young & Edward Heyman |
| 126. | 01/1961 | | 112
 | US 10 US R&B 5 | |
| 127. | 08/1961 | | 111
 | US 9 US R&B 8 | |
| 128. | 10/1961 | | 111
 | UK 3 | as Cliff Richard with Norie Paramor & his orchestra written by Sid Tepper & Roy Bennett |
| 129. | 03/1961 | | 111
 | UK 3 | as Cliff Richard & The Shadows |
| 130. | 07/1961 | | 111
 | UK 3 | |
| 131. | 05/1961 | | 111
 | UK 3 | written by Carole King & Gerry Goffin |
| 132. | 05/1961 | | 111
 | UK 3 | |
| 133. | 03/1961 | | 111
 | UK 3 | |
| 134. | 06/1961 | | 111
 | UK 3 | as Cliff Richard & The Shadows |
![More Than I Can Say [article] More Than I Can Say [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_6230.jpg) | 135. | 02/1961 | | 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 | | 110
 | US 21 UK 14 US country 2 | |
| 137. | 05/1961 | | 108
 | US 18 UK 10 | written by Antonio De Vita & Hal Shaper |
| 138. | 05/1961 | | 105
 | US 9 US R&B 28 | as Caesar & the Romans |
| 139. | 07/1961 | | 104
 | US 9 UK 50 US AC 3 | [Canadian-Amer. 127] written by Linda Scott |
| 140. | 10/1961 | | 102
 | UK 4 | |
| 141. | 06/1961 | | 102
 | UK 4 | |
| 142. | 04/1961 | | 102
 | UK 4 | as Cliff Richard & The Shadows |
| 143. | 10/1961 | | 101
 | US 8 | written by Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim |
| 144. | 02/1961 | | 99
 | US 17 UK 12 | |
| 145. | 10/1961 | | 96
 | US 11 UK 44 US AC 3 | written by Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer |
![What'd I Say [article] What'd I Say [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_21377.jpg) | 146. | 04/1961 | | 96
 | US 30 UK 10 US country 27 US R&B 26 | written by Ray Charles |
| 147. | 1961 | | 95
 | US 10 | |
| 148. | 03/1961 | | 94
 | US 39 UK 7 | |
| 149. | 10/1961 | | 93
 | US 9 US country 2 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #85] [Decca 31317] written by Willie Nelson |
![The Way You Look Tonight [article] The Way You Look Tonight [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_43594.jpg) | 150. | 09/1961 | | 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 | | 92
 | UK 5 | |
| 152. | 02/1961 | | 92
 | UK 5 | |
![Where the Boys Are / Baby Roo [article] Where the Boys Are / Baby Roo [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_9556.jpg) | 153. | 03/1961 | | 92
 | UK 5 | written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield |
| 154. | 04/1961 | | 92
 | UK 5 | |
| 155. | 03/1961 | | 92
 | UK 5 | |
| 156. | 12/1961 | | 92
 | UK 5 | |
| 157. | 04/1961 | | 91
 | US 10 | |
| 158. | 01/1961 | | 90
 | US 30 UK 8 | [Amy 813] written by Stan Jones |
| 159. | 09/1961 | | 90
 | US 28 UK 10 | |
| 160. | 07/1961 | | 88
 | US 10 | |
![I Fall to Pieces [article] I Fall to Pieces [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_31706.jpg) | 161. | 05/1961 | | 88
 | US 12 US country ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #238] [Decca 31205] written by Hank Cochran & Harlan Howard |
| 162. | 10/1961 | | 88
 | US 21 UK 14 | |
| 163. | 04/1961 | | 86
 | US 12 US country ✫1 | written by Willie Nelson |
| 164. | 08/1961 | | 85
 | US 7 | [Cadence 1404] written by Johnny Tillotson |
| 165. | 05/1961 | | 85
 | UK 6 | written by Harry Warren, Mack Gordon & Dorothy Fern Norris |
| 166. | 09/1961 | | 85
 | UK 6 | as Lonnie Donegan & His Group |
| 167. | 02/1961 | | 85
 | UK 6 | |
| 168. | 03/1961 | | 85
 | UK 6 | |
| 169. | 10/1961 | | 84
 | US 13 UK 32 | produced by Phil Spector |
| 170. | 08/1961 | | 82
 | US 11 US country 4 | |
| 171. | 10/1961 | | 81
 | US 16 UK 23 | as Rick Nelson [Imperial 5770] written by Dave Burgess |
| 172. | 08/1961 | | 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 | | 80
 | US 12 UK 37 | written by Aaron Schroeder & Sid Wayne |
![Cotton Fields [article] Cotton Fields [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_19220.jpg) | 174. | 11/1961 | | 78
 | US 13 US AC 3 | traditional american ballad, copyrighted in 1850 written by Lead Belly |
| 175. | 01/1961 | | 78
 | US 11 UK 42 | |
| 176. | 09/1961 | | 77
 | US 20 UK 20 | charted as Muskrat / Don't Blame Me in UK charts written by Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields |
| 177. | 12/1961 | | 77
 | UK 7 | |
| 178. | 07/1961 | | 77
 | UK 7 | as Mr Acker Bilk & The Paramount Jazz Band |
| 179. | 11/1961 | | 77
 | UK 7 | |
| 180. | 02/1961 | | 77
 | US 11 US R&B 6 | B side to For My Baby |
| 181. | 03/1961 | | 76
 | US 9 | [United Artists 291] written by David West & Cyril Orander |
| 182. | 11/1961 | | 76
 | US 32 UK 13 | |
| 183. | 10/1961 | | 76
 | US 11 US R&B 14 | [Vee-Jay 405] written by Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer |
| 184. | 01/1961 | | 75
 | US 12 US R&B 6 | |
| 185. | 10/1961 | | 75
 | US 12 US AC 4 | hit for Wayne King in 1931 [Canadian-Amer. 129] written by Roy Turk & Fred Ahlert |
| 186. | 07/1961 | | 74
 | US 12 US R&B 7 | |
| 187. | 10/1961 | | 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 | | 73
 | US 12 US R&B 10 | featuring Jay "Bird" Uzzell |
| 189. | 07/1961 | | 73
 | US 18 UK 38 US R&B 10 | |
| 190. | 01/1961 | | 73
 | US 9 US R&B 25 | [Brunswick 55201] written by Hank Hunter & Al Kasha |
![Never On Sunday [article] Never On Sunday [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_41982.jpg) | 191. | 06/1961 | | 72
 | US 13 US AC 4 | written by Manos Hadjidakis & Billy Towne |
| 192. | 05/1961 | | 72
 | US 13 US R&B 7 | |
| 193. | 07/1961 | | 72
 | US 14 US R&B 2 | [Sue 749] written by Rose Marie McCoy & Sylvia McKinney |
| 194. | 12/1961 | | 71
 | US 17 US R&B 3 | [Hi 2040] written by Ace Cannon |
| 195. | 07/1961 | | 70
 | US 15 US R&B 2 | |
| 196. | 07/1961 | | 69
 | US 12 US R&B 15 | answer-song to "stand by me" |
| 197. | 02/1961 | | 69
 | US 101 UK 9 | |
| 198. | 08/1961 | | 69
 | US 14 US R&B 6 | |
| 199. | 10/1961 | | 67
 | UK 8 | |
| 200. | 05/1961 | | 67
 | UK 8 | as Lonnie Donegan & His Group |