The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1961 |
TOP 100 POP SINGLES (As published
in the December 30, 1961, issue) |
POS | TITLE
Artist (Label) |
1 | EXODUS
Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists) |
2 | CALCUTTA
Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra (Dot) |
3 | WILL
YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW The Shirelles (Scepter) |
4 | TOSSIN
AND TURNIN Bobby Lewis (Beltone) |
5 | WONDERLAND
BY NIGHT Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra (Decca) |
6 | ARE
YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT? Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
7 | TRAVELIN
MAN Rick Nelson (Imperial) |
8 | MICHAEL
The Highwaymen (United Artists) |
9 | RUNAWAY
Del Shannon (Big Top) |
10 | LAST
DATE Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor) |
11 | BLUE
MOON The Marcels (Colpix) |
12 | THE
BOLL WEEVIL SONG Brook Benton (Mercury) |
13 | NORTH
TO ALASKA Johnny Horton (Columbia) |
14 | PONY
TIME Chubby Checker (Parkway) |
15 | A
HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY Gene McDaniels (Liberty) |
16 | MOTHER-IN-LAW
Ernie K-Doe (Minit) |
17 | RAINDROPS
Dee Clark (Vee-Jay) |
18 | HE
WILL BREAK YOUR HEART Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay) |
19 | QUARTER
TO THREE Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand) |
20 | A
THOUSAND STARS Kathy Young & The Innocents (Indigo) |
21 | RUNNING
SCARED Roy Orbison (Monument) |
22 | WOODEN
HEART Joe Dowell (Smash) |
23 | TAKE
GOOD CARE OF MY BABY Bobby Vee (Liberty) |
24 | WHEELS
The String-A-Longs (Warwick) |
25 | SHOP
AROUND The Miracles (Tamla) |
26 | LAST
NIGHT The Mar-Keys (Satellite) |
27 | DADDYS
HOME Shep & The Limelites (Hull) |
28 | CRYING
Roy Orbison (Monument) |
29 | WHERE
THE BOYS ARE Connie Francis (MGM) |
30 | APACHE
Jorgen Ingmann (Atco) |
31 | DONT
WORRY Marty Robbins (Columbia) |
32 | SURRENDER
Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
33 | IVE
TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR Linda Scott (Canadian-American) |
34 | THE
MOUNTAINS HIGH Dick & DeeDee (Liberty) |
35 | HATS
OFF TO LARRY Del Shannon (Big Top) |
36 | MOODY
RIVER Pat Boone (Dot) |
37 | STAY
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs (Herald) |
38 | CALENDAR
GIRL Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor) |
39 | (I
Dont Know Why) BUT I DO Clarence Henry (Argo) |
40 | DEDICATED
TO THE ONE I LOVE The Shirelles (Scepter) |
41 | POETRY
IN MOTION Johnny Tillotson (Cadence) |
42 | YELLOW
BIRD The Arthur Lyman Group (Hi Fi) |
43 | STAND
BY ME Ben E. King (Atco) |
44 | NEW
ORLEANS Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand) |
45 | YOURE
SIXTEEN Johnny Burnette (Liberty) |
46 | ANGEL
BABY Rosie & The Originals (Highland) |
47 | SAILOR
(Your Home Is The Sea) Lolita (Kapp) |
48 | DUM
DUM Brenda Lee (Decca) |
49 | I
LIKE IT LIKE THAT (pt. 1) Chris Kenner (Instant) |
50 | RUBBER
BALL Bobby Vee (Liberty) |
51 | THERES
A MOON OUT TONIGHT The Capris (Old Town) |
52 | LITTLE
SISTER Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
53 | HELLO
MARY LOU Rick Nelson (Imperial) |
54 | HURT
Timi Yuro (Liberty) |
55 | MANY
TEARS AGO Connie Francis (MGM) |
56 | PRETTY
LITTLE ANGEL EYES Curtis Lee (Dunes) |
57 | MAMA
SAID The Shirelles (Scepter) |
58 | SCHOOL
IS OUT Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand) |
59 | LETS
GO, LETS GO, LETS GO Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (King) |
60 | THINK TWICE Brook Benton
(Mercury) |
61 | GEORGIA ON
MY MIND Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount) |
62 | LETS
TWIST AGAIN Chubby Checker (Parkway) |
63 | ON
THE REBOUND Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor) |
64 | CORINNA,
CORINNA Ray Peterson (Dunes) |
65 | BREAKIN
IN A BRAND NEW BROKEN HEART Connie Francis (MGM) |
66 | MY
TRUE STORY The Jive Five (Beltone) |
67 | TOGETHER
Connie Francis (MGM) |
68 | HELLO
WALLS Faron Young (Capitol) |
69 | BABY
SITTIN BOOGIE Buzz Clifford (Columbia) |
70 | EMOTIONS
Brenda Lee (Decca) |
71 | YOU
TALK TOO MUCH Joe Jones (Ric / Roulette) |
72 | SAVE
THE LAST DANCE FOR ME The Drifters (Atlantic) |
73 | LONELY
TEENAGER Dion (Laurie) |
74 | YOU
CAN DEPEND ON ME Brenda Lee (Decca) |
75 | EBONY
EYES The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros.) |
76 | DONT
BET MONEY HONEY Linda Scott (Canadian-American) |
77 | WINGS
OF A DOVE Ferlin Husky (Capitol) |
78 | WHO
PUT THE BOMP (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) Barry Mann (ABC-Paramount) |
79 | MEXICO Bob Moore &
His Orchestra (Monument) |
80 | YOU
CAN HAVE HER Roy Hamilton (Epic) |
81 | PORTRAIT
OF MY LOVE Steve Lawrence (United Artists) |
82 | I
FEEL SO BAD Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
83 | GEE
WHIZ (Look At His Eyes) Carla Thomas (Atlantic) |
84 | TAKE
GOOD CARE OF HER Adam Wade (Coed) |
85 | DOES
YOUR CHEWING GUM LOSE ITS FLAVOR (On The Bedpost Over Night) Lonnie Donegan (Dot) |
86 | SWAY Bobby Rydell (Cameo) |
87 | HIT THE ROAD JACK Ray
Charles (ABC-Paramount) |
88 | PLEASE
LOVE ME FOREVER Cathy Jean & The Roommates (Valmor) |
89 | ALONE
AT LAST Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) |
90 | SPANISH
HARLEM Ben E. King (Atco) |
91 | IM
GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR Eddie Hodges (Cadence) |
92 | THOSE
OLDIES BUT GOODIES (Remind Me Of You) Little Caesar & The Romans (Del-Fi) |
93 | GOOD TIME BABY Bobby
Rydell (Cameo) |
94 | YOU MUST
HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY Bobby Darin (Atco) |
95 | YOU
DONT KNOW WHAT YOUVE GOT (Until You Lose It) Ral Donner
(Gone) |
96 | I FALL TO PIECES
Patsy Cline (Decca) |
97 | LITTLE
DEVIL Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor) |
98 | ONE
MINT JULEP Ray Charles (Impulse) |
99 | RUNAROUND
SUE Dion (Laurie) |
100 | EVERY
BEAT OF MY HEART [Gladys Knight &] The Pips (Vee-Jay) |