#1 Singles Listed Chronologically
1961
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#1 Singles Listed Chronologically 1961 Skip this page & go to the rest of 1961 listings |
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Date Charted #1 |
Weeks at #1 |
Song Title | Artist | ||
| 1/09 | 3 | 1. Wonderland By Night | Bert Kaempfert |
Click any picture for a larger view  Bobby Lewis  Jimmy Dean |
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| 1/30 | 2 | 2. Will You Love Me Tomorrow | The Shirelles | ||
| 2/13 | 2 | 3. Calcutta | Lawrence Welk | ||
| 2/27 | 3 | 4. Pony Time | Chubby Checker | ||
| 3/20 | 2 | 5. Surrender | Elvis Presley | ||
| 4/03 | 3 | 6. Blue Moon | The Marcels | ||
| 4/24 | 4 | 7. Runaway | Del Shannon | ||
| 5/22 | 1 | 8. Mother-In-Law | Ernie K-Doe | ||
| 5/29 | 2 ↕ | 9. Travelin' Man | Ricky Nelson | ||
| 6/05 | 1 | 10. Running Scared | Roy Orbison | ||
| 6/19 | 1 | 11. Moody River | Pat Boone | ||
| 6/26 | 2 | 12. Quarter To Three | Gary "U.S." Bonds | ||
| 7/10 | 7 | 13. Tossin' And Turnin' * | Bobby Lewis | ||
| 8/28 | 1 | 14. Wooden Heart | Joe Dowell | ||
| 9/04 | 2 | 15. Michael (Row Your Boat Ashore) | The Highwaymen | ||
| 9/18 | 3 | 16. Take Good Care Of My Baby | Bobby Vee | ||
| 10/09 | 2 | 17. Hit The Road Jack | Ray Charles | ||
| 10/23 | 2 | 18. Runaround Sue | Dion | ||
| 11/06 | 5 | 19. Big Bad John | Jimmy Dean | ||
| 12/11 | 1 | 20. Please Mr. Postman | The Marvelettes | ||
| 12/18 | 3 | 21. The Lion Sleeps Tonight | The Tokens | ||
| * #1 ranked release of the year | |||||
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