Pop Singles Top 20

1961 Yearly Chart
1 Tossin' & Turnin'  Bobby Lewis 242 15 1
2 Big Bad John  Jimmy Dean 186 12 1
3 Runaround Sue  Dion 179 11 1
4 Calcutta  Lawrence Welk 174 11 1
5 Exodus  Ferrante & Teicher 174 13 2
6 Wonderland By Night  Bert Kaempfert 169 12 1
7 Runaway  Del Shannon 168 10 1
8 Pony Time  Chubby Checker 166 11 1
9 Michael  Highwaymen 164 10 1
10 Bristol Stomp  Dovells 159 11 2
11 Travelin' Man  Rick Nelson 155 12 1
12 Dedicated To The One I Love  Shirelles 152 11 3
13 Quarter To Three  Gary U.S. Bonds 150 10 1
14 Blue Moon  Marcels 149 9 1
15 Will You Love Me Tomorrow  Shirelles 146 11 1
16 Hit The Road Jack  Ray Charles 145 9 1
17 Mother-In-Law  Ernie K-Doe 143 9 1
18 Raindrops  Dee Clark 143 10 2
19 The Boll Weevil Song  Brook Benton 141 10 2
20 Surrender  Elvis Presley 140 9 1
21 The Lion Sleeps Tonight  Tokens 136 10 1
22 Take Good Care Of My Baby  Bobby Vee 133 8 1
23 Don't Worry  Marty Robbins 130 10 3
24 Please Mr. Postman  Marvelettes 129 10 1
25 A Hundred Pounds Of Clay  Gene McDaniels 126 10 3
26 Wooden Heart  Joe Dowell 125 9 1
27 I Like It Like That (Part 1)  Chris Kenner 123 8 2
28 Goodbye Cruel World  James Darren 122 9 3
29 Moody River  Pat Boone 121 9 1
30 Crying  Roy Orbison 121 10 2
31 Apache  Jorgen Ingmann 119 10 2
32 Shop Around  Miracles 115 9 2
33 Walk On By  Leroy Van Dyke 115 9 5
34 Run To Him  Bobby Vee 109 10 2
35 On The Rebound  Floyd Cramer 105 9 4
36 Running Scared  Roy Orbison 101 9 1
37 Last Night  Mar-Keys 101 7 3
38 Dum Dum  Brenda Lee 101 9 4
39 Angel Baby  Rosie & The Originals 101 8 5
40 Wheels  String-A-Longs 100 8 3
41 This Time  Troy Shondell 100 10 6
42 Fool # 1  Brenda Lee 98 8 3
43 Where The Boys Are  Connie Francis 97 9 4
44 Hats Off To Larry  Del Shannon 93 9 5
45 Daddy's Home  Shep & The Limelites 92 8 2
46 You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)  Ral Donner 90 7 4
47 Calendar Girl  Neil Sedaka 90 8 4
48 Every Beat Of My Heart  Gladys Knight & The Pips 89 7 6
49 But I Do  Clarence "Frogman" Henry 88 7 4
50 The Writing On The Wall  Adam Wade 88 7 5
51 Tower Of Strength  Gene McDaniels 85 8 5
52 I've Told Every Little Star  Linda Scott 84 7 3
53 Yellow Bird  Arthur Lyman 84 7 4
54 The Fly  Chubby Checker 84 8 7
55 Stand By Me  Ben E. King 83 7 4
56 Mama Said  Shirelles 80 7 4
57 Take Good Care Of Her  Adam Wade 79 8 7
58 Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)  Sue Thompson 78 7 5
59 I Love How You Love Me  Paris Sisters 77 8 5
60 Rubber Ball  Bobby Vee 76 8 6
61 Little Sister  Elvis Presley 74 7 5
62 The Mountain's High  Dick & Dee Dee 72 6 2
63 My True Story  Jive Five 72 6 3
64 You Can Depend On Me  Brenda Lee 72 7 6
65 Let's Twist Again  Chubby Checker 72 7 8
66 There's A Moon Out Tonight  Capris 71 7 3
67 Together  Connie Francis 71 8 6
68 Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor  Lonnie Donegan 69 6 5
69 Let's Get Together  Hayley Mills 69 7 8
70 Baby Sittin' Boogie  Buzz Clifford 67 7 6
71 Emotions  Brenda Lee 67 6 7
72 Mexico  Bob Moore 66 7 7
73 Ya Ya  Lee Dorsey 63 7 7
74 Ebony Eyes  Everly Brothers 63 7 8
75 Corinna, Corinna  Ray Peterson 63 6 9
76 You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby  Bobby Darin 62 6 5
77 School Is Out  Gary U.S. Bonds 62 6 5
78 Walk Right Back  Everly Brothers 62 6 7
79 Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart  Connie Francis 61 6 7
80 Hurt  Timi Yuro 60 7 4
81 Pretty Little Angel Eyes  Curtis Lee 60 5 7
82 I Feel So Bad  Elvis Presley 59 6 5
83 Let There Be Drums  Sandy Nelson 58 6 7
84 One Mint Julep  Ray Charles 57 6 8
85 San Antonio Rose  Floyd Cramer 52 7 8
86 Those Oldies But Goodies  Little Caesar & The Romans 52 6 9
87 Tonight  Ferrante & Teicher 51 6 8
88 Hello Mary Lou  Rick Nelson 51 8 9
89 Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp Bomp Bomp)  Barry Mann 48 5 7
90 Portrait Of My Love  Steve Lawrence 46 6 9
91 Without You  Johnny Tillotson 44 6 7
92 Dance On, Little Girl  Paul Anka 43 5 10
93 Asia Minor  Kokomo 42 5 8
94 Don't Bet Money Honey  Linda Scott 42 5 9
95 Wings Of A Dove  Ferlin Husky 41 8 12
96 As If I Didn't Know  Adam Wade 39 4 10
97 Good Time Baby  Bobby Rydell 39 5 11
98 Crazy  Patsy Cline 38 5 9
99 Spanish Harlem  Ben E. King 37 5 10
100 Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)  Carla Thomas 37 5 10
101 Once In Awhile  Chimes 35 4 11
102 I Understand (Just How You Feel)  G-Clefs 34 7 9
103 Think Twice  Brook Benton 34 5 11
104 You're The Reason  Bobby Edwards 33 5 11
105 You Always Hurt The One You Love  Clarence "Frogman" Henry 33 5 12
106 Never On Sunday  Chordettes 33 6 13
107 The Way You Look Tonight  Lettermen 33 6 13
108 One Track Mind  Bobby Lewis 30 3 9
109 Please Love Me Forever  Cathy Jean & The Roommates 30 5 12
110 Moon River  Jerry Butler 29 5 11
111 Barbara-Ann  Regents 29 6 13
112 Marie's The Name (His Latest Flame)  Elvis Presley 28 2 4
113 Heartaches  Marcels 28 4 7
114 Tragedy  Fleetwoods 27 4 10
115 Hello Walls  Faron Young 26 5 12
116 Baby Blue  Echoes 26 6 12
117 My Empty Arms  Jackie Wilson 25 4 9
118 When We Get Married  Dreamlovers 25 3 10
119 Little Devil  Neil Sedaka 24 3 11
120 Moon River  Henry Mancini 23 3 11
121 A Wonder Like You  Rick Nelson 22 4 11
122 Please Stay  Drifters 22 4 14
123 I Fall To Pieces  Patsy Cline 21 3 12
124 I'll Be There  Damita Jo 21 4 12
125 I Don't Know Why  Linda Scott 19 3 12
126 Tonight My Love, Tonight  Paul Anka 19 4 13
127 Wonderland By Night  Louis Prima 19 5 15
128 I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door  Eddie Hodges 17 3 12
129 Let The Four Winds Blow  Fats Domino 16 3 15
130 Tonight I Fell In Love  Tokens 15 4 15
131 You Can Have Her  Roy Hamilton 14 2 12
132A (He's My) Dreamboat  Connie Francis 14 3 14
132B Flaming Star  Elvis Presley 14 3 14
134 Look In My Eyes  Chantels 13 4 14
135 Cupid  Sam Cooke 12 3 17
136 A Little Bit Of Soap  Jarmels 11 2 12
137 Little Boy Sad  Johnny Burnette 11 3 17
138A It's Gonna Work Out Fine  Ike & Tina Turner 10 2 14
138B Lazy River  Bobby Darin 10 2 14
140 Everlovin'  Rick Nelson 10 2 16
141 Sweets For My Sweet  Drifters 10 3 16
142 Bless You  Tony Orlando 9 2 15
143 The Story Of My Life  Paul Anka 9 2 16
144 My Kind Of Girl  Matt Monro 9 3 18
145 Tell Me Why  Belmonts 9 4 18
146 I Count The Tears  Drifters 8 2 17
147 I Just Don't Understand  Ann-Margret 6 2 17
148 All In My Mind  Maxine Brown 6 3 19
149A More Money For You And Me  Four Preps 4 1 17
149B 'Til  Angels 4 1 17
151A Pepe  Duane Eddy 4 2 18
151B Wonderland By Night  Anita Bryant 4 2 18
153 Big Cold Wind  Pat Boone 4 2 19
154A Amor  Ben E. King 3 1 18
154B God, Country And My Baby  Johnny Burnette 3 1 18
154C Heart And Soul  Cleftones 3 1 18
157A Bonanza  Al Caiola 3 2 19
157B Girl Of My Best Friend  Ral Donner 3 2 19
159A I'm Comin' On Back To You  Jackie Wilson 2 1 19
159B The Astronaut  Jose Jimenez 2 1 19
161A Frankie And Johnny  Brook Benton 2 2 20
161B Gypsy Woman  Impressions 2 2 20
161C Model Girl  Johnny Maestro 2 2 20
161D Sacred  Castells 2 2 20
165A Don't Blame Me  Everly Brothers 1 1 20
165B Hearts Of Stone  Bill Black Combo 1 1 20
165C I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven  Tex Ritter 1 1 20
165D Just For Old Time's Sake  McGuire Sisters 1 1 20
165E Let Me Belong To You  Brian Hyland 1 1 20
165F Peanut Butter  Marathons 1 1 20
165G Please Tell Me Why  Jackie Wilson 1 1 20
165H White Christmas  Bing Crosby 1 1 20