RADIO STATION WMGM (NEW YORK CITY) TOP 200 SINGLES OF 1961 (Station's Survey) |
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Written by Barry Kowal
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Sep 14, 2016 at 10:22 PM |
RADIO STATION WMGM (NEW YORK CITY) TOP 200 SINGLES OF 1961 (Station's Survey)
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RADIO STATION WMGM (NEW YORK CITY) TOP 100 SINGLES OF 1961 (Station's Survey) 1. WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW - The Shirelles (Scepter) 2. QUARTER TO THREE - Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand) 3. EXODUS - Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists) 4. RUNAWAY - Del Shannon (Big Top) 5. THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT - The Tokens (RCA Victor)* 6. TRAVELIN? MAN - Rick Nelson (Imperial) 7. BLUE MOON - The Marcels (Colpix) 8. RUNAROUND SUE - Dion (Laurie) 9. THERE?S A MOON OUT TONIGHT - The Capris (Old Town) 10. PLEASE MR. POSTMAN - The Marvelettes (Tamla) 11. PONY TIME - Chubby Checker (Parkway) 12. A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY - Gene McDaniels (Liberty) 13. MOTHER-IN-LAW - Ernie K-Doe (Minit) 14. TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY - Bobby Vee (Liberty) 15. PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER - Cathy Jean & The Roommates (Valmor) 16. PEPPERMINT TWIST - Joey Dee & The Starliters (Roulette)* 17. DADDY?S HOME - Shep & The Limelites (Hull) 18. SHOP AROUND - The Miracles (Tamla) 19. MICHAEL - The Highwaymen (United Artists) 20. PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES - Curtis Lee (Dunes) 21. CALCUTTA - Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra (Dot) 22. TOSSIN? AND TURNIN? - Bobby Lewis (Beltone) 23. LET?S TWIST AGAIN - Chubby Checker (Parkway) 24. BIG BAD JOHN - Jimmy Dean (Columbia) 25. BRISTOL STOMP - The Dovells (Parkway) 26. BARBARA-ANN - The Regents (Gee) 27. SPANISH HARLEM - Ben E. King (Atco) 28. ANGEL BABY - Rosie & The Originals (Highland) 29. MY TRUE STORY - The Jive Five (Beltone) 30. (I Don?t Know Why) BUT I DO - Clarence Henry (Argo) 31. SCHOOL IS OUT - Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand) 32. GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas (Atlantic) 33. HEART AND SOUL - The Cleftones (Gee) 34. RAINDROPS - Dee Clark (Vee-Jay) 35. I?VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR - Linda Scott (Canadian-American) 36. THE BOLL WEEVIL SONG - Brook Benton (Mercury) 37. THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES (Remind Me Of You) - Little Caesar & The Romans (Del-Fi) 38. HIT THE ROAD JACK - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount) 39. BABY BLUE - The Echoes (Seg-way) 40. STAND BY ME - Ben E. King (Atco) 41. DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE - The Shirelles (Scepter) 42. HATS OFF TO LARRY - Del Shannon (Big Top) 43. RUNNING SCARED - Roy Orbison (Monument) 44. I LIKE IT LIKE THAT (pt. 1) - Chris Kenner (Instant) 45. ONCE IN AWHILE - The Chimes (Tag) 46. MAMA SAID - The Shirelles (Scepter) 47. HEARTACHES - The Marcels (Colpix) 48. CRYING - Roy Orbison (Monument) 49. DOES YOUR CHEWING GUM LOSE ITS FLAVOR (On The Bedpost Over Night) - Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group (Dot) 50. WHERE THE BOYS ARE - Connie Francis (M-G-M) 51. GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD - James Darren (Colpix) 52. BLESS YOU - Tony Orlando (Epic) 53. RAMA LAMA DING DONG - The Edsels (Twin) 54. RUN TO HIM - Bobby Vee (Liberty) 55. CALENDAR GIRL - Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor) 56. WHEELS - The String-A-Longs (Warwick) 57. TONIGHT I FELL IN LOVE - The Tokens (Warwick) 58. YOU?RE THE REASON - Bobby Edwards (Crest) 59. I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME - The Paris Sisters (Gregmark) 60. SURRENDER - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) 61. THE FLY - Chubby Checker (Parkway) 62. LOOK IN MY EYES - The Chantels (Carlton) 63. HURT - Timi Yuro (Liberty) 64. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET SIXTEEN - Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor) 65. YELLOW BIRD - The Arthur Lyman Group (Hi Fi) 66. THIS TIME - Troy Shondell (Liberty) 67. MOON RIVER - Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay) 68. PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE - Steve Lawrence (United Artists) 69. ONCE UPON A TIME - Rochell & The Candles (Swingin?) 70. DON?T BET MONEY HONEY - Linda Scott (Canadian-American) 71. TONIGHT (Could Be The Night) - The Velvets (Monument) 72. THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT - The Lettermen (Capitol) 73. LAST NIGHT - The Mar-Keys (Satellite) 74. I COUNT THE TEARS - The Drifters (Atlantic) 75. YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY - Bobby Darin (Atco) 76. WOODEN HEART - Joe Dowell (Smash) 77. THERE?S NO OTHER (Like My Baby) - The Crystals (Philles) 78. RUBBER BALL - Bobby Vee (Liberty) 79. SOLITAIRE - The Embers (Empress) 80. BABY SITTIN? BOOGIE - Buzz Clifford (Columbia) 81. APACHE - Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar (Atco) 82. MOODY RIVER - Pat Boone (Dot) 83. WIZARD OF LOVE - The Ly-Dells (Master) 84. WHO PUT THE BOMP (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) - Barry Mann (ABC-Paramount) 85. ALL IN MY MIND - Maxine Brown (Nomar) 86. WALK ON BY - Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury) 87. HALFWAY TO PARADISE - Tony Orlando (Epic) 88. COTTON FIELDS / THE GYPSY ROVER - The Highwaymen (United Artists)* 89. TONIGHT - Jay & The Americans (United Artists) / Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists) 90. SAD MOVIES (Make Me Cry) - Sue Thompson (Hickory) 91. TOGETHER - Connie Francis (M-G-M) 92. THINK TWICE - Brook Benton (Mercury) 93. YA YA - Lee Dorsey (Fury) 94. SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL - The Drifters (Atlantic) 95. GOOD TIME BABY - Bobby Rydell (Cameo) 96. I DON?T KNOW WHY - Linda Scott (Canadian-American) 97. THE TOUCHABLES - Dickie Goodman (Mark-X) 98. I UNDERSTAND (Just How You Feel) - The G-Clefs (Terrace) 99. FOOL #1 - Brenda Lee (Decca) 100. TOWER OF STRENGTH - Gene McDaniels (Liberty) 101. MEXICO - Bob Moore & His Orchestra (Monument) 102. THE MOUNTAIN?S HIGH - Dick & DeeDee (Liberty) 103. YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME - Brenda Lee (Decca) 104. BETTER TELL HIM NO - The Starlets (PAM) 105. DUM DUM - Brenda Lee (Decca) 106. TELL ME WHY - The Belmonts (Sabrina) 107. LET?S GET TOGETHER - Hayley Mills (Buena Vista) 108. LET THERE BE DRUMS - Sandy Nelson (Imperial) 109. WALK RIGHT BACK - The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros.) 110. WHAT A SWEET THING THAT WAS - The Shirelles (Scepter) 111. WHEN I FALL IN LOVE - The Lettermen (Capitol) 112. LITTLE SISTER / (Marie?s The Name) HIS LATEST FLAME - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) 113. CORINNA, CORINNA - Ray Peterson (Dunes) 114. FOOT STOMPING (pt. 1) - The Flares (Felsted) 115. GLORY OF LOVE - The Roommates (Valmor) 116. LOVER?S ISLAND - The Blue Jays (Milestone) 117. EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART - The Pips (Vee-Jay) 118. A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP - The Jarmels (Laurie) 119. LIFE IS BUT A DREAM - The Earls (Rome) 120. YOU CAN HAVE HER - Roy Hamilton (Epic) 121. EMOTIONS - Brenda Lee (Decca) 122. TONIGHT MY LOVE, TONIGHT - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount) 123. GOOD GOODBY - The Bob Knight Four (Laurel) 124. A THING OF THE PAST - The Shirelles (Scepter) 125. ?TIL - The Angels (Caprice) 126. YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE - Clarence Henry (Argo) 127. FUNNY - Maxine Brown (Nomar) 128. I DON?T WANT TO CRY - Chuck Jackson (Wand) 129. THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN - Al Caiola & His Orchestra (United Artists) 130. WHEN THE BOY IN YOUR HEART (Is The Boy In Your Arms) - Connie Francis (M-G-M) 131. RUNAROUND - The Regents (Gee) 132. ONE MINT JULEP - Ray Charles (Impulse!) 133. ROCK-A-BYE YOUR BABY WITH A DIXIE MELODY - Aretha Franklin (Columbia) 134. BIG JOHN - The Shirelles (Scepter) 135. BABY OH BABY - The Shells (Johnson) 136. JUKE BOX SATURDAY NIGHT - Nino & The Ebb Tides (Madison) 137. AFRICAN WALTZ - Johnny Dankworth & His Orchestra (Roulette) 138. SACRED - The Castells (Era) 139. DON?T WORRY - Marty Robbins (Columbia) 140. WHEN WE GET MARRIED - The Dreamlovers (Heritage) 141. TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER - Adam Wade (Coed) 142. THE GIRL?S A DEVIL - The Dukays (NAT) 143. A WONDER LIKE YOU - Rick Nelson (Imperial) 144. SWEETS FOR MY SWEET - The Drifters (Atlantic) 145. CRAZY - Patsy Cline (Decca) 146. FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS - The Cleftones (Gee) 147. MARIA - Roger Williams (Kapp) 148. SONG OF THE NAIROBI TRIO - The Fortune Tellers (Music Makers) 149. I WANNA THANK YOU - Bobby Rydell (Cameo) 150. SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN - Dinah Washington (Mercury) 151. GYPSY WOMAN - The Impressions (ABC-Paramount) 152. ASIA MINOR - Kokomo (Felsted) 153. HUMAN - Tommy Hunt (Scepter) 154. I REALLY LOVE YOU - The Stereos (Cub) 155. THE BILBAO SONG - Andy Williams (Cadence) 156. TRUST IN ME - Etta James (Argo) 157. THE HOOCHI COOCHI COO - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (King) 158. REVENGE - Brook Benton (Mercury) 159. NEVER ON SUNDAY - The Chordettes (Cadence) 160. DANCE BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON - The Olympics (Arvee) 161. HOLLYWOOD - Connie Francis (M-G-M) 162. WINGS OF A DOVE - Ferlin Husky (Capitol) 163. AT LAST - Etta James (Argo) 164. MORE MONEY FOR YOU AND ME - The Four Preps (Capitol) 165. SO LONG BABY - Del Shannon (Big Top) 166. PLEASE STAY - The Drifters (Atlantic) 167. ANNIVERSARY OF LOVE - The Caslons (Seeco) 168. DON?T BLAME ME - The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros.) 169. TEMPTATION - The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros.) 170. THE WATUSI - The Vibrations (Checker) 171. (Dance The) MESS AROUND - Chubby Checker (Parkway) 172. MISSING YOU - Ray Peterson (Dunes) 173. CUPID - Sam Cooke (RCA Victor) 174. ONE TRACK MIND - Bobby Lewis (Beltone) 175. JOHNNY WILL - Pat Boone (Dot) 176. UTOPIA - Frank Gari (Crusade) 177. UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE - Curtis Lee (Dunes) 178. LANGUAGE OF LOVE - John D. Loudermilk (RCA Victor) 179. JUST OUT OF REACH (Of My Two Open Arms) - Solomon Burke (Atlantic) 180. THOSE OLDIES BUT GOODIES (Remind Me Of You) - Nino & The Ebb Tides (Madison) 181. WELL, I TOLD YOU - The Chantels (Carlton) 182. BACK BEAT NO. 1 - The Rondels (Amy) 183. LAZY RIVER - Bobby Darin (Atco) 184. (Ghost) RIDERS IN THE SKY - The Ramrods (Amy) 185. GOODNIGHT BABY - The Imaginations (Music Makers) 186. MY EMPTY ARMS - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) 187. I FEEL SO BAD - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) 188. SUCU SUCU - Ping-Pong (Kapp) 189. YOUR MA SAID YOU CRIED IN YOUR SLEEP LAST NIGHT - Kenny Dino (Musicor) 190. BREAKIN? IN A BRAND NEW BROKEN HEART - Connie Francis (M-G-M) 191. BRING BACK YOUR HEART - The Del Vikings (ABC-Paramount) 192. LITTLE DEVIL - Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor) 193. THE WRITING ON THE WALL - Adam Wade (Coed) 194. EBONY EYES - The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros.) 195. TUNES OF GLORY - Mitch Miller & His Orchestra (Columbia) 196. THE STORY OF MY LOVE - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount) 197. THE FISH - Bobby Rydell (Cameo) 198. IT?S TOO SOON TO KNOW - Etta James (Argo) 199. WITHOUT YOU - Johnny Tillotson (Cadence) 200. PEANUT BUTTER - The Marathons (Arvee
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