PLAYBACK.FM (Website) TOP SINGLES FOR 1961*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh8eb_ACLl8

https://playback.fm/year/1961

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
  1 LET'S TWIST AGAIN-CHUBBY CHECKER-AUGUST
  2 STAND BY ME-BEN E. KING-June 
  3 SURRENDER-ELVIS PRESLEY-March
  4 RUNAWAY-DEL SHANNON-April
  5 HELLO MARY LOU-RICK NELSON-May
  6 WOODEN HEART-ELVIS PRESLEY-April
  7 BLUE MOON-MARCELS-April
  8 MICHAEL-Highwaymen-September
  9 CRYING-Roy Orbison-October
 10 RUNAROUND SUE-Dion-October
 11 Hit The Road Jack-Ray Charles-October
 12 Mexico-Bob Moore-October
 13 Little Sister-Elvis Presley-October
 14 Baby Sittin' Boogie-Buzz Clifford-March
 15 Wheels-Billy Vaughn & Orchestra-March
 16 (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame-Elvis Presley-September
 17 Crazy-Patsy Cline-November
 18 Big Bad John-Jimmy Dean-November
 19 Moon River-Henry Mancini-December
 20 Wonderland By Night-Bert Kaempfert-January
 21 Pepito-Los Machucambos-July	
 22 Tossin' & Turnin'-Bobby Lewis-August
 23 Walkin' Back To Happiness-Helen Shapiro-October
 24 Lion Sleeps Tonight-Tokens-December
 25 Travelin' Man-Ricky Nelson-May
 26 Please,Mr.Postman-Marvelettes-December
 27 Take Five-Dave Brubeck-November
 28 Running Scared-Roy Orbison-June
 29 Wheels-String Alongs-March
 30 Take Good Care Of My Baby-Bobby Vee-October
 31 Walk Right Back-Everly Brothers-April
 32 At Last-Etta James-February
 33 Where The Boys Are-Connie Francis-March
 34 I Fall To Pieces-Patsy Cline-August
 35 Quarter To Three-Gary U.S.Bonds-July
 36 You Don't Know-Helen Shapiro-October
 37 Calcutta-Lawrence Welk-February
 38 But I Do-Clarence Frogman Henry-April
 39 Pony Time-Chubby Checker-March
 40 I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door-Eddie Hodges-August
 41 Johnny Will-Pat Boone-December
 42 Spanish Harlem-Ben E.King-March
 43 La Paloma-Freddy Quinn-July	
 44 Are You Sure?-Allisons-April	
 45 Raindrops-Dee Clark-July
 46 Mother-In-Law-Ernie K.Doe-May
 47 Theme From "Exodus"-Ferrante & Teicher-February	
 48 Non,Je Ne Regrette Rien-Edith Piaf-July		
 49 Daddy's Home-Shep & Limelights-May
 50 Moody River-Pat Poone-June
 51 Calendar Girl-Neil Sedaka-February
 52 Hurt-Timi Yuro-September
 53 Weisse Rosen Aus Athen-Nana Mouskouri	
 54 Bristol Stomp-Dovells-November
 55 Romeo-Petula Clark-September
 56 Hats Off To Larry-Del Shannon-August
 57 Walk On By-Leroy Van Dyke-December
 58 Der Mann Im Mond-Gus Backus-July	
 59 Tower Of Strength-Frankie Vaughan-December
 60 La Novia-Tony Dallara-July	
 61 Dedicated To The One I Love-Shirelles-March
 62 Johnny Remember Me-John Leyton-November
 63 Good bye Cruel World-James Darren-December
 64 Let There Be Drums-Sandy Nelson-December
 65 Pretty Little Angel Eyes-Curtis Lee-August
 66 There's A Moon Out Tonight-Capris-February
 67 When The Girl In Your Arms,Is The Girl In Your Heart-Cliff Richard-December
 68 Et Maintenant (What Now My Love)-Gilbert Becaud-July	
 69 Dum Dum-Brenda Lee-August
 70 On The Rebound-Floyd Cramer-April
 71 Mit 17 Faengt Das Leben Erst An-Ivo Robic-July	
 72 Legata A Un Granello Di Sabbia-Nico Fidenco-July	
 73 Nous Les Amoureux-Jean Claude Pascal-July	
 74 Boll Weevil Song-Brook Benton-July
 75 Baby Sittin' Boogie-Ralph Bendix-December
 76 Cupid-Sam Cooke-July
 77 Rubber Ball-Bobby Vee-January
 78 This Time-Troy Shondell-October
 79 The Mountain's High-Dick & Dee Dee-September
 80 Who Put The Bomp (In the Bomp-A-Bomp-A-Bomp)-Barry Mann-September  
 81 I Feel So Bad-Elvis Presley-June
 82 Last Night-Mar keys-August 
 83 My True Story-Jive Five-September
 84 Pepe-Duane Eddy-January
 85 Pigalle-Bill Ramsey-July	
 86 Hello Walls-Faron Young-June
 87 Corinna,Corinna-Ray Peterson-January
 88 Apache-Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar-March
 89 I Like It Like That-Chris Kenner-August
 90 Ya Ya-Lee Dorsey-October
 91 I've Told Every Little Star-Linda Scott-May
 92 Run To Him-Bobby Vee-December
 93 Il Mondo Di Suzie Wong-Nico Fidenco	
 94 Temptation-The Everly Brothers-June	
 95 Barbara Ann-The Regents-June
 96 Mama Said-Shirelles-May
 97 Let The Four Winds Blow-Fats Domino-August
 98 Dance On Little Girl-Paul Anka-July
 99 A Scottish Soldier (Green Hills Of Tyrol)-Andy Stewart-February 
100 Ebony Eyes-Everly Brothers-March

 *This list was compiled with charts from various 
western industrialized  nations (primarily the USA,UK and Australia).