This is a list of Billboard magazine's top Hot 100 songs of 1961."Chart Toppers", Billboard, January 6, 1962. p. 33. Retrieved January 13, 2022. The Top 100, as revealed in the edition of Billboard dated January 6, 1962, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of January through November 1961.
No. Title Artist(s)1 "Tossin' and Turnin'" Bobby Lewis2 "I Fall to Pieces" Patsy Cline3 "Michael" The Highwaymen4 "Crying" Roy Orbison5 "Runaway" Del Shannon6 "My True Story" The Jive Five7 "Pony Time" Chubby Checker8 "Wheels" The String-A-Longs9 "Raindrops" Dee Clark10 "Wooden Heart" Joe Dowell11 "Calcutta" Lawrence Welk12 "Take Good Care of My Baby" Bobby Vee13 "Running Scared" Roy Orbison14 "Dedicated to the One I Love" The Shirelles15 "Last Night" The Mar-Keys16 "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" The Shirelles17 "Exodus" Ferrante & Teicher18 "Where the Boys Are" Connie Francis19 "Hit the Road Jack" Ray Charles20 "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)" Sue Thompson21 "Mother-in-Law" Ernie K-Doe22 "Bristol Stomp" The Dovells23 "Travelin' Man" Ricky Nelson24 "Shop Around" The Miracles25 "The Boll Weevil Song" Brook Benton26 "A Hundred Pounds of Clay" Gene McDaniels27 "The Mountain's High" Dick and Dee Dee28 "Don't Worry" Marty Robbins29 "On the Rebound" Floyd Cramer30 "Portrait of My Love" Steve Lawrence31 "Quarter to Three" Gary U.S. Bonds32 "Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" Barry Mann33 "Calendar Girl" Neil Sedaka34 "I Like It Like That" Chris Kenner35 "Apache" Jørgen Ingmann36 "Don't Bet Money Honey" Linda Scott37 "Without You" Johnny Tillotson38 "Wings of a Dove" Ferlin Husky39 "Little Sister" Elvis Presley40 "Blue Moon" The Marcels41 "Daddy's Home" Shep and the Limelites42 "This Time" Troy Shondell43 "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do" Clarence "Frogman" Henry44 "Asia Minor" Kokomo45 "Hello Walls" Faron Young46 "Runaround Sue" Dion47 "Yellow Bird" Arthur Lyman48 "Hurt" Timi Yuro49 "Hello Mary Lou" Ricky Nelson50 "There's a Moon Out Tonight" The Capris51 "Surrender" Elvis Presley52 "I Love How You Love Me" The Paris Sisters53 "Ya Ya" Lee Dorsey54 "School Is Out" Gary U.S. Bonds55 "Mexico" Bob Moore56 "You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)" Ral Donner57 "Walk Right Back" The Everly Brothers58 "The Way You Look Tonight" The Lettermen59 "Moody River" Pat Boone60 "One Mint Julep" Ray Charles61 "Take Good Care of Her" Adam Wade62 "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" Carla Thomas63 "Stand by Me" Ben E. King64 "Spanish Harlem"65 "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" Ike & Tina Turner66 "Baby Blue" The Echoes67 "Baby Sittin' Boogie" Buzz Clifford68 "Hats Off to Larry" Del Shannon69 "Those Oldies but Goodies" Little Caesar & the Romans70 "The Fly" Chubby Checker71 "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" Elvis Presley72 "Wonderland by Night" Bert Kaempfert73 "Bless You" Tony Orlando74 "I've Told Every Little Star" Linda Scott75 "One Track Mind" Bobby Lewis76 "Angel Baby" Rosie and the Originals77 "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" Curtis Lee78 "Think Twice" Brook Benton79 "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?)" Lonnie Donegan80 "Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart" Connie Francis81 "Mama Said" The Shirelles82 "Let the Four Winds Blow" Fats Domino83 "The Writing on the Wall" Adam Wade84 "My Kind of Girl" Matt Monro85 "Tonight My Love, Tonight" Paul Anka86 "San Antonio Rose" Floyd Cramer87 "Big Bad John" Jimmy Dean88 "Good Time Baby" Bobby Rydell89 "Rubber Ball" Bobby Vee90 "Missing You" Ray Peterson91 "Dum Dum" Brenda Lee92 "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door" Eddie Hodges93 "You Can Depend on Me" Brenda Lee94 "Let's Twist Again" Chubby Checker95 "Take Five" The Dave Brubeck Quartet96 "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" Elvis Presley97 "Sea of Heartbreak" Don Gibson98 "More Money for You and Me" The Four Preps99 "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" Bobby Darin100 "Please Stay" The Drifters
See also 1961 in music List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1961 List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1961
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