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1961’s Biggest Artists and Songs | ||
| Theme From ‘A Summer Place’ – Percy Faith (Grammy for 1960’s Record of the Year, presented in 1961) | ||
| New Artists in the Pop Charts Included: Mary Wells, Aretha Franklin, Tony Orlando, The Marvelettes, Glen Campbell, Gene Pitney, Johnny Maestro, Dave Brubeck Quartet | ||
| Take our 1961 Quiz! | ||
1961’s Retro Top 10 Hits | ||
| 1. Runaway – Del Shannon | ||
| 2. Mother-In-Law – Ernie K Doe | ||
| 3. Raindrops – Dee Clark | ||
| 4. Daddy’s Home – Shep and the Limelights | ||
| 5. Hurt – Timi Yuri | ||
| 6. Yellow Bird – Arthur Lyman Group | ||
| 7. I Love How You Love Me – The Paris Sisters | ||
| 8. Let There Be Drums – Sandy Nelson | ||
| 9. Norman – Sue Thompson | ||
| 10. My True Story – The Jive Five | ||
1961’s ‘One Hit Wonders’ | ||
| 1. The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens | ||
| 2. Heart and Soul – The Cleftones | ||
| 3. Please Love Me Forever – Cathy Jean and the Roommates | ||
| 4. Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) – Barry Mann | ||
| 5. (Ghost) Riders I The Sky – The Ramrods | ||
| 6. Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me of You) – Little Caesar and the Romans | ||
| 7. A Little Bit of Soap – The Jarmels | ||
| 8. Foot Stompin’ – The Flares | ||
| 9. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night) -Lonnie Donegan | ||
| 10. When Will We Get Married – The Dreamlovers | ||
1961’s Dance Top 10 Hit List | ||
| 1. Tossin’ and Turnin’ – Bobby Lewis | ||
| 2. Pretty Little Angel Eyes – Curtis Lee | ||
| 3. The Bristol Stomp – The Dovells | ||
| 4. Blue Moon – The Marcels | ||
| 5. Runaround Sue – Dion | ||
| 6. Rama Lama Ding Dong – The Edsels | ||
| 7. Hushable – The Mystics | ||
| 8. I Like It Like That – Chris Kenner | ||
| 9. Take Good Care of My Baby – Bobby Vee | ||
| 10. Runaway – Del Shannon | ||
1961’s Doo-Wop Song Top 10 Hit List | ||
| 1. Blue Moon – Marcels | ||
| 2. The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens | ||
| 3. There’s a Moon Out Tonight – The Capris | ||
| 4. Daddy’s Home – Shep and the Limelights | ||
| 5. Heart And Soul – Cleftones | ||
| 6. Pretty Little Angel Eyes – Curtis Lee | ||
| 7. Tell Me Why – Dion and the Belmonts | ||
| 8. Barbara Ann – Regents | ||
| 9. My True Story – The Jive Five | ||
| 10. I’m So Young – The Students | ||
More Doo-Wop Song Hits: | ||
| When We Get Married – The Dreamlovers | ||
| In My Heart – Timetones | ||
| Lover’s Island – The Blue Jays | ||
| Tonight (Could Be The Night) – Velvets | ||
| I Really Love You – Stereos | ||
| Smoky Places – Corsairs | ||
| Rip Van Winkle – Devotions | ||
| To Be Loved (Forever) – The Paragons | ||
PCM’s 1961 Top 10 Hit List | ||
| 1. At Last – Etta James | ||
| 2. Crazy – Patsy Cline | ||
| 3. Let’s Twist Again – Chubby Checker | ||
| 4. Bristol Stomp – The Dovells | ||
| 5. Please Mr. Postman – The Marvelettes | ||
| 6. Hit The Road Jack – Ray Charles | ||
| 7. Stand By Me – Ben E. King | ||
| 8. Runaround Sue – Dion | ||
| 9. The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens | ||
| 10. Tossin and Turnin’ – Bobby Lewis |
