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Elvis Presley had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100, the most of any artist in 1961. Chubby Checker had three songs on the Year-End Hot 100. This is a list of Billboard magazine's top Hot 100 songs of 1961. [1] 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 ...
Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries 1: Ben E King: Stand By Me: 1961: US: UK 1 – Feb 1987, Ireland 1 – Feb 1987, DDD 1 of 1961, RYM 2 of 1961, Switzerland 3 – Mar 1987, US BB 4 – May 1961, Germany 4 – Mar 1987, US BB 7 of 1961, Netherlands 7 – Mar 1987, POP 7 of 1961, Norway 9 – Apr 1987, Scrobulate 14 of soul, Canada 16 – May 1961, Austria 17 – Apr 1987, RIAA 25, US ...
List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1961 which peaked in 1962 Top ten entry date Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in top ten December 4 "The Twist" Chubby Checker 1 January 13 13 December 11 "Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen" Neil Sedaka 6 January 6 6 December 18 "Peppermint Twist - Part 1" Joey Dee and the Starliters: 1 January 27 11
The Shirelles hit #1 with "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" in 1961.. These are the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits of 1961.. That year, 16 acts achieved their first number one song, such as Bert Kaempfert, The Shirelles, Lawrence Welk, The Marcels, Del Shannon, Ernie K-Doe, Roy Orbison, Gary U.S. Bonds, Bobby Lewis, Joe Dowell, The Highwaymen, Bobby Vee, Dion, Jimmy Dean, The Marvelettes, and The ...
List of European number-one hits of 1961; List of number-one singles of 1961 (France) List of Hot C&W Sides number ones of 1961; List of number-one hits of 1961 (Germany) List of number-one hits of 1961 (Italy) List of Hot R&B Sides number ones of 1961; List of number-one singles in 1961 (New Zealand) List of UK top-ten singles in 1961
"Hit the Road Jack" Ray Charles: ABC-Paramount 18: NR "I Don't Mind" James Brown: King 19: 53 "Ya Ya" Lee Dorsey: Fury 20: 16 "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" The Shirelles: Scepter 21: 60 "One Mint Julep" Ray Charles: Impulse 22: 40 "Blue Moon" The Marcels: Colpix 23: 31 "Quarter to Three" Gary U.S. Bonds: Le Grand 24: NR "At Last" Etta James: Argo ...
Artist January 7: Wonderland by Night: Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra January 14: Exodus: Ferrante and Teicher: January 21 January 28: Will You Love Me Tomorrow: The Shirelles: February 4 February 11: Calcutta: Lawrence Welk & Orchestra February 18 February 25 March 4 March 11: Pony Time: Chubby Checker: March 18: Surrender: Elvis Presley: March 25 ...
Twenty-eight artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1961. The Shadows secured the record for most top 10 hits in 1961 with nine hit singles, four of which were with Cliff Richard. The Everly Brothers was one of a number of artists with two top-ten entries, including the number-one single "Walk Right Back"/"Ebony Eyes".