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Rosalie "Rosie" Hamlin (July 21, 1945 – March 30, 2017) [2] was an American singer and songwriter who was the frontwoman of the group Rosie and the Originals, best known for the 1960 song "Angel Baby", which became a Top 40 hit in 1961 when Hamlin was only 15 years old. She married guitarist, Noah Tafolla, and they had two children (Joseph ...
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 ...
These are the number-one albums in the United States per Billboard magazine during the year 1961. From May 25, 1959 through July 1963, separate charts existed for albums in mono and stereo formats. Beginning 1961, these charts were called Top LP's - Action Albums - Monaural and Top LP's - Action Albums - Stereophonic.
The best-known recording is the 1961 teen pop hit by Linda Scott, [1] titled "I've Told Every Little Star", which reached No. 3 on the United States' Billboard Hot 100 chart. [2] Scott's version reached No. 1 in the Philippines , [ 3 ] South Africa , [ 4 ] and Sweden . [ 5 ]
The Tokens were an American doo-wop band and record production company group from Brooklyn, New York City. [1] The group has had four top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, all in the 1960s, their biggest being the chart-topping 1961 hit single "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", which borrowed heavily from the 1939 song "Mbube" by South African singer Solomon Linda.
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Robert Alan Lewis (February 9, 1925 – April 28, 2020) [1] was an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer, best known for his 1961 hit singles "Tossin' and Turnin'" and "One Track Mind". Biography