TOP 100 RECORDINGS OF 1961

No.	Song	Artist
1	Stand By Me	Ben E. King
2	Crazy	Patsy Cline
3	The Wanderer	Dion
4	Runaround Sue	Dion
5	Crying	Roy Orbison
6	Hit The Road Jack	Ray Charles
7	Runaway	Del Shannon
8	Quarter To Three	Gary U.S. Bonds
9	It Will Stand	Showmen
10	Running Scared	Roy Orbison
11	Please Mr. Postman	Marvelettes
12	Can't Help Falling In Love	Elvis Presley
13	Hello Mary Lou	Ricky Nelson
14	Blue Moon	Marcels
15	Hey Baby	Bruce Channel
16	Duke Of Earl	Gene Chandler (Dukays)
17	Mother-In-Law	Ernie K. Doe
18	Unchain My Heart	Ray Charles
19	Cupid	Sam Cooke
20	Daddy's Home	Shep & the Limelites
21	I Like It Like That	Chris Kenner
22	The Lion Sleeps Tonight	Tokens
23	I Don't Want To Cry	Chuck Jackson
24	Last Night	Mar-Keys
25	Gypsy Woman	Impressions
26	You Better Move On	Arthur Alexander
27	Let's Go Trippin'	Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
28	The Red Rooster	Howlin' Wolf
29	Baby It's You	Shirelles
30	Barbara Ann	Regents
31	Hurt	Timi Yuro
32	Raindrops	Dee Clark
33	Walk Right Back	Everly Brothers
34	Tossin' And Turnin'	Bobby Lewis
35	Peppermint Twist	Joey Dee & the Starliters
36	Bristol Stomp	Dovells
37	Pony Time	Chubby Checker
38	Let The Four Winds Blow	Fats Domino
39	(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame	Elvis Presley
40	School Is Out	Gary U.S. Bonds
41	Ya Ya	Lee Dorsey
42	Every Beat of My Heart	Gladys Knight & the Pips
43	Pretty Little Angel Eyes	Curtis Lee
44	Soothe Me	Sims Twins
45	Turn On Your Love Light	Bobby "Blue" Bland
46	My True Story	Jive Five
47	Heart And Soul	Cleftones / Jan & Dean
48	Dear Lady (Twist)	Gary U.S. Bonds
49	Smoky Places	Corsairs
50	Mama Said	Shirelles
51	The Mountain's High	Dick & Dee Dee
52	There's No Other	Crystals
53	I Know	Barbara George
54	Little Sister	Elvis Presley
55	Travelin' Man	Ricky Nelson
56	Moon River	Jerry Butler
57	Please Stay	Drifters
58	Lost Someone	James Brown
59	Surfin'	Beach Boys
60	You Don't Miss Your Water	William Bell
61	It's Gonna Work Out Fine	Ike & Tina Turner
62	Shake Your Moneymaker	Elmore James
63	I Fall To Pieces	Patsy Cline
64	Break It To Me Gently	Brenda Lee
65	Some Kind Of Wonderful	Drifters
66	A Certain Girl	Ernie K-Doe
67	Let's Twist Again	Chubby Checker
68	Hats Off To Larry	Del Shannon
69	Crying In The Rain	Everly Brothers
70	Hideaway	Freddy King
71	Peanut Butter	Marathons
72	A Little Bit of Soap	Jarmels
73	What's Your Name	Don & Juan
74	Let Me In	Sensations
75	Heartaches	Marcels
76	Every Breath I Take	Gene Pitney
77	Look In My Eyes	Chantels
78	Little Egypt	Coasters
79	Bright Lights, Big City	Jimmy Reed
80	I Pity The Fool	Bobby "Blue" Bland
81	Rainin' in My Heart	Slim Harpo
82	Just Out of Reach	Solomon Burke
83	Jambalaya	Fats Domino
84	Sweets For My Sweet	Drifters
85	Watch Your Step	Bobby Parker
86	One Mint Julep	Ray Charles
87	I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)	Ikettes
88	Poor Fool	Ike & Tina Turner
89	'Til	Angels
90	When We Get Married	Dreamlovers
91	Tonight (Could Be The Night)	Velvets
92	I Really Love You	Stereos
93	Saved	Lavern Baker
94	Footstompin'	Flares
95	I Hear You Knocking	Fats Domino
96	Dum Dum	Brenda Lee
97	Town Without Pity	Gene Pitney
98	That's What Girls Are Made For	Spinners
99	Take Good Care of My Baby	Bobby Vee
100	A Hundred Pounds of Clay	Gene McDaniels
20 more worth mentioning.
101	You Don't Know What You've Got	Ral Donnner
102	The Boll Weevil Song	Brook Benton
103	This Time	Troy Shondell
104	I Feel So Bad	Elvis Presley
105	If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody	James Ray
106	Trust in Me	Etta James
107	Just Got To Know	Jimmy McCracklin
108	Who Put The Bomp	Barry Mann
109	Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It	Freddy Cannon
110	Those Oldies But Goodies	Little Caesar & the Romans
111	Tower Of Strength	Gene McDaniels
112	I Love How You Love Me	Paris Sisters
113	Surrender	Elvis Presley
114	Tonight I Fell In Love	Tokens
115	What A Price	Fats Domino
116	Nag	Halos
117	Lover's Island	Blue Jays
118	The Fly	Chubby Checker
119	I Don't Mind	James Brown
120	Come On	Chuck Berry