1961
Billboard Year-End Hot 100
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Tossin' and Turnin'Bobby Lewis - 2
I Fall To Pieces (feat. The Jordanaires)Patsy Cline - 3
MichaelThe Highwaymen - 4
CryingRoy Orbison - 5
RunawayDel Shannon - 6
My True StoryThe Jive Five - 7
Pony TimeChubby Checker - 8
WheelsThe String-A-Longs - 9
RaindropsDee Clark - 10
Wooden HeartJoe Dowell - 11
CalcuttaLawrence Welk - 12
Take Good Care of My BabyBobby Vee - 13
Running ScaredRoy Orbison - 14
Dedicated to the One I LoveThe Shirelles - 15
Last Night (Single)The Mar-Keys - 16
Will You Love Me TomorrowThe Shirelles - 17
ExodusFerrante & Teicher - 18
Where the Boys AreConnie Francis - 19
Hit the Road JackRay Charles - 20
Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)Sue Thompson - 21
Mother In LawErnie K-Doe - 22
Bristol StompThe Dovells - 23
Travelin' Man (Remastered)Ricky Nelson - 24
Shop AroundThe Miracles - 25
The Boll Weevil SongBrook Benton
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🎵 Elvis Presley — Blue Hawaii🎵 Ray Charles — Genius + Soul = Jazz🎵 The Shirelles — Tonight's the Night
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At the movies
- West Side Story
- Breakfast at Tiffany's
- 101 Dalmatians
On TV
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Wagon Train
- Ben Casey
Headlines
- Yuri Gagarin first human in space
- Alan Shepard first American in space
- Peace Corps founded