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1 Angel Baby 4   Jan 1961  
  Rosie & The Originals  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

2 Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight   Jan 1961  
  Thelma Carpenter  
    YouTube    

3 (Ghost) Riders In The Sky   Mar 1961  
  The Ramrods  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

4 Wheels 7   Mar 1961  
  The String-A-Longs  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

5 Baby Sittin' Boogie 6   Mar 1961  
  Buzz Clifford  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

6 Asia Minor 10   Apr 1961  
  Kokomo  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

7 Baby Blue 5   May 1961  
  The Echoes  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

8 Good Goodbye (So So Long) 14   May 1961  
  The Bob Knight Four  
    YouTube    

9 In My Heart   Jun 1961  
  The Timetones  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

10 Peanut Butter 16   Jun 1961  
  The Marathons  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

11 Rama Lama Ding Dong 11   Jun 1961  
  The Edsels  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

12 Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You) 6   Jul 1961  
  Little Caesar And The Romans  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

13 You Can't Sit Down 19   Jul 1961  
  Philip Upchurch Combo  
    YouTube    

14 Pretty Little Angel Eyes 1   Aug 1961  
  Curtis Lee  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

15 Wizard Of Love 8   Sep 1961  
  The Ly-Dells  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

16 I Just Don't Understand 20   Sep 1961  
  Ann-Margret  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

17 A Little Bit Of Soap 8   Sep 1961  
  The Jarmels  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

18 When We Get Married 13   Sep 1961  
  The Dreamlovers  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

19 Lover's Island 16   Sep 1961  
  The Blue Jays  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

20 Nag   Sep 1961  
  The Halos  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

21 Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) 10   Sep 1961  
  Barry Mann  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

22 Mexico 13   Oct 1961  
  Bob Moore And His Orchestra  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

23 I Really Love You 15   Oct 1961  
  The Stereos  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

24 Let's Get Together 6   Oct 1961  
  Hayley Mills  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

25 This Time 5   Nov 1961  
  Troy Shondell  
    YouTube download at Amazon  

26 Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night   Dec 1961  
  Kenny Dino  
    YouTube    


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1961 Top Pop One Hit Wonders

1Pretty Little Angel Eyes
 Curtis Lee
2Angel Baby
 Rosie & The Originals
3This Time
 Troy Shondell
4Baby Blue
 The Echoes
5Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You)
 Little Caesar And The Romans
6Wheels
 The String-A-Longs
7Let's Get Together
 Hayley Mills
8Baby Sittin' Boogie
 Buzz Clifford
9Wizard Of Love
 The Ly-Dells
10A Little Bit Of Soap
 The Jarmels
11Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)
 Barry Mann
12Asia Minor
 Kokomo
13Rama Lama Ding Dong
 The Edsels
14Mexico
 Bob Moore And His Orchestra
15Good Goodbye (So So Long)
 The Bob Knight Four
16When We Get Married
 The Dreamlovers
17I Really Love You
 The Stereos
18Peanut Butter
 The Marathons

Top 100 One Hit Wonders

list of the most popular songs that were by one-time top 20 makers from 1960 To 2000

One Hit Wonders by Year

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 late 1950s

1961 Pop Top 100 Songs

the top pop songs of 1961 in order

1961 Number One Pop Song Calendar

number one pop songs on any date, birthday, wedding, graduation, etc

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