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1961 Pop Top 100 Songs

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Pop Top 100 in popularity order
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26 Blue Moon 1   Apr 1961  
  The Marcels  
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27 Shop Around 2   Feb 1961  
  The Miracles Featuring Bill Smokey Robinson  
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28 Crying 2   Sep 1961  
  Roy Orbison  
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29 A Hundred Pounds Of Clay 2   May 1961  
  Gene McDaniels  
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30 Calendar Girl 2   Feb 1961  
  Neil Sedaka  
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31 I Like It Like That 2   Aug 1961  
  Chris Kenner  
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32 Where The Boys Are 2   Mar 1961  
  Connie Francis  
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33 Dedicated To The One I Love 2   Mar 1961  
  The Shirelles  
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34 Barbara-Ann 2   Jun 1961  
  The Regents  
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35 Angel Baby 4   Jan 1961  
  Rosie & The Originals  
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36 Spanish Harlem 2   Mar 1961  
  Ben E. King  
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37 School Is Out 2   Sep 1961  
  Gary U.S. Bonds  
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38 Walk On By 4   Dec 1961  
  Leroy Van Dyke  
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39 Apache 2   Apr 1961  
  Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar  
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40 Let's Twist Again 3   Aug 1961  
  Chubby Checker  
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41 Run To Him 3   Dec 1961  
  Bobby Vee  
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42 Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night) 4   Sep 1961  
  Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group  
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43 Bless You 4   Sep 1961  
  Tony Orlando  
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44 Hats Off To Larry 5   Jul 1961  
  Del Shannon  
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45 Stand By Me 3   Jun 1961  
  Ben E. King  
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46 Heart And Soul 4   Jul 1961  
  The Cleftones  
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47 Some Kind Of Wonderful 4   May 1961  
  The Drifters  
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48 Rubber Ball 6   Jan 1961  
  Bobby Vee  
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49 Goodbye Cruel World 4   Dec 1961  
  James Darren  
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50 Take Good Care Of Her 3   Apr 1961  
  Adam Wade  
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