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1961 One Hit Wonders

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

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

3 Once In Awhile 9   Feb 1961  
  The Chimes  
    YouTube Amazon  

4 (Ghost) Riders In The Sky   Mar 1961  
  The Ramrods  
    YouTube Amazon  

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

6 Wheels 7   Mar 1961  
  The String-A-Longs  
    YouTube Amazon  

7 Asia Minor 10   Apr 1961  
  Kokomo  
    YouTube Amazon  

8 Baby Blue 5   May 1961  
  The Echoes  
    YouTube Amazon  

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

10 Bonanza 16   May 1961  
  Al Caiola  
    YouTube Amazon  

11 In My Heart   Jun 1961  
  The Timetones  
    YouTube Amazon  

12 Peanut Butter 16   Jun 1961  
  The Marathons  
    YouTube Amazon  

13 Rama Lama Ding Dong 11   Jun 1961  
  The Edsels  
    YouTube Amazon  

14 I'm A Fool To Care 20   Jun 1961  
  Joe Barry  
    YouTube Amazon  

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

16 Tonight (Could Be The Night) 11   Jul 1961  
  The Velvets Featuring Virgil Johnson  
    YouTube Amazon  

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

18 Sacred 20   Jul 1961  
  The Castells  
    YouTube Amazon  

19 I Like It Like That, Part 1 2   Aug 1961  
  Chris Kenner  
    YouTube Amazon  

20 Pretty Little Angel Eyes 1   Aug 1961  
  Curtis Lee  
    YouTube Amazon  

21 Wizard Of Love 8   Sep 1961  
  The Ly-Dells  
    YouTube Amazon  

22 A Little Bit Of Soap 8   Sep 1961  
  The Jarmels  
    YouTube Amazon  

23 I Just Don't Understand 20   Sep 1961  
  Ann-Margret  
    YouTube Amazon  

24 Lover's Island 16   Sep 1961  
  The Blue Jays  
    YouTube Amazon  

25 Nag   Sep 1961  
  The Halos  
    YouTube Amazon  

26 When We Get Married 13   Sep 1961  
  The Dreamlovers  
    YouTube Amazon  

27 Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) 10   Sep 1961  
  Barry Mann  
    YouTube Amazon  

28 Mexico 13   Oct 1961  
  Bob Moore And His Orchestra  
    YouTube Amazon  

29 I Really Love You 15   Oct 1961  
  The Stereos  
    YouTube Amazon  

30 Let's Get Together 6   Oct 1961  
  Hayley Mills  
    YouTube Amazon  

31 This Time 5   Nov 1961  
  Troy Shondell  
    YouTube Amazon  

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


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1961 One Hit Wonders


Top pop songs for 1961 One Hit Wonders

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

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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