| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1961 |
| TOP 100 POP SINGLES (As published
in the December 30, 1961, issue) |
| POS | TITLE
– Artist (Label) |
| 1 | EXODUS
– Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists) |
| 2 | CALCUTTA
– Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra (Dot) |
| 3 | WILL
YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW – The Shirelles (Scepter) |
| 4 | TOSSIN’
AND TURNIN’ – Bobby Lewis (Beltone) |
| 5 | WONDERLAND
BY NIGHT – Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra (Decca) |
| 6 | ARE
YOU LONESOME TO-NIGHT? – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 7 | TRAVELIN’
MAN – Rick Nelson (Imperial) |
| 8 | MICHAEL
– The Highwaymen (United Artists) |
| 9 | RUNAWAY
– Del Shannon (Big Top) |
| 10 | LAST
DATE – Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor) |
| 11 | BLUE
MOON – The Marcels (Colpix) |
| 12 | THE
BOLL WEEVIL SONG – Brook Benton (Mercury) |
| 13 | NORTH
TO ALASKA – Johnny Horton (Columbia) |
| 14 | PONY
TIME – Chubby Checker (Parkway) |
| 15 | A
HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY – Gene McDaniels (Liberty) |
| 16 | MOTHER-IN-LAW
– Ernie K-Doe (Minit) |
| 17 | RAINDROPS
– Dee Clark (Vee-Jay) |
| 18 | HE
WILL BREAK YOUR HEART – Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay) |
| 19 | QUARTER
TO THREE – Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand) |
| 20 | A
THOUSAND STARS – Kathy Young & The Innocents (Indigo) |
| 21 | RUNNING
SCARED – Roy Orbison (Monument) |
| 22 | WOODEN
HEART – Joe Dowell (Smash) |
| 23 | TAKE
GOOD CARE OF MY BABY – Bobby Vee (Liberty) |
| 24 | WHEELS
– The String-A-Longs (Warwick) |
| 25 | SHOP
AROUND – The Miracles (Tamla) |
| 26 | LAST
NIGHT – The Mar-Keys (Satellite) |
| 27 | DADDY’S
HOME – Shep & The Limelites (Hull) |
| 28 | CRYING
– Roy Orbison (Monument) |
| 29 | WHERE
THE BOYS ARE – Connie Francis (MGM) |
| 30 | APACHE
– Jorgen Ingmann (Atco) |
| 31 | DON’T
WORRY – Marty Robbins (Columbia) |
| 32 | SURRENDER
– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 33 | I’VE
TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR – Linda Scott (Canadian-American) |
| 34 | THE
MOUNTAIN’S HIGH – Dick & DeeDee (Liberty) |
| 35 | HATS
OFF TO LARRY – Del Shannon (Big Top) |
| 36 | MOODY
RIVER – Pat Boone (Dot) |
| 37 | STAY
– Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs (Herald) |
| 38 | CALENDAR
GIRL – Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor) |
| 39 | (I
Don’t Know Why) BUT I DO – Clarence Henry (Argo) |
| 40 | DEDICATED
TO THE ONE I LOVE – The Shirelles (Scepter) |
| 41 | POETRY
IN MOTION – Johnny Tillotson (Cadence) |
| 42 | YELLOW
BIRD – The Arthur Lyman Group (Hi Fi) |
| 43 | STAND
BY ME – Ben E. King (Atco) |
| 44 | NEW
ORLEANS – Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand) |
| 45 | YOU’RE
SIXTEEN – Johnny Burnette (Liberty) |
| 46 | ANGEL
BABY – Rosie & The Originals (Highland) |
| 47 | SAILOR
(Your Home Is The Sea) – Lolita (Kapp) |
| 48 | DUM
DUM – Brenda Lee (Decca) |
| 49 | I
LIKE IT LIKE THAT (pt. 1) – Chris Kenner (Instant) |
| 50 | RUBBER
BALL – Bobby Vee (Liberty) |
| 51 | THERE’S
A MOON OUT TONIGHT – The Capris (Old Town) |
| 52 | LITTLE
SISTER – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 53 | HELLO
MARY LOU – Rick Nelson (Imperial) |
| 54 | HURT
– Timi Yuro (Liberty) |
| 55 | MANY
TEARS AGO – Connie Francis (MGM) |
| 56 | PRETTY
LITTLE ANGEL EYES – Curtis Lee (Dunes) |
| 57 | MAMA
SAID – The Shirelles (Scepter) |
| 58 | SCHOOL
IS OUT – Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand) |
| 59 | LET’S
GO, LET’S GO, LET’S GO – Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (King) |
| 60 | THINK TWICE – Brook Benton
(Mercury) |
| 61 | GEORGIA ON
MY MIND – Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount) |
| 62 | LET’S
TWIST AGAIN – Chubby Checker (Parkway) |
| 63 | ON
THE REBOUND – Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor) |
| 64 | CORINNA,
CORINNA – Ray Peterson (Dunes) |
| 65 | BREAKIN’
IN A BRAND NEW BROKEN HEART – Connie Francis (MGM) |
| 66 | MY
TRUE STORY – The Jive Five (Beltone) |
| 67 | TOGETHER
– Connie Francis (MGM) |
| 68 | HELLO
WALLS – Faron Young (Capitol) |
| 69 | BABY
SITTIN’ BOOGIE – Buzz Clifford (Columbia) |
| 70 | EMOTIONS
– Brenda Lee (Decca) |
| 71 | YOU
TALK TOO MUCH – Joe Jones (Ric / Roulette) |
| 72 | SAVE
THE LAST DANCE FOR ME – The Drifters (Atlantic) |
| 73 | LONELY
TEENAGER – Dion (Laurie) |
| 74 | YOU
CAN DEPEND ON ME – Brenda Lee (Decca) |
| 75 | EBONY
EYES – The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros.) |
| 76 | DON’T
BET MONEY HONEY – Linda Scott (Canadian-American) |
| 77 | WINGS
OF A DOVE – Ferlin Husky (Capitol) |
| 78 | WHO
PUT THE BOMP (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) – Barry Mann (ABC-Paramount) |
| 79 | MEXICO – Bob Moore &
His Orchestra (Monument) |
| 80 | YOU
CAN HAVE HER – Roy Hamilton (Epic) |
| 81 | PORTRAIT
OF MY LOVE – Steve Lawrence (United Artists) |
| 82 | I
FEEL SO BAD – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 83 | GEE
WHIZ (Look At His Eyes) – Carla Thomas (Atlantic) |
| 84 | TAKE
GOOD CARE OF HER – Adam Wade (Coed) |
| 85 | DOES
YOUR CHEWING GUM LOSE ITS FLAVOR (On The Bedpost Over Night) – Lonnie Donegan (Dot) |
| 86 | SWAY – Bobby Rydell (Cameo) |
| 87 | HIT THE ROAD JACK – Ray
Charles (ABC-Paramount) |
| 88 | PLEASE
LOVE ME FOREVER – Cathy Jean & The Roommates (Valmor) |
| 89 | ALONE
AT LAST – Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) |
| 90 | SPANISH
HARLEM – Ben E. King (Atco) |
| 91 | I’M
GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR – Eddie Hodges (Cadence) |
| 92 | THOSE
OLDIES BUT GOODIES (Remind Me Of You) – Little Caesar & The Romans (Del-Fi) |
| 93 | GOOD TIME BABY – Bobby
Rydell (Cameo) |
| 94 | YOU MUST
HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY – Bobby Darin (Atco) |
| 95 | YOU
DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’VE GOT (Until You Lose It) – Ral Donner
(Gone) |
| 96 | I FALL TO PIECES
– Patsy Cline (Decca) |
| 97 | LITTLE
DEVIL – Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor) |
| 98 | ONE
MINT JULEP – Ray Charles (Impulse) |
| 99 | RUNAROUND
SUE – Dion (Laurie) |
| 100 | EVERY
BEAT OF MY HEART – [Gladys Knight &] The Pips (Vee-Jay) |