List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1961
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These are the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits of 1961.
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That year, 16 acts achieved their first number one song, such as Bert Kaempfert, The Shirelles, Lawrence Welk, The Marcels, Del Shannon, Ernie K-Doe, Roy Orbison, Gary U.S. Bonds, Bobby Lewis, Joe Dowell, The Highwaymen, Bobby Vee, Dion, Jimmy Dean, The Marvelettes, and The Tokens. Pat Boone, despite having most of his songs hit number one prior to the creation of the Hot 100, earns his first number one song on the chart.
Chart history
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1961 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. |
Number-one artists
Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
---|---|---|
1 | Bobby Lewis | 7 |
2 | Jimmy Dean | 5 |
3 | Del Shannon | 4 |
4 | Bert Kaempfert | 3 |
Chubby Checker | ||
Elvis Presley | ||
The Marcels | ||
Bobby Vee | ||
9 | The Shirelles | 2 |
Lawrence Welk | ||
Ricky Nelson | ||
Gary U.S. Bonds | ||
The Highwaymen | ||
Ray Charles | ||
Dion | ||
The Tokens | ||
17 | Ernie K-Doe | 1 |
Roy Orbison | ||
Pat Boone | ||
Joe Dowell | ||
The Marvelettes |
See also
References
Sources
- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties (ISBN 0-89820-074-1)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.
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