Top Songs of 1961 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1960 <-1961-> 1962
Top songs: #1: Runaway by Del Shannon - #2: Can't Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley - #3: Travelin' Man by Ricky Nelson - #4: Running Scared by Roy Orbison - #5: I Feel So Bad by Elvis Presley
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Runaway
#1
03/1961

Runaway
Del Shannon

from Runaway with Del Shannon   
241 pts
1
US


3
R&B
1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #466]
[Big Top 3067]
written by Charles Westover & Max Crook
Can't Help Falling in Love
#2
12/1961

Can't Help Falling in Love
Elvis Presley

from Blue Hawaii   Blue Hawaii
229 pts
2
US
1
AC


1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #394] charted as Rock-A-Hula Baby/Can't Help Falling in Love in UK charts
[RCA Victor 47-7968]
written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore & George David Weiss
Travelin' Man
#3
04/1961

Travelin' Man
Ricky Nelson

from Rick Is 21   
214 pts
1
US




2
UK
charted as Hello Mary Lou / Travellin' Man in UK charts
[Imperial 5741]
written by Jerry Fuller
#4
04/1961

Running Scared
Roy Orbison

from Crying   Crying
164 pts
1
US




9
UK
[Monument 438]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson
I Feel So Bad
#5
05/1961

I Feel So Bad
Elvis Presley

153 pts
5
US


15
R&B
4
UK
hit for Chuck Willis in 1954
[RCA Victor 47-7880]
written by Chuck Willis
Hello Mary Lou
#6
05/1961

Hello Mary Lou
Ricky Nelson

from Rick Is 21   
147 pts
9
US




2
UK
charted as Hello Mary Lou / Travellin' Man in UK charts
[Imperial 5741]
written by Gene Pitney & Cayet Mangiaracina
Peppermint Twist (Part 1)
#7
11/1961

Peppermint Twist (Part 1)
Joey Dee & The Starliters

from Doin' the Twist as the Peppermint Lounge   
139 pts
1
US


8
R&B
33
UK
as Joey Dee & The Starlighters
inspired by New York City's Peppermint Lounge Club
[Roulette 4401]
written by Joey Dee & Henry Glover
Rock-A-Hula Baby (Twist Special)
#8
12/1961

Rock-A-Hula Baby (Twist Special)
Elvis Presley

from Blue Hawaii   Blue Hawaii
137 pts
23
US




1
UK
US B-side to Can't Help Falling In Love, UK: Double A-side with Can't Help Falling In Love ; charted as Rock-A-Hula Baby/Can't Help Falling in Love in UK charts
[RCA Victor 47-7968]
written by Ben Weisman, Fred Wise & Dolores Fuller
#9
06/1961

Hats Off to Larry
Del Shannon

from Runaway with Del Shannon   
135 pts
5
US




6
UK
[Big Top 3075]
written by Del Shannon
Crying
#10
08/1961

Crying
Roy Orbison

from Crying   Crying
122 pts
2
US




25
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #69] B side to Candy Man
[Monument 447]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson
Kon-Tiki
#11
09/1961

Kon-Tiki
The Shadows

112 pts






1
UK
instrumental
written by Michael Carr
#12
11/1961

Hey! Little Girl
Del Shannon

from Little Town Flirt   
109 pts
38
US




2
UK
[Big Top 3091]
written by Del Shannon
Multiplication
#13
12/1961

Multiplication
Bobby Darin

from Twist with Bobby Darin   
86 pts
30
US




5
UK
[Atco 6214]
written by Bobby Darin
The Frightened City
#14
05/1961

The Frightened City
The Shadows

81 pts






3
UK
instrumental
[Atlantic 2111]
written by Norrie Paramor
Halfway to Paradise
#15
05/1961

Halfway to Paradise
Billy Fury

from Halfway to Paradise   
81 pts






3
UK
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
Gee Whiz, It's You
#16
04/1961

Gee Whiz, It's You
Cliff Richard

from Me and My Shadows   
76 pts






4
UK
as Cliff Richard & The Shadows
written by Hank Marvin & Ian Ralph Samwell
Little Boy Sad
#17
02/1961

Little Boy Sad
Johnny Burnette

from Sings   
71 pts
17
US




12
UK
[Liberty 55298]
written by Wayne Walker
FBI
#18
02/1961

FBI
The Shadows

63 pts






6
UK
instrumental
written by Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
The Savage
#19
11/1961

The Savage
The Shadows

from The Young Ones   
44 pts






10
UK
instrumental
written by Norrie Paramor
#20
06/1961

Quite a Party
The Fireballs

from Torquay   
38 pts
27
US




29
UK
[Warwick 644]
written by George Tomsco
A Thousand Stars
#21
01/1961

A Thousand Stars
Billy Fury

from Halfway to Paradise   
35 pts






14
UK
written by Eugene Pearson
#22
10/1961

God, Country and My Baby
Johnny Burnette

from Johnny Burnette's Hits and Other Favorites   
31 pts
18
US






[Liberty 55379]
written by John Dolan
#23
07/1961

Transistor Sister
Freddy Cannon

from Freddy Cannon at Palisades Park   
14 pts
35
US






[Swan 4078]
written by Frank C. Slay Jr. & Chuck Dougherty
#24
08/1961

Girls
Johnny Burnette

from Roses Are Red   
12 pts






37
UK
[Liberty 55345]
written by Barry De Vorzon
#25
06/1961

Stick with Me Baby
The Everly Brothers

from A Date with the Everly Brothers   A Date with the Everly Brothers
11 pts
41
US






B side to Temptation
[Warner 5220]
written by Mel Tillis
#26
04/1961

Don't Worry
Billy Fury

from Halfway to Paradise   
11 pts






40
UK
as Billy Fury & The Four Kestrels
written by Marty Robbins
#27
05/1961

Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It
Freddy Cannon

from Freddy Cannon at Palisades Park   
9 pts
51
US






[Swan 4071]
written by Frank Slay & Bob Crewe
#28
05/1961

Big, Big World
Johnny Burnette

from Sings   
7 pts
58
US






[Liberty 55318]
written by Gerald Nelson, Fred Burch & Red West
For Me and My Gal
#29
10/1961

For Me and My Gal
Freddy Cannon

from Freddy Cannon at Palisades Park   
6 pts
71
US






[Swan 4083]
written by George W. Meyer, Edgar Leslie & E. Ray Goetz
#30
04/1961

Hop Scotch
Santo & Johnny

from Santo & Johnny   
3 pts
90
US






[Canadian American 124]
written by Santo Farina, Johnny Farina & Ann Farina
#31
12/1961

He's Old Enough to Know Better
The Crickets

from Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Somethin' Else   
2 pts
105
US






[Liberty 55392]
written by Jerry Allison

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