| Cover | | Date   | Title • Artist
Album | Points
| Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
 | 1. | 03/1961 | | 363
 | US ✫1
UK ✫1
US R&B 3 |  [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #466]
[Big Top 3067]
written by Del Shannon (as Charles Westover) & Max Crook |
| 2. | 03/1961 | | 355
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | [Colpix 186]
written by Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart |
|
 | 3. | 12/1961 | | 329
| US ✫1
UK 2
US AC ✫1
US R&B 7 | with the Leon Young String Chorale
[instrumental]
[Atco 6217]
written by Mr. Acker Bilk (as Acker Bilk) & Robert Mellin |
| 4. | 03/1961 | | 282
| US 4
UK ✫1
US R&B 16 | [RCA 47-7840]
written by Floyd Cramer |
| 5. | 09/1961 | | 278
| US ✫1
UK 6
US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #377]
[ABC-Paramount 10244]
written by Percy Mayfield |
| 6. | 05/1961 | | 268
| US ✫1
UK 7
US R&B 3 | as U.S. Bonds
[Legrand 1008]
written by Gene Barge, Frank Guida & Joseph Royster |
| 7. | 01/1961 | | 266
| US 8
UK ✫1
US country 25
US R&B 25 | charted as Walk Right Back / Ebony Eyes in UK charts
[Warner 5199]
written by John D. Loudermilk |
 | 8. | 11/1961 | | 257
| US ✫1
UK 11
US R&B 7 | aka Wimoweh, a south african zulu song
[RCA 47-7954]
written by Solomon Linda, Paul Campbell, Albert Stanton, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore & George David Weiss |
| 9. | 09/1961 | | 249
| US ✫1
UK 11
US R&B 4 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #342]
[Laurie 3110]
written by Dion (as Dion DiMucci) & Ernie Maresca |
| 10. | 11/1961 | | 247
| US ✫1
UK 14
US R&B 4 | [R]
[Parkway 811]
written by Hank Ballard |
| 11. | 05/1961 | | 236
| US 5
UK 4
US R&B 15 | hit for Chuck Willis in 1954
[RCA 47-7880]
written by Chuck Willis |
| 12. | 04/1961 | | 233
| US ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | [Beltone 1002]
written by Ritchie Adams & Malou Rene |
| 13. | 01/1961 | | 228
| US ✫1
UK 27
US R&B ✫1 | [Parkway 818]
written by Don Covay & John Berry |
| 14. | 03/1961 | | 221
| US ✫1
UK 29
US R&B ✫1 | [Minit 623]
written by Allen Toussaint |
| 15. | 01/1961 | | 218
| US 3
UK 8
US R&B 19 | [instrumental]
[Warwick 603]
written by Richard Stephens, Jimmy Torres & Norman Petty (uncredited) |
| 16. | 11/1961 | | 214
| US ✫1
UK 33
US R&B 8 | as Joey Dee & The Starlighters
inspired by New York City's Peppermint Lounge Club
written by Joey Dee & Henry Glover |
| 17. | 05/1961 | | 211
| US 2
UK 30
US AC ✫1
US R&B 2 | [novelty]
[Mercury 71820]
written by traditional |
| 18. | 03/1961 | | 205
| US 3
UK 7
US R&B 22 | [Canadian American 123]
written by Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II |
 | 19. | 09/1961 | | 199
| US ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | [Tamla 54046]
written by Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman & Freddie Gorman |
| 20. | 05/1961 | | 183
| US 4
UK 27
US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #121]
[Atco 6194]
written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller |
| 21. | 05/1961 | | 177
| US 2
US R&B 2 | [Instant 3229]
written by Chris Kenner & Allen Toussaint |
| 22. | 05/1961 | | 169
| US 2
US R&B 3 | [Vee-Jay 383]
written by Dee Clark |
| 23. | 01/1961 | | 168
| US 2
US R&B 9 | [instrumental]
written by Jerry Lordan |
| 24. | 07/1961 | | 167
| US 3
US R&B ✫1 | [Beltone 1006]
written by Eugene Pitt, Oscar Waltzer & Phil Belmonte |
| 25. | 11/1961 | | 167
| US 3
US R&B ✫1 | [AFO 302]
written by Barbara George |
| 26. | 09/1961 | | 167
| US 2
US R&B 7 | [Parkway 827]
written by Kal Mann & Dave Appell |
| 27. | 07/1961 | | 163
| US 3
US R&B 2 | [instrumental]
[Satellite 107]
written by Charles Axton, Jerry Lee Smith, Floyd Newman, Chips Moman & Gil Caple |
| 28. | 01/1961 | | 160
| US 3
US R&B 2 | [R]
[Scepter 1203]
written by Ralph Bass & Lowman Pauling |
| 29. | 05/1961 | | 155
| US 12
UK 6
US R&B 11 | #1 hit for the Mills Brothers in 1944
[Argo 5388]
written by Allan Roberts & Doris Fisher |
| 30. | 03/1961 | | 153
| US 3
US R&B 11 | [Liberty 55308]
written by Kay Rogers, Luther Dixon & Bob Elgin |
| 31. | 01/1961 | | 151
| US 6
UK 17
US country 28
US R&B 27 | [novelty]
[Columbia 41876]
written by Johnny Parker |
| 32. | 03/1961 | | 149
| US 2
US R&B 4 | [Hull 740]
written by James Sheppard & William H. Miller |
| 33. | 05/1961 | | 147
| US 5
US AC 5
US R&B 21 | [Coed 550]
written by Mark Barkan, Sandy Baron & George Paxton |
| 34. | 10/1961 | | 144
| US 5
US R&B 5 | [Liberty 55371]
written by Bob Hilliard & Burt Bacharach |
| 35. | 05/1961 | | 143
| US 6
US R&B ✫1 | as The Pips
[Vee-Jay 386]
written by Johnny Otis |
| 36. | 08/1961 | | 140
| US 7
US AC ✫1
US R&B 22 | as Bob Moore and his Orchestra
[instrumental]
[Monument 446]
written by Boudleaux Bryant |
| 37. | 03/1961 | | 136
| US 7
UK 38
US R&B 20 | [Coed 546]
written by Arthur Kent & Ed Warren |
| 38. | 07/1961 | | 134
| US 4
US AC 2
US R&B 22 | [Liberty 55343]
written by Al Jacobs & Jimmie Crane |
| 39. | 10/1961 | | 133
| US 8
US R&B 4 | [Sar 117]
written by Sam Cooke |
| 40. | 06/1961 | | 133
| US 17
UK 7
US R&B 20 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #452]
[RCA Victor 47-7883]
written by Sam Cooke |
 | 41. | 09/1961 | | 131
| US 7
US R&B ✫1 | [Fury 1053]
written by Lee Dorsey, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson & Morris Levy |
| 42. | 04/1961 | | 130
| US 4
US R&B 2 | [Scepter 1217]
written by Luther Dixon & Willie Denson |
| 43. | 07/1961 | | 130
| US 5
US R&B 12 | [Legrand 1009]
written by Gary Anderson & Gene Barge |
| 44. | 03/1961 | | 126
| US 6
US R&B 25 | [Decca 31231]
written by Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap & Earl Hines |
| 45. | 03/1961 | | 124
| US 8
US R&B ✫1 | [Impulse 200]
written by Rudy Toombs |
| 46. | 11/1961 | | 121
| US 9
US R&B ✫1 | [ABC-Paramount 10266]
written by Bobby Sharp & Teddy Powell (disputed credit) |
| 47. | 10/1961 | | 120
| US 7
US R&B 19 | #1 hit for Ted Weems in 1947
[Colpix 612]
written by Al Hoffman & John Klenner |
| 48. | 09/1961 | | 120
| US 7
US R&B 11 | [Parkway 830]
written by John Medora (as John Madara) & David White |
| 49. | 07/1961 | | 118
| US 10
US AC 4
US R&B 16 | [Coed 553]
written by Scott David & Larry Kusik |
| 50. | 12/1961 | | 117
| US 9
US R&B 5 | [Legrand 1015]
written by Frank Guida (as Frank J. Guida) |
| 51. | 06/1961 | | 115
| US 8
US R&B 26 |
[Parkway 824]
written by Kal Mann & Dave Appell |
| 52. | 01/1961 | | 113
| US 10
US R&B 5 | [Atlantic 2086]
written by Carla Thomas |
| 53. | 08/1961 | | 112
| US 9
US R&B 8 | [Beltone 1012]
written by Bobby Lewis & Malou Rene |
| 54. | 05/1961 | | 106
| US 9
US R&B 28 | as Caesar & the Romans
[Del-Fi 4158]
written by Nick Curinga & Paul Politi |
 | 55. | 12/1961 | | 101
| US 8
US R&B 3 | [Scepter 1227]
written by Burt Bacharach, Mack David & Luther Dixon (as Barney Williams) |
 | 56. | 04/1961 | | 95
| US 30
UK 10
US country 27
US R&B 26 | [Sun 356]
written by Ray Charles |
| 57. | 10/1961 | | 91
| US 11
US AC 3
US R&B 14 | [Vee-Jay 405]
written by Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer |
| 58. | 10/1961 | | 87
| US 23
UK 35
US AC 5
US R&B 5 | #1 hit for Guy Lombardo in 1937
[Mercury 71876]
written by Harry Warren & Al Dubin |
| 59. | 02/1961 | | 76
| US 11
US R&B 6 | B side to For My Baby
[Mercury 71774]
written by Joe Shapiro, Jimmy Williams [Jimmy T. Williams] & Clyde Otis |
| 60. | 01/1961 | | 75
| US 12
US R&B 6 | [Epic 9434]
written by Bill Cook |
| 61. | 07/1961 | | 74
| US 12
US R&B 7 | [Laurie 3098]
written by Bert Russell (as Bert Berns) |
| 62. | 07/1961 | | 73
| US 18
UK 38
US R&B 10 | [Atco 6203]
written by Sunny Skylar & Gabriel Ruiz |
| 63. | 12/1961 | | 73
| US 12
US R&B 10 | featuring Jay "Bird" Uzzell
[Tuff 1808]
written by Abner Spector |
| 64. | 01/1961 | | 72
| US 9
US R&B 25 | [Brunswick 55201]
written by Hank Hunter & Al Kasha |
| 65. | 07/1961 | | 71
| US 14
US R&B 2 | [Sue 749]
written by Rose Marie McCoy & Sylvia McKinney |
| 66. | 12/1961 | | 71
| US 17
US R&B 3 | [instrumental]
[Hi 2040]
written by Ace Cannon |
| 67. | 07/1961 | | 70
| US 15
US R&B 2 | [Imperial 5764]
written by Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino) & Dave Bartholomew |
| 68. | 07/1961 | | 69
| US 12
US R&B 15 | answer-song to "stand by me"
[Mercury 71840]
written by Ben E. King, Ollie Jones, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller |
| 69. | 08/1961 | | 68
| US 14
US R&B 6 | [Carlton 555]
written by Richard Barrett |
| 70. | 05/1961 | | 67
| US 13
US R&B 7 | [Gee 1065]
written by Fred Fassert |
| 71. | 10/1961 | | 65
| US 20
US R&B 2 | [ABC-Paramount 10241]
written by Curtis Mayfield |
| 72. | 12/1961 | | 65
| US 19
US R&B 3 | written by Don Convay |
| 73. | 09/1961 | | 65
| US 24
US AC 6
US R&B 7 | [Atlantic 2114]
written by Virgil Stewart |
| 74. | 06/1961 | | 63
| US 14
US R&B 13 | [Atlantic 2105]
written by Burt Bacharach & Bob Hilliard |
| 75. | 09/1961 | | 62
| US 16
US R&B 10 | [Atlantic 2117]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman |
| 76. | 10/1961 | | 58
| US 21
US R&B 2 | [Scepter 1223]
written by John Patton & Amiel Sommers |
| 77. | 11/1961 | | 58
| US 20
US R&B 5 | [Philles 100]
written by Leroy Bates & Phil Spector |
| 78. | 11/1961 | | 57
| US 15
US R&B 12 | [Mercury 71903]
written by Brook Benton, Oliver Hall & Marnie Ewald |
| 79. | 08/1961 | | 57
| US 20
US AC 6
US R&B 14 | [Mercury 71859]
written by traditional |
| 80. | 05/1961 | | 53
| US 23
UK 49
US R&B 18 | [Imperial 5753]
written by Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew & Bobby Charles |
| 81. | 06/1961 | | 52
| US 19
US R&B 9 | [Brunswick 55216]
written by Al Kasha & Horace Ott |
| 82. | 03/1961 | | 51
| US 25
US R&B 3 | [Nomar 106]
written by S. W. Taylor & Maxine Brown |
| 83. | 11/1961 | | 51
| US 22
US R&B 10 | [Caprice 110]
written by Rudy Clark |
| 84. | 05/1961 | | 51
| US 18
US R&B 10 | [Gee 1064]
written by Hoagy Carmichael & Frank Loesser |
| 85. | 01/1961 | | 51
| US 22
US R&B 7 | [Imperial 5723]
written by Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino), Jack Jessup & Pee Wee Maddux |
| 86. | 07/1961 | | 49
| US 25
US AC 7
US R&B 17 | #1 hit for Tommy Dorsey in 1940
[Mercury 71847]
written by Ruth Lowe |
| 87. | 04/1961 | | 49
| US 20
US R&B 25 | as The Marathons
[Arvee 5027]
written by H.B. Barnum, Martin J. Cooper, Cliff Goldsmith & Fred Smith |
| 88. | 03/1961 | | 48
| US 20
US R&B 11 | [Brunswick 55208]
written by Joyce Lee |
| 89. | 06/1961 | | 48
| US 26
US R&B 3 | as Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
B side to The Float
[King 5510]
written by Kasha, Evans & Tucker |
| 90. | 12/1961 | | 47
| US 28
US R&B 2 | [Duke 344]
written by Don Robey (as Deadric Malone) & Joe Scott (as Joseph Scott) |
| 91. | 09/1961 | | 47
| US 25
US R&B 20 | [Felsted 8624]
written by Aaron Collins |
| 92. | 06/1961 | | 47
| US 27
US R&B 5 | [Tri-Phi 1001]
written by Harvey Fuqua & Gwen Gordy (as Gwen Gordy Fuqua) |
| 93. | 04/1961 | | 46
| US 23
US R&B 16 | [novelty]
[Atco 6192]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller |
 | 94. | 03/1961 | | 45
| US 29
US R&B 5 | [Federal 12401]
written by Freddie King, Sonny Thompson & Hound Dog Taylor (uncredited) |
| 95. | 03/1961 | | 44
| US 30
US R&B 4 | [Argo 5385]
written by Ned Wever, Milton Ager & Jean Schwartz |
| 96. | 02/1961 | | 44
| US 28
US R&B 2 | [Mercury 71774]
written by Clyde Otis & Willie Dixon |
| 97. | 04/1961 | | 43
| US 24
US R&B 15 | [Jin 144 / Smash 1702]
written by Ted Daffan |
| 98. | 07/1961 | | 43
| US 25
US R&B 8 | [Vee-Jay 390]
written by Jerry Butler & Curtis Mayfield |
| 99. | 02/1961 | | 43
| US 20
US R&B 22 | [instrumental]
[Hi 2028]
written by Rudy Jackson |
| 100. | 03/1961 | | 42
| US 32
US R&B 6 | [Atlantic 2096]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King |
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