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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 1961

1960 <-1961-> 1962
    

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1.
07/1961

Michael by The Highwaymen [folk group]

from The Highwaymen   
428

✫1
US
✫1
AC




✫1
UK
19th century folk song
written by traditional
2.
10/1961

Big Bad John by Jimmy Dean

from Big Bad John and Other Fabulous Songs and Tales   
423

✫1
US
✫1
AC
✫1
country


2
UK
[spoken]
[Columbia 4-42175]
written by Jimmy Dean
3.
12/1961

Stranger on the Shore by Mr. Acker Bilk

414

✫1
US
✫1
AC


7
R&B
2
UK
with the Leon Young String Chorale
[instrumental]
[Atco 6217]
written by Mr. Acker Bilk (as Acker Bilk) & Robert Mellin
4.
12/1961

Can't Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley

from Blue Hawaii   Blue Hawaii
400

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 47-7968]
written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore & George David Weiss
5.
11/1961

Midnight in Moscow by Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen

372

2
US
✫1
AC




2
UK
[instrumental]
[Kapp 442]
written by Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi (as Vasilii Petrovich Soloviev-Sedoy) & Kenny Ball (arrangement)
6.
08/1961

(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame by Elvis Presley

360

4
US
2
AC




✫1
UK
charted as His Latest Flame / Little Sister in UK charts
[RCA Victor 47-7908]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
7.
05/1961

Moody River by Pat Boone

from Moody River   
274

✫1
US
4
AC




18
UK
[Dot 16209]
written by Chase Webster (as Gary Daniel Bruce)
8.
05/1961

The Boll Weevil Song by Brook Benton

from The Boll Weevil Song and 11 Other Great Hits   
257

2
US
✫1
AC


2
R&B
30
UK
[novelty]
[Mercury 71820]
written by traditional
9.
06/1961

Together by Connie Francis

from Connie Francis Sings   
254

6
US
✫1
AC




6
UK
#1 hit for Paul Whiteman in 1928
[MGM 13019]
written by Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva & Lew Brown
10.
06/1961

Wooden Heart by Joe Dowell

232

✫1
US
✫1
AC






based on german folk song Muss I Denn
[Smash 1708]
written by Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Kay Twomey & Bert Kaempfert
11.
12/1961

A Little Bitty Tear by Burl Ives

from The Versatile Burl Ives!   
219

9
US
✫1
AC
2
country


9
UK
[Decca 9-31330]
written by Hank Cochran
12.
07/1961

Hurt by Timi Yuro

from Hurt!!!!!!   
168

4
US
2
AC


22
R&B


[Liberty 55343]
written by Al Jacobs & Jimmie Crane
13.
11/1961

Johnny Will by Pat Boone

from Pat Boone's Golden Hits   
167

35
US
10
AC




4
UK
[Dot 16284]
written by Paul Evans & Fred Tobias
14.
09/1961

Take Five by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

from Time Out featuring Take Five   
166

25
US
5
AC




6
UK
[instrumental]
[Columbia 41479]
written by Paul Desmond
15.
05/1961

Yellow Bird by Arthur Lyman

165

4
US
2
AC






[instrumental]
[Hi Fi 5024]
written by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman (as Marilyn Keith) & Norman Luboff
16.
09/1961

Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) by Sue Thompson

from Meet Sue Thompson   Meet Sue Thompson
154

5
US
✫1
AC






[Hickory 1153]
written by John D. Loudermilk
17.
05/1961

The Writing on the Wall by Adam Wade

151

5
US
5
AC


21
R&B


[Coed 550]
written by Mark Barkan, Sandy Baron & George Eddy
18.
06/1961

San Antonio Rose by Floyd Cramer

from On the Rebound   
149

8
US
3
AC
8
country


36
UK
[instrumental]
[RCA Victor 47-7893]
written by Bob Wills
19.
08/1961

Mexico by Bob Moore

from Mexico   
140

7
US
✫1
AC


22
R&B


as Bob Moore and his Orchestra
[instrumental]
[Monument 446]
written by Boudleaux Bryant
20.
03/1961

My Kind of Girl by Matt Monro

from My Kind of Girl   My Kind of Girl
135



6
AC




5
UK
[Warwick 636]
written by Leslie Bricusse
21.
11/1961

When I Fall in Love by The Lettermen

from A Song for Your Love   
132

7
US
✫1
AC






hit for Doris Day in 1952
[Capitol 4658]
written by Victor Young & Edward Heyman
22.
10/1961

Crazy by Patsy Cline

from Showcase   Showcase
130

9
US
2
AC
2
country




[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #85]
[Decca 9-31317]
written by Willie Nelson
23.
07/1961

Don't Bet Money Honey by Linda Scott

122

9
US
3
AC




50
UK
[Canadian American 127]
written by Linda Scott
24.
10/1961

Moon River by Henry Mancini

121

11
US
✫1
AC




44
UK
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1962]
[RCA 47-7916]
written by Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer
25.
10/1961

Tonight by Ferrante & Teicher

from West Side Story and Other Motion Picture and Broadway Hits   
120

8
US
2
AC






[instrumental]
[United Artists 373]
written by Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim
26.
09/1961

The Way You Look Tonight by The Lettermen

from A Song for Your Love   
111

13
US
3
AC




36
UK
#1 hit for Fred Astaire in 1936
[Capitol 4586]
written by Dorothy Fields & Jerome Kern
27.
04/1961

I Fall to Pieces by Patsy Cline

from Showcase   Showcase
110

12
US
6
AC
✫1
country




[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #238]
[Decca 9-31205]
written by Hank Cochran & Harlan Howard
28.
07/1961

As If I Didn't Know by Adam Wade

109

10
US
4
AC


16
R&B


[Coed 553]
written by Scott David & Larry Kusik
29.
11/1961

When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart) by Connie Francis

from Connie Francis Sings   
106

10
US
2
AC






[MGM 13051]
written by Sid Tepper & Roy Bennett
30.
10/1961

Moon River by Jerry Butler

from Moon River   
105

11
US
3
AC


14
R&B


[Vee-Jay 405]
written by Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer
31.
03/1961

Hello Walls by Faron Young

from Hello Walls   
104

12
US
13
AC
✫1
country




[Capitol 4533]
written by Willie Nelson
32.
10/1961

September in the Rain by Dinah Washington

from September in the Rain   
100

23
US
5
AC


5
R&B
35
UK
#1 hit for Guy Lombardo in 1937
[Mercury 71876]
written by Harry Warren & Al Dubin
33.
10/1961

I Don't Know Why by Linda Scott

96

12
US
2
AC






hit for Wayne King in 1931
[Canadian American 129]
written by Roy Turk & Fred E. Ahlert
34.
08/1961

More Money for You and Me by The Four Preps

94

17
US
4
AC




39
UK
[live]
[novelty]
[mr. blue, alley oop, smoke gets in your eyes, in this whole wide world, a worried man, tom dooley, a teenager in love]
[Capitol 4599]
written by various
35.
12/1961

White Christmas by Bing Crosby

91

12
US
3
AC






[R]
[Christmas]
[Decca 23778]
written by Irving Berlin
36.
11/1961

Cotton Fields by The Highwaymen [folk group]

from Standing Room Only!   
89

13
US
3
AC






traditional american ballad, copyrighted in 1850
written by Leadbelly (as Lead Belly)
37.
06/1961

Never on Sunday by The Chordettes

87

13
US
4
AC






[Cadence 1402]
written by Manos Hadjidakis & Billy Towne
38.
12/1961

Small Sad Sam by Phil McLean

86

21
US
6
AC




34
UK
[novelty]
[spoken]
parody of "big bad john"
[Versatile 107]
written by Eddie Deane & Sunny Skylar
39.
07/1961

Granada by Frank Sinatra

80

64
US
15
AC




15
UK
with Billy May & his Orchestra
[Reprise 20010]
written by Dorothy Dodd & Agustín Lara
40.
12/1961

Baby's First Christmas by Connie Francis

from Connie Francis Sings   
79

26
US
7
AC




30
UK
[Christmas]
US B side to When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart)
[MGM 13051]
written by Benny Davis & Ted Murry
41.
08/1961

Frankie and Johnny by Brook Benton

from The Boll Weevil Song and 11 Other Great Hits   
72

20
US
6
AC


14
R&B


[Mercury 71859]
written by traditional
42.
09/1961

Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) by Solomon Burke

71

24
US
6
AC


7
R&B


[Atlantic 2114]
written by Virgil Stewart
43.
07/1961

The Astronaut (Parts 1 & 2) by Jose Jimenez

71

19
US
4
AC






[comedy]
[live]
[Kapp 409]
written by Vinnie Bogert, Jose Jimenez (as Bill Dana), Joe Hamilton, Don Hinckley, Coleman Jacoby, Arne Rosen & Neil Simon
44.
08/1961

Big Cold Wind by Pat Boone

from Pat Boone's Golden Hits   
69

19
US
5
AC






[Dot 16244]
written by Bob Elgin & Robert Mosely
45.
07/1961

I'll Never Smile Again by The Platters

61

25
US
7
AC


17
R&B


#1 hit for Tommy Dorsey in 1940
[Mercury 71847]
written by Ruth Lowe
46.
12/1961

The Little Drummer Boy by Harry Simeone Chorale

60

22
US
6
AC






[R]
[Christmas]
[20th Century Fox 121]
written by Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati & Harry Simeone
47.
12/1961

Lonesome Number One by Don Gibson

from I Wrote a Song   
55

59
US
15
AC
2
country


47
UK
[RCA Victor 47-7959]
written by Don Gibson
48.
06/1961

Right or Wrong by Wanda Jackson

from Right or Wrong   
53

29
US
9
AC
9
country




[Capitol 4553]
written by Wanda Jackson
49.
09/1961

Let True Love Begin by Nat King Cole

47

73
US
18
AC




29
UK
[Capitol 4623]
written by Mark Barkan, Sandy Baron & George Eddy
50.
11/1961

The Gypsy Rover by The Highwaymen [folk group]

from Standing Room Only!   
47

42
US
12
AC




41
UK
written by Leo Maguire
51.
07/1961

Missing You by Ray Peterson

46

29
US
7
AC






[Dunes 2006]
written by Dale Noe & Red Sovine
52.
09/1961

It's Your World by Marty Robbins

41

51
US
12
AC
3
country




[Columbia 4-42065]
written by Marty Robbins
53.
12/1961

Go On Home by Patti Page

from Go On Home   
38

42
US
9
AC
13
country




[Mercury 71906]
written by Hank Cochran
54.
12/1961

Pocketful of Miracles by Frank Sinatra

37

34
US
9
AC






[Reprise 20040]
written by Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen
55.
12/1961

Moments by Jennell Hawkins

35

50
US
9
AC


16
R&B


[Amazon 1003]
written by Richard Berry
56.
11/1961

Losing Your Love by Jim Reeves

32

89
US
20
AC
2
country




[RCA Victor 47-7950]
written by Bill Anderson & Buddy Killen
57.
07/1961

Water Boy by Don Shirley Trio

from Trio   
31

40
US
10
AC






[instrumental]
[Cadence 1392]
written by Avery Robinson
58.
05/1961

Never on Sunday by Don Costa

31

37
US
16
AC






[R]
[instrumental]
[United Artists 234]
written by Manos Hadjidakis & Billy Towne
59.
11/1961

Smile by Timi Yuro

30

42
US
9
AC






[Liberty 55375]
written by Charlie Chaplin, John Turner & Geoffrey Parsons
60.
12/1961

The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) by The Chipmunks

from Christmas with the Chipmunks   Christmas with the Chipmunks
30

39
US
12
AC






as David Seville and The Chipmunks
[R]
[Christmas]
[Liberty 55168]
written by David Seville (as Ross Bagdasarian Sr.)
61.
10/1961

It's Just a House without You by Brook Benton

30

45
US
8
AC






US B side to Frankie and Johnny
[Mercury 71859]
written by Teddy Randazzo, Cirino Colacrai, Brook Benton & Clyde Otis
62.
06/1961

Should I by The String-A-Longs

29

42
US
10
AC






[instrumental]
[Warwick 654]
written by Nacio Brown (as Nacio Herb Brown) & Arthur Freed
63.
11/1961

Up a Lazy River by Si Zentner

29

43
US
10
AC






[instrumental]
[Liberty 55374]
written by Hoagy Carmichael & Sidney Arodin
64.
11/1961

Tonight by Eddie Fisher

27

44
US
12
AC






[7 Arts 719]
written by Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim
65.
06/1961

You'll Answer to Me by Patti Page

27

46
US
11
AC






[Mercury 71823]
written by Sherman Edwards & Hal David
66.
06/1961

Mom and Dad's Waltz / by Patti Page

27

58
US
14
AC
21
country




[Mercury 71823]
written by Lefty Frizzell
67.
12/1961

Maria by Roger Williams

from Maria   
26

48
US
11
AC






[instrumental]
[Kapp 364]
written by Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim
68.
10/1961

The Bridge of Love by Joe Dowell

26

50
US
10
AC






[Smash 1717]
written by Fred Wise & Ben Weisman
69.
07/1961

Now and Forever by Bert Kaempfert

from Dancing in Wonderland   
25

48
US
14
AC






[instrumental]
[Decca 31279]
written by Bert Kaempfert & Milt Gabler
70.
12/1961

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by The Chipmunks

from Christmas with the Chipmunks   Christmas with the Chipmunks
25

47
US
15
AC






as David Seville and The Chipmunks
[R]
[Christmas]
[Liberty 55289]
written by Johnny Marks
71.
10/1961

I'll Be Seeing You by Frank Sinatra

23

58
US
12
AC






[Reprise 20023]
written by Sammy Fain & Irving Kahal
72.
09/1961

Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) by The Lennon Sisters

23

56
US
13
AC






[Dot 16255]
written by John D. Loudermilk
73.
07/1961

Tears on My Pillow by The McGuire Sisters

22

59
US
12
AC






[Coral 62276]
written by Gene Autry & Fred Rose
74.
09/1961

Tonight I Won't Be There by Adam Wade

21

61
US
14
AC






[Coed 556]
written by Arthur Kent & Ed Warren
75.
10/1961

Turn Around, Look at Me by Glen Campbell

21

62
US
15
AC






[Crest 1087]
written by Jerry Capehart
76.
09/1961

Impossible by Gloria Lynne

from This Little Boy of Mine   
20

95
US
19
AC


16
R&B


[Everest 19418]
written by Bernie Friedman & Ollie Jones
77.
09/1961

Berlin Melody by Billy Vaughn

from Berlin Melody   
20

61
US
16
AC






[instrumental]
[Dot 16262]
written by Heino Gaze
78.
10/1961

Danny Boy by Andy Williams

from Danny Boy and Other Songs I Love to Sing   
20

64
US
15
AC






[Columbia 42199]
written by Frederic Weatherly (as Frederick Weatherly)
79.
07/1961

My Claire De Lune by Steve Lawrence

from The Very Best of Steve Lawrence   
19

68
US
13
AC






[United Artists 335]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
80.
10/1961

Somewhere Along the Way by Steve Lawrence

from The Very Best of Steve Lawrence   
18

67
US
16
AC






[United Artists 364]
written by Kurt Adams & Sammy Gallop
81.
06/1961

Take a Fool's Advice by Nat King Cole

18

71
US
14
AC






[Capitol 4582]
written by Charles Singleton
82.
07/1961

The Guns of Navarone by Joe Reisman

18

74
US
14
AC






[instrumental]
[Landa 674]
written by Dimitri Tiomkin & Paul Francis Webster
83.
09/1961

A Little Dog Cried by Jimmie Rodgers [pop singer]

18

71
US
16
AC






[spoken]
[Roulette 4384]
written by Eddie Deane & Al Dredick
84.
10/1961

Theme from Come September by Billy Vaughn

from Berlin Melody   
17

73
US
18
AC






[instrumental]
[from the movie Come September]
[Dot 16262]
written by Bobby Darin
85.
10/1961

I Apologize by Timi Yuro

from Hurt!!!!!!   
16

72
US
19
AC






US B side to Hurt
[Liberty 55343]
written by Al Hoffman, Ed Nelson & Al Goodhart
86.
07/1961

La Dolce Vita by Ray Ellis

15

81
US
18
AC






as Ray Ellis and His Orchestra
[instrumental]
[RCA 7888]
written by Dino Verde & Nino Rota
87.
09/1961

Night Train by Richard Hayman

15

80
US
19
AC






[instrumental]
[Mercury 71869]
written by Oscar Washington, Lewis Simpkins (as Lewis P. Simpkins) & Jimmy Forrest
88.
12/1961

I Told the Brook by Marty Robbins

15

81
US
19
AC






[Columbia 42246]
written by Marty Robbins
89.
07/1961

Here in My Heart by Al Martino

from The Exciting Voice of Al Martino   
14

86
US
17
AC






[R]
[Capitol 4593]
written by Pat Genaro, Lou Levinson & Bill Borrelli
90.
11/1961

Fly by Night by Andy Williams

14

82
US
20
AC






B side to Danny Boy
[Columbia 42199]
written by Ritchie Adams & Neval Nader
91.
08/1961

In Time by Steve Lawrence

12

94
US
19
AC






US B side to My Claire De Lune
[United Artists 335]
written by Buck Ram (as Lynn Paul)
92.
09/1961

Signed, Sealed and Delivered by Rusty Draper

12

91
US
20
AC






[Mercury 71854]
written by Cowboy Copas & Syd Nathan (as Lois Mann)
93.
08/1961

Mr. Paganini (You'll Have to Swing It) by Ella Fitzgerald

10

103
US
20
AC






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[Verve 10237]
written by Sam Coslow
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