List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1961

These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1961.

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.

Key
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1961 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.
No. Issue Date Song Artist(s) Reference
42 January 2 "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" Elvis Presley [1]
43 January 9 "Wonderland by Night" Bert Kaempfert [2]
January 16 [3]
January 23 [4]
44 January 30 "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" The Shirelles [5]
February 6 [6]
45 February 13 "Calcutta" Lawrence Welk [7]
February 20 [8]
46 February 27 "Pony Time" Chubby Checker [9]
March 6 [10]
March 13 [11]
47 March 20 "Surrender" Elvis Presley [12]
March 27 [13]
48 April 3 "Blue Moon" The Marcels [14]
April 10 [15]
April 17 [16]
49 April 24 "Runaway" Del Shannon [17]
May 1 [18]
May 8 [19]
May 15 [20]
50 May 22 "Mother-in-Law" Ernie K-Doe [21]
51 May 29 "Travelin' Man" Ricky Nelson [22]
52 June 5 "Running Scared" Roy Orbison [23]
re June 12 "Travelin' Man" Ricky Nelson [24]
53 June 19 "Moody River" Pat Boone [25]
54 June 26 "Quarter to Three" Gary U.S. Bonds [26]
July 3 [27]
55 July 10 "Tossin' and Turnin'" Bobby Lewis [28]
July 17 [29]
July 24 [30]
July 31 [31]
August 7 [32]
August 14 [33]
August 21 [34]
56 August 28 "Wooden Heart" Joe Dowell [35]
57 September 4 "Michael" The Highwaymen [36]
September 11 [37]
58 September 18 "Take Good Care of My Baby" Bobby Vee [38]
September 25 [39]
October 2 [40]
59 October 9 "Hit the Road Jack" Ray Charles [41]
October 16 [42]
60 October 23 "Runaround Sue" Dion [43]
October 30 [44]
61 November 6 "Big Bad John" Jimmy Dean [45]
November 13 [46]
November 20 [47]
November 27 [48]
December 4 [49]
62 December 11 "Please Mr. Postman" The Marvelettes [50]
63 December 18 "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" The Tokens [51]
December 25 [52]

See also

References
  1. "January 2, 1960". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  2. "January 9, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  3. "January 16, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  4. "January 23, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  5. "January 30, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  6. "February 6, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  7. "February 13, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  8. "February 20, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  9. "February 27, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  10. "March 6, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  11. "March 13, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  12. "March 20, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  13. "March 27, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  14. "April 3, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  15. "April 10, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  16. "April 17, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  17. "April 24, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  18. "May 1, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  19. "May 8, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  20. "May 15, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  21. "May 22, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  22. "May 29, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  23. "June 5, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  24. "June 12, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  25. "June 19, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  26. "June 26, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  27. "July 3, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  28. "July 10, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  29. "July 17, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  30. "July 24, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  31. "July 31, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  32. "August 7, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  33. "August 14, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  34. "August 21, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  35. "August 28, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  36. "September 4, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  37. "September 11, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  38. "September 18, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  39. "September 25, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  40. "October 2, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  41. "October 9, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  42. "October 16, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  43. "October 23, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  44. "October 30, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  45. "November 6, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  46. "November 13, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  47. "November 20, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  48. "November 27, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  49. "December 4, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  50. "December 11, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  51. "December 18, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
  52. "December 25, 1961". Billboard Hot 100. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.

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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