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The Shirelles hit #1 with "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" in 1961.

These are the Billboard 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.

Chart history

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
43 January 9 "Wonderland by Night" Bert Kaempfert
January 16
January 23
44 January 30 "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" The Shirelles
February 6
45 February 13 "Calcutta" Lawrence Welk
February 20
46 February 27 "Pony Time" Chubby Checker
March 6
March 13
47 March 20 "Surrender" Elvis Presley
March 27
48 April 3 "Blue Moon" The Marcels
April 10
April 17
49 April 24 "Runaway" Del Shannon
May 1
May 8
May 15
50 May 22 "Mother-in-Law" Ernie K-Doe
51 May 29 "Travelin' Man" Ricky Nelson
52 June 5 "Running Scared" Roy Orbison
re June 12 "Travelin' Man" Ricky Nelson
53 June 19 "Moody River" Pat Boone
54 June 26 "Quarter to Three" Gary U.S. Bonds
July 3
55 July 10 "Tossin' and Turnin'" Bobby Lewis
July 17
July 24
July 31
August 7
August 14
August 21
56 August 28 "Wooden Heart" Joe Dowell
57 September 4 "Michael" The Highwaymen
September 11
58 September 18 "Take Good Care of My Baby" Bobby Vee
September 25
October 2
59 October 9 "Hit the Road Jack" Ray Charles
October 16
60 October 23 "Runaround Sue" Dion
October 30
61 November 6 "Big Bad John" Jimmy Dean
November 13
November 20
November 27
December 4
62 December 11 "Please Mr. Postman" The Marvelettes
63 December 18 "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" The Tokens
December 25

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one
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

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

Sources

Lists of Billboard number-one singles
1940–1959
1960–1979
1980–1999
2000–2019
2020–2039
By decade
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