What songs were number one in 1961?
What songs were number one in 1961? In USA, there were 23 #1 songs in the year 1961.
These number one songs in 1961 began with Are You Lonesome Tonight by Elvis Presley which went to #1 on 28th November, 1960 and remained at the top spot for 6 weeks.
The last number one song of 1961 was The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens which went to #1 on 18th December, 1961 and remained at the top spot for 4 weeks.
The US song that was number one for the longest single run in 1961 was Tossin' And Turnin by Bobby Lewis which went to number one on 10th July, 1961 and stayed at the top slot for 7 weeks.
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