As 100 músicas mais tocadas e/ou vendidas de 1961, segundo a Billboard.

1|"Tossin' and Turnin'" - Bobby Lewis

2|"I Fall to Pieces" - Patsy Cline

3|"Michael" - The Highwaymen

4|"Crying" - Roy Orbison

5|"Runaway" - Del Shannon

6|"My True Story" - The Jive Five

7|"Pony Time" - Chubby Checker

8|"Wheels" - The String-A-Longs

9|"Raindrops" - Dee Clark

10|"Wooden Heart" - Joe Dowell

11|"Calcutta" - Lawrence Welk

12|"Take Good Care of My Baby" - Bobby Vee

13|"Running Scared" - Roy Orbison

14|"Dedicated to the One I Love" - The Shirelles

15|"Last Night" - The Mar-Keys

16|"Will You Love Me Tomorrow" - The Shirelles

17|"Exodus" - Ferrante & Teicher

18|"Where the Boys Are" - Connie Francis

19|"Hit the Road Jack" - Ray Charles

20|"Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)" - Sue Thompson

21|"Mother-in-Law" - Ernie K-Doe

22|"Bristol Stomp" - The Dovells

23|"Travelin' Man" - Ricky Nelson

24|"Shop Around" - The Miracles

25|"The Boll Weevil Song" - Brook Benton

26|"A Hundred Pounds of Clay" - Gene McDaniels

27|"The Mountain's High" - Dick and Dee Dee

28|"Don't Worry" - Marty Robbins

29|"On the Rebound" - Floyd Cramer

30|"Portrait of My Love" - Steve Lawrence

31|"Quarter to Three" - Gary U.S. Bonds

32|"Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" - Barry Mann

33|"Calendar Girl" - Neil Sedaka

34|"I Like It Like That" - Chris Kenner

35|"Apache" - Jørgen Ingmann

36|"Don't Bet Money, Honey" - Linda Scott

37|"Without You" - Johnny Tillotson

38|"Wings of a Dove" - Ferlin Husky

39|"Little Sister" - Elvis Presley

40|"Blue Moon" - The Marcels

41|"Daddy's Home" - Shep and the Limelites

42|"This Time" - Troy Shondell

43|"(I Don't Know Why) But I Do" - Clarence "Frogman" Henry

44|"Asia Minor" - Kokomo

45|"Hello Walls" - Faron Young

46|"Runaround Sue" - Dion

47|"Yellow Bird" - Arthur Lyman

48|"Hurt" - Timi Yuro

49|"Hello Mary Lou" - Ricky Nelson

50|"There's A Moon Out Tonight" - The Capris

51|"Surrender" - Elvis Presley

52|"I Love How You Love Me" - The Paris Sisters

53|"Ya Ya" - Lee Dorsey

54|"School Is Out" - Gary U.S. Bonds

55|"Mexico" - Bob Moore

56|"You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)" - Ral Donner

57|"Walk Right Back" - The Everly Brothers

58|"The Way You Look Tonight" - The Lettermen

59|"Moody River" - Pat Boone

60|"One Mint Julep" - Ray Charles

61|"Take Good Care of Her" - Adam Wade

62|"Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" - Carla Thomas

63|"Stand by Me" - Ben E. King

64|"Spanish Harlem" - Ben E. King

65|"It's Gonna Work Out Fine" - Ike & Tina Turner

66|"Baby Blue" - The Echoes

67|"Baby Sittin' Boogie" - Buzz Clifford

68|"Hats Off to Larry" - Del Shannon

69|"Those Oldies But Goodies" - Little Caesar & the Romans

70|"The Fly" - Chubby Checker

71|"(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" - Elvis Presley

72|"Wonderland by Night" - Bert Kaempfert

73|"Bless You" - Tony Orlando

74|"I've Told Ev'ry Little Star" - Linda Scott

75|"One Track Mind" - Bobby Lewis

76|"Angel Baby" - Rosie and the Originals

77|"Pretty Little Angel Eyes" - Curtis Lee

78|"Think Twice" - Brook Benton

79|"Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?)" - Lonnie Donegan

80|"Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart" - Connie Francis

81|"Mama Said" - The Shirelles

82|"Let the Four Winds Blow" - Fats Domino

83|"The Writing on the Wall" - Adam Wade

84|"My Kind of Girl" - Matt Monro

85|"Tonight My Love Tonight" - Paul Anka

86|"Big Bad John" - Jimmy Dean

87|"Good Time Baby" - Bobby Rydell

88|"San Antonio Rose" - Floyd Cramer

89|"Rubber Ball" - Bobby Vee

90|"Missing You" - Ray Peterson

91|"Dum Dum" - Brenda Lee

92|"I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door" - Eddie Hodges

93|"You Can Depend on Me" - Brenda Lee

94|"Let's Twist Again" - Chubby Checker

95|"Take Five" - The Dave Brubeck Quartet

96|"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" - Elvis Presley

97|"Sea of Heartbreak" - Don Gibson

98|"More Money for You and Me" - The Four Preps

99|"You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" - Bobby Darin

100|"Please Stay" - The Drifters