Acclaimed Music - The Top Songs from 1961

The Top Songs from 1961
Rank	All Time Rank	Artist	Single	Sample
1	67	Ben E. King	Stand by Me
2	77	Del Shannon	Runaway
3	295	Roy Orbison	Crying
4	321	Dion	Runaround Sue
5	415	Patsy Cline	I Fall to Pieces
6	477	The Marvelettes	Please Mr. Postman
7	482	Etta James	At Last	Listen
8	548	Henry Mancini	Moon River	Listen
9	583	Ben E. King	Spanish Harlem
10	838	Ray Charles	Hit the Road, Jack
11	1041	Nina Simone	My Baby Just Cares for Me
12	1052	Elvis Presley	Little Sister
13	1092	Roy Orbison	Running Scared
14	1118	The Marcels	Blue Moon
15	1125	Gary "U.S." Bonds	Quarter to Three
16	1317	The Showmen	It Will Stand
17	1356	Dick Dale	Let's Go Tripping
18	1395	Jimmy Reed	Big Boss Man
19	1405	Dion	The Wanderer
20	1558	Sam Cooke	Cupid
21	1562	Ricky Nelson	Hello Mary Lou
22	1620	Elvis Presley	Can't Help Falling in Love
23	1643	John Coltrane	My Favourite Things	Listen
24	1684	Freddie King	Hide Away	Listen
25	1809	Del Shannon	Hats Off to Larry
26	1869	Faron Young	Hello Walls
27	1873	The Everly Brothers	Walk Right Back
28	1955	Bobby Bland	Turn On Your Love Light
29	2008	The Impressions	Gypsy Woman
30	2061	Ike and Tina Turner	It's Gonna Work Out Fine
31	2161	The Jive Five	My True Story
32	2285	Shep and The Limelites	Daddy's Home
33	2400	The Dovells	Bristol Stomp
34	2429	The Tokens	The Lion Sleeps Tonight
35	2465	Ernie K-Doe	Mother-in-Law
36	2483	Dinah Washington	Mad About the Boy
37	2639	Bill Evans	Waltz for Debby	Listen
38	2649	Jimmy Reed	Bright Lights, Big City
39	2659	Bobby Bland	I Pity the Fool	Listen
40	2745	Solomon Burke	Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Empty Arms)
Some songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 3000:
		Slim Harpo	Rainin' in My Heart
		Ricky Nelson	Travelin' Man
		Clarence "Frogman" Henry	(I Don't Know Why) But I Do
		Chubby Checker	Let's Twist Again
		The Cleftones	Heart and Soul
		The Jarmels	A Little Bit of Soap
		Gene Pitney	Every Breath I Take
		Elvis Presley	(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
		Smokey Robinson and The Miracles	What's So Good About Goodbye
		Leroy Van Dyke	Walk on By
		The Crystals	There's No Other (Like My Baby)
		Dick & DeeDee	The Mountain's High
		Howlin' Wolf	The Red Rooster	Listen
		The Marathons	Peanut Butter
		Gene Pitney	Town Without Pity