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List of <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 number ones of 1961

List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1961

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

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

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The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1961 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.
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References

  1. "January 2, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.

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