YEAR-END USA TOP 100 of 1961 (Singles)
Based on point-system Billboard Hot 100 (nr. 1 100 points, nr. 2 99 etc), january - december 1961
| NR | TITLE | ARTIST | PNTS | HP | WKS |
| 1 | Tossin' and turnin' | Bobby Lewis | 1803 | 1 | 23 |
| 2 | Pony time | Chubby Checker | 1364 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | Travelin' man | Ricky Nelson | 1349 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | Runaway | Del Shannon | 1347 | 1 | 17 |
| 5 | Calcutta | Lawrence Welk | 1329 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Dedicated to the one I love | Shirelles | 1328 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Running scared | Roy Orbison | 1326 | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Exodus | Ferrante & Teicher | 1316 | 2 | 15 |
| 9 | Bristol stomp | Dovells | 1297 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | Cryin' | Roy Orbison | 1283 | 2 | 16 |
| 11 | Michael | Highwaymen | 1280 | 1 | 17 |
| 12 | My true story | Jive Five | 1268 | 3 | 19 |
| 13 | Let's twist again | Chubby Checker | 1265 | 8 | 18 |
| 14 | Will you love me tomorrow | Shirelles | 1249 | 1 | 14 |
| 15 | Runaround Sue | Dion | 1244 | 1 | 14 |
| 16 | Wheels | String-a-Longs | 1239 | 3 | 16 |
| 17 | Apache | Jörgen Ingmann | 1237 | 2 | 17 |
| 18 | Raindrops | Dee Clark | 1227 | 2 | 16 |
| 19 | Don't worry (like all the other times) | Marty Robbins | 1206 | 3 | 15 |
| 20 | Boll weevil song | Brook Benton | 1198 | 2 | 16 |
| 21 | Mother-in-law | Ernie K. Doe | 1194 | 1 | 14 |
| 22 | Big bad John | Jimmy Dean | 1194 | 1 | 13 |
| 23 | I like it like that | Chris Kenner | 1188 | 2 | 17 |
| 24 | Wooden heart | Joe Dowell | 1172 | 1 | 16 |
| 25 | One hundred pounds of clay | Gene McDaniels | 1172 | 3 | 15 |
| 26 | Take good care of my baby | Bobby Vee | 1169 | 1 | 15 |
| 27 | Shop around | Miracles | 1168 | 2 | 14 |
| 28 | Where the boys are | Connie Francis | 1164 | 4 | 15 |
| 29 | Quarter to three | Gary US Bonds | 1148 | 1 | 15 |
| 30 | Hello Mary Lou | Ricky Nelson | 1148 | 9 | 15 |
| 31 | I fall to pieces | Patsy Cline | 1141 | 12 | 20 |
| 32 | Moody river | Pat Boone | 1135 | 1 | 15 |
| 33 | Blue moon | Marcels | 1134 | 1 | 14 |
| 34 | Hit the road Jack | Ray Charles | 1118 | 1 | 13 |
| 35 | Last night | Mar-Keys | 1113 | 3 | 14 |
| 36 | But I do | Clarence Frogman Henry | 1094 | 4 | 16 |
| 37 | Please Mr Postman | Marvelettes | 1093 | 1 | 17 |
| 38 | Calendar girl | Neil Sedaka | 1090 | 4 | 14 |
| 39 | Wings of a dove | Ferlin Husky | 1082 | 12 | 14 |
| 40 | Portrait of my love | Steve Lawrence | 1073 | 9 | 16 |
| 41 | Surrender | Elvis Presley | 1072 | 1 | 12 |
| 42 | On the rebound | Floyd Cramer | 1068 | 4 | 13 |
| 43 | This time | Troy Shondell | 1068 | 7 | 13 |
| 44 | Take good care of her | Adam Wade | 1067 | 7 | 14 |
| 45 | Stand by me | Ben E King | 1061 | 4 | 14 |
| 46 | Fool number one | Brenda Lee | 1061 | 3 | 13 |
| 47 | Daddy's home | Shep & the Limelites | 1060 | 2 | 14 |
| 48 | Spanish Harlem | Ben E King | 1047 | 10 | 16 |
| 49 | I love you how you love me | Paris Sisters | 1046 | 5 | 15 |
| 50 | The fly | Chubby Checker | 1032 | 7 | 13 |
| 51 | I understand (just how you feel) | G-Clefs | 1023 | 9 | 15 |
| 52 | I've told every little star | Linda Scott | 1023 | 3 | 14 |
| 53 | Mexico | Bob Moore | 1018 | 7 | 15 |
| 54 | The mountain's high | Dick & DeeDee | 1006 | 2 | 15 |
| 55 | Let's get together | Hayley Mills | 998 | 8 | 14 |
| 56 | Sad movies | Sue Thompson | 996 | 5 | 14 |
| 57 | There's a moon out tonight | Capris | 994 | 3 | 14 |
| 58 | Every beat of my heart | (Gladys Knight & the) Pips | 989 | 6 | 13 |
| 59 | Wonderland by night | Bert Kaempfert | 985 | 1 | 11 |
| 60 | Asia minor | Kokomo | 985 | 8 | 14 |
| 61 | Hats off to Larry | Del Shannon | 982 | 5 | 13 |
| 62 | Little sister | Elvis Presley | 981 | 5 | 13 |
| 63 | Dum dum | Brenda Lee | 974 | 4 | 12 |
| 64 | Walk right back | Everly Brothers | 972 | 7 | 13 |
| 65 | Hello walls | Faron Young | 964 | 12 | 15 |
| 66 | Tower of strength | Gene McDaniels | 964 | 5 | 13 |
| 67 | Yellow bird | Arthur Lyman | 958 | 4 | 12 |
| 68 | Baby sittin' boogie | Buzz Clifford | 953 | 6 | 14 |
| 69 | Don't bet money honey | Linda Scott | 951 | 9 | 14 |
| 70 | Angel baby | Rosie & the Originals | 951 | 5 | 11 |
| 71 | One mint julep | Ray Charles | 941 | 8 | 13 |
| 72 | You can depend on me | Brenda Lee | 928 | 6 | 12 |
| 73 | Gee whiz (look at his eyes) | Carla Thomas | 922 | 10 | 14 |
| 74 | Ya ya | Lee Dorsey | 917 | 7 | 13 |
| 75 | You're the reason | Bobby Edwards | 912 | 11 | 17 |
| 76 | You don't know what you've got | Ral Donner | 912 | 4 | 12 |
| 77 | Hurt | Timi Yuro | 910 | 4 | 12 |
| 78 | Those oldies but goodies | Little Ceasar & the Romans | 902 | 9 | 13 |
| 79 | Ebony eyes | Everly Brothers | 897 | 8 | 12 |
| 80 | Please love me forever | Cathy Jean & the Roomates | 882 | 12 | 12 |
| 81 | Emotions | Brenda Lee | 880 | 7 | 12 |
| 82 | Together | Connie Francis | 877 | 6 | 11 |
| 83 | Without you | Johnny Tillotson | 871 | 7 | 13 |
| 84 | My kind of girl | Matt Monro | 870 | 18 | 14 |
| 85 | Who puit the bomb | Barry Mann | 870 | 7 | 12 |
| 86 | Baby blue | Echoes | 859 | 12 | 12 |
| 87 | School is out | Gary US Bonds | 859 | 5 | 11 |
| 88 | Moon river | Jerry Butler | 852 | 11 | 12 |
| 89 | Think twice | Brook Benton | 850 | 11 | 12 |
| 90 | Mama said | Shirelles | 849 | 4 | 11 |
| 91 | The writing on the wall | Adam Wade | 847 | 5 | 11 |
| 92 | Goodbye cruel world | James Darren | 843 | 3 | 11 |
| 93 | You must have been a beautiful baby | Bobby Darin | 842 | 5 | 11 |
| 94 | The way you look tonight | Lettermen | 841 | 13 | 13 |
| 95 | Rubber ball | Bobby Vee | 841 | 6 | 10 |
| 96 | Does your chewing gum lose its flavor | Lonnie Donegan | 837 | 5 | 11 |
| 97 | Are you lonesome tonight | Elvis Presley | 836 | 1 | 10 |
| 98 | San Antonio Rose | Floyd Cramer | 830 | 8 | 12 |
| 99 | Good time baby | Bobby Rydell | 821 | 11 | 11 |
| 100 | Pretty little angel eyes | Curtis Lee | 810 | 7 | 11 |
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