List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1961

The Shirelles hit #1 with "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" in 1961.

These are the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits of 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

Number-one artists

See also

• 1961 in music
• List of Billboard number-one singles
• List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1961
• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles from 1958 to 1969

References

1. "January 2, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
2. "January 9, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
3. "January 16, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
4. "January 23, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
5. "January 30, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
6. "February 6, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
7. "February 13, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
8. "February 20, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
9. "February 27, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
10. "March 6, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
11. "March 13, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
12. "March 20, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
13. "March 27, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
14. "April 3, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
15. "April 10, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
16. "April 17, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
17. "April 24, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
18. "May 1, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
19. "May 8, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
20. "May 15, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
21. "May 22, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
22. "May 29, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
23. "June 5, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
24. "June 12, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
25. "June 19, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
26. "June 26, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
27. "July 3, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
28. "July 10, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
29. "July 17, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
30. "July 24, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
31. "July 31, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
32. "August 7, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
33. "August 14, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
34. "August 21, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
35. "August 28, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
36. "September 4, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
37. "September 11, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
38. "September 18, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
39. "September 25, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
40. "October 2, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
41. "October 9, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
42. "October 16, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
43. "October 23, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
44. "October 30, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
45. "November 6, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
46. "November 13, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
47. "November 20, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
48. "November 27, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
49. "December 4, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
50. "December 11, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
51. "December 18, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.
52. "December 25, 1961". Billboard Hot 100.

Sources

• Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
• Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
• Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties (ISBN 0-89820-074-1)
• Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.