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List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1961 which peaked in 1962 Top ten entry date Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in top ten December 4 "The Twist" Chubby Checker 1 January 13 13 December 11 "Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen" Neil Sedaka 6 January 6 6 December 18 "Peppermint Twist - Part 1" Joey Dee and the Starliters: 1 January 27 11
President of the United States John F. Kennedy proposes a long-term "Alliance for Progress" between the United States and Latin America. [2] March 29 – The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to vote in presidential elections.
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This is a list of Billboard magazine's top Hot 100 songs of 1961. [1] The Top 100, as revealed in the edition of Billboard dated January 6, 1962, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of January through November 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 ...
Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries 1: Ben E King: Stand By Me: 1961: US: UK 1 – Feb 1987, Ireland 1 – Feb 1987, DDD 1 of 1961, RYM 2 of 1961, Switzerland 3 – Mar 1987, US BB 4 – May 1961, Germany 4 – Mar 1987, US BB 7 of 1961, Netherlands 7 – Mar 1987, POP 7 of 1961, Norway 9 – Apr 1987, Scrobulate 14 of soul, Canada 16 – May 1961, Austria 17 – Apr 1987, RIAA 25, US ...
1961 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1961st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 961st year of the 2nd millennium, the 61st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1960s decade.
This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1961 per Variety's weekly National boxoffice survey. The results are based on a sample of 20-25 key cities and therefore, any box office amounts quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.