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Regional Hits of 1961

Other Years: 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968

The standard page for 1961 lists the biggest hit songs across the World. This page compares that with the top 20 biggest hits of the year in North America and Europe. The region index explains how these results were generated and the long term trends.

  North America   World   Europe  
# Artist Song Title Artist Song Title Artist Song Title #
1 Dion Runaround Sue Moves -3 Moves -2 Ben E King Stand By Me Moves 0 Moves 0 Ben E King Stand By Me 1
2 Del Shannon Runaway Moves 0 Moves 0 Del Shannon Runaway Moves -18 Moves -8 Elvis Presley Wooden Heart 2
3 Ben E King Stand By Me Moves 2 Moves -12 Elvis Presley Surrender Moves -1 Moves -42 Blue Diamonds Ramona 3
4 Jimmy Dean Big Bad John Moves -4 Moves 3 Dion Runaround Sue Moves -100 Moves 1 Elvis Presley Surrender 4
5 The Tokens The Lion Sleeps Tonight Moves -7 Moves -1 Roy Orbison Crying Moves -100 Moves -2 Ricky Nelson Hello Mary Lou 5
6 Roy Orbison Crying Moves 1 Moves -5 The Marcels Blue Moon Moves -12 Moves -93 Gerhard Wendland Tanze mit mir in den Morgen 6
7 Henry Mancini Moon River Moves -8 Moves -24 Ricky Nelson Hello Mary Lou Moves 2 Moves -79 Nana Mouskouri Weisse Rosen aus Athen 7
8 Gary US Bonds Quarter to Three Moves -13 Moves 4 Jimmy Dean Big Bad John Moves -23 Moves -17 Bob Moore Mexico 8
9 Ricky Nelson Travellin' Man Moves 0 Moves 0 Ricky Nelson Travellin' Man Moves -100 Moves -83 Gus Backus Der Mann im Mond 9
10 Patsy Cline I Fall to Pieces Moves -12 Moves -100 Elvis Presley Wooden Heart Moves 8 Moves -99 Freddy Quinn La Paloma 10
11 The Marcels Blue Moon Moves 5 Moves -10 Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra Wonderland By Night Moves -96 Moves -91 Billy Vaughn Wheels 11
12 Ben E King Spanish Harlem Moves -14 Moves 7 The Tokens The Lion Sleeps Tonight Moves -100 Moves -12 The Everly Brothers Walk Right Back 12
13 Roy Orbison Running Scared Moves -3 Moves -15 Highwaymen Michael Moves -14 Moves -70 Edith Piaf Non, je ne regrette rien 13
14 Bobby Lewis Tossing & Turning Moves -17 Moves -2 Ray Charles Hit the Road, Jack Moves -149 Moves -123 Ivo Robic Mit 17 faengt das Leben erst an 14
15 Elvis Presley Surrender Moves 12 Moves 8 Henry Mancini Moon River Moves -103 Moves -48 Helen Shapiro You Don't Know 15
16 Ray Charles Hit the Road, Jack Moves 2 Moves 3 Roy Orbison Running Scared Moves -27 Moves -68 Petula Clark Romeo 16
17 Ernie K-Doe Mother-In-Law Moves -19 Moves -1 Patsy Cline Crazy Moves -100 Moves -34 Helen Shapiro Walkin' Back to Happiness 17
18 Patsy Cline Crazy Moves 1 Moves -1 Bobby Vee Take Good Care of My Baby Moves -56 Moves 12 The Marcels Blue Moon 18
19 Bobby Vee Take Good Care of My Baby Moves 1 Moves -3 Etta James At Last Moves -123 Moves -46 Pat Boone Johnny Will 19
20 The Marvelettes Please Mr Postman Moves -3 Moves -15 Dave Brubeck Take Five Moves -21 Moves 18 Del Shannon Runaway 20
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