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List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1961

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These are the songs that reached number one on the Top 100 Best Sellers chart in 1961 as published by Cash Box magazine.

Issue Date Song Artist
January 7 Wonderland by Night Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra
January 14 Exodus Ferrante and Teicher
January 21
January 28 Will You Love Me Tomorrow The Shirelles
February 4
February 11 Calcutta Lawrence Welk & Orchestra
February 18
February 25
March 4
March 11 Pony Time Chubby Checker
March 18 Surrender Elvis Presley
March 25
April 1 Blue Moon The Marcels
April 8
April 15
April 22 Runaway Del Shannon
April 29
May 6 Mother-in-Law Ernie K-Doe
May 13
May 20 Runaway Del Shannon
May 27 Mother-in-Law Ernie K-Doe
June 3 Running Scared Roy Orbison
June 10 Travelin' Man Ricky Nelson
June 17
June 24
July 1 Quarter To Three Gary U.S. Bonds
July 8
July 15
July 22 Tossin' and Turnin' Bobby Lewis
July 29
August 5
August 12
August 19 Michael The Highwaymen
August 26
September 2
September 9
September 16 Take Good Care Of My Baby Bobby Vee
September 23
September 30
October 7 Crying Roy Orbison
October 14 Hit the Road Jack Ray Charles
October 21 Runaround Sue Dion
October 28
November 4 Big Bad John Jimmy Dean
November 11
November 18
November 25
December 2
December 9 The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Tokens
December 16
December 23
December 30

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