AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK’S (AMR) TOP SINGLES FOR 1961
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No.Song-Artist-Peak Month 1-I'M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR-EDDIE HODGES-AUGUST 2-RUNAWAY-DEL SHANNON-May 3-WOODEN HEART-ELVIS PRESLEY-April 4-TRAVELIN' MAN;HELLO,MARY LOU-RICK NELSON-July 5-MY BOOMERANG WON'T COME BACK-CHARLIE DRAKE-December 6-A SCOTTISH SOLDIER (GREEN HILLS OF TYROL)-ANDY STEWART-June 7-I'M COUNTING ON YOU/RIGHT NOW-JOHNNY O'KEEFE-September 8-WONDERLAND BY NIGHT-Bert Kaempfert-February 9-THEME FROM "EXODUS"-Ferrante & Teicher-May 10-CRYING/CANDY MAN-Roy Orbison-November 11-Goodbye Cruel World-James Darren-December 12-Rubber Ball-Bobby Vee-March 13-Mexico-Bob Moore-October 14-Surrender-Elvis Presley-April 15-One Last Kiss-Crash Craddock-March 16-Wheels-String-A-Longs-April 17-Michael-Highwaymen-September 18-Take Good Care Of My Baby-Bobby Vee-November 19-(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame-Elvis Presley-October 19-Little Sister-Elvis Presley-October 20-Baby Face/How Many Tears-Bobby Vee-August 21-Sad Movies(Make Me Cry)-Sue Thompson-December 22-Sailor-Lolita-January 23-Together-Connie Francis-September 24-Hit The Road Jack-Ray Charles-November 25-Little Devil Neil Sedaka-July 26-Barefoot Boy-Noeleen Batley-December 27-Wings Of A Dove-Ferlin Husky-April 28-Asia Minor-Kokomo-June 29-Sway-Bobby Rydell-February 30-Dream Girl-Bryan Davies-August 31-Never On Sunday-Don Costa-April 32-I'll Save The Last Dance For You-Damita Jo-January 33-Take Good Care Of Her-Adam Wade-July 34-Moody River-Pat Boone-August 35-Donald Where's Your Troosers'-Andy Stewart-October 36-Milord-Edith Piaf-February 37-Kon-Tiki/36-24-36-The Shadows-November 38-Calcutta/Last Date-Lawrence Welk-March 39-Last Date-Floyd Cramer-March 40-Hats Off To Larry-Del Shannon-August 41-A Hundred Pounds Of Clay-Gene McDaniels-June 42-You're Sixteen-Johnny Burnette-January 43-Blue Moon-Marcels-May 44-Poetry In Motion-Johnny Tillotson-January 45-Flaming Star-Elvis Presley-June 46-Smoky Mokes-Joy Boys-September 47-You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby-Bobby Darin-November 48-Where The Boys Are-Connie Francis-April 49-Running Scared/Love Hurts-Roy Orbison-June 50-You Talk Too Much-Joe Jones-January 51-I've Told Every Little Star-Linda Scott-July 52-Good Time Baby-Bobby Rydell-April 53-More Money For You And Me-Four Preps-October 54-Temptation-Everly Brothers-July 55-The Battle's O'er (Soldier Laddie)-Andy Stewart-August 55-Tunes Of Glory-Andy Stewart-August 56-Yellow Bird-Arthur Lyman Group-August 57-Doll House/Round Robin-Donnie Brooks-February 58-Dum Dum-Brenda Lee-September 59-But I Do-Clarence "Frogman" Henry-June 60-Walk Right Back/Ebony Eyes-Everly Brothers-April 61-Perfidia-Ventures-January 62-Breaking In A Brand New Heart-Connie Francis-July 63-Sea Of Heartbreak-Don Gibson-September 63-I Think It's Best (To Forget Me)-Don Gibson-September 64-Mother-In-Law-Ernie K.Doe-June 65-Calendar Girl-Neil Sedaka-March 66-Will You Love Me Tomorrow-Shirelles-March 67-Time-Craig Douglas-November 68-Pretty Little Angel Eyes-Curtis Lee-September 69-You Don't Want My Love-Roger Miller-February 70-Alone At Last-Jackie Wilson-January 71-You Can Have Her-Roy Hamilton-April 72-Corinna,Corinna-Ray Peterson-February 73-Pony Time-Chubby Checker-May 74-Memphis-Donnie Brooks-June 75-Portrait Of My Love-Steve Lawrence-June 76-You're The Limit-The Delltones-January 77-Got A Zack In The Back Of Me Pocket-Johnny Devlin,The Bricks & The Deeners-October 78-On The Rebound-Floyd Cramer-May 79-San Antonio Rose-Floyd Cramer-August 80-Little Boy Sad-Johnny Burnette-April 81-Dream Girl-Mark Wynter-August 82-Nature Boy-Bobby Darin-August 83-That Old Black Magic-Bobby Rydell-July 84-Fools Rush In-Brook Benton-February 85-Six White Boomers-Rolf Harris-January 86-Goin' Steady-Col Joye & The Joy Boys-June 87-Without You-Johnny Tillotson-October 88-I Fall To Pieces-Patsy Cline-October 89-Theme From "Come September"-Bobby Darin-October 90-Five Foot-Two/Ladder of Love-Bryan Davies-October 91-Istanbul;Hen-Pecked-The Joy Boys-November 92-Ready For You/Save The Last Dance For Me-Johnny O'Keefe-January 93-You Thrill Me/Missing You-Ray Peterson-September 94-Goodness Gracious Me-Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren-December 95-The Fish/The Third House (In From the Right-Bobby Rydell-August 96-Don't Worry-Marty Robbins-March 97-Out of Gas-Floyd Robinson-August 98-Lazy River-Bobby Darin-March 99-Spanish Harlem-Ben E. King-April 100-Well I Ask You-Eden Kane-July 101-Runaround Sue-Dion-December 102-Big Bad John-Jimmy Dean-December 103-Tower Of Strength-Gene McDaniels-December 104-Kissin' Time-Bobby Rydell-December (1959) 105-Take Five-Dave Brubeck Quartet-December 106-You're The Reason-Bobby Edwards-December 107-Tonight-Ferrante & Teicher-December 108-Cherie-Bobby Rydell-March 109-A Wonder Like You/Everlovin'-Rick Nelson-November