List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1961
These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1961.

List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1961

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Table Section Text: These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1961.

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference

January 2	"Are You Lonesome Tonight?"	Elvis Presley

January 9	"Wonderland by Night"	Bert Kaempfert

January 16

January 23

January 30	"Will You Love Me Tomorrow"	The Shirelles

February 6

February 13	"Calcutta"	Lawrence Welk

February 20

February 27	"Pony Time"	Chubby Checker

March 6

March 13

March 20	"Surrender"	Elvis Presley

March 27

April 3	"Blue Moon"	The Marcels

April 10

April 17

April 24	"Runaway"	Del Shannon

May 1

May 8

May 15

May 22	"Mother-in-Law"	Ernie K-Doe

May 29	"Travelin' Man"	Ricky Nelson

June 5	"Running Scared"	Roy Orbison

June 12	"Travelin' Man"	Ricky Nelson

June 19	"Moody River"	Pat Boone

June 26	"Quarter to Three"	U.S. Bonds

July 3

July 10	"Tossin' and Turnin'"	Bobby Lewis

July 17

July 24

July 31

August 7

August 14

August 21

August 28	"Wooden Heart"	Joe Dowell

September 4	"Michael"	The Highwaymen

September 11

September 18	"Take Good Care of My Baby"	Bobby Vee

September 25

October 2

October 9	"Hit the Road Jack"	Ray Charles

October 16

October 23	"Runaround Sue"	Dion

October 30

November 6	"Big Bad John"	Jimmy Dean

November 13

November 20

November 27

December 4

December 11	"Please Mr. Postman"	The Marvelettes

December 18	"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"	The Tokens

December 25

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Bobby Lewis's recording of "Tossin' and Turnin'" went to No.1 for seven weeks on the Billboard chart in 1961.

final_sentence: Bobby Lewis's recording of "Tossin' and Turnin'" went to No.1 for seven weeks on the Billboard chart in 1961.