The 1961 Million Sellers : The Good, Not So Good, & The Uglycompiled by JCMarion
The Good . . . . . .
Stranger On The Shore - Acker Bilk (Columbia)
Quarter To Three - Gary "U.S." Bonds (Legrand)
Take Five - Dave Brubeck (Columbia)
Moon River - Jerry Butler (Vee Jay)
Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles (ABC Paramount)
One Mint Julep - Ray Charles (ABC Paramount)
Raindrops - Dee Clark (Vee Jay)
Peppermint Twist - Joey Dee & The Starlighters (Roulette)
Runaround Sue - Dion (Laurie)
Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey (Fury)
Ebb Tide - Earl Grant (Decca)
I Like It Like That - Chris Kenner (Instant)
Every Beat Of My Heart - Gladys Knight & The Pips (Vee Jay)
Tossin And Turnin - Bobby Lewis (Beltone)
One Hundred Pounds Of Clay - Gene McDaniels (Liberty)
Blue Moon - Marcels (Colpix)
Last Night - Markeys (Satellite)
Please Mister Postman - Marvelettes (Tamla)
Shop Around - Miracles (Tamla)
Crying - Roy Orbison (Monument)
Little Sister - Elvis (RCA)
Runaway - Del Shannon (Big Top)
You Can't Sit Down - Phil Upchurch (Boyd)
Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs (Herald)
The Not So Good . . . . .
Midnight In Moscow - Kenny Ball (Pye)
Boll Weevil Song - Brook Benton (Mercury)
Pony Time - Chubby Checker (Cameo-Parkway)
Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker (Cameo-Parkway)
The Fly - Chubby Checker (Cameo-Parkway)
On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor)
Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean (Columbia)
Bristol Stomp - Dovells (Cameo-Parkway)
Funny - Jimmy Ellidge (RCA Victor)
Walk Right Back - Everly Brothers (Warner Bros)
Tonight - Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists)
Mexico - Bob Moore (Monument)
Hello Mary Lou - Ricky Nelson (Imperial)
Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson (Imperial)
Runnin Scared - Roy Orbison (Monument)
I'm Hurtin - Roy Orbison (Monument)
Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney (Musicor)
Surrender - Elvis (RCA)
Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis (RCA)
I've Told Every Little Star - Linda Scott (Canadian-American)
Hats Off To Larry - Del Shannon (Big Top)
This Time - Troy Shondell (Liberty)
Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury)
The Ugly . . . . . . .
Goodbye Cruel World - James Darren (Colpix)
The Mountains High - Dick & Dee Dee (Liberty)
Wooden Heart - Joe Dowell (Smash)
Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis (MGM)
Together - Connie Francis (MGM)
Michael - The Highwaymen (United Artists)
Al Di La - Emilio Pericoli (Recordi)
Wheels - String-A-Longs (Warwick)
Sad Movies - Sue Thompson (Hickory)
Norman - Sue Thompson (Hickory)
The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Tokens (RCA)
Tonight I Fell In Love - Tokens (Warwick)
Wheels - Billy Vaughn (Dot)
Take Good Care Of My Baby - Bobby Vee (Liberty)
Run To Him - Bobby Vee (Liberty)
Calcutta - Lawrence Welk (Dot)
Perfidia - Ventures (Dolton)