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Songs released in 1961

The year 1961 saw the release of 760 tracks with an average tempo of 110 BPM. The dominant genre of the year was jazz. Top artists included Elvis Presley, Bill Evans, .

Songs
760
Average BPM
110

Top songs of 1961

  1. 1 Can't Help Falling in Love Elvis Presley · rock-and-roll 100 · 10B
  2. 2 Great Balls Of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis · piano rock 79 · 6A
  3. 3 Runaround Sue Dion · doo-wop 80 · 10B
  4. 4 Let's Twist Again Chubby Checker · rock-and-roll 168 · 4B
  5. 5 Crazy - Single Version Gnarls Barkley · country 108 · 6B
  6. 6 The Wanderer Jil Is Lucky · doo-wop 114 · 9B
  7. 7 Orange Colored Sky Nat King Cole · adult standards 129 · 6B
  8. 8 Emotions Brenda Lee · adult standards 99 · 7B
  9. 9 Ain't That A Kick In The Head Dean Martin · adult standards 108 · 11A
  10. 10 Blue Moon - 1999 Remastered Frank Sinatra · adult standards 114 · 3B
  12. 11 Jump in the Line Harry Belafonte · calypso 116 · 7B
  13. 12 Please Mr. Postman - Single Version / Mono The Marvelettes · classic girl group 122 · 10B
  14. 13 Only the Lonely Danielle Ponder · adult standards 123 · 7B
  15. 14 Runaway AURORA · doo-wop 79 · 3A
  16. 15 Stay Rihanna 123 · 1A
  17. 16 When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) - 1999 Remastered Frank Sinatra · adult standards 79 · 3A
  18. 17 I Fall To Pieces - Single Version Patsy Cline · country 112 · 6B
  19. 18 (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons Nat King Cole · adult standards 68 · 3B
  20. 19 Travelin' Man - Remastered Ricky Nelson · adult standards 123 · 10B
  21. 20 Route 66 Joé Dwet Filé · blues 79 · 6B
  22. 21 Smile Lily Allen · adult standards 79 · 4A
  23. 22 September In The Rain Julie London · jazz blues 111 · 3B
  24. 23 Hello Mary Lou, Goodbye Heart - Remastered Ricky Nelson · adult standards 99 · 11B
  25. 24 Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: The Swan Camille Saint-Saëns · classical 118 · 9B
  26. 25 Lujon Henry Mancini · adult standards 100 · 3A
  27. 26 Nature Boy John Coltrane · adult standards 173 · 7A
  28. 27 Abhi Na Jao Chhod Kar Mohammed Rafi · chutney 96 · 5B
  29. 28 Lluvia con Nieve Mon Rivera · bomba y plena 102 · 7B
  30. 29 A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square Stan Getz · bebop 96 · 3B
  31. 30 I Believe to My Soul Ray Charles · classic soul 143 · 2A
  32. 31 My Foolish Heart Bill Evans · bebop 115 · 11B
  33. 32 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini Brian Hyland · bubblegum pop 123 · 10B
  34. 33 While We're Young Jhené Aiko · hard bop 78 · 10B
  35. 34 Unsquare Dance Dave Brubeck · bebop 117 · 9B
  36. 35 Spanish Harlem Ben E. King · rock-and-roll 125 · 10B
  37. 36 Chain Gang Sam Cooke · classic soul 132 · 9B
  38. 37 Aap Ki Nazron Ne Samjha Lata Mangeshkar · classic bollywood 174 · 9A
  39. 38 Dream Lover Bobby Darin · doo-wop 71 · 8B
  40. 39 My Favorite Things John Coltrane · bebop 175 · 12B
  41. 40 Waltz For Debby - Live At The Village Vanguard, New York / 1961 / Take 2 Bill Evans · bebop 89 · 7B
  42. 41 Stolen Moments Oliver Nelson · bebop 107 · 5A
  43. 42 The Battle Of New Orleans Johnny Horton · classic country pop 177 · 11B
  44. 43 La chanson de Prévert Serge Gainsbourg · chanson 73 · 6B
  45. 44 Union Dixie Tennessee Ernie Ford · bluegrass gospel 106 · 7B
  46. 45 Don't Cry Baby Madeleine Peyroux · jazz blues 132 · 7B
  47. 46 Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley — · —
  48. 47 Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: Aquarium Arthur Fiedler · classical 81 · 8A
  49. 48 Rawhide The Blues Brothers · adult standards 104 · 4A
  50. 49 L'aigle noir Barbara 151 · 9A
  51. 50 It Had to Be You Bobby Darin · adult standards 68 · 10B
  52. 51 Straighten Up And Fly Right Nat King Cole · adult standards 77 · 4A
  53. 52 If You Love Me (Really Love Me) Brenda Lee · adult standards 98 · 5B
  54. 53 Peer Gynt, Op. 23: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King Andrew Davis · classical 119 · 9B
  55. 54 Shop Around The Miracles · classic soul 132 · 9B
  56. 55 Stardust Stardust · adult standards 76 · 9B
  57. 56 Take the "A" Train Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · african-american classical 94 · 8B
  58. 57 Too Young Hyphen Hyphen · adult standards 96 · 4B
  59. 58 Walkin' After Midnight Patsy Cline · country 103 · 8B
  60. 59 Il faut savoir Charles Aznavour · chanson 110 · 8B
  61. 60 Blue Moon - 45 Version __unknown__ · doo-wop 128 · 9B
  62. 61 Moon River(Vocal Audrey Hepburn) __unknown__ · adult standards 133 · 7B
  63. 62 The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) Nat King Cole · adult standards 73 · 3B
  64. 63 Why Don't You Do Right Amy Irving · torch song 118 · 3A
  65. 64 My Favorite Things John Coltrane · bebop 175 · 12B
  66. 65 Ehsan Tera Hoga Mujh Par Sanam · classic bollywood 90 · 1A
  67. 66 Aunque Me Cueste La Vida Alberto Beltran · bolero 111 · 9A
  68. 67 Ruby, My Dear Thelonious Monk · bebop 66 · 6B
  69. 68 You're Sixteen Ringo Starr · doo-wop 76 · 10B
  70. 69 Midnight Special - Remastered 2007/Rudy Van Gelder Edition Jimmy Smith · bebop 90 · 8B
  71. 70 (Ghost) Riders In The Sky Johnny Cash · surf music 126 · 8B
  72. 71 Last Night Keyshia Cole · instrumental soul 127 · 8B
  73. 72 West Side Story: Act I: America West Side Story Ensemble · american modern classical 159 · 7A
  74. 73 When I Fall In Love Keith Jarrett · bebop 66 · 7B
  75. 74 Bring Your Darling Daughter Ensemble 71 · 9B
  76. 75 The Right Time Ray Charles · classic soul 78 · 5B
  77. 76 Nardis Aya Nakamura · bebop 80 · 8B
  78. 77 Blue Hawaii Blue Hawaii · rock-and-roll 82 · 3B
  79. 78 Fascination Percy Faith & His Orchestra · easy listening 92 · 3B
  80. 79 Who Could Care? Stan Getz · bebop 93 · 8B
  81. 80 San Antonio Rose Bob Wills · country 97 · 1B
  82. 81 Rock-A-Hula Baby Elvis Presley · rock-and-roll 94 · 6B
  83. 82 Foolin' Myself Winton Kelly · bebop 100 · 3B
  84. 83 Dixie Dexys Midnight Runners · bluegrass gospel 108 · 7B
  85. 84 I'll Wait and Pray John Coltrane · bebop 116 · 4A
  86. 85 Sink The Bismarck Johnny Horton · classic country pop 116 · 5B
  87. 86 How Deep Is The Ocean? Hank Mobley · bebop 120 · 4A
  88. 87 Wheels Squirrel Flower · easy listening 123 · 10B
  89. 88 The Barber of Seville: Overture Gioachino Rossini · classical 175 · 12B
  90. 89 Some Other Time The Alan Parsons Project · bebop 61 · 8B
  91. 90 Unforgettable French Montana · adult standards 74 · 7B
  92. 91 Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ": I. Adagio Eugene Ormandy · classical 84 · 4A
  93. 92 West Side Story: Act I: Maria Jim Bryant · american modern classical 90 · 3B
  94. 93 Porgy (I Loves You Porgy) - Outtake Bill Evans · bebop 100 · 7B
  95. 94 Blue Angel Angelo De Augustine · adult standards 106 · 7B
  96. 95 Everytime We Say Goodbye Keith Jarrett · bebop 122 · 5B
  97. 96 Sweet Lorraine Nat King Cole · adult standards 123 · 9B
  98. 97 Rubber Ball Cage The Elephant · adult standards 143 · 11B
  99. 98 Someday My Prince Will Come (feat. John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers & Jimmy Cobb) Miles Davis · cool jazz 152 · 5A
  100. 99 Over The Rainbow Israel Kamakawiwo'ole · adult standards 81 · 4B
  101. 100 Moon River - Remastered Louis Armstrong · adult standards 92 · 8B