Billboard Number Ones 1961

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1. January 30th and the Shirelles are in the number one spot for two weeks, we all know the lyrics, but what is the correct title? "Tonight you're mine, completely You give your love so sweetly Tonight the light of love is in your eyes..." Will You Love Me Tomorrow Tonight You're Mine Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow Do You Love Me

2. From April 1961 and it's the Marcels with a very well known song. What colour moon were they crooning over? Yellow Blue Silver Red

3. May 22nd now and Ernie K-Doe is at the number one spot in the US singing about which (dis-liked) member of the family? No Hyphens. Answer: (Three Words - Your wife's sister's father's wife.)

4. Gary U.S. Bonds had a hit in 1961. From June 26th for two weeks he was at number one with a song the title of which was a time. What was the title? Three O'Clock Sunshine Four O'Clock Rock Quarter to Three Half Past Seven

5. The most successful record (as measured by weeks at number one) was 'Tossin' and Turnin'' recorded by Bobby Lewis. For how many weeks was this record at the top of the charts? Nine Weeks Five Weeks Seven Weeks Ten Weeks

6. It's August 28th 1961 and showing for one week only at number one, in the US, is 'Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn)' who is singing this? (Remember the year) Joe Dowell Bobby Vinton Elvis Presley Bert Kaempfert

7. Del Shannon sang one of my favourite songs of 1961 reaching number one in the US in April and staying there for 4 weeks. The name of the song was 'Runaway' but what was the name of the girl who was running away? Laura Sue It's never mentioned Jenny

8. Three weeks at number one for Bobby Vee starting on September 18th. A song about a lost love, it was called 'Take Good Care of My...' what? Mother Dog Baby Family

9. Jimmy Dean (not James Dean) sang a ballad about a miner known as 'Big Bad John'. it was said that 'He stood six foot six and weighed two forty-five'. is that True or False? True False

10. The Christmas number one in the US for 1961 was a song called 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight'. Who sang this version? Dion and the Belmonts Joey Dee and the Starliters The Marcels The Tokens