BRI's Top Ten Hits of 1961

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1. What was the #10 hit for the year 1961? "Here's my story, sad but true, It's about a girl that I once knew. She took my love then ran around, With every single guy in town." I Wonder Why Runaround Sue A Teenager in Love Lovers Who Wander

2. What was the #9 song for the year 1961? "Be just as kind as you can be-e-e-e, And if you should discover, That you don't really love her, Just send my baby back home to me." The Night Has a Thousand Eyes Take Good Care of My Baby Devil or Angel Rubber Ball

3. What was the #8 hit for the year 1961? "Tonight with words unspoken, You say that I'm the only one. But will my heart be broken, When the night meets the morning sun?" I Met Him On a Sunday Broken Hearted My Love is a Charm Will You Love Me Tomorrow

4. What was the #7 hit for the year 1961? "Do the pony with your partner, With a big boss line. Well anyway ya do it, You're gonna look real fine. So get with it, Don't quit it, Get up." The Twist Pony Time At the Hop The Limbo Rock

5. What was the #6 hit for the year 1961? "There is a story, yeah, That I must tell, Of two lovers, That I bewail. Now they must cry, cry, Cry whoa-uh-oh-oh-oh-oh, Their blues away." Don't Take Away My Candy Those Golden Rings My True Story I'm a Happy Man

6. What was the #5 song for the year 1961? "I'm a-walkin' in the rain, Tears are fallin' and I feel the pain. Wishin' you were here by me, To end this misery. And I wonder, I wah-wah-wah-wah-wonder, Why, Why, why, why, why, why she ran away..." Cry Myself to Sleep Runaway Hats Off to Larry The Swiss Maid

7. What was the #4 song for the year 1961? "I was all right for a while, I could smile for a while. But I saw you last night, You held my hand so tight, When you stopped to say hello. You wished me well, You couldn't tell that I've been crying over you." Dream Baby Only the Lonely Crying Running Scared

8. What was the #3 hit for the year 1961? "Michael rowed the boat ashore, alleluya. Michael rowed the boat ashore, alleluya. Sister helped to trim the sails, alleluya. Sister helped to trim the sails, alleluya." Answer: (One Word)

9. What was the #2 hit for the year 1961? "____________________, Each time someone speaks your name. _____________________, Time only adds to the flame. You tell me to find someone else to love. Someone who’ll love me, too, the way you used to do, But each time I go out with someone new, You walk by and ________________." I Cry Again Crazy I Fall to Pieces Walking After Midnight

10. What was the #1 hit for the year 1961? "Jumped out of bed, turned on the light, I pulled down the shade, went to the kitchen for a bite. Rolled up the shade, turned off the light, I jumped back into bed, it was the middle of the night. The clock downstairs was strikin' four. Couldn't get you off my mind. I heard the milkman at the door." One Track Mind Tossin' and Turnin' The Lion Sleeps Tonight Big Bad John