Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1961

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Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1961
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Compilation album by
Various artists
Released1988 (original release)
1993 (re-issue)
Recorded1961
Genre Pop, rock
Length25:39 (original 1988 release)
25:20 (1993 re-release)
Label Rhino Records
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits chronology
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1960
(1988)
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1961
(1988)
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1962
(1988)
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Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1961 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1961.

Two versions of this volume in the "Billboard Top Hits" series were released — one in 1988, the other in 1993. The final four tracks on the original (those by Ernie K-Doe, The Marvelettes, The Tokens and Bobby Vee) are replaced on the re-issue with songs by James Darren, Chris Kenner, Ben E. King and Shep and the Limelites. The remaining six songs were kept in their original order.

All ten songs on the original 1988 release reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, which included the number one song of 1961, "Tossin' and Turnin'", while the 1993 re-issue only contained six chart toppers. However, the remaining four tracks reached the Hot 100's Top 10. "I Like It Like That, Part 1" and "Daddy's Home" both reached number two, "Stand by Me" was a number four song and "Goodbye Cruel World" topped out at number three. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on February 16, 1995. [2]

Track listing

1988 original release
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Tossin' and Turnin'"
Bobby Lewis 2:37
2."Runaway" Del Shannon 2:22
3."Blue Moon" The Marcels 2:15
4."Runaround Sue" Dion 2:43
5."Quarter to Three" Gary U.S. Bonds 2:30
6."Will You Love Me Tomorrow" The Shirelles 2:43
7."Take Good Care of My Baby" Bobby Vee 2:36
8."Please Mr. Postman"
The Marvelettes 2:31
9."Mother-in-Law" Allen Toussaint Ernie K-Doe 2:25
10."The Lion Sleeps Tonight" The Tokens 2:37
Total length:25:19
1993 reissue, replacement tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
7."I Like It Like That, Part 1"
Chris Kenner 1:58
8."Daddy's Home"
  • James "Shep" Sheppard, Clarence Bassett, Charles Baskerville
Shep and the Limelites 2:53
9."Stand by Me" Ben E. King 2:54
10."Goodbye Cruel World" Gloria Shayne James Darren 2:20
Total length:25:15

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References

  1. Koda, Cub. Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1961 at AllMusic
  2. RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Billboard albums. RIAA.com.
  3. Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits: 1961 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1988.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)