1961 songs

former national anthem of Niger

national anthem

original song composed by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Johnny Mercer; from the 1961 film "Breakfast at Tiffany's"

original film song written and composed by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and George David Weiss; originally recorded by Elvis Presley in the 1961 film "Blue Hawaii"

song written and composed by Solomon Linda; originally recorded by Solomon Linda and released in 1939

original song written and composed by Phil Medley and Bert Berns; first recorded and released by The Top Notes in 1961

1961 song by Japanese crooner Kyu Sakamoto

original song written and composed by Robert Bateman, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland

song written and composed by Maurice Vidalin and Jacques Datin, originally performed by Jean-Claude Pascal at the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest

traditional Scottish folk song

song

song written by Burt Bacharach, Barney Williams, and Mack David

1961 single by Chubby Checker

translated song; English-language version of "Le moribond", lyrics adapted by Rod McKuen

original song written and composed by Willie Dixon; first recorded by Howlin' Wolf

1961 single by Everly Brothers

original song co-written and performed by Del Shannon

original song written and composed by Willie Nelson; popularized by Patsy Cline

1961 song by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson

1961 single by Elvis Presley

instrumental composed by George Harrison, John Lennon

song written and composed by Mort Shuman and Doc Pomus; first recorded by Elvis Presley

original song written and composed by Fred Fassert; originally recorded by The Regents and released in 1961

song written and composed by Aaron Schroeder and Wally Gold, originally recorded by Elvis Presley in 1961 and released in 1962

traditional song attributed to Hedy West, based on the traditional song "I'm Nine Hundred Miles Away from Home"

original song written and composed by Ernie Maresca; first recorded by Dion

1962 single by John Lee Hooker

1961 single by The Allisons

1963 single by Peggy March

original song written and composed by Chuck Berry

1962 song performed by Elvis Presley

original song written and composed by Terry Thompson; first recorded and released by Arthur Alexander

Betty Curtis song

1961 song composed by Eduard Kolmanovsky performed by Mark Bernes

original song written and composed by Bill Crompton, Tony Sheridan

1961 song by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson

original song written and composed by Ervin Drake; first recorded by The Kingston Trio

1961 song performed by Neil Sedaka

original song written and composed by Goffin-King

original film song written and composed by Dolores Fuller, Fred Wise, and Ben Weisman; sung by Elvis Presley in the 1961 film "Blue Hawaii"

1961 song co-written and performed by Lee Dorsey

original song written and composed by Ethel Lee, David Hill, and Buddy Kaye

1983 single by George Harrison

song

R&B song written by Paul Gayten and Bobby Charles

song

original instrumental composed and performed by Acker Bilk

1961 single by John Leyton

song of Amália Rodrigues, many covers

original song co-written and performed by Dion (Dion DiMucci)

song composed by Gilbert Bécaud with lyrics by Carl Sigman performed by Barbra Streisand

"Surfin" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys that was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love. It was released as the debut single by the Beach Boys (with "Luau" as the B-side) on November 27, 1961 on Candix Records and was included on the October 1962 album ''Surfin' Safari''.

single by Wayne Cochran, covered by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers, and Pearl Jam

1994 song performed by Ann-Margret

original song written and composed by Willie Nelson; first recorded by Billy Walker

1961 single by Ray Charles

original song written and composed by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman

instrumental composed by Henry Mancini for the 1962 film "Hatari!"

song

1961 single by Bruce Channel