Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1961
| Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1961 | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released |
1988 (original) 1993 (re-issue) | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length |
25:39 (original 1988 release) 25:20 (1993 re-release) | |||
| Label | Rhino Records | |||
| Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits chronology | ||||
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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. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on February 16, 1995.[1]
Track listing
1988 original release
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tossin' and Turnin'" (Billboard peak No. 1) | Bobby Lewis | 2:37 |
| 2. | "Runaway" (Billboard peak No. 1) | Del Shannon | 2:22 |
| 3. | "Blue Moon" (Billboard peak No. 1) | The Marcels | 2:15 |
| 4. | "Runaround Sue" (Billboard peak No. 1) | Dion | 2:43 |
| 5. | "Quarter to Three" (Billboard peak No. 1) | Gary U.S. Bonds | 2:30 |
| 6. | "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (Billboard peak No. 1) | The Shirelles | 2:43 |
| 7. | "Take Good Care of My Baby" (Billboard peak No. 1) | Bobby Vee | 2:36 |
| 8. | "Please Mr. Postman" (Billboard peak No. 1) | The Marvelettes | 2:31 |
| 9. | "Mother-in-Law" (Billboard peak No. 1) | Ernie K-Doe | 2:25 |
| 10. | "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (Billboard peak No. 1) | The Tokens | 2:37 |
1993 re-release, replacement tracks
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 7. | "I Like It Like That, Part 1" (Billboard peak No. 2) | Chris Kenner | 1:58 |
| 8. | "Daddy's Home" (Billboard peak No. 2) | Shep and the Limelites | 2:53 |
| 9. | "Stand by Me" (Billboard peak No. 4) | Ben E. King | 2:54 |
| 10. | "Goodbye Cruel World" (Billboard peak No. 3) | James Darren | 2:20 |