Soul R&B Music Charts of 1961 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1961 With Free MP3 Download Links and Song Lyrics

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Below is a list of the best selling Soul R&B songs from 1961, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Place mouse on

to see information about song. Click on song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available) and to add to playlist. Click on

to play song. . Click on label to list songs from that record label. Following on from the top 100 chart are listings of hundreds of other lesser-known Soul R&B songs from 1961, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1961 . . .

The following songs were released in 1961 but never made it into the Top 100 Chart.
Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts
of 1961 or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Songs are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)
#		Artist (click for discography and biography of artist)	Title (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.)	Year	Label
301	recordlabel: Liberty 55371 chartposition: RandB #5, US #5 weeksinr&bchart: 8 writtenby: Burt Bacharach & Bob Hilliard album: Tower of Strength	Gene McDaniels	Tower of Strength	1961	Liberty
---	recordlabel: King 5588 writtenby: Albert King	Albert King	Travelin' To California	1961	King
1	recordlabel: Colpix 175 chartposition: RandB #11, US #93 weeksinr&bchart: 6 writtenby: Richard M. Jones	Nina Simone	Trouble in Mind	1961	Colpix
2	recordlabel: Argo 5385 chartposition: RandB #4, US #30 weeksinr&bchart: 13 writtenby: Ned Wever, Milton Ager & Jean Schwartz album: At Last! comments: [ballad]	Etta James	Trust in Me	1961	Argo
3	recordlabel: Hi 2040 chartposition: RandB #3, US #17 writtenby: Ace Cannon album: Tuff Sax comments: [instrumental]	Ace Cannon	Tuff	1961	Hi
4	recordlabel: Duke 344 chartposition: RandB #2 (1 week), US #28 weeksinr&bchart: 15 writtenby: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone) & Joe Scott (as Joseph Scott) album: Here's The Man	Bobby Bland	Turn On Your Love Light	1961	Duke
5	recordlabel: Hi 2042 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #27 writtenby: Bill Black album: Let's Twist Her comments: [instrumental]	Bill Black's Combo	Twist-Her	1961	Hi
6	recordlabel: Parkway 811 chartposition: US #68 writtenby: Kal Mann album: Your Twist Party	Chubby Checker	Twistin' U.S.A.	1961	Parkway
---	recordlabel: Duke 74 writtenby: Malone, Brown album: Two Steps From The Blues comments: [blues soul album cut] mpcode: fxapugWr3gk	Bobby Bland	Two Steps From The Blues	1961	Duke
1	recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10266 chartposition: RandB #1, US #9 writtenby: A. Jones, F. James album: Ray Charles Greatest Hits	Ray Charles	Unchain My Heart	1961	ABC Paramount
---	recordlabel: Flip 353 writtenby: Darryl Lewis comments: [Doo Wop]	The Elgins	Uncle Sam's Man	1961	Flip
1	recordlabel: Atco 6186 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #18, US #37 writtenby: Bobby Darin and Don Kirshner	The Coasters	Wait a Minute	1961	Atco
2	recordlabel: Columbia 4 42156 chartposition: RandB #89 writtenby: Ruth Lyons album: Johnny's Newest Hits	Johnny Mathis	Wasn't the Summer Short?	1961	Columbia
3	recordlabel: Carlton 564 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #7, US #29 writtenby: Richard Barrett comments: answer song to ray charles'	The Chantels	Well, I Told You	1961	Carlton
4	recordlabel: Warwick 664 chartposition: US #77 writtenby: Arthur Crier	Shirley & Lee	Well-A, Well-A	1961	Warwick
5	recordlabel: Smash 1712 chartposition: RandB #30 weeksinr&bchart: 1 writtenby: Rudy Toombs and C. Williams	The Cadillacs	What You Bet	1961	Smash
6	recordlabel: Imperial 5723 chartposition: RandB #7, US #22 weeksinr&bchart: 7 writtenby: Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino), Jack Jessup & Pee Wee Maddux album: Million Sellers by Fats	Fats Domino	What a Price	1961	Imperial
7	recordlabel: Scepter 1220 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #15, US #54 writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Carole King	The Shirelles	What a Sweet Thing That Was	1961	Scepter
8	recordlabel: Heritage 102 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #14, US #10 writtenby: D. Hogan	The Dreamlovers	When We Get Married	1961	Heritage
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54045 writtenby: William Robinson album: Meet The Supremes comments: [Motown Sound]	The Supremes (with Diana Ross)	Who's Loving You	1961	Tamla
1	recordlabel: Columbia 41923 chartposition: RandB #7, US #76 weeksinr&bchart: 8 writtenby: J. Leslie McFarland album: Aretha (with the Ray Bryant Combo)	Aretha Franklin	Won't Be Long	1961	Columbia
2	recordlabel: Fury 1053 chartposition: RandB #1 (1 week), US #7 weeksinr&bchart: 19 writtenby: Lee Dorsey, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson & Morris Levy	Lee Dorsey	Ya Ya	1961	Fury
3	recordlabel: Brunswick 55219 chartposition: RandB #25, US #37 writtenby: Alonzo Tucker, Robert Adams and Horace Ott	Jackie Wilson	Years from Now	1961	Brunswick
4	recordlabel: Argo 5388 chartposition: RandB #11, US #12, UK #6 weeksinr&bchart: 7 writtenby: Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher album: You Always Hurt the One You Love	Clarence Frogman Henry	You Always Hurt the One You Love	1961	Argo
---	recordlabel: Fury 1054 writtenby: Dunn, Robinson, Williams album: Letter Full of Tears	Gladys Knight & The Pips	You Broke Your Promise	1961	Fury
1	recordlabel: Decca 31231 chartposition: RandB #25, US #6 writtenby: Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap & Earl Hines	Brenda Lee	You Can Depend on Me	1961	Decca
2	recordlabel: Fontana 298 chartposition: RandB #6, US #12 weeksinr&bchart: 12 writtenby: Bill Cook album: You Can Have Her	Roy Hamilton	You Can Have Her	1961	Fontana
3	recordlabel: Boyd 3398 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #10, US #29 writtenby: Clarke, Upchurch, Muldrow comments: [instrumental]	Phil Upchurch Combo	You Can't Sit Down (Part 2)	1961	Boyd
4	recordlabel: Everest 19428 chartposition: US #100 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard	Gloria Lynne	You Don't Have to Be a Tower of Strength	1961	Everest
5	recordlabel: Brunswick 55219 chartposition: RandB #19, US #79 writtenby: Alonzo Tucker, Jackie Wilson and Morris Levy	Jackie Wilson	You Don't Know What It Means	1961	Brunswick
6	recordlabel: Epic 9443 chartposition: US #80 writtenby: Bob Brass and Irwin Levine	Roy Hamilton	You're Gonna Need Magic	1961	Epic
---	recordlabel: Pompadour 102 writtenby: B. Coefield And C. Pipken album: Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol.1 comments: [deep soul]	The Untouchables	You're On Top	1961	Pompadour
1	recordlabel: Federal 45 12384 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #48, US #93 writtenby: Freddy King album: Freddy King Sings	Freddy King	You've Got To Love Her With A Feeling	1961	Federal
2	recordlabel: Atco 6207 chartposition: US #66 writtenby: Phil Spector and Mort Shuman	Ben E. King	Young Boy Blues	1961	Atco
3	recordlabel: Vee Jay 372 chartposition: RandB #30, US #34 writtenby: Dee Clark and Calvin Carter	Dee Clark	Your Friends	1961	Vee Jay
4	recordlabel: Brunswick 55208 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #48, US #40 writtenby: Billy Myles and Jackie Wilson	Jackie Wilson	Your One and Only Love	1961	Brunswick
---	recordlabel: Miracle 12 writtenby: Berry Gordy Jr. album: Meet The Temptations	The Temptations	Your Wonderful Love	1961	Miracle

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