| Music Rating | 1961 Top 10 Songs |
| 1 | Tossin’ and Turnin’ - Bobby Lewis |
| 2 | Runaway - Del Shannon |
| 3 | Runaround Sue - Dion |
| 4 | Travellin’ Man - Ricky Nelson |
| 5 | Quarter to Three - Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 6 | Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles |
| 7 | Running Scared - Roy Orbison |
| 8 | Stand By Me - Ben E. King |
| 9 | Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles |
| 10 | Crying - Roy Orbison |
| Music Rating | 1961 Top 10 Albums |
| 1 | Genius + Soul = Jazz - Ray Charles |
| 2 | All the Way - Frank Sinatra |
| 3 | Judy at Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland |
| 4 | Blue Hawaii - Elvis Presley |
| 5 | Calcutta! - Lawrence Welk |
| 6 | Portrait of Johnny - Johnny Mathis |
| 7 | Wonderland by Night - Bert Kaempfert |
| 8 | Dance ’Til Quarter to Three - Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 9 | Breakfast at Tiffany’s - Henry Mancini |
| 10 | Rick is 21 - Rick Nelson |
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