11 years after beginning the Grooveyard Top Ten, the Edsels make their first appearance. Check out videos of all 10 songs here.
Top Ten: May 21, 1961
Top Ten: May 1, 1961
On the night when we look back over the last nine years, we go back 60 years for this week's Top Ten.
Top Ten: November 7, 1961
Videos of the top songs for November 7, 1961, as featured on The Grooveyard.
1961 – The Results
The scenario is the same, but the songs are different. Only six votes separated the top four songs, with a significant drop after the top-rated hits. Only a dozen songs were within 2% of the top position, and another seven were within 3%. Dion and Gene McDaniels made it to the top five for the... Continue Reading →
1961 – The Results
Like the 2018 Great 88 first round survey, there was a very tight race for the top positions, with a significant drop after the top rated songs. A total of six songs were within 2% of the top position, with another four within 3%. Two traditional favorites--The Shirelles (Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow) and... Continue Reading →
Top Ten: June 8, 1961
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for June 8, 1961 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Mother-in-Law" by Ernie K-Doe #9 "The Boll Weevil Song" by Brook Benton #8 "A Hundred Pounds of Clay" by Gene McDaniels Catch a Wave! Pick your favorites now! #7 "Running Scared" by Roy Orbison #6... Continue Reading →
1961 – The Results
There were lots of similarities in the results of the Great 88 survey for 1961 from last year's survey, but a lot also changed. Four of the five top songs--by Dion, Gene McDaniels, Del Shannon and The Shirelles--were repeats from last year, with Runaway returning to the Top Five for the fifth consecutive year. Looking... Continue Reading →
Top Ten: June 2, 1961
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for June 2, 1961 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Quarter to Three" by Gary U.S. Bonds #9 "Running Scared" by Roy Orbison #8 "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King Did you vote yet? #7 "Halfway to Paradise" by Tony Orlando #6 "Mama Said" by The... Continue Reading →
1961 – The Results
The survey for your favorites from 1961was a story of haves and have-nots. Ten different songs wound up within 2% of the top position. Included were three songs that just missed repeating in the Top Five, resulting in only one repeat song in that category. Last year's #1 song overall, Del Shannon's "Runaway" wound up... Continue Reading →
Top Ten: June 10, 1961
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for June 10, 1961 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Mother-in-Law" by Ernie K-Doe #9 "The Boll Weevil Song" by Brook Benton #8 "A Hundred Pounds of Clay" by Gene McDaniels #7 "Running Scared" by Roy Orbison #6 "Those Oldies But Goodies" by Little Caesar and... Continue Reading →
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