HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.comBorn in 1961? The Songs of Your Life
The No. 1 song the year you were born was “Tossin' And Turnin'” by Bobby Lewis, the biggest hit on the year-end Top 100 of 1961.
Your life in No. 1s. Play the biggest hit of every year from 1961 to 1991 as one playlist.
▶ Play my life soundtrackThe top 10 songs of 1961
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tossin' And Turnin' | Bobby Lewis | ▶♪ |
| 2 | I Fall To Pieces | Patsy Cline | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Michael | The Highwaymen | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Cryin' | Roy Orbison | ▶♪ |
| 5 | Runaway | Del Shannon | ▶♪ |
| 6 | My True Story | The Jive Five | ▶♪ |
| 7 | Pony Time | Chubby Checker | ▶♪ |
| 8 | Wheels | String-a-longs | ▶♪ |
| 9 | Raindrops | Dee Clark | ▶♪ |
| 10 | Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn) | Joe Dowell | ▶♪ |
See all 100 songs of 1961 · the top 100 of the 1960s
The No. 1 song at every milestone
- Age 5 (1966): “The Ballad Of The Green Berets” by Sgt. Barry Sadler
- Age 13 (1974): “The Way We Were” by Barbra Streisand
- Age 16 (1977): “Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)” by Rod Stewart
- Age 18 (1979): “My Sharona” by The Knack
- Age 21 (1982): “Physical” by Olivia Newton-John
- Age 25 (1986): “That's What Friends Are For” by Dionne and Friends
- Age 30 (1991): “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” by Bryan Adams
- Age 40 (2001): “Hanging By A Moment” by Lifehouse
- Age 50 (2011): “Rolling In The Deep” by Adele
- Age 60 (2021): “Levitating” by Dua Lipa
Turning 65 in 2026? Load these songs on the Hey DJ 4U decks for the party, or have the daily game guess-the-year crowd play along.
“No. 1” means the top song on that year’s year-end Top 100: the biggest hit over the whole year, not one week. Source: Billboard’s year-end singles charts, as compiled on Wikipedia.