HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Big Bad John” by Jimmy Dean
“Big Bad John” by Jimmy Dean finished No. 86 on the year-end Top 100 of 1961, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 861961
Year-end charts11961
ArtistJimmy Dean2 year-end hits
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1961 was “Tossin' And Turnin'” by Bobby Lewis. Jimmy Dean had 2 different songs on the year-end charts.
Play “Big Bad John”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1961 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1961 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | The Writing On The Wall | Adam Wade | ▶♪ |
| 84 | My Kind Of Girl | Matt Monroe | ▶♪ |
| 85 | Tonight My Love, Tonight | Paul Anka | ▶♪ |
| 86 | Big Bad John | Jimmy Dean | ▶♪ |
| 87 | Good Time Baby | Bobby Rydell | ▶♪ |
| 88 | San Antonio Rose | Floyd Cramer | ▶♪ |
| 89 | Rubber Ball | Bobby Vee | ▶♪ |
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.