HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“The Boll Weevil Song” by Brook Benton
“The Boll Weevil Song” by Brook Benton finished No. 25 on the year-end Top 100 of 1961, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 251961
Year-end charts11961
ArtistBrook Benton8 year-end hits
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1961 was “Tossin' And Turnin'” by Bobby Lewis. Brook Benton had 8 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “The Boll Weevil Song”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Bristol Stomp | The Dovells | ▶♪ |
| 23 | Travelin' Man | Ricky Nelson | ▶♪ |
| 24 | Shop Around | The Miracles | ▶♪ |
| 25 | The Boll Weevil Song | Brook Benton | ▶♪ |
| 26 | A Hundred Pounds Of Clay | Gene Mcdaniels | ▶♪ |
| 27 | The Mountain's High | Dick and Deedee | ▶♪ |
| 28 | Don't Worry | Marty Robbins | ▶♪ |
More hits by Brook Benton
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's Just A Matter Of Time | Brook Benton | 1959 #27 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Baby (You Got What It Takes) | Brook Benton and Dinah Washington | 1960 #27 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Rainy Night In Georgia | Brook Benton | 1970 #37 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Kiddio | Brook Benton | 1960 #63 | ▶♪ |
| 5 | A Rockin' Good Way | Dinah Washington and Brook Benton | 1960 #75 | ▶♪ |
| 6 | Think Twice | Brook Benton | 1961 #78 | ▶♪ |
| 7 | Endlessly | Brook Benton | 1959 #87 | ▶♪ |
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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.