HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“The Fly” by Chubby Checker
“The Fly” by Chubby Checker finished No. 70 on the year-end Top 100 of 1961, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 701961
Year-end charts11961
ArtistChubby Checker5 year-end hits
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1961 was “Tossin' And Turnin'” by Bobby Lewis. Chubby Checker had 5 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “The Fly”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Baby Sittin' Boogie | Buzz Clifford | ▶♪ |
| 68 | Hats Off To Larry | Del Shannon | ▶♪ |
| 69 | Those Oldies But Goodies | Caesar and The Romans | ▶♪ |
| 70 | The Fly | Chubby Checker | ▶♪ |
| 71 | (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame | Elvis Presley | ▶♪ |
| 72 | Wonderland By Night | Bert Kaempfert and His Orch. | ▶♪ |
| 73 | Bless You | Tony Orlando | ▶♪ |
More hits by Chubby Checker
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pony Time | Chubby Checker | 1961 #7 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | The Twist | Chubby Checker | 1962 #9 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Slow Twistin' | Chubby Checker | 1962 #17 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Let's Twist Again | Chubby Checker | 1961 #94 | ▶♪ |
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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.