HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Hello Mary Lou” by Ricky Nelson
“Hello Mary Lou” by Ricky Nelson finished No. 49 on the year-end Top 100 of 1961, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 491961
Year-end charts11961
ArtistRicky Nelson12 year-end hits
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1961 was “Tossin' And Turnin'” by Bobby Lewis. Ricky Nelson had 12 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Hello Mary Lou”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Runaround Sue | Dion | ▶♪ |
| 47 | Yellow Bird | Arthur Lyman | ▶♪ |
| 48 | Hurt | Timi Yuro | ▶♪ |
| 49 | Hello Mary Lou | Ricky Nelson | ▶♪ |
| 50 | There's A Moon Out Tonight | The Capris | ▶♪ |
| 51 | Surrender | Elvis Presley | ▶♪ |
| 52 | I Love How You Love Me | Paris Sisters | ▶♪ |
More hits by Ricky Nelson
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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.