HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“My True Story” by The Jive Five
“My True Story” by The Jive Five finished No. 6 on the year-end Top 100 of 1961, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year, making it one of the ten biggest hits of the year.
Year-end peakNo. 61961
Year-end charts11961
ArtistThe Jive Five1 year-end hit
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1961 was “Tossin' And Turnin'” by Bobby Lewis.
Play “My True Story”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ▶♪ |
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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.