HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Please Stay” by The Drifters
“Please Stay” by The Drifters finished No. 100 on the year-end Top 100 of 1961, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 1001961
Year-end charts11961
ArtistThe Drifters5 year-end hits
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1961 was “Tossin' And Turnin'” by Bobby Lewis. The Drifters had 5 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Please Stay”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | Sea Of Heartbreak | Don Gibson | ▶♪ |
| 98 | More Money For You And Me Medley | The Four Preps | ▶♪ |
| 99 | You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby | Bobby Darin | ▶♪ |
| 100 | Please Stay | The Drifters | ▶♪ |
More hits by The Drifters
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Under The Boardwalk | The Drifters | 1964 #20 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Save The Last Dance For Me | The Drifters | 1960 #26 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | There Goes My Baby | The Drifters | 1959 #29 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Up On The Roof | The Drifters | 1963 #75 | ▶♪ |
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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.