HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Rubber Ball” by Bobby Vee
“Rubber Ball” by Bobby Vee finished No. 89 on the year-end Top 100 of 1961, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 891961
Year-end charts11961
ArtistBobby Vee5 year-end hits
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1961 was “Tossin' And Turnin'” by Bobby Lewis. Bobby Vee had 5 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Rubber Ball”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Big Bad John | Jimmy Dean | ▶♪ |
| 87 | Good Time Baby | Bobby Rydell | ▶♪ |
| 88 | San Antonio Rose | Floyd Cramer | ▶♪ |
| 89 | Rubber Ball | Bobby Vee | ▶♪ |
| 90 | Missing You | Ray Peterson | ▶♪ |
| 91 | Dum Dum | Brenda Lee | ▶♪ |
| 92 | I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door | Eddie Hodges | ▶♪ |
More hits by Bobby Vee
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take Good Care Of My Baby | Bobby Vee | 1961 #12 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Come Back When You Grow Up | Bobby Vee and The Strangers | 1967 #15 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Devil Or Angel | Bobby Vee | 1960 #59 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | The Night Has A Thousand Eyes | Bobby Vee | 1963 #78 | ▶♪ |
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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.