HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Runaround Sue” by Dion
“Runaround Sue” by Dion finished No. 46 on the year-end Top 100 of 1961, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 461961
Year-end charts11961
ArtistDion8 year-end hits
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1961 was “Tossin' And Turnin'” by Bobby Lewis. Dion had 8 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Runaround Sue”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | I Don't Know Why But I Do | Clarence "Frog Man" Henry | ▶♪ |
| 44 | Asia Minor | Kokomo | ▶♪ |
| 45 | Hello Walls | Faron Young | ▶♪ |
| 46 | Runaround Sue | Dion | ▶♪ |
| 47 | Yellow Bird | Arthur Lyman | ▶♪ |
| 48 | Hurt | Timi Yuro | ▶♪ |
| 49 | Hello Mary Lou | Ricky Nelson | ▶♪ |
More hits by Dion
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Wanderer | Dion | 1962 #12 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Where Or When | Dion and The Belmonts | 1960 #21 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | A Teenager In Love | Dion and The Belmonts | 1959 #25 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Ruby Baby | Dion | 1963 #40 | ▶♪ |
| 5 | Lovers Who Wander | Dion | 1962 #67 | ▶♪ |
| 6 | Little Diane | Dion | 1962 #86 | ▶♪ |
| 7 | Donna, The Prima Donna | Dion | 1963 #86 | ▶♪ |
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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.