HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Running Scared” by Roy Orbison
“Running Scared” by Roy Orbison finished No. 13 on the year-end Top 100 of 1961, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 131961
Year-end charts11961
ArtistRoy Orbison8 year-end hits
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1961 was “Tossin' And Turnin'” by Bobby Lewis. Roy Orbison had 8 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Running Scared”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn) | Joe Dowell | ▶♪ |
| 11 | Calcutta | Lawrence Welk | ▶♪ |
| 12 | Take Good Care Of My Baby | Bobby Vee | ▶♪ |
| 13 | Running Scared | Roy Orbison | ▶♪ |
| 14 | Dedicated To The One I Love | The Shirelles | ▶♪ |
| 15 | Last Night | Mar-Keys | ▶♪ |
| 16 | Will You Love Me Tomorrow | The Shirelles | ▶♪ |
More hits by Roy Orbison
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cryin' | Roy Orbison | 1961 #4 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Oh, Pretty Woman | Roy Orbison | 1964 #4 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Only The Lonely | Roy Orbison | 1960 #20 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Mean Woman Blues | Roy Orbison | 1963 #46 | ▶♪ |
| 5 | In Dreams | Roy Orbison | 1963 #59 | ▶♪ |
| 6 | Dream Baby | Roy Orbison | 1962 #65 | ▶♪ |
| 7 | It's Over | Roy Orbison | 1964 #73 | ▶♪ |
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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.