HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Wheels” by String-a-longs
“Wheels” by String-a-longs finished No. 8 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. 81961
Year-end charts11961
ArtistString-a-longs1 year-end hit
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1961 was “Tossin' And Turnin'” by Bobby Lewis.
Play “Wheels”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ▶♪ |
| 10 | Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn) | Joe Dowell | ▶♪ |
| 11 | Calcutta | Lawrence Welk | ▶♪ |
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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.