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1961

THE 61 GREATEST SONGS

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This was the year that saw Yuri Gagarin become the first man in space; the Bay Of Pigs botched invasion in Cuba; the Berlin Wall was built dividing East & West Germany; John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as U.S. President and the world enjoyed the film version of ‘West Side Story’.

Here are 61 examples of the music that was the soundtrack for the year 1961:

 

5

 

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The Marvelettes

When this song hit the US Hot 100, it became Motown’s first #1; opening up the floodgates for the likes of The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Mary Wells, Stevie Wonder and The Four Tops. The song was later covered by The Beatles and The Carpenters.