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Bobby Vee’s "Take Good Care of My Baby” Tops Charts
Sept. 18, 1961 - Reaching the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 today is "Take Good Care of My Baby, performed by Bobby Vee (pictured)....
Sep 18, 2021

"Michael Row the Boat Ashore" No. 1 on Billboard Chart
Sept. 4, 1961 - Reaching no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 is "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" by the Highwaymen. The song is an old Negro...
Sep 4, 2021


Bobby Lewis's "Tossin' and Turnin'" Hits #1 on Billboard Charts
July 10, 1961 - Reaching no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 is "Tossin' and Turnin'" by Bobby Lewis. Lewis was born in Indiana and raised in...
Jul 10, 2021
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