1961   Music                         

Billboard Top 10
1. Tossin' And Turnin' - Bobby Lewis 
2. Runaway - Del Shannon 
3. Blue Moon - The Marcels 
4. Runaround Sue - Dion 
5. Quarter To Three - Gary "U.S." Bonds 
6. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles 
7. I Like It Like That, Part 1 - Chris Kenner 
8. Daddy's Home - Shep & The Limelites 
9. Stand By Me - Ben E. King 
10. Goodbye Cruel World - James Darren 
Top Albums
Calcutta - Lawrence Welk   
Exodus - Soundtrack   
Judy at Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland   
The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back - Bob Newhart   
Wonderland by Night - Bert Kaempfert   
Grammy Awards
Album of the Year:  Judy at Carnegie Hall, Judy Garland      
Best New Artist:   Peter Nero     
Best Pop Duo or Group:  High Flying, Lambert, Hendricks and Ross     
Best Pop Female Vocal:  Judy at Carnegie Hall, Judy Garland     
Best Pop Male Vocal:  “Lollipops and Roses,” Jack Jones     
Best Rock and Roll Recording:  Let's Twist Again, Chubby Checker     
Record of the Year:  “Moon River,” Henry Mancini     
Song of the Year:  “Moon River

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1962   Music                         

Billboard Top 10
1. Green Onions - Booker T & The MG's 
2. Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler 
3. Soldier Boy - The Shirelles 
4. Sheila - Tommy Roe 
5. Peppermint Twist - Joey Dee & The Starliters 
6. Loco-Motion, The - Little Eva 
7. Wanderer, The - Dion 
8. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka 
9. Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares 
10. Palisades Park - Freddy Cannon 
Top Albums
Breakfast at Tiffany's - Henry Mancici   
Holiday Sing Along with Mitch - Mitch Miller   
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Musice - Ray Charles   
Peter Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary   
West Side Story - Sound Track   
Grammy Awards
Album of the Year:  The First Family, Vaughn Meader     
Best New Artist:   Robert Goulet     
Best Pop Duo or Group:  “If I Had a Hammer,” Peter, Paul and Mary     
Best Pop Female Vocal:  Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson Riddle, Ella Fitzgerald     
Best Pop Male Vocal:  I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Tony Bennett     
Best Rock and Roll Recording:  “Alley Cat,” Bent Fabric      
Record of the Year:  “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” Tony Bennett     
Song of the Year:  “What Kind of Fool Am I”