Other #1 songs on January 1, 1961
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

He Will Break Your Heart

Jerry Butler

#1 song in the UK

I Love You

Cliff Richard and the Shadows

#1 song

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

Elvis Presley

Notable January 1 Birthdays
Born in the 1960s

Milo Aukerman

Singer and Scientist

Born January 1, 1963

Dedee Pfeiffer

Actress

Born January 1, 1964

Morris Chestnut

Actor

Born January 1, 1969

Verne Troyer

Actor

Born January 1, 1969