The #1 R&B song on January 1, 1961

He Will Break Your Heart By Jerry Butler

Other #1 songs on January 1, 1961

#1 Hit Song

Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Elvis Presley

UK #1 Song

I Love You
Cliff Richard and The Shadows

#1 Country Song

Wings Of A Dove
Ferlin Husky

Notable January 1 birthdays in the 1960s

Vanessa Seward
Fashion Designer
Born January 01, 1969

James O'Barr
Comic Book Artist
Born January 01, 1960

Richard Roxburgh
Movie Actor
Born January 01, 1962

Kirk Jarvinen
Cartoonist
Born January 01, 1967

Alick Macheso
Rock Singer
Born January 01, 1968

Linda Henry
Soap Opera Actress
Born January 01, 1963

Lisa Roberts Gillan
Movie Actress
Born January 01, 1965

Gabriel Jarret
Movie Actor
Born January 01, 1970