The #1 song on December 31, 1961

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

By The Tokens

Other #1 songs on December 31, 1961
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Walk On By

Leroy Van Dyke

#1 R&B song

Unchain My Heart

Ray Charles and his orchestra

#1 song in the UK

Moon River

Danny Williams

Notable December 31 Birthdays
Born in the 1960s

Tyrone Corbin

Basketball Player and Coach

Michael McDonald

Comedian and Actor

Julie Doucet

Comic Artist and Writer

Gerry Dee

Actor and Stand-Up Comedian

Jennifer Higdon

Composer

Junot Diaz

Writer and Academic