Sole US #1 hits by 60s groups (1960-63)

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Separating this from the main body of the decade in order to shine a spotlight on the pre-British Invasion 60s chart toppers.

Option	Votes
"Telstar" - The Tornadoes (1962)	11
"He's a Rebel" - The Crystals (1962)	9
"Monster Mash" - Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers (1962)	8
"Save the Last Dance for Me" - The Drifters (1960)	5
"Stay" - Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs (1960)	5
"My Boyfriend's Back" - The Angels (1963)	4
"He's So Fine" - The Chiffons (1963)	4
"Please Mr. Postman" - The Marvelettes (1961)	2
"So Much in Love" - The Tymes (1963)	1
"Blue Moon" - The Marcels (1961)	1
"Our Day Will Come" - Ruby and the Romantics (1963)	1
"Easier Said Than Done" - The Essex (1963)	0
"Walk Right In" - The Rooftop Singers (1963)	0
"Alley Oop" - The Hollywood Argyles (1960)	0
"Peppermint Twist" - Joey Lee and the Starliters (1962)	0
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" - The Tokens (1961)	0
"Michael" - The Highwaymen (1961)	0
"Sugar Shack" - Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs (1963)	0

― president of the people's republic of antarctica (Arctic Mindbath), Sunday, 5 January 2014 01:02 (eleven years ago)

"Save the Last Dance For Me"

― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 5 January 2014 01:06 (eleven years ago)

Our Day Will Come. (The Amy Winehouse cover made me realize belatedly how much I like this song.)

― _Rudipherous_, Sunday, 5 January 2014 01:16 (eleven years ago)

Was thinking Marvelettes, until I saw the Drifters. Lots of other classics here.

― jetfan, Sunday, 5 January 2014 01:33 (eleven years ago)

Wanted to vote 'Monster Mash', voted 'Telstar', feel bad about shunning the excellent girl-group choices.

― emil.y, Sunday, 5 January 2014 13:35 (eleven years ago)

Voted "Telstar". I got a 45 of it last year for a dollar and the b-side "Jungle Fever" is a nice echoed-out Bo Diddley rip-off.

― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 5 January 2014 17:31 (eleven years ago)

Please Mr. Postman

― Darin, Sunday, 5 January 2014 18:16 (eleven years ago)

'he's a rebel' over 'stay', 'telstar', 'the lion sleeps tonight'

― balls, Sunday, 5 January 2014 21:29 (eleven years ago)

telstar

― Hungry4Ass, Sunday, 5 January 2014 21:56 (eleven years ago)

he's a rebel

― my whole family is catholic so look at the pickle i'm in (zachlyon), Tuesday, 7 January 2014 06:53 (eleven years ago)

'stay' over 'our day will come' and 'so much in love'

wow, what a huge change in sound starting in 1964. Almost no rock on this list.

― Lee626, Tuesday, 7 January 2014 16:49 (eleven years ago)

my boyfriend's back!

― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Wednesday, 8 January 2014 01:56 (eleven years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Saturday, 11 January 2014 00:01 (eleven years ago)

has to be 'telstar' which may be my favorite single ever

― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Saturday, 11 January 2014 00:10 (eleven years ago)

Way easier than the other poll. Monster Mash or Telstar. Going for the former since it was my favorite song when I was 8 or so.

― Moka, Saturday, 11 January 2014 00:11 (eleven years ago)

Telstar is impressive though and probably the most important song in here.

― Moka, Saturday, 11 January 2014 00:13 (eleven years ago)

Didn't know till now that Joe Meek never collected any money for "Telstar" because of a plagiarism claim. He only "won" the suit after his death.

― Josefa, Saturday, 11 January 2014 16:25 (eleven years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Sunday, 12 January 2014 00:01 (eleven years ago)

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