POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 11, 1961
1

Michael

The Highwaymen

—

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 1

2

Take Good Care Of My Baby

Bobby Vee

↑ 4

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 6

3

My True Story

The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra

↑ 4

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 7

4

Hurt

Timi Yuro

↑ 4

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 8

5

You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)

Ral Donner

↓ 1

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 4

6

Wooden Heart

Joe Dowell

↓ 4

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 2

7

Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night)

Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group

↑ 4

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 11

8

Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)

Barry Mann

↑ 6

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 14

9

Little Sister

Elvis Presley

↑ 6

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 15

10

As If I Didn't Know

Adam Wade

—

Peak: 10 • 10 wks • Prev: 10

11

Crying

Roy Orbison

↑ 5

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 16

12

The Mountain's High

Dick and DeeDee

↑ 9

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 21

13

When We Get Married

The Dreamlovers

↑ 10

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 23

14

Without You

Johnny Tillotson

↑ 6

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 20

15

Tossin' And Turnin'

Bobby Lewis

↓ 12

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 3

16

School Is Out

Gary U.S. Bonds

↓ 11

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 5

17

I Just Don't Understand

Ann-Margret

↑ 2

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 19

18

Don't Bet Money Honey

Linda Scott

↓ 9

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 9

19

A Little Bit Of Soap

The Jarmels

↑ 5

Peak: 12 • 10 wks • Prev: 24

20

Frankie And Johnny

Brook Benton

↑ 11

Peak: 20 • 8 wks • Prev: 31

21

I Fall To Pieces

Patsy Cline

↓ 9

Peak: 12 • 20 wks • Prev: 12

22

(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame

Elvis Presley

↑ 10

Peak: 4 • 11 wks • Prev: 32

23

Big Cold Wind

Pat Boone

↑ 11

Peak: 19 • 9 wks • Prev: 34

24

More Money For You And Me

The Four Preps

↑ 17

Peak: 17 • 11 wks • Prev: 41

25

I'll Never Smile Again

The Platters

↑ 4

Peak: 25 • 8 wks • Prev: 29

26

Last Night

Mar-Keys

↓ 13

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 13

27

Amor

Ben E. King

↓ 9

Peak: 18 • 10 wks • Prev: 18

28

Nag

The Halos

↑ 2

Peak: 25 • 11 wks • Prev: 30

29

One Track Mind

Bobby Lewis

↑ 16

Peak: 9 • 10 wks • Prev: 45

30

Bless You

Tony Orlando

↑ 10

Peak: 15 • 12 wks • Prev: 40

31

It's Gonna Work Out Fine

Ike & Tina Turner

↑ 7

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 38

32

Let Me Belong To You

Brian Hyland

↑ 1

Peak: 20 • 11 wks • Prev: 33

33

Mexico

Bob Moore and His Orch.

↑ 11

Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 44

34

You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby

Bobby Darin

↑ 33

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 67

35

Kissin' On The Phone

Paul Anka

↑ 8

Peak: 35 • 7 wks • Prev: 43

36

Lover's Island

The Blue Jays

—

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 36

37

Look In My Eyes

The Chantels

↑ 10

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 47

38

I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door

Eddie Hodges

↓ 21

Peak: 12 • 13 wks • Prev: 17

39

Don't Cry, Baby

Etta James

—

Peak: 39 • 7 wks • Prev: 39

40

Years From Now

Jackie Wilson

↑ 20

Peak: 37 • 6 wks • Prev: 60

41

I Like It Like That, Part 1

Chris Kenner

↓ 19

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 22

42

Every Breath I Take

Gene Pitney

↑ 13

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 55

43

Let The Four Winds Blow

Fats Domino

↓ 16

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 27

44

Transistor Sister

Freddy Cannon

↓ 9

Peak: 35 • 8 wks • Prev: 35

45

Sea Of Heartbreak

Don Gibson

↓ 17

Peak: 21 • 14 wks • Prev: 28

46

Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant T

Ray Stevens

↑ 18

Peak: 35 • 6 wks • Prev: 64

47

I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven

Tex Ritter

↓ 21

Peak: 20 • 12 wks • Prev: 26

48

The Astronaut (Parts 1 & 2)

Jose Jimenez

↑ 23

Peak: 19 • 11 wks • Prev: 71

49

Magic Moon (Clair De Lune)

The Rays

↑ 4

Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 53

50

Missing You

Ray Peterson

↑ 1

Peak: 29 • 15 wks • Prev: 51

51

Pretty Little Angel Eyes

Curtis Lee

↓ 26

Peak: 7 • 11 wks • Prev: 25

52

Water Boy

Don Shirley Trio

↓ 6

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 46

53

Roll Over Beethoven

The Velaires

↑ 8

Peak: 51 • 7 wks • Prev: 61

54

My Blue Heaven

Duane Eddy And The Rebels

↑ 19

Peak: 50 • 5 wks • Prev: 73

55

Hit The Road Jack

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 13 wks

56

Baby, You're Right

James Brown And The Famous Flames

↓ 7

Peak: 49 • 4 wks • Prev: 49

57

Baby You're So Fine

Mickey & Sylvia

↑ 2

Peak: 52 • 6 wks • Prev: 59

58

Wizard Of Love

The Ly - Dells

↑ 7

Peak: 54 • 6 wks • Prev: 65

59

I Wake Up Crying

Chuck Jackson

↑ 4

Peak: 59 • 8 wks • Prev: 63

60

Sweet Little You

Neil Sedaka

↑ 2

Peak: 59 • 7 wks • Prev: 62

61

Music, Music, Music

The Sensations Featuring Yvonne

↓ 3

Peak: 54 • 8 wks • Prev: 58

62

Now And Forever

Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra

↓ 14

Peak: 48 • 7 wks • Prev: 48

63

Starlight, Starbright

Linda Scott

↓ 9

Peak: 44 • 7 wks • Prev: 54

64

Take Five

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

★ NEW

Peak: 25 • 12 wks

65

I Don't Want To Take A Chance

Mary Wells

↓ 28

Peak: 33 • 9 wks • Prev: 37

66

Keep On Dancing

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters

↑ 3

Peak: 66 • 5 wks • Prev: 69

67

Lonely Street

Clarence Henry

↓ 10

Peak: 57 • 6 wks • Prev: 57

68

I'm A Telling You

Jerry Butler

↓ 26

Peak: 25 • 8 wks • Prev: 42

69

Let's Get Together

Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills

↑ 23

Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 92

70

Juke Box Saturday Night

Nino & The Ebb Tides

↑ 11

Peak: 57 • 5 wks • Prev: 81

71

Don't Get Around Much Anymore

The Belmonts

↑ 7

Peak: 57 • 9 wks • Prev: 78

72

Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)

Sue Thompson

↑ 12

Peak: 5 • 14 wks • Prev: 84

73

The Way You Look Tonight

The Lettermen

↑ 20

Peak: 13 • 13 wks • Prev: 93

74

Bristol Stomp

The Dovells

★ NEW

Peak: 2 • 16 wks

75

Romeo

Janie Grant

↑ 4

Peak: 75 • 3 wks • Prev: 79

76

Stick Shift

Duals

★ NEW

Peak: 25 • 11 wks

77

Donald Where's Your Troosers?

Andy Stewart

↑ 12

Peak: 77 • 4 wks • Prev: 89

78

Cinderella

Paul Anka

★ NEW

Peak: 70 • 4 wks

79

A Little Dog Cried

Jimmie Rodgers

↑ 4

Peak: 71 • 4 wks • Prev: 83

80

Starlight

The Preludes Five

—

Peak: 80 • 5 wks • Prev: 80

81

You're The Reason

Bobby Edwards

↑ 4

Peak: 11 • 17 wks • Prev: 85

82

For Sentimental Reasons

The Cleftones

↑ 6

Peak: 60 • 6 wks • Prev: 88

83

(Theme From) Silver City

The Ventures

↑ 8

Peak: 83 • 3 wks • Prev: 91

84

Human

Tommy Hunt

↑ 13

Peak: 48 • 10 wks • Prev: 97

85

My Dream Come True

Jack Scott

↑ 1

Peak: 83 • 4 wks • Prev: 86

86

I Don't Like It Like That

The Bobbettes

↑ 4

Peak: 72 • 4 wks • Prev: 90

87

Sweets For My Sweet

The Drifters

★ NEW

Peak: 16 • 11 wks

88

Please Mr. Postman

The Marvelettes

↑ 7

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 95

89

I Love How You Love Me

The Paris Sisters

↑ 7

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 96

90

Well-A, Well-A

Shirley & Lee

↓ 13

Peak: 77 • 6 wks • Prev: 77

91

Anniversary Of Love

The Caslons

★ NEW

Peak: 89 • 2 wks

92

I Can't Take It

Mary Ann Fisher

↑ 2

Peak: 92 • 3 wks • Prev: 94

93

(He's) The Great Impostor

The Fleetwoods

★ NEW

Peak: 30 • 8 wks

94

Foot Stomping - Part 1

The Flares

↑ 6

Peak: 25 • 15 wks • Prev: 100

95

Ya Ya

Lee Dorsey

★ NEW

Peak: 7 • 13 wks

96

Pitter-Patter

The Four Sportsmen

↓ 20

Peak: 76 • 5 wks • Prev: 76

97

It's Your World

Marty Robbins

★ NEW

Peak: 51 • 9 wks

98

Impossible

Gloria Lynne

★ NEW

Peak: 95 • 4 wks

99

Signed, Sealed And Delivered

Rusty Draper

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 2 wks

100

I Love You Yes I Do

Bull Moose Jackson

★ NEW

Peak: 98 • 2 wks

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