POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 18, 1961
1

Take Good Care Of My Baby

Bobby Vee

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 2

2

Michael

The Highwaymen

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 1

3

My True Story

The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra

—

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 3

4

(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame

Elvis Presley

↑ 18

Peak: 4 • 11 wks • Prev: 22

5

Crying

Roy Orbison

↑ 6

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 11

6

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

Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 7

7

Without You

Johnny Tillotson

↑ 7

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 14

8

Wooden Heart

Joe Dowell

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 6

9

One Track Mind

Bobby Lewis

↑ 20

Peak: 9 • 10 wks • Prev: 29

10

When We Get Married

The Dreamlovers

↑ 3

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 13

11

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

Ral Donner

↓ 6

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 5

12

A Little Bit Of Soap

The Jarmels

↑ 7

Peak: 12 • 10 wks • Prev: 19

13

Little Sister

Elvis Presley

↓ 4

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 9

14

It's Gonna Work Out Fine

Ike & Tina Turner

↑ 17

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 31

15

The Mountain's High

Dick and DeeDee

↓ 3

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 12

16

Tossin' And Turnin'

Bobby Lewis

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 15

17

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

Barry Mann

↓ 9

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 8

18

Hurt

Timi Yuro

↓ 14

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 4

19

Big Cold Wind

Pat Boone

↑ 4

Peak: 19 • 9 wks • Prev: 23

20

Frankie And Johnny

Brook Benton

—

Peak: 20 • 8 wks • Prev: 20

21

More Money For You And Me

The Four Preps

↑ 3

Peak: 17 • 11 wks • Prev: 24

22

Mexico

Bob Moore and His Orch.

↑ 11

Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 33

23

You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby

Bobby Darin

↑ 11

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 34

24

I Fall To Pieces

Patsy Cline

↓ 3

Peak: 12 • 20 wks • Prev: 21

25

Nag

The Halos

↑ 3

Peak: 25 • 11 wks • Prev: 28

26

Don't Bet Money Honey

Linda Scott

↓ 8

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 18

27

Hit The Road Jack

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

↑ 28

Peak: 1 • 13 wks • Prev: 55

28

Last Night

Mar-Keys

↓ 2

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 26

29

School Is Out

Gary U.S. Bonds

↓ 13

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 16

30

I Just Don't Understand

Ann-Margret

↓ 13

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 17

31

Lover's Island

The Blue Jays

↑ 5

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 36

32

As If I Didn't Know

Adam Wade

↓ 22

Peak: 10 • 10 wks • Prev: 10

33

The Astronaut (Parts 1 & 2)

Jose Jimenez

↑ 15

Peak: 19 • 11 wks • Prev: 48

34

Amor

Ben E. King

↓ 7

Peak: 18 • 10 wks • Prev: 27

35

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

Ray Stevens

↑ 11

Peak: 35 • 6 wks • Prev: 46

36

Look In My Eyes

The Chantels

↑ 1

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 37

37

Years From Now

Jackie Wilson

↑ 3

Peak: 37 • 6 wks • Prev: 40

38

Let Me Belong To You

Brian Hyland

↓ 6

Peak: 20 • 11 wks • Prev: 32

39

Bristol Stomp

The Dovells

↑ 35

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 74

40

Let's Get Together

Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills

↑ 29

Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 69

41

Bless You

Tony Orlando

↓ 11

Peak: 15 • 12 wks • Prev: 30

42

Kissin' On The Phone

Paul Anka

↓ 7

Peak: 35 • 7 wks • Prev: 35

43

I'll Never Smile Again

The Platters

↓ 18

Peak: 25 • 8 wks • Prev: 25

44

The Way You Look Tonight

The Lettermen

↑ 29

Peak: 13 • 13 wks • Prev: 73

45

Take Five

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

↑ 19

Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 64

46

Every Breath I Take

Gene Pitney

↓ 4

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 42

47

Don't Cry, Baby

Etta James

↓ 8

Peak: 39 • 7 wks • Prev: 39

48

I Like It Like That, Part 1

Chris Kenner

↓ 7

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 41

49

Let The Four Winds Blow

Fats Domino

↓ 6

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 43

50

My Blue Heaven

Duane Eddy And The Rebels

↑ 4

Peak: 50 • 5 wks • Prev: 54

51

Roll Over Beethoven

The Velaires

↑ 2

Peak: 51 • 7 wks • Prev: 53

52

Baby You're So Fine

Mickey & Sylvia

↑ 5

Peak: 52 • 6 wks • Prev: 57

53

Stick Shift

Duals

↑ 23

Peak: 25 • 11 wks • Prev: 76

54

Music, Music, Music

The Sensations Featuring Yvonne

↑ 7

Peak: 54 • 8 wks • Prev: 61

55

Wizard Of Love

The Ly - Dells

↑ 3

Peak: 54 • 6 wks • Prev: 58

56

Magic Moon (Clair De Lune)

The Rays

↓ 7

Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 49

57

Don't Get Around Much Anymore

The Belmonts

↑ 14

Peak: 57 • 9 wks • Prev: 71

58

Missing You

Ray Peterson

↓ 8

Peak: 29 • 15 wks • Prev: 50

59

Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)

Sue Thompson

↑ 13

Peak: 5 • 14 wks • Prev: 72

60

Sea Of Heartbreak

Don Gibson

↓ 15

Peak: 21 • 14 wks • Prev: 45

61

I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven

Tex Ritter

↓ 14

Peak: 20 • 12 wks • Prev: 47

62

Juke Box Saturday Night

Nino & The Ebb Tides

↑ 8

Peak: 57 • 5 wks • Prev: 70

63

I Love How You Love Me

The Paris Sisters

↑ 26

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 89

64

Sweets For My Sweet

The Drifters

↑ 23

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 87

65

Human

Tommy Hunt

↑ 19

Peak: 48 • 10 wks • Prev: 84

66

Sweet Little You

Neil Sedaka

↓ 6

Peak: 59 • 7 wks • Prev: 60

67

Transistor Sister

Freddy Cannon

↓ 23

Peak: 35 • 8 wks • Prev: 44

68

I Wake Up Crying

Chuck Jackson

↓ 9

Peak: 59 • 8 wks • Prev: 59

69

Water Boy

Don Shirley Trio

↓ 17

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 52

70

For Sentimental Reasons

The Cleftones

↑ 12

Peak: 60 • 6 wks • Prev: 82

71

A Little Dog Cried

Jimmie Rodgers

↑ 8

Peak: 71 • 4 wks • Prev: 79

72

I Don't Like It Like That

The Bobbettes

↑ 14

Peak: 72 • 4 wks • Prev: 86

73

Ya Ya

Lee Dorsey

↑ 22

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 95

74

Foot Stomping - Part 1

The Flares

↑ 20

Peak: 25 • 15 wks • Prev: 94

75

This Time

Troy Shondell

★ NEW

Peak: 6 • 13 wks

76

Tonight I Won't Be There

Adam Wade

★ NEW

Peak: 61 • 7 wks

77

Let True Love Begin

Nat King Cole

★ NEW

Peak: 73 • 4 wks

78

I Understand (Just How You Feel)

The G-Clefs

★ NEW

Peak: 9 • 16 wks

79

(He's) The Great Impostor

The Fleetwoods

↑ 14

Peak: 30 • 8 wks • Prev: 93

80

Night Train

Richard Hayman And His Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 80 • 1 wks

81

Magic Is The Night

Kathy Young With The Innocents

★ NEW

Peak: 80 • 3 wks

82

Please Mr. Postman

The Marvelettes

↑ 6

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 88

83

My Dream Come True

Jack Scott

↑ 2

Peak: 83 • 4 wks • Prev: 85

84

Keep On Dancing

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters

↓ 18

Peak: 66 • 5 wks • Prev: 66

85

So Long Baby

Del Shannon

★ NEW

Peak: 28 • 10 wks

86

It's Your World

Marty Robbins

↑ 11

Peak: 51 • 9 wks • Prev: 97

87

Take My Love (I Want To Give It All To You)

Little Willie John

★ NEW

Peak: 87 • 1 wks

88

You're The Reason

Bobby Edwards

↓ 7

Peak: 11 • 17 wks • Prev: 81

89

Anniversary Of Love

The Caslons

↑ 2

Peak: 89 • 2 wks • Prev: 91

90

Summer Souvenirs

Karl Hammel, Jr.

★ NEW

Peak: 68 • 8 wks

91

Signed, Sealed And Delivered

Rusty Draper

↑ 8

Peak: 91 • 2 wks • Prev: 99

92

Girl In My Dreams

The Capris

★ NEW

Peak: 92 • 1 wks

93

Back To The Hop

Danny & The Juniors

★ NEW

Peak: 80 • 5 wks

94

Berlin Melody

Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 61 • 7 wks

95

Dear Mr. D.J. Play It Again

Tina Robin

★ NEW

Peak: 95 • 1 wks

96

Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)

Solomon Burke

★ NEW

Peak: 24 • 17 wks

97

Impossible

Gloria Lynne

↑ 1

Peak: 95 • 4 wks • Prev: 98

98

I Love You Yes I Do

Bull Moose Jackson

↑ 2

Peak: 98 • 2 wks • Prev: 100

99

Panic

Otis Williams And His Charms

★ NEW

Peak: 99 • 1 wks

100

Bright Lights Big City

Jimmy Reed

★ NEW

Peak: 58 • 9 wks

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