POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 25, 1961
1

Take Good Care Of My Baby

Bobby Vee

—

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 1

2

The Mountain's High

Dick and DeeDee

↑ 13

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 15

3

Michael

The Highwaymen

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 2

4

Crying

Roy Orbison

↑ 1

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 5

5

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: 6

6

Little Sister

Elvis Presley

↑ 7

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 13

7

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

Barry Mann

↑ 10

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 17

8

My True Story

The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra

↓ 5

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 3

9

Without You

Johnny Tillotson

↓ 2

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 7

10

(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame

Elvis Presley

↓ 6

Peak: 4 • 11 wks • Prev: 4

11

One Track Mind

Bobby Lewis

↓ 2

Peak: 9 • 10 wks • Prev: 9

12

Mexico

Bob Moore and His Orch.

↑ 10

Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 22

13

Hit The Road Jack

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

↑ 14

Peak: 1 • 13 wks • Prev: 27

14

Bristol Stomp

The Dovells

↑ 25

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 39

15

When We Get Married

The Dreamlovers

↓ 5

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 10

16

You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby

Bobby Darin

↑ 7

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 23

17

More Money For You And Me

The Four Preps

↑ 4

Peak: 17 • 11 wks • Prev: 21

18

It's Gonna Work Out Fine

Ike & Tina Turner

↓ 4

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 14

19

Big Cold Wind

Pat Boone

—

Peak: 19 • 9 wks • Prev: 19

20

Let Me Belong To You

Brian Hyland

↑ 18

Peak: 20 • 11 wks • Prev: 38

21

Hurt

Timi Yuro

↓ 3

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 18

22

Bless You

Tony Orlando

↑ 19

Peak: 15 • 12 wks • Prev: 41

23

Wooden Heart

Joe Dowell

↓ 15

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 8

24

This Time

Troy Shondell

↑ 51

Peak: 6 • 13 wks • Prev: 75

25

The Astronaut (Parts 1 & 2)

Jose Jimenez

↑ 8

Peak: 19 • 11 wks • Prev: 33

26

Last Night

Mar-Keys

↑ 2

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 28

27

A Little Bit Of Soap

The Jarmels

↓ 15

Peak: 12 • 10 wks • Prev: 12

28

Frankie And Johnny

Brook Benton

↓ 8

Peak: 20 • 8 wks • Prev: 20

29

Missing You

Ray Peterson

↑ 29

Peak: 29 • 15 wks • Prev: 58

30

Let's Get Together

Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills

↑ 10

Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 40

31

I Fall To Pieces

Patsy Cline

↓ 7

Peak: 12 • 20 wks • Prev: 24

32

I Just Don't Understand

Ann-Margret

↓ 2

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 30

33

Ya Ya

Lee Dorsey

↑ 40

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 73

34

School Is Out

Gary U.S. Bonds

↓ 5

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 29

35

Lover's Island

The Blue Jays

↓ 4

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 31

36

Don't Bet Money Honey

Linda Scott

↓ 10

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 26

37

Sweets For My Sweet

The Drifters

↑ 27

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 64

38

The Way You Look Tonight

The Lettermen

↑ 6

Peak: 13 • 13 wks • Prev: 44

39

Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)

Sue Thompson

↑ 20

Peak: 5 • 14 wks • Prev: 59

40

Take Five

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

↑ 5

Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 45

41

I Love How You Love Me

The Paris Sisters

↑ 22

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 63

42

Runaround Sue

Dion

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 14 wks

43

Amor

Ben E. King

↓ 9

Peak: 18 • 10 wks • Prev: 34

44

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

Ral Donner

↓ 33

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 11

45

Let The Four Winds Blow

Fats Domino

↑ 4

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 49

46

Stick Shift

Duals

↑ 7

Peak: 25 • 11 wks • Prev: 53

47

(He's) The Great Impostor

The Fleetwoods

↑ 32

Peak: 30 • 8 wks • Prev: 79

48

Years From Now

Jackie Wilson

↓ 11

Peak: 37 • 6 wks • Prev: 37

49

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

Ray Stevens

↓ 14

Peak: 35 • 6 wks • Prev: 35

50

Look In My Eyes

The Chantels

↓ 14

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 36

51

As If I Didn't Know

Adam Wade

↓ 19

Peak: 10 • 10 wks • Prev: 32

52

Tossin' And Turnin'

Bobby Lewis

↓ 36

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 16

53

Human

Tommy Hunt

↑ 12

Peak: 48 • 10 wks • Prev: 65

54

Wizard Of Love

The Ly - Dells

↑ 1

Peak: 54 • 6 wks • Prev: 55

55

Every Breath I Take

Gene Pitney

↓ 9

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 46

56

Water Boy

Don Shirley Trio

↑ 13

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 69

57

Juke Box Saturday Night

Nino & The Ebb Tides

↑ 5

Peak: 57 • 5 wks • Prev: 62

58

Foot Stomping - Part 1

The Flares

↑ 16

Peak: 25 • 15 wks • Prev: 74

59

Sweet Little You

Neil Sedaka

↑ 7

Peak: 59 • 7 wks • Prev: 66

60

The Fly

Chubby Checker

★ NEW

Peak: 7 • 13 wks

61

Don't Get Around Much Anymore

The Belmonts

↓ 4

Peak: 57 • 9 wks • Prev: 57

62

I Wake Up Crying

Chuck Jackson

↑ 6

Peak: 59 • 8 wks • Prev: 68

63

For Sentimental Reasons

The Cleftones

↑ 7

Peak: 60 • 6 wks • Prev: 70

64

Nag

The Halos

↓ 39

Peak: 25 • 11 wks • Prev: 25

65

Baby You're So Fine

Mickey & Sylvia

↓ 13

Peak: 52 • 6 wks • Prev: 52

66

Magic Moon (Clair De Lune)

The Rays

↓ 10

Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 56

67

Hollywood

Connie Francis

★ NEW

Peak: 42 • 7 wks

68

So Long Baby

Del Shannon

↑ 17

Peak: 28 • 10 wks • Prev: 85

69

My Blue Heaven

Duane Eddy And The Rebels

↓ 19

Peak: 50 • 5 wks • Prev: 50

70

It's Your World

Marty Robbins

↑ 16

Peak: 51 • 9 wks • Prev: 86

71

Movin'

Bill Black's Combo

★ NEW

Peak: 41 • 7 wks

72

(He's My) Dreamboat

Connie Francis

★ NEW

Peak: 14 • 9 wks

73

A Little Dog Cried

Jimmie Rodgers

↓ 2

Peak: 71 • 4 wks • Prev: 71

74

I Understand (Just How You Feel)

The G-Clefs

↑ 4

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 78

75

Feel It

Sam Cooke

★ NEW

Peak: 56 • 9 wks

76

Kissin' On The Phone

Paul Anka

↓ 34

Peak: 35 • 7 wks • Prev: 42

77

I Don't Like It Like That

The Bobbettes

↓ 5

Peak: 72 • 4 wks • Prev: 72

78

Roll Over Beethoven

The Velaires

↓ 27

Peak: 51 • 7 wks • Prev: 51

79

Please Mr. Postman

The Marvelettes

↑ 3

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 82

80

Magic Is The Night

Kathy Young With The Innocents

↑ 1

Peak: 80 • 3 wks • Prev: 81

81

Please Don't Go

Ral Donner

★ NEW

Peak: 39 • 9 wks

82

Music, Music, Music

The Sensations Featuring Yvonne

↓ 28

Peak: 54 • 8 wks • Prev: 54

83

Bright Lights Big City

Jimmy Reed

↑ 17

Peak: 58 • 9 wks • Prev: 100

84

Tonight I Won't Be There

Adam Wade

↓ 8

Peak: 61 • 7 wks • Prev: 76

85

I Really Love You

The Stereos

★ NEW

Peak: 29 • 9 wks

86

Back To The Hop

Danny & The Juniors

↑ 7

Peak: 80 • 5 wks • Prev: 93

87

Don't Blame Me

The Everly Brothers

★ NEW

Peak: 20 • 8 wks

88

Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)

The Lennon Sisters

★ NEW

Peak: 56 • 7 wks

89

Summer Souvenirs

Karl Hammel, Jr.

↑ 1

Peak: 68 • 8 wks • Prev: 90

90

Faraway Star

The Chordettes

★ NEW

Peak: 90 • 1 wks

91

Riders In The Sky

Lawrence Welk His Orchestra And Chorus

★ NEW

Peak: 87 • 3 wks

92

True, True Love

Frankie Avalon

★ NEW

Peak: 90 • 2 wks

93

It's All Right

Sam Cooke

★ NEW

Peak: 93 • 1 wks

94

Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)

Solomon Burke

↑ 2

Peak: 24 • 17 wks • Prev: 96

95

You're The Reason

Bobby Edwards

↓ 7

Peak: 11 • 17 wks • Prev: 88

96

Johnny Willow

Fred Darian

★ NEW

Peak: 96 • 1 wks

97

Honky Train

Bill Black's Combo

★ NEW

Peak: 92 • 2 wks

98

Impossible

Gloria Lynne

↓ 1

Peak: 95 • 4 wks • Prev: 97

99

Your Last Goodbye

Floyd Cramer

★ NEW

Peak: 63 • 7 wks

100

Cinderella

Paul Anka

★ NEW

Peak: 70 • 4 wks

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