POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 2, 1961
1

Take Good Care Of My Baby

Bobby Vee

—

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 1

2

The Mountain's High

Dick and DeeDee

—

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 2

3

Crying

Roy Orbison

↑ 1

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 4

4

Hit The Road Jack

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

↑ 9

Peak: 1 • 13 wks • Prev: 13

5

Little Sister

Elvis Presley

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 6

6

Michael

The Highwaymen

↓ 3

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 3

7

Mexico

Bob Moore and His Orch.

↑ 5

Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 12

8

You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby

Bobby Darin

↑ 8

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 16

9

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: 5

10

Bristol Stomp

The Dovells

↑ 4

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 14

11

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

Barry Mann

↓ 4

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 7

12

Without You

Johnny Tillotson

↓ 3

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 9

13

One Track Mind

Bobby Lewis

↓ 2

Peak: 9 • 10 wks • Prev: 11

14

Ya Ya

Lee Dorsey

↑ 19

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 33

15

Let's Get Together

Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills

↑ 15

Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 30

16

The Way You Look Tonight

The Lettermen

↑ 22

Peak: 13 • 13 wks • Prev: 38

17

This Time

Troy Shondell

↑ 7

Peak: 6 • 13 wks • Prev: 24

18

Bless You

Tony Orlando

↑ 4

Peak: 15 • 12 wks • Prev: 22

19

The Astronaut (Parts 1 & 2)

Jose Jimenez

↑ 6

Peak: 19 • 11 wks • Prev: 25

20

My True Story

The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra

↓ 12

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 8

21

Runaround Sue

Dion

↑ 21

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 42

22

More Money For You And Me

The Four Preps

↓ 5

Peak: 17 • 11 wks • Prev: 17

23

Look In My Eyes

The Chantels

↑ 27

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 50

24

Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)

Sue Thompson

↑ 15

Peak: 5 • 14 wks • Prev: 39

25

Let Me Belong To You

Brian Hyland

↓ 5

Peak: 20 • 11 wks • Prev: 20

26

(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame

Elvis Presley

↓ 16

Peak: 4 • 11 wks • Prev: 10

27

Big Cold Wind

Pat Boone

↓ 8

Peak: 19 • 9 wks • Prev: 19

28

Sweets For My Sweet

The Drifters

↑ 9

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 37

29

When We Get Married

The Dreamlovers

↓ 14

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 15

30

Missing You

Ray Peterson

↓ 1

Peak: 29 • 15 wks • Prev: 29

31

Hurt

Timi Yuro

↓ 10

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 21

32

I Love How You Love Me

The Paris Sisters

↑ 9

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 41

33

Stick Shift

Duals

↑ 13

Peak: 25 • 11 wks • Prev: 46

34

Last Night

Mar-Keys

↓ 8

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 26

35

It's Gonna Work Out Fine

Ike & Tina Turner

↓ 17

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 18

36

The Fly

Chubby Checker

↑ 24

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 60

37

Wooden Heart

Joe Dowell

↓ 14

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 23

38

Take Five

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

↑ 2

Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 40

39

(He's) The Great Impostor

The Fleetwoods

↑ 8

Peak: 30 • 8 wks • Prev: 47

40

A Little Bit Of Soap

The Jarmels

↓ 13

Peak: 12 • 10 wks • Prev: 27

41

I Just Don't Understand

Ann-Margret

↓ 9

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 32

42

Lover's Island

The Blue Jays

↓ 7

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 35

43

So Long Baby

Del Shannon

↑ 25

Peak: 28 • 10 wks • Prev: 68

44

Frankie And Johnny

Brook Benton

↓ 16

Peak: 20 • 8 wks • Prev: 28

45

School Is Out

Gary U.S. Bonds

↓ 11

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 34

46

Don't Blame Me

The Everly Brothers

↑ 41

Peak: 20 • 8 wks • Prev: 87

47

Don't Bet Money Honey

Linda Scott

↓ 11

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 36

48

I Fall To Pieces

Patsy Cline

↓ 17

Peak: 12 • 20 wks • Prev: 31

49

Water Boy

Don Shirley Trio

↑ 7

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 56

50

Foot Stomping - Part 1

The Flares

↑ 8

Peak: 25 • 15 wks • Prev: 58

51

Human

Tommy Hunt

↑ 2

Peak: 48 • 10 wks • Prev: 53

52

Amor

Ben E. King

↓ 9

Peak: 18 • 10 wks • Prev: 43

53

Big Bad John

Jimmy Dean

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 16 wks

54

Let The Four Winds Blow

Fats Domino

↓ 9

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 45

55

Candy Man

Roy Orbison

★ NEW

Peak: 25 • 14 wks

56

I Really Love You

The Stereos

↑ 29

Peak: 29 • 9 wks • Prev: 85

57

Movin'

Bill Black's Combo

↑ 14

Peak: 41 • 7 wks • Prev: 71

58

Don't Get Around Much Anymore

The Belmonts

↑ 3

Peak: 57 • 9 wks • Prev: 61

59

(He's My) Dreamboat

Connie Francis

↑ 13

Peak: 14 • 9 wks • Prev: 72

60

For Sentimental Reasons

The Cleftones

↑ 3

Peak: 60 • 6 wks • Prev: 63

61

Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)

The Lennon Sisters

↑ 27

Peak: 56 • 7 wks • Prev: 88

62

Juke Box Saturday Night

Nino & The Ebb Tides

↓ 5

Peak: 57 • 5 wks • Prev: 57

63

What A Party

Fats Domino

★ NEW

Peak: 22 • 8 wks

64

It's Your World

Marty Robbins

↑ 6

Peak: 51 • 9 wks • Prev: 70

65

I Wake Up Crying

Chuck Jackson

↓ 3

Peak: 59 • 8 wks • Prev: 62

66

Fool #1

Brenda Lee

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 14 wks

67

I Understand (Just How You Feel)

The G-Clefs

↑ 7

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 74

68

Everlovin'

Rick Nelson

★ NEW

Peak: 16 • 10 wks

69

You're The Reason

Bobby Edwards

↑ 26

Peak: 11 • 17 wks • Prev: 95

70

Magic Moon (Clair De Lune)

The Rays

↓ 4

Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 66

71

Sweet Little You

Neil Sedaka

↓ 12

Peak: 59 • 7 wks • Prev: 59

72

Feel It

Sam Cooke

↑ 3

Peak: 56 • 9 wks • Prev: 75

73

A Wonder Like You

Rick Nelson

★ NEW

Peak: 11 • 11 wks

74

Bright Lights Big City

Jimmy Reed

↑ 9

Peak: 58 • 9 wks • Prev: 83

75

Big John

The Shirelles

★ NEW

Peak: 21 • 9 wks

76

It's Just A House Without You

Brook Benton

★ NEW

Peak: 45 • 5 wks

77

Anybody But Me

Brenda Lee

★ NEW

Peak: 31 • 9 wks

78

Hollywood

Connie Francis

↓ 11

Peak: 42 • 7 wks • Prev: 67

79

Your Last Goodbye

Floyd Cramer

↑ 20

Peak: 63 • 7 wks • Prev: 99

80

Music, Music, Music

The Sensations Featuring Yvonne

↑ 2

Peak: 54 • 8 wks • Prev: 82

81

Please Mr. Postman

The Marvelettes

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 79

82

Please Don't Go

Ral Donner

↓ 1

Peak: 39 • 9 wks • Prev: 81

83

Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)

Solomon Burke

↑ 11

Peak: 24 • 17 wks • Prev: 94

84

Tower Of Strength

Gene McDaniels

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 13 wks

85

Muskrat

The Everly Brothers

★ NEW

Peak: 82 • 4 wks

86

Cinderella

Paul Anka

↑ 14

Peak: 70 • 4 wks • Prev: 100

87

Riders In The Sky

Lawrence Welk His Orchestra And Chorus

↑ 4

Peak: 87 • 3 wks • Prev: 91

88

You Don't Know What It Means

Jackie Wilson

★ NEW

Peak: 79 • 3 wks

89

Magic Is The Night

Kathy Young With The Innocents

↓ 9

Peak: 80 • 3 wks • Prev: 80

90

True, True Love

Frankie Avalon

↑ 2

Peak: 90 • 2 wks • Prev: 92

91

Tonight I Won't Be There

Adam Wade

↓ 7

Peak: 61 • 7 wks • Prev: 84

92

Back To The Hop

Danny & The Juniors

↓ 6

Peak: 80 • 5 wks • Prev: 86

93

Pocketful Of Rainbows

Deane Hawley

★ NEW

Peak: 93 • 1 wks

94

Linda

Adam Wade

★ NEW

Peak: 94 • 1 wks

95

Impossible

Gloria Lynne

↑ 3

Peak: 95 • 4 wks • Prev: 98

96

Kissin' On The Phone

Paul Anka

↓ 20

Peak: 35 • 7 wks • Prev: 76

97

Hang On

Floyd Cramer

★ NEW

Peak: 95 • 2 wks

98

Berlin Melody

Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 61 • 7 wks

99

Broken Heart And A Pillow Filled With Tears

Patti Page

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 4 wks

100

Three Steps From The Altar

Shep And The Limelites

★ NEW

Peak: 58 • 10 wks

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