POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 9, 1961
1

Hit The Road Jack

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

↑ 3

Peak: 1 • 13 wks • Prev: 4

2

Crying

Roy Orbison

↑ 1

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 3

3

Take Good Care Of My Baby

Bobby Vee

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 1

4

Runaround Sue

Dion

↑ 17

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 21

5

Bristol Stomp

The Dovells

↑ 5

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 10

6

You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby

Bobby Darin

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 8

7

The Mountain's High

Dick and DeeDee

↓ 5

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 2

8

Little Sister

Elvis Presley

↓ 3

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 5

9

Let's Get Together

Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills

↑ 6

Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 15

10

Mexico

Bob Moore and His Orch.

↓ 3

Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 7

11

Michael

The Highwaymen

↓ 5

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 6

12

I Love How You Love Me

The Paris Sisters

↑ 20

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 32

13

This Time

Troy Shondell

↑ 4

Peak: 6 • 13 wks • Prev: 17

14

Ya Ya

Lee Dorsey

—

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 14

15

Bless You

Tony Orlando

↑ 3

Peak: 15 • 12 wks • Prev: 18

16

The Way You Look Tonight

The Lettermen

—

Peak: 13 • 13 wks • Prev: 16

17

Big Bad John

Jimmy Dean

↑ 36

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 53

18

Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)

Sue Thompson

↑ 6

Peak: 5 • 14 wks • Prev: 24

19

Look In My Eyes

The Chantels

↑ 4

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 23

20

Without You

Johnny Tillotson

↓ 8

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 12

21

(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame

Elvis Presley

↑ 5

Peak: 4 • 11 wks • Prev: 26

22

The Fly

Chubby Checker

↑ 14

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 36

23

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

Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group

↓ 14

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 9

24

Sweets For My Sweet

The Drifters

↑ 4

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 28

25

Take Five

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

↑ 13

Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 38

26

Stick Shift

Duals

↑ 7

Peak: 25 • 11 wks • Prev: 33

27

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

Barry Mann

↓ 16

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 11

28

Don't Blame Me

The Everly Brothers

↑ 18

Peak: 20 • 8 wks • Prev: 46

29

Candy Man

Roy Orbison

↑ 26

Peak: 25 • 14 wks • Prev: 55

30

One Track Mind

Bobby Lewis

↓ 17

Peak: 9 • 10 wks • Prev: 13

31

So Long Baby

Del Shannon

↑ 12

Peak: 28 • 10 wks • Prev: 43

32

(He's My) Dreamboat

Connie Francis

↑ 27

Peak: 14 • 9 wks • Prev: 59

33

My True Story

The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra

↓ 13

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 20

34

Missing You

Ray Peterson

↓ 4

Peak: 29 • 15 wks • Prev: 30

35

The Astronaut (Parts 1 & 2)

Jose Jimenez

↓ 16

Peak: 19 • 11 wks • Prev: 19

36

Fool #1

Brenda Lee

↑ 30

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 66

37

Foot Stomping - Part 1

The Flares

↑ 13

Peak: 25 • 15 wks • Prev: 50

38

(He's) The Great Impostor

The Fleetwoods

↑ 1

Peak: 30 • 8 wks • Prev: 39

39

Everlovin'

Rick Nelson

↑ 29

Peak: 16 • 10 wks • Prev: 68

40

Water Boy

Don Shirley Trio

↑ 9

Peak: 40 • 14 wks • Prev: 49

41

Movin'

Bill Black's Combo

↑ 16

Peak: 41 • 7 wks • Prev: 57

42

I Understand (Just How You Feel)

The G-Clefs

↑ 25

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 67

43

I Really Love You

The Stereos

↑ 13

Peak: 29 • 9 wks • Prev: 56

44

What A Party

Fats Domino

↑ 19

Peak: 22 • 8 wks • Prev: 63

45

Tower Of Strength

Gene McDaniels

↑ 39

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 84

46

You're The Reason

Bobby Edwards

↑ 23

Peak: 11 • 17 wks • Prev: 69

47

More Money For You And Me

The Four Preps

↓ 25

Peak: 17 • 11 wks • Prev: 22

48

Human

Tommy Hunt

↑ 3

Peak: 48 • 10 wks • Prev: 51

49

Let Me Belong To You

Brian Hyland

↓ 24

Peak: 20 • 11 wks • Prev: 25

50

When We Get Married

The Dreamlovers

↓ 21

Peak: 10 • 12 wks • Prev: 29

51

It's Your World

Marty Robbins

↑ 13

Peak: 51 • 9 wks • Prev: 64

52

Please Mr. Postman

The Marvelettes

↑ 29

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 81

53

Big Cold Wind

Pat Boone

↓ 26

Peak: 19 • 9 wks • Prev: 27

54

A Wonder Like You

Rick Nelson

↑ 19

Peak: 11 • 11 wks • Prev: 73

55

It's Gonna Work Out Fine

Ike & Tina Turner

↓ 20

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 35

56

Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)

The Lennon Sisters

↑ 5

Peak: 56 • 7 wks • Prev: 61

57

Don't Get Around Much Anymore

The Belmonts

↑ 1

Peak: 57 • 9 wks • Prev: 58

58

Anybody But Me

Brenda Lee

↑ 19

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 77

59

Big John

The Shirelles

↑ 16

Peak: 21 • 9 wks • Prev: 75

60

It's Just A House Without You

Brook Benton

↑ 16

Peak: 45 • 5 wks • Prev: 76

61

A Little Bit Of Soap

The Jarmels

↓ 21

Peak: 12 • 10 wks • Prev: 40

62

Hurt

Timi Yuro

↓ 31

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 31

63

Wooden Heart

Joe Dowell

↓ 26

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 37

64

Bright Lights Big City

Jimmy Reed

↑ 10

Peak: 58 • 9 wks • Prev: 74

65

Feel It

Sam Cooke

↑ 7

Peak: 56 • 9 wks • Prev: 72

66

I Wake Up Crying

Chuck Jackson

↓ 1

Peak: 59 • 8 wks • Prev: 65

67

Moon River

Jerry Butler

★ NEW

Peak: 11 • 17 wks

68

I Just Don't Understand

Ann-Margret

↓ 27

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 41

69

Sweet Little You

Neil Sedaka

↑ 2

Peak: 59 • 7 wks • Prev: 71

70

Cinderella

Paul Anka

↑ 16

Peak: 70 • 4 wks • Prev: 86

71

Hollywood

Connie Francis

↑ 7

Peak: 42 • 7 wks • Prev: 78

72

Your Last Goodbye

Floyd Cramer

↑ 7

Peak: 63 • 7 wks • Prev: 79

73

For Sentimental Reasons

The Cleftones

↓ 13

Peak: 60 • 6 wks • Prev: 60

74

Morning After

Mar-Keys

★ NEW

Peak: 60 • 6 wks

75

Frankie And Johnny

Brook Benton

↓ 31

Peak: 20 • 8 wks • Prev: 44

76

Please Don't Go

Ral Donner

↑ 6

Peak: 39 • 9 wks • Prev: 82

77

Lover's Island

The Blue Jays

↓ 35

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 42

78

Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)

Solomon Burke

↑ 5

Peak: 24 • 17 wks • Prev: 83

79

Heartaches

The Marcels

★ NEW

Peak: 7 • 12 wks

80

You Don't Know What It Means

Jackie Wilson

↑ 8

Peak: 79 • 3 wks • Prev: 88

81

Kissin' On The Phone

Paul Anka

↑ 15

Peak: 35 • 7 wks • Prev: 96

82

Muskrat

The Everly Brothers

↑ 3

Peak: 82 • 4 wks • Prev: 85

83

Tonight I Won't Be There

Adam Wade

↑ 8

Peak: 61 • 7 wks • Prev: 91

84

Here Comes The Night

Ben E. King

★ NEW

Peak: 81 • 2 wks

85

The Door To Paradise

Bobby Rydell

★ NEW

Peak: 85 • 2 wks

86

Come September

Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 73 • 6 wks

87

Riders In The Sky

Lawrence Welk His Orchestra And Chorus

—

Peak: 87 • 3 wks • Prev: 87

88

Back To The Hop

Danny & The Juniors

↑ 4

Peak: 80 • 5 wks • Prev: 92

89

Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody

Aretha Franklin

★ NEW

Peak: 37 • 9 wks

90

Laugh

The Velvets featuring Virgil Johnson

★ NEW

Peak: 90 • 1 wks

91

Berlin Melody

Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra

↑ 7

Peak: 61 • 7 wks • Prev: 98

92

Honky Train

Bill Black's Combo

★ NEW

Peak: 92 • 2 wks

93

Moon River

Henry Mancini And His Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 11 • 26 wks

94

I Apologize

Timi Yuro

★ NEW

Peak: 72 • 3 wks

95

Hang On

Floyd Cramer

↑ 2

Peak: 95 • 2 wks • Prev: 97

96

Let True Love Begin

Nat King Cole

★ NEW

Peak: 73 • 4 wks

97

Guilty Of Loving You

Jerry Fuller

★ NEW

Peak: 94 • 2 wks

98

Image - Part 1

Hank Levine And Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 98 • 1 wks

99

Late Date

The Parkays

★ NEW

Peak: 89 • 2 wks

100

Make Believe Wedding

The Castells

★ NEW

Peak: 98 • 2 wks

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