POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 30, 1961
1

Runaround Sue

Dion

—

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 1

2

Bristol Stomp

The Dovells

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Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 2

3

Big Bad John

Jimmy Dean

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Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 3

4

Hit The Road Jack

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

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Peak: 1 • 13 wks • Prev: 4

5

I Love How You Love Me

The Paris Sisters

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 7

6

Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)

Sue Thompson

↓ 1

Peak: 5 • 14 wks • Prev: 5

7

Ya Ya

Lee Dorsey

↑ 2

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 9

8

Let's Get Together

Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills

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Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 8

9

The Fly

Chubby Checker

↑ 1

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 10

10

This Time

Troy Shondell

↓ 4

Peak: 6 • 13 wks • Prev: 6

11

Tower Of Strength

Gene McDaniels

↑ 6

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 17

12

Mexico

Bob Moore and His Orch.

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Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 12

13

You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby

Bobby Darin

↑ 3

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 16

14

(He's My) Dreamboat

Connie Francis

↑ 5

Peak: 14 • 9 wks • Prev: 19

15

Crying

Roy Orbison

↓ 4

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 11

16

Sweets For My Sweet

The Drifters

↑ 2

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 18

17

Fool #1

Brenda Lee

↑ 4

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 21

18

You're The Reason

Bobby Edwards

↑ 6

Peak: 11 • 17 wks • Prev: 24

19

The Way You Look Tonight

The Lettermen

↓ 6

Peak: 13 • 13 wks • Prev: 13

20

Look In My Eyes

The Chantels

↓ 6

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 14

21

A Wonder Like You

Rick Nelson

↑ 6

Peak: 11 • 11 wks • Prev: 27

22

Don't Blame Me

The Everly Brothers

↑ 1

Peak: 20 • 8 wks • Prev: 23

23

I Understand (Just How You Feel)

The G-Clefs

↓ 3

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 20

24

Big John

The Shirelles

↑ 9

Peak: 21 • 9 wks • Prev: 33

25

Foot Stomping - Part 1

The Flares

↑ 3

Peak: 25 • 15 wks • Prev: 28

26

Everlovin'

Rick Nelson

↓ 4

Peak: 16 • 10 wks • Prev: 22

27

Stick Shift

Duals

↓ 2

Peak: 25 • 11 wks • Prev: 25

28

Take Good Care Of My Baby

Bobby Vee

↓ 13

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 15

29

Heartaches

The Marcels

↑ 15

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 44

30

Candy Man

Roy Orbison

↑ 7

Peak: 25 • 14 wks • Prev: 37

31

Anybody But Me

Brenda Lee

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Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 31

32

My True Story

The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra

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Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 32

33

Please Mr. Postman

The Marvelettes

↓ 3

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 30

34

Little Sister

Elvis Presley

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Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 34

35

So Long Baby

Del Shannon

↑ 7

Peak: 28 • 10 wks • Prev: 42

36

I Really Love You

The Stereos

↓ 7

Peak: 29 • 9 wks • Prev: 29

37

What A Party

Fats Domino

↑ 2

Peak: 22 • 8 wks • Prev: 39

38

Take Five

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

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Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 38

39

Moon River

Jerry Butler

↑ 4

Peak: 11 • 17 wks • Prev: 43

40

The Mountain's High

Dick and DeeDee

↓ 14

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 26

41

September In The Rain

Dinah Washington

↑ 8

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 49

42

School Is In

Gary U.S. Bonds

↑ 17

Peak: 28 • 5 wks • Prev: 59

43

Please Don't Go

Ral Donner

↑ 8

Peak: 39 • 9 wks • Prev: 51

44

Hollywood

Connie Francis

↑ 2

Peak: 42 • 7 wks • Prev: 46

45

Crazy

Patsy Cline

↑ 20

Peak: 9 • 11 wks • Prev: 65

46

Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody

Aretha Franklin

↑ 16

Peak: 37 • 9 wks • Prev: 62

47

Movin'

Bill Black's Combo

↑ 6

Peak: 41 • 7 wks • Prev: 53

48

Goodbye Cruel World

James Darren

↑ 21

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 69

49

Tonight

Ferrante & Teicher

↑ 17

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 66

50

Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)

Solomon Burke

↑ 4

Peak: 24 • 17 wks • Prev: 54

51

It's Just A House Without You

Brook Benton

↓ 6

Peak: 45 • 5 wks • Prev: 45

52

I Wanna Thank You

Bobby Rydell

↑ 8

Peak: 21 • 9 wks • Prev: 60

53

God, Country And My Baby

Johnny Burnette

↑ 11

Peak: 18 • 9 wks • Prev: 64

54

Moon River

Henry Mancini And His Orchestra

↑ 14

Peak: 11 • 26 wks • Prev: 68

55

(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame

Elvis Presley

↓ 14

Peak: 4 • 11 wks • Prev: 41

56

It's Gonna Work Out Fine

Ike & Tina Turner

↓ 9

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 47

57

(He's) The Great Impostor

The Fleetwoods

↓ 22

Peak: 30 • 8 wks • Prev: 35

58

One Track Mind

Bobby Lewis

↓ 22

Peak: 9 • 10 wks • Prev: 36

59

Missing You

Ray Peterson

↓ 9

Peak: 29 • 15 wks • Prev: 50

60

The Bridge Of Love

Joe Dowell

↑ 15

Peak: 50 • 7 wks • Prev: 75

61

Bless You

Tony Orlando

↓ 21

Peak: 15 • 12 wks • Prev: 40

62

Michael

The Highwaymen

↓ 10

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 52

63

Feel It

Sam Cooke

↓ 7

Peak: 56 • 9 wks • Prev: 56

64

Without You

Johnny Tillotson

↓ 16

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 48

65

I'll Be Seeing You

Frank Sinatra

↑ 6

Peak: 58 • 7 wks • Prev: 71

66

Young Boy Blues

Ben E. King

↑ 1

Peak: 66 • 6 wks • Prev: 67

67

Your Last Goodbye

Floyd Cramer

↓ 4

Peak: 63 • 7 wks • Prev: 63

68

Morning After

Mar-Keys

↑ 2

Peak: 60 • 6 wks • Prev: 70

69

The Astronaut (Parts 1 & 2)

Jose Jimenez

↑ 4

Peak: 19 • 11 wks • Prev: 73

70

My Heart Belongs To Only You

Jackie Wilson

↑ 2

Peak: 65 • 6 wks • Prev: 72

71

Gypsy Woman

The Impressions

↑ 17

Peak: 20 • 15 wks • Prev: 88

72

Berlin Melody

Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra

↑ 5

Peak: 61 • 7 wks • Prev: 77

73

Under The Moon Of Love

Curtis Lee

↑ 9

Peak: 46 • 7 wks • Prev: 82

74

The Way I Am

Jackie Wilson

↑ 2

Peak: 58 • 6 wks • Prev: 76

75

Bright Lights Big City

Jimmy Reed

↓ 17

Peak: 58 • 9 wks • Prev: 58

76

Come September

Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra

↑ 3

Peak: 73 • 6 wks • Prev: 79

77

Blue Moon

The Ventures

↑ 23

Peak: 54 • 6 wks • Prev: 100

78

Don't Get Around Much Anymore

The Belmonts

↓ 4

Peak: 57 • 9 wks • Prev: 74

79

Somewhere Along The Way

Steve Lawrence

↑ 1

Peak: 67 • 5 wks • Prev: 80

80

It's Your World

Marty Robbins

↑ 5

Peak: 51 • 9 wks • Prev: 85

81

Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues

The Miracles

↑ 5

Peak: 52 • 8 wks • Prev: 86

82

In The Middle Of A Heartache

Wanda Jackson

↑ 2

Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 84

84

Human

Tommy Hunt

↑ 10

Peak: 48 • 10 wks • Prev: 94

85

Tonight I Won't Be There

Adam Wade

↓ 24

Peak: 61 • 7 wks • Prev: 61

86

Danny Boy

Andy Williams

★ NEW

Peak: 64 • 6 wks

87

Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)

The Lennon Sisters

↓ 30

Peak: 56 • 7 wks • Prev: 57

88

Three Steps From The Altar

Shep And The Limelites

↑ 10

Peak: 58 • 10 wks • Prev: 98

89

Backtrack

Faron Young

↑ 7

Peak: 89 • 3 wks • Prev: 96

90

Sometime

Gene Thomas

★ NEW

Peak: 53 • 7 wks

91

For Me And My Gal

Freddy Cannon

↑ 1

Peak: 71 • 6 wks • Prev: 92

92

Why Not Now

Matt Monro

↑ 1

Peak: 92 • 3 wks • Prev: 93

93

I Don't Know Why

Linda Scott

★ NEW

Peak: 12 • 14 wks

94

Let There Be Drums

Sandy Nelson

★ NEW

Peak: 7 • 16 wks

95

'Til

The Angels

★ NEW

Peak: 14 • 14 wks

96

Town Without Pity

Gene Pitney

★ NEW

Peak: 13 • 19 wks

97

Turn Around, Look At Me

Glen Campbell

★ NEW

Peak: 62 • 10 wks

98

Walk On By

Leroy Van Dyke

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 16 wks

99

On Bended Knees

Clarence Henry

★ NEW

Peak: 64 • 5 wks

100

I Wonder (If Your Love Will Ever Belong To Me)

The Pentagons

★ NEW

Peak: 84 • 5 wks

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