POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 6, 1961
1

Big Bad John

Jimmy Dean

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 3

2

Runaround Sue

Dion

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 1

3

Bristol Stomp

The Dovells

↓ 1

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 2

4

Hit The Road Jack

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

—

Peak: 1 • 13 wks • Prev: 4

5

Fool #1

Brenda Lee

↑ 12

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 17

6

Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)

Sue Thompson

—

Peak: 5 • 14 wks • Prev: 6

7

This Time

Troy Shondell

↑ 3

Peak: 6 • 13 wks • Prev: 10

8

The Fly

Chubby Checker

↑ 1

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 9

9

I Love How You Love Me

The Paris Sisters

↓ 4

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 5

10

Tower Of Strength

Gene McDaniels

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 11

11

Let's Get Together

Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills

↓ 3

Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 8

12

Ya Ya

Lee Dorsey

↓ 5

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 7

13

A Wonder Like You

Rick Nelson

↑ 8

Peak: 11 • 11 wks • Prev: 21

14

The Way You Look Tonight

The Lettermen

↑ 5

Peak: 13 • 13 wks • Prev: 19

15

You're The Reason

Bobby Edwards

↑ 3

Peak: 11 • 17 wks • Prev: 18

16

(He's My) Dreamboat

Connie Francis

↓ 2

Peak: 14 • 9 wks • Prev: 14

17

Please Mr. Postman

The Marvelettes

↑ 16

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 33

18

Crying

Roy Orbison

↓ 3

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 15

19

Mexico

Bob Moore and His Orch.

↓ 7

Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 12

20

I Understand (Just How You Feel)

The G-Clefs

↑ 3

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 23

21

Sweets For My Sweet

The Drifters

↓ 5

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 16

22

What A Party

Fats Domino

↑ 15

Peak: 22 • 8 wks • Prev: 37

23

Everlovin'

Rick Nelson

↑ 3

Peak: 16 • 10 wks • Prev: 26

24

Big John

The Shirelles

—

Peak: 21 • 9 wks • Prev: 24

25

Candy Man

Roy Orbison

↑ 5

Peak: 25 • 14 wks • Prev: 30

26

Crazy

Patsy Cline

↑ 19

Peak: 9 • 11 wks • Prev: 45

27

Goodbye Cruel World

James Darren

↑ 21

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 48

28

Heartaches

The Marcels

↑ 1

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 29

29

Don't Blame Me

The Everly Brothers

↓ 7

Peak: 20 • 8 wks • Prev: 22

30

Foot Stomping - Part 1

The Flares

↓ 5

Peak: 25 • 15 wks • Prev: 25

31

Stick Shift

Duals

↓ 4

Peak: 25 • 11 wks • Prev: 27

32

School Is In

Gary U.S. Bonds

↑ 10

Peak: 28 • 5 wks • Prev: 42

33

Look In My Eyes

The Chantels

↓ 13

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 20

34

You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby

Bobby Darin

↓ 21

Peak: 5 • 11 wks • Prev: 13

35

So Long Baby

Del Shannon

—

Peak: 28 • 10 wks • Prev: 35

36

Take Five

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

↑ 2

Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 38

37

Moon River

Jerry Butler

↑ 2

Peak: 11 • 17 wks • Prev: 39

38

September In The Rain

Dinah Washington

↑ 3

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 41

39

I Wanna Thank You

Bobby Rydell

↑ 13

Peak: 21 • 9 wks • Prev: 52

40

God, Country And My Baby

Johnny Burnette

↑ 13

Peak: 18 • 9 wks • Prev: 53

41

Please Don't Go

Ral Donner

↑ 2

Peak: 39 • 9 wks • Prev: 43

42

Hollywood

Connie Francis

↑ 2

Peak: 42 • 7 wks • Prev: 44

43

Anybody But Me

Brenda Lee

↓ 12

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 31

44

Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody

Aretha Franklin

↑ 2

Peak: 37 • 9 wks • Prev: 46

45

Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)

Solomon Burke

↑ 5

Peak: 24 • 17 wks • Prev: 50

46

Tonight

Ferrante & Teicher

↑ 3

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 49

47

Take Good Care Of My Baby

Bobby Vee

↓ 19

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 28

48

Little Sister

Elvis Presley

↓ 14

Peak: 5 • 13 wks • Prev: 34

49

Moon River

Henry Mancini And His Orchestra

↑ 5

Peak: 11 • 26 wks • Prev: 54

50

I Really Love You

The Stereos

↓ 14

Peak: 29 • 9 wks • Prev: 36

51

The Mountain's High

Dick and DeeDee

↓ 11

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 40

52

My True Story

The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra

↓ 20

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 32

53

The Bridge Of Love

Joe Dowell

↑ 7

Peak: 50 • 7 wks • Prev: 60

54

In The Middle Of A Heartache

Wanda Jackson

↑ 28

Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 82

55

Movin'

Bill Black's Combo

↓ 8

Peak: 41 • 7 wks • Prev: 47

56

Under The Moon Of Love

Curtis Lee

↑ 17

Peak: 46 • 7 wks • Prev: 73

57

(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame

Elvis Presley

↓ 2

Peak: 4 • 11 wks • Prev: 55

58

Missing You

Ray Peterson

↑ 1

Peak: 29 • 15 wks • Prev: 59

59

I'll Be Seeing You

Frank Sinatra

↑ 6

Peak: 58 • 7 wks • Prev: 65

60

Morning After

Mar-Keys

↑ 8

Peak: 60 • 6 wks • Prev: 68

61

Berlin Melody

Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra

↑ 11

Peak: 61 • 7 wks • Prev: 72

62

Blue Moon

The Ventures

↑ 15

Peak: 54 • 6 wks • Prev: 77

63

Your Last Goodbye

Floyd Cramer

↑ 4

Peak: 63 • 7 wks • Prev: 67

64

Gypsy Woman

The Impressions

↑ 7

Peak: 20 • 15 wks • Prev: 71

65

The Way I Am

Jackie Wilson

↑ 9

Peak: 58 • 6 wks • Prev: 74

66

Feel It

Sam Cooke

↓ 3

Peak: 56 • 9 wks • Prev: 63

67

Bright Lights Big City

Jimmy Reed

↑ 8

Peak: 58 • 9 wks • Prev: 75

68

My Heart Belongs To Only You

Jackie Wilson

↑ 2

Peak: 65 • 6 wks • Prev: 70

69

Let There Be Drums

Sandy Nelson

↑ 25

Peak: 7 • 16 wks • Prev: 94

70

Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues

The Miracles

↑ 11

Peak: 52 • 8 wks • Prev: 81

71

Somewhere Along The Way

Steve Lawrence

↑ 8

Peak: 67 • 5 wks • Prev: 79

72

Young Boy Blues

Ben E. King

↓ 6

Peak: 66 • 6 wks • Prev: 66

73

Come September

Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra

↑ 3

Peak: 73 • 6 wks • Prev: 76

74

It's Gonna Work Out Fine

Ike & Tina Turner

↓ 18

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 56

75

Sometime

Gene Thomas

↑ 15

Peak: 53 • 7 wks • Prev: 90

76

Danny Boy

Andy Williams

↑ 10

Peak: 64 • 6 wks • Prev: 86

77

Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night

Kenny Dino

★ NEW

Peak: 24 • 11 wks

78

Three Steps From The Altar

Shep And The Limelites

↑ 10

Peak: 58 • 10 wks • Prev: 88

79

It's Your World

Marty Robbins

↑ 1

Peak: 51 • 9 wks • Prev: 80

80

Smile

Timi Yuro

★ NEW

Peak: 42 • 6 wks

81

Town Without Pity

Gene Pitney

↑ 15

Peak: 13 • 19 wks • Prev: 96

82

Tonight

Eddie Fisher

★ NEW

Peak: 44 • 6 wks

83

'Til

The Angels

↑ 12

Peak: 14 • 14 wks • Prev: 95

84

I Don't Know Why

Linda Scott

↑ 9

Peak: 12 • 14 wks • Prev: 93

85

For Me And My Gal

Freddy Cannon

↑ 6

Peak: 71 • 6 wks • Prev: 91

86

On Bended Knees

Clarence Henry

↑ 13

Peak: 64 • 5 wks • Prev: 99

87

Human

Tommy Hunt

↓ 3

Peak: 48 • 10 wks • Prev: 84

88

Fly By Night

Andy Williams

★ NEW

Peak: 82 • 2 wks

89

Walk On By

Leroy Van Dyke

↑ 9

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 98

90

Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)

The Lennon Sisters

↓ 3

Peak: 56 • 7 wks • Prev: 87

91

Broken Heart And A Pillow Filled With Tears

Patti Page

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 4 wks

92

Language Of Love

John D. Loudermilk

★ NEW

Peak: 32 • 9 wks

93

I Cried My Last Tear

Ernie K-Doe

★ NEW

Peak: 69 • 5 wks

94

It's Too Soon To Know

Etta James

★ NEW

Peak: 54 • 7 wks

95

The Gypsy Rover

The Highwaymen

★ NEW

Peak: 42 • 10 wks

96

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

The Pentagons

↑ 4

Peak: 84 • 5 wks • Prev: 100

97

Turn Around, Look At Me

Glen Campbell

—

Peak: 62 • 10 wks • Prev: 97

98

Steps 1 And 2

Jack Scott

★ NEW

Peak: 86 • 3 wks

99

Just Because

The McGuire Sisters

★ NEW

Peak: 99 • 1 wks

100

Losing Your Love

Jim Reeves

★ NEW

Peak: 89 • 3 wks

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