Billboard Hot 100 — October 2, 1961
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 2, 1961. "Take Good Care Of My Baby" by Bobby Vee held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 18 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean at #53, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Don't Blame Me" by The Everly Brothers, up 41 places from #87 to #46.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Take Good Care Of My Baby" by Bobby Vee — 3 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting August 7, 1961.
- New in the top 10: "Hit The Road Jack" by Ray Charles and his Orchestra (up from #13 to #4); "Mexico" by Bob Moore and His Orch. (up from #12 to #7); "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby" by Bobby Darin (up from #16 to #8); "Bristol Stomp" by The Dovells (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Kissin' On The Phone" by Paul Anka, down 20 places from #76 to #96.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Fall To Pieces" by Patsy Cline, 20 weeks and counting (peak #12).
- Gone from the chart: "Tossin' And Turnin'" by Bobby Lewis after 23 weeks (peak #1); "You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)" by Ral Donner after 12 weeks (peak #4); "As If I Didn't Know" by Adam Wade after 10 weeks (peak #10).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Take Good Care Of My Baby Bobby Vee |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | The Mountain's High Dick and DeeDee |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Crying Roy Orbison |
| 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | Hit The Road Jack Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | Little Sister Elvis Presley |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | Michael The Highwaymen |
| 7 | 12 | 7 | 8 | Mexico Bob Moore and His Orch. |
| 8 | 16 | 8 | 5 | You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby Bobby Darin |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night) Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 4 | Bristol Stomp The Dovells |
| 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) Barry Mann |
| 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | Without You Johnny Tillotson |
| 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | One Track Mind Bobby Lewis |
| 14 | 33 | 14 | 4 | Ya Ya Lee Dorsey |
| 15 | 30 | 15 | 5 | Let's Get Together Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills |
| 16 | 38 | 16 | 5 | The Way You Look Tonight The Lettermen |
| 17 | 24 | 17 | 3 | This Time Troy Shondell |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 8 | Bless You Tony Orlando |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | 7 | The Astronaut (Parts 1 & 2) Jose Jimenez |
| 20 | 8 | 3 | 14 | My True Story The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra |
| 21 | 42 | 21 | 2 | Runaround Sue Dion |
| 22 | 17 | 17 | 8 | More Money For You And Me The Four Preps |
| 23 | 50 | 23 | 6 | Look In My Eyes The Chantels |
| 24 | 39 | 24 | 5 | Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) Sue Thompson |
| 25 | 20 | 20 | 9 | Let Me Belong To You Brian Hyland |
| 26 | 10 | 4 | 6 | (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame Elvis Presley |
| 27 | 19 | 19 | 7 | Big Cold Wind Pat Boone |
| 28 | 37 | 28 | 4 | Sweets For My Sweet The Drifters |
| 29 | 15 | 10 | 10 | When We Get Married The Dreamlovers |
| 30 | 29 | 29 | 10 | Missing You Ray Peterson |
| 31 | 21 | 4 | 11 | Hurt Timi Yuro |
| 32 | 41 | 32 | 5 | I Love How You Love Me The Paris Sisters |
| 33 | 46 | 33 | 4 | Stick Shift Duals |
| 34 | 26 | 3 | 14 | Last Night Mar-Keys |
| 35 | 18 | 14 | 10 | It's Gonna Work Out Fine Ike & Tina Turner |
| 36 | 60 | 36 | 2 | The Fly Chubby Checker |
| 37 | 23 | 1 | 15 | Wooden Heart Joe Dowell |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 4 | Take Five The Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| 39 | 47 | 39 | 4 | (He's) The Great Impostor The Fleetwoods |
| 40 | 27 | 12 | 9 | A Little Bit Of Soap The Jarmels |
| 41 | 32 | 17 | 11 | I Just Don't Understand Ann-Margret |
| 42 | 35 | 31 | 8 | Lover's Island The Blue Jays |
| 43 | 68 | 43 | 3 | So Long Baby Del Shannon |
| 44 | 28 | 20 | 7 | Frankie And Johnny Brook Benton |
| 45 | 34 | 5 | 11 | School Is Out Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 46 | 87 | 46 | 2 | Don't Blame Me The Everly Brothers |
| 47 | 36 | 9 | 14 | Don't Bet Money Honey Linda Scott |
| 48 | 31 | 12 | 20 | I Fall To Pieces Patsy Cline |
| 49 | 56 | 46 | 12 | Water Boy Don Shirley Trio |
| 50 | 58 | 50 | 5 | Foot Stomping - Part 1 The Flares |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 5 | Human Tommy Hunt |
| 52 | 43 | 18 | 10 | Amor Ben E. King |
| 53 | NEW | 53 | 1 | Big Bad John Jimmy Dean |
| 54 | 45 | 15 | 11 | Let The Four Winds Blow Fats Domino |
| 55 | NEW | 55 | 6 | Candy Man Roy Orbison |
| 56 | 85 | 56 | 2 | I Really Love You The Stereos |
| 57 | 71 | 57 | 2 | Movin' Bill Black's Combo |
| 58 | 61 | 57 | 5 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore The Belmonts |
| 59 | 72 | 59 | 2 | (He's My) Dreamboat Connie Francis |
| 60 | 63 | 60 | 5 | For Sentimental Reasons The Cleftones |
| 61 | 88 | 61 | 2 | Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) The Lennon Sisters |
| 62 | 57 | 57 | 5 | Juke Box Saturday Night Nino & The Ebb Tides |
| 63 | NEW | 63 | 1 | What A Party Fats Domino |
| 64 | 70 | 64 | 4 | It's Your World Marty Robbins |
| 65 | 62 | 59 | 7 | I Wake Up Crying Chuck Jackson |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | Fool #1 Brenda Lee |
| 67 | 74 | 67 | 3 | I Understand (Just How You Feel) The G-Clefs |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | Everlovin' Rick Nelson |
| 69 | 95 | 69 | 6 | You're The Reason Bobby Edwards |
| 70 | 66 | 49 | 8 | Magic Moon (Clair De Lune) The Rays |
| 71 | 59 | 59 | 6 | Sweet Little You Neil Sedaka |
| 72 | 75 | 72 | 2 | Feel It Sam Cooke |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | A Wonder Like You Rick Nelson |
| 74 | 83 | 74 | 3 | Bright Lights Big City Jimmy Reed |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Big John The Shirelles |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | It's Just A House Without You Brook Benton |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Anybody But Me Brenda Lee |
| 78 | 67 | 67 | 2 | Hollywood Connie Francis |
| 79 | 99 | 79 | 2 | Your Last Goodbye Floyd Cramer |
| 80 | 82 | 54 | 8 | Music, Music, Music The Sensations Featuring Yvonne |
| 81 | 79 | 79 | 5 | Please Mr. Postman The Marvelettes |
| 82 | 81 | 81 | 2 | Please Don't Go Ral Donner |
| 83 | 94 | 83 | 3 | Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) Solomon Burke |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Tower Of Strength Gene McDaniels |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Muskrat The Everly Brothers |
| 86 | 100 | 78 | 3 | Cinderella Paul Anka |
| 87 | 91 | 87 | 2 | Riders In The Sky Lawrence Welk His Orchestra And Chorus |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | You Don't Know What It Means Jackie Wilson |
| 89 | 80 | 80 | 3 | Magic Is The Night Kathy Young With The Innocents |
| 90 | 92 | 90 | 2 | True, True Love Frankie Avalon |
| 91 | 84 | 76 | 3 | Tonight I Won't Be There Adam Wade |
| 92 | 86 | 86 | 3 | Back To The Hop Danny & The Juniors |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Pocketful Of Rainbows Deane Hawley |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Linda Adam Wade |
| 95 | 98 | 95 | 4 | Impossible Gloria Lynne |
| 96 | 76 | 35 | 6 | Kissin' On The Phone Paul Anka |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Hang On Floyd Cramer |
| 98 | NEW | 94 | 2 | Berlin Melody Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Broken Heart And A Pillow Filled With Tears Patti Page |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Three Steps From The Altar Shep And The Limelites |
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