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