Billboard Hot 100 — October 30, 1961
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 30, 1961. "Runaround Sue" by Dion held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Danny Boy" by Andy Williams at #86, which would go on to peak at #64. The biggest climber was "Blue Moon" by The Ventures, up 23 places from #100 to #77.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Runaround Sue" by Dion — 2 weeks at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting September 25, 1961.
- Biggest fall: "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)" by The Lennon Sisters, down 30 places from #57 to #87.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "My True Story" by The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra, 18 weeks and counting (peak #3).
- Gone from the chart: "Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" by Barry Mann after 12 weeks (peak #7).
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 | 6 | Runaround Sue Dion |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Bristol Stomp The Dovells |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Big Bad John Jimmy Dean |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | Hit The Road Jack Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | I Love How You Love Me The Paris Sisters |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) Sue Thompson |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | Ya Ya Lee Dorsey |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | Let's Get Together Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | The Fly Chubby Checker |
| 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | This Time Troy Shondell |
| 11 | 17 | 11 | 5 | Tower Of Strength Gene McDaniels |
| 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | Mexico Bob Moore and His Orch. |
| 13 | 16 | 5 | 9 | You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby Bobby Darin |
| 14 | 19 | 14 | 6 | (He's My) Dreamboat Connie Francis |
| 15 | 11 | 2 | 12 | Crying Roy Orbison |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 8 | Sweets For My Sweet The Drifters |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 5 | Fool #1 Brenda Lee |
| 18 | 24 | 18 | 10 | You're The Reason Bobby Edwards |
| 19 | 13 | 13 | 9 | The Way You Look Tonight The Lettermen |
| 20 | 14 | 14 | 10 | Look In My Eyes The Chantels |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 5 | A Wonder Like You Rick Nelson |
| 22 | 23 | 20 | 6 | Don't Blame Me The Everly Brothers |
| 23 | 20 | 20 | 7 | I Understand (Just How You Feel) The G-Clefs |
| 24 | 33 | 24 | 5 | Big John The Shirelles |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 9 | Foot Stomping - Part 1 The Flares |
| 26 | 22 | 22 | 5 | Everlovin' Rick Nelson |
| 27 | 25 | 25 | 8 | Stick Shift Duals |
| 28 | 15 | 1 | 13 | Take Good Care Of My Baby Bobby Vee |
| 29 | 44 | 29 | 4 | Heartaches The Marcels |
| 30 | 37 | 29 | 10 | Candy Man Roy Orbison |
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 5 | Anybody But Me Brenda Lee |
| 32 | 32 | 3 | 18 | My True Story The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra |
| 33 | 30 | 30 | 9 | Please Mr. Postman The Marvelettes |
| 34 | 34 | 5 | 11 | Little Sister Elvis Presley |
| 35 | 42 | 28 | 7 | So Long Baby Del Shannon |
| 36 | 29 | 29 | 6 | I Really Love You The Stereos |
| 37 | 39 | 37 | 5 | What A Party Fats Domino |
| 38 | 38 | 25 | 8 | Take Five The Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 4 | Moon River Jerry Butler |
| 40 | 26 | 2 | 14 | The Mountain's High Dick and DeeDee |
| 41 | 49 | 41 | 3 | September In The Rain Dinah Washington |
| 42 | 59 | 42 | 2 | School Is In Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 43 | 51 | 43 | 6 | Please Don't Go Ral Donner |
| 44 | 46 | 44 | 6 | Hollywood Connie Francis |
| 45 | 65 | 45 | 2 | Crazy Patsy Cline |
| 46 | 62 | 46 | 4 | Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody Aretha Franklin |
| 47 | 53 | 41 | 6 | Movin' Bill Black's Combo |
| 48 | 69 | 48 | 3 | Goodbye Cruel World James Darren |
| 49 | 66 | 49 | 3 | Tonight Ferrante & Teicher |
| 50 | 54 | 50 | 7 | Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) Solomon Burke |
| 51 | 45 | 45 | 5 | It's Just A House Without You Brook Benton |
| 52 | 60 | 52 | 3 | I Wanna Thank You Bobby Rydell |
| 53 | 64 | 53 | 3 | God, Country And My Baby Johnny Burnette |
| 54 | 68 | 54 | 4 | Moon River Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 55 | 41 | 4 | 10 | (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame Elvis Presley |
| 56 | 47 | 14 | 14 | It's Gonna Work Out Fine Ike & Tina Turner |
| 57 | 35 | 30 | 8 | (He's) The Great Impostor The Fleetwoods |
| 58 | 36 | 9 | 10 | One Track Mind Bobby Lewis |
| 59 | 50 | 29 | 14 | Missing You Ray Peterson |
| 60 | 75 | 60 | 3 | The Bridge Of Love Joe Dowell |
| 61 | 40 | 15 | 12 | Bless You Tony Orlando |
| 62 | 52 | 1 | 17 | Michael The Highwaymen |
| 63 | 56 | 56 | 6 | Feel It Sam Cooke |
| 64 | 48 | 7 | 13 | Without You Johnny Tillotson |
| 65 | 71 | 65 | 3 | I'll Be Seeing You Frank Sinatra |
| 66 | 67 | 66 | 3 | Young Boy Blues Ben E. King |
| 67 | 63 | 63 | 6 | Your Last Goodbye Floyd Cramer |
| 68 | 70 | 63 | 4 | Morning After Mar-Keys |
| 69 | 73 | 19 | 11 | The Astronaut (Parts 1 & 2) Jose Jimenez |
| 70 | 72 | 70 | 2 | My Heart Belongs To Only You Jackie Wilson |
| 71 | 88 | 71 | 3 | Gypsy Woman The Impressions |
| 72 | 77 | 72 | 6 | Berlin Melody Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 73 | 82 | 73 | 3 | Under The Moon Of Love Curtis Lee |
| 74 | 76 | 74 | 2 | The Way I Am Jackie Wilson |
| 75 | 58 | 58 | 7 | Bright Lights Big City Jimmy Reed |
| 76 | 79 | 76 | 4 | Come September Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 77 | 100 | 77 | 2 | Blue Moon The Ventures |
| 78 | 74 | 57 | 9 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore The Belmonts |
| 79 | 80 | 79 | 2 | Somewhere Along The Way Steve Lawrence |
| 80 | 85 | 51 | 8 | It's Your World Marty Robbins |
| 81 | 86 | 81 | 2 | Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues The Miracles |
| 82 | 84 | 82 | 3 | In The Middle Of A Heartache Wanda Jackson |
| 83 | 78 | 71 | 7 | Don't Cry No More Bobby Bland |
| 84 | 94 | 48 | 9 | Human Tommy Hunt |
| 85 | 61 | 61 | 7 | Tonight I Won't Be There Adam Wade |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Danny Boy Andy Williams |
| 87 | 57 | 56 | 6 | Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) The Lennon Sisters |
| 88 | 98 | 88 | 3 | Three Steps From The Altar Shep And The Limelites |
| 89 | 96 | 89 | 3 | Backtrack Faron Young |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Sometime Gene Thomas |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 3 | For Me And My Gal Freddy Cannon |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 3 | Why Not Now Matt Monro |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | I Don't Know Why Linda Scott |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Let There Be Drums Sandy Nelson |
| 95 | NEW | 91 | 2 | 'Til The Angels |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Town Without Pity Gene Pitney |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Turn Around, Look At Me Glen Campbell |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Walk On By Leroy Van Dyke |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | On Bended Knees Clarence Henry |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | I Wonder (If Your Love Will Ever Belong To Me) The Pentagons |
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