Billboard Hot 100 — November 13, 1961
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 13, 1961. "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean held the #1 spot this week. Below are all 100 songs on the chart, with links to listen on YouTube and Spotify.
| # | Song / Artist |
|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bad John Jimmy Dean
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| 2 | Runaround Sue Dion
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| 3 | Fool #1 Brenda Lee
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| 4 | Bristol Stomp The Dovells
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| 5 | Tower Of Strength Gene McDaniels
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| 6 | Hit The Road Jack Ray Charles and his Orchestra
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| 7 | The Fly Chubby Checker
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| 8 | This Time Troy Shondell
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| 9 | Please Mr. Postman The Marvelettes
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| 10 | Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) Sue Thompson
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| 11 | A Wonder Like You Rick Nelson
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| 12 | Goodbye Cruel World James Darren
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| 13 | You're The Reason Bobby Edwards
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| 14 | Let's Get Together Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills
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| 15 | I Love How You Love Me The Paris Sisters
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| 16 | Everlovin' Rick Nelson
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| 17 | Heartaches The Marcels
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| 18 | Ya Ya Lee Dorsey
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| 19 | Crazy Patsy Cline
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| 20 | I Understand (Just How You Feel) The G-Clefs
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| 21 | Big John The Shirelles
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| 22 | Crying Roy Orbison
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| 23 | Sweets For My Sweet The Drifters
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| 24 | God, Country And My Baby Johnny Burnette
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| 25 | The Way You Look Tonight The Lettermen
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| 26 | Moon River Jerry Butler
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| 27 | Candy Man Roy Orbison
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| 28 | School Is In Gary U.S. Bonds
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| 29 | Tonight Ferrante & Teicher
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| 30 | I Wanna Thank You Bobby Rydell
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| 31 | Mexico Bob Moore and His Orch.
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| 32 | September In The Rain Dinah Washington
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| 33 | (He's My) Dreamboat Connie Francis
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| 34 | Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) Solomon Burke
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| 35 | What A Party Fats Domino
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| 36 | Moon River Henry Mancini And His Orchestra
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| 37 | Take Five The Dave Brubeck Quartet
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| 38 | Foot Stomping - Part 1 The Flares
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| 39 | Please Don't Go Ral Donner
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| 40 | Don't Blame Me The Everly Brothers
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| 41 | So Long Baby Del Shannon
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| 42 | Look In My Eyes The Chantels
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| 43 | Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody Aretha Franklin
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| 44 | Let There Be Drums Sandy Nelson
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| 45 | Stick Shift Duals
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| 46 | Walk On By Leroy Van Dyke
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| 47 | You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby Bobby Darin
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| 48 | Anybody But Me Brenda Lee
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| 49 | Gypsy Woman The Impressions
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| 50 | Under The Moon Of Love Curtis Lee
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| 51 | I Really Love You The Stereos
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| 52 | In The Middle Of A Heartache Wanda Jackson
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| 53 | The Bridge Of Love Joe Dowell
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| 54 | Take Good Care Of My Baby Bobby Vee
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| 55 | The Twist Chubby Checker
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| 56 | Little Sister Elvis Presley
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| 57 | Run To Him Bobby Vee
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| 58 | The Way I Am Jackie Wilson
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| 59 | I'll Be Seeing You Frank Sinatra
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| 60 | Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues The Miracles
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| 61 | Morning After Mar-Keys
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| 62 | Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen Neil Sedaka
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| 63 | Smile Timi Yuro
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| 64 | Danny Boy Andy Williams
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| 65 | Blue Moon The Ventures
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| 66 | I Don't Know Why Linda Scott
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| 67 | Somewhere Along The Way Steve Lawrence
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| 68 | Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night Kenny Dino
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| 69 | Sometime Gene Thomas
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| 70 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Tokens
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| 71 | Tonight Eddie Fisher
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| 72 | Town Without Pity Gene Pitney
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| 73 | Bright Lights Big City Jimmy Reed
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| 74 | For Me And My Gal Freddy Cannon
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| 75 | Language Of Love John D. Loudermilk
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| 76 | Three Steps From The Altar Shep And The Limelites
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| 77 | Young Boy Blues Ben E. King
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| 78 | On Bended Knees Clarence Henry
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| 79 | Come September Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra
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| 80 | Johnny Will Pat Boone
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| 81 | 'Til The Angels
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| 82 | Fly By Night Andy Williams
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| 83 | The Gypsy Rover The Highwaymen
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| 84 | Up A Lazy River Si Zentner And His Orchestra
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| 85 | The Comancheros Claude King
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| 86 | It's All Because Linda Scott
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| 87 | I Cried My Last Tear Ernie K-Doe
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| 88 | My Heart Belongs To Only You Jackie Wilson
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| 89 | It Will Stand The Showmen
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| 90 | It's Too Soon To Know Etta James
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| 91 | Tennessee Flat-Top Box Johnny Cash
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| 92 | Well, I Told You The Chantels
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| 93 | I Wonder (If Your Love Will Ever Belong To Me) The Pentagons
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| 94 | The Door To Paradise Bobby Rydell
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| 95 | A Certain Girl Ernie K-Doe
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| 96 | Soothe Me Sims Twins
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| 97 | It Do Me So Good Ann-Margret
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| 98 | Never, Never The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra
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| 99 | I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) Barbara George
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| 100 | Funny How Time Slips Away Jimmy Elledge
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