Billboard Hot 100

Week of October 2, 1961

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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Take Good Care Of My Baby

Bobby Vee

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

Bobby Vee Remembered as 'Ambassador of Joy' at His Funeral

Billboard Hot 100

Week of October 2, 1961

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Take Good Care Of My Baby
  Bobby Vee
- 1
- 1
- 9
- - 1
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

2
- The Mountain's High
  Dick and DeeDee
- 2
- 2
- 10
- - 2
  - 2
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

3
- Crying
  Roy Orbison
- 4
- 3
- 8
- - 4
  - 3
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument

4
- Hit The Road Jack
  Ray Charles And His Orchestra With The Raelettes
- 13
- 4
- 4
- - 13
  - 4
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC-Paramount

5
- Little Sister
  Elvis Presley
- 6
- 5
- 7
- - 6
  - 5
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

6
- Michael
  The Highwaymen
- 3
- 1
- 13
- - 3
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

7
- Mexico
  Bob Moore and His Orch.
- 12
- 7
- 8
- - 12
  - 7
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument

8
- You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
  Bobby Darin
- 16
- 8
- 5
- - 16
  - 8
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

9
- Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night)
  Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group
- 5
- 5
- 9
- - 5
  - 5
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot

10
- Bristol Stomp
  The Dovells
- 14
- 10
- 4
- - 14
  - 10
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parkway

11
- Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)
  Barry Mann
- 7
- 7
- 9
- - 7
  - 7
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC-Paramount

12
- Without You
  Johnny Tillotson
- 9
- 7
- 9
- - 9
  - 7
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cadence

13
- One Track Mind
  Bobby Lewis
- 11
- 9
- 6
- - 11
  - 9
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beltone

14
- Ya Ya
  Lee Dorsey
- 33
- 14
- 4
- - 33
  - 14
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fury

15
- Let's Get Together
  Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills
- 30
- 15
- 5
- - 30
  - 15
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buena Vista

16
- The Way You Look Tonight
  The Lettermen
- 38
- 16
- 5
- - 38
  - 16
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

17
- This Time
  Troy Shondell
- 24
- 17
- 3
- - 24
  - 17
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

18
- Bless You
  Tony Orlando
- 22
- 18
- 8
- - 22
  - 18
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

19
- The Astronaut (Parts 1 & 2)
  Jose Jimenez
- 25
- 19
- 7
- - 25
  - 19
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

20
- My True Story
  The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra
- 8
- 3
- 14
- - 8
  - 3
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beltone

21
- Runaround Sue
  Dion
- 42
- 21
- 2
- - 42
  - 21
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Laurie

22
- More Money For You And Me
  The Four Preps
- 17
- 17
- 8
- - 17
  - 17
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

23
- Look In My Eyes
  The Chantels
- 50
- 23
- 6
- - 50
  - 23
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Carlton

24
- Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)
  Sue Thompson
- 39
- 24
- 5
- - 39
  - 24
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hickory

25
- Let Me Belong To You
  Brian Hyland
- 20
- 20
- 9
- - 20
  - 20
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC-Paramount

26
- (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame
  Elvis Presley
- 10
- 4
- 6
- - 10
  - 4
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

27
- Big Cold Wind
  Pat Boone
- 19
- 19
- 7
- - 19
  - 19
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot

28
- Sweets For My Sweet
  The Drifters
- 37
- 28
- 4
- - 37
  - 28
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

29
- When We Get Married
  The Dreamlovers
- 15
- 10
- 10
- - 15
  - 10
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Heritage

30
- Missing You
  Ray Peterson
- 29
- 29
- 10
- - 29
  - 29
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunes

31
- Hurt
  Timi Yuro
- 21
- 4
- 11
- - 21
  - 4
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

32
- I Love How You Love Me
  The Paris Sisters
- 41
- 32
- 5
- - 41
  - 32
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gregmark

33
- Stick Shift
  Duals
- 46
- 33
- 4
- - 46
  - 33
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sue

34
- Last Night
  Mar-Keys
- 26
- 3
- 14
- - 26
  - 3
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Satellite

35
- It's Gonna Work Out Fine
  Ike & Tina Turner
- 18
- 14
- 10
- - 18
  - 14
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sue

36
- The Fly
  Chubby Checker
- 60
- 36
- 2
- - 60
  - 36
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parkway

37
- Wooden Heart
  Joe Dowell
- 23
- 1
- 15
- - 23
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Smash

38
- Take Five
  The Dave Brubeck Quartet
- 40
- 38
- 4

Billboard Hot 100

Week of October 2, 1961

Billboard Hot 100

Take Good Care Of My Baby

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bobby Vee Remembered as 'Ambassador of Joy' at His Funeral

Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Take Good Care Of My Baby

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Mountain's High

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Crying

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hit The Road Jack

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Little Sister

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Michael

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mexico

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You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby

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Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bristol Stomp

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Without You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

One Track Mind

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ya Ya

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Let's Get Together

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Way You Look Tonight

Imprint/Promotion Label:

This Time

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bless You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Astronaut (Parts 1 & 2)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My True Story

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Runaround Sue

Imprint/Promotion Label:

More Money For You And Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Look In My Eyes

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Let Me Belong To You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Cold Wind

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sweets For My Sweet

Imprint/Promotion Label:

When We Get Married

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Missing You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hurt

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Love How You Love Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stick Shift

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Last Night

Imprint/Promotion Label:

It's Gonna Work Out Fine

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Fly