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Hit The Road Jack
Ray Charles And His Orchestra With The Raelettes

Last week
1Weeks at no. 1
2Weeks on chart
6Imprint/Promotion Label:
ABC-Paramount
Billboard Hot 100
Week of October 16, 1961
This Week
Award
Last Week
Peak Pos.
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Hit The Road Jack
Ray Charles And His Orchestra With The Raelettes - 1
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ABC-Paramount
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Runaround Sue
Dion - 4
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Laurie
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Bristol Stomp
The Dovells - 5
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Parkway
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Crying
Roy Orbison - 2
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Monument
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You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
Bobby Darin - 6
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Atco
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Take Good Care Of My Baby
Bobby Vee - 3
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Liberty
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Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)
Sue Thompson - 18
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Hickory
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Big Bad John
Jimmy Dean - 17
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Columbia
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Mexico
Bob Moore and His Orch. - 10
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Monument
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Ya Ya
Lee Dorsey - 14
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Fury
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This Time
Troy Shondell - 13
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Liberty
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I Love How You Love Me
The Paris Sisters - 12
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Gregmark
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Let's Get Together
Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills - 9
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Buena Vista
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The Fly
Chubby Checker - 22
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Parkway
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The Way You Look Tonight
The Lettermen - 16
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Capitol
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The Mountain's High
Dick and DeeDee - 7
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Liberty
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Little Sister
Elvis Presley - 8
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RCA Victor
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Look In My Eyes
The Chantels - 19
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Carlton
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Sweets For My Sweet
The Drifters - 24
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Atlantic
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Don't Blame Me
The Everly Brothers - 28
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Warner
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Bless You
Tony Orlando - 15
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Epic
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(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame
Elvis Presley - 21
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RCA Victor
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Tower Of Strength
Gene McDaniels - 45
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Liberty
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You're The Reason
Bobby Edwards - 46
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Crest
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(He's My) Dreamboat
Connie Francis - 32
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MGM
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Stick Shift
Duals - 26
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Sue
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My True Story
The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra - 33
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Beltone
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So Long Baby
Del Shannon - 31
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Big Top
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One Track Mind
Bobby Lewis - 30
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Beltone
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(He's) The Great Impostor
The Fleetwoods - 38
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Dolton
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Fool #1
Brenda Lee - 36
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Decca
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Foot Stomping - Part 1
The Flares - 37
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Felsted
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I Understand (Just How You Feel)
The G-Clefs - 42
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Terrace
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Everlovin'
Rick Nelson - 39
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Imperial Records
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Please Mr. Postman
The Marvelettes - 52
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Tamla
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Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)
Barry Mann - 27
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ABC-Paramount
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Without You
Johnny Tillotson - 20
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Cadence
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Anybody But Me
Brenda Lee - 58
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