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Top 20 Song Chart for September 23, 1961

LW TW       peak  
3 1   Take Good Care Of My Baby  
  Bobby Vee
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6 2   Crying  
  Roy Orbison
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2 3   My True Story 1  
  The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra
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1 4   Michael 1  
  The Highwaymen
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4 5   Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night) 4  
  Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group
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5 6   Hurt 5  
  Timi Yuro
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12 7   Bless You 4  
  Tony Orlando
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7 8   Pretty Little Angel Eyes 1  
  Curtis Lee
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8 9   A Little Bit Of Soap 8  
  The Jarmels
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14 10   Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)  
  Barry Mann
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- 11   The Mountain's High 7  
  Dick And Deedee
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15 12   It's Gonna Work Out Fine  
  Ike & Tina Turner
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18 13   Without You 12  
  Johnny Tillotson
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11 14   More Money For You And Me 10  
  The Four Preps
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- 15   You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby 9  
  Bobby Darin
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19 16   Juke Box Saturday Night  
  Nino & The Ebb Tides
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- 17   One Track Mind 16  
  Bobby Lewis With Joe Rene Orchestra
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- 18   Frankie And Johnny  
  Brook Benton
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17 19   (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame 13  
  Elvis Presley
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- 20   Let Me Belong To You  
  Brian Hyland
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The number one song this week is Take Good Care Of My Baby by Bobby Vee. Roy Orbison finds the number two position this week with Crying. The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra finds the third chart position this week with My True Story.


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