Top 20 Song Chart for September 30, 1961 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 1 | 1 | Take Good Care Of My Baby | ▲ |
| Bobby Vee |
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| 2 | 2 | Crying | ▲ |
| Roy Orbison |
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| 4 | 3 | Michael | 1 |
| The Highwaymen |
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| 7 | 4 | Bless You | ▲ |
| Tony Orlando |
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| 3 | 5 | My True Story | 1 |
| The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra |
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| 5 | 6 | Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night) | 4 |
| Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group |
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| - | 7 | Runaround Sue | 1 |
| Dion |
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| 11 | 8 | The Mountain's High | 7 |
| Dick And Deedee |
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| - | 9 | For Sentimental Reasons | ▲ |
| The Cleftones |
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| 14 | 10 | More Money For You And Me | ▲ |
| The Four Preps |
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| - | 11 | Hit The Road Jack | 1 |
| Ray Charles |
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| 15 | 12 | You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby | 9 |
| Bobby Darin |
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| 19 | 13 | (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame | ▲ |
| Elvis Presley |
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| - | 14 | Bristol Stomp | 2 |
| The Dovells |
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| 13 | 15 | Without You | 12 |
| Johnny Tillotson |
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| 17 | 16 | One Track Mind | ▲ |
| Bobby Lewis With Joe Rene Orchestra |
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| - | 17 | Mexico | 13 |
| Bob Moore And His Orchestra |
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| - | 18 | The Way You Look Tonight | 5 |
| The Lettermen |
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| - | 19 | Look In My Eyes | 8 |
| The Chantels |
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| 10 | 20 | Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) | 10 |
| Barry Mann |
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