Top 20 Song Chart for September 16, 1961 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 2 | 1 | Michael | ▲ |
| The Highwaymen |
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| 1 | 2 | My True Story | 1 |
| The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra |
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| 9 | 3 | Take Good Care Of My Baby | 1 |
| Bobby Vee |
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| 5 | 4 | Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night) | ▲ |
| Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group |
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| 7 | 5 | Hurt | ▲ |
| Timi Yuro |
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| 14 | 6 | Crying | 2 |
| Roy Orbison |
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| 3 | 7 | Pretty Little Angel Eyes | 1 |
| Curtis Lee |
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| 15 | 8 | A Little Bit Of Soap | ▲ |
| The Jarmels |
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| 8 | 9 | Wizard Of Love | 8 |
| The Ly-Dells |
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| 11 | 10 | Little Sister | ▲ |
| Elvis Presley |
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| 16 | 11 | More Money For You And Me | 10 |
| The Four Preps |
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| 13 | 12 | Bless You | 4 |
| Tony Orlando |
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| 19 | 13 | When We Get Married | ▲ |
| The Dreamlovers |
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| 12 | 14 | Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) | 10 |
| Barry Mann |
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| - | 15 | It's Gonna Work Out Fine | 12 |
| Ike & Tina Turner |
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| - | 16 | Lover's Island | ▲ |
| The Blue Jays |
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| - | 17 | (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame | 13 |
| Elvis Presley |
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| - | 18 | Without You | 12 |
| Johnny Tillotson |
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| 17 | 19 | Juke Box Saturday Night | 16 |
| Nino & The Ebb Tides |
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| - | 20 | I Just Don't Understand | ▲ |
| Ann-Margret |
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