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