Top 20 Song Chart for October 21, 1961 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 1 | 1 | Runaround Sue | ▲ |
| Dion |
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| 4 | 2 | Hit The Road Jack | 1 |
| Ray Charles |
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| 5 | 3 | Bristol Stomp | 2 |
| The Dovells |
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| 2 | 4 | Crying | 2 |
| Roy Orbison |
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| 8 | 5 | The Way You Look Tonight | ▲ |
| The Lettermen |
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| 3 | 6 | Take Good Care Of My Baby | 1 |
| Bobby Vee |
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| 10 | 7 | Let's Get Together | 6 |
| Hayley Mills |
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| 12 | 8 | Look In My Eyes | ▲ |
| The Chantels |
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| 6 | 9 | Bless You | 4 |
| Tony Orlando |
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| 16 | 10 | This Time | 5 |
| Troy Shondell |
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| 14 | 11 | I Love How You Love Me | 7 |
| The Paris Sisters |
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| - | 12 | Please Mr. Postman | 1 |
| The Marvelettes |
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| 15 | 13 | Ya Ya | ▲ |
| Lee Dorsey |
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| 19 | 14 | Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) | 8 |
| Sue Thompson |
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| 17 | 15 | I Really Love You | ▲ |
| The Stereos |
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| 7 | 16 | The Mountain's High | 7 |
| Dick And Deedee |
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| - | 17 | The Fly | 7 |
| Chubby Checker |
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| - | 18 | Sweets For My Sweet | 16 |
| The Drifters |
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| - | 19 | Take Five | 17 |
| Dave Brubeck Quartet |
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| - | 20 | (He's My) Dreamboat | 15 |
| Connie Francis |
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