US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 22nd October, 1961
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending October 15, 1961
Table of Contents
US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 22nd October, 1961
#1 HIT THE ROAD JACK By Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)
US Top 40 Singles – 22nd October, 1961
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HIT THE ROAD JACK –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-6 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 RUNAROUND SUE –•– Dion (Laurie)-4 (2)
3 5 BRISTOL STOMP –•– The Dovells (Parkway)-6 (3)
4 2 CRYING –•– Roy Orbison (Monument)-10 (2)
5 6 YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-7 (5)
6 3 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY –•– Bobby Vee (Liberty)-11 (1)
7 18 SAD MOVIES (Make Me Cry) –•– Sue Thompson (Hickory)-7 (7)
8 17 BIG BAD JOHN –•– Jimmy Dean (Columbia)-3 (8)
9 10 MEXICO –•– Bob Moore and His Orchestra (Monument)-10 (7)
10 14 YA YA –•– Lee Dorsey (Fury)-6 (10)
——
11 13 THIS TIME –•– Troy Shondell (Liberty)-5 (11)
12 12 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME –•– The Paris Sisters (Gregmark)-7 (12)
13 9 LET’S GET TOGETHER –•– Hayley Mills (Buena Vista)-7 (9)
14 22 THE FLY –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-4 (14)
15 16 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT –•– The Lettermen (Capitol)-7 (15)
16 7 THE MOUNTAIN’S HIGH –•– Dick and DeeDee (Liberty)-12 (2)
17 8 LITTLE SISTER –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-9 (5)
18 19 LOOK IN MY EYES –•– The Chantels (Carlton)-8 (18)
19 24 SWEETS FOR MY SWEET –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-6 (19)
20 28 DON’T BLAME ME –•– The Everly Brothers (Warner Brothers)-4 (20)
——
21 15 BLESS YOU –•– Tony Orlando (Epic)-10 (15)
22 21 (Marie’s the Name) HIS LATEST FLAME –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-8 (4)
23 45 TOWER OF STRENGTH –•– Gene McDaniels (Liberty)-3 (23)
24 46 YOU’RE THE REASON –•– Bobby Edwards (Crest)-8 (24)
25 32 (He’s My) DREAMBOAT –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-4 (25)
26 26 STICK SHIFT –•– The Duals (Sue)-6 (26)
27 33 MY TRUE STORY –•– The Jive Five (Beltone)-16 (3)
28 31 SO LONG BABY –•– Del Shannon (Big Top)-5 (28)
29 30 ONE TRACK MIND –•– Bobby Lewis (Beltone)-8 (9)
30 38 (He’s) THE GREAT IMPOSTER –•– The Fleetwoods (Dolton)-6 (30)
——
31 36 FOOL #1 –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-3 (31)
32 37 FOOT STOMPING (Part 1) –•– The Flares (Felsted)-7 (32)
33 42 I UNDERSTAND (Just How You Feel) –•– The G-Clefs (Terrace)-5 (33)
34 39 EVERLOVIN’ –•– Rick Nelson (Imperial)-3 (34)
35 52 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN –•– The Marvelettes (Tamla)-7 (35)
36 27 WHO PUT THE BOMP (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) –•– Barry Mann (ABC-Paramount)-11 (7)
37 20 WITHOUT YOU –•– Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)-11 (7)
38 58 ANYBODY BUT ME –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-3 (38)
39 54 A WONDER LIKE YOU –•– Rick Nelson (Imperial)-3 (39)
40 43 I REALLY LOVE YOU –•– The Stereos (Cub)-4 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 22nd October, 1961
43 29 CANDY MAN –•– Roy Orbison (Monument)-8 (29)
44 11 MICHAEL –•– The Highwaymen (United Artists)-15 (1)
45 34 MISSING YOU –•– Ray Peterson (Dunes)-12 (29)
46 25 TAKE FIVE –•– Dave Brubeck Quartet (Columbia)-6 (25)
47 35 THE ASTRONAUT (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Jose Jimenez (Bill Dana) (Kapp)-9 (19)
53 23 DOES YOUR CHEWING GUM LOSE ITS FLAVOR (On the Bedpost Over Night) –•– Lonnie Donegan and His Skiffle Group (Dot)-11 (5)
55 40 WATER BOY –•– Don Shirley Trio (Cadence)-14 (40)
POWER PLAYS – 22nd October, 1961
41 59 BIG JOHN –•– The Shirelles (Scepter)-3 (41)
42 44 WHAT A PARTY –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-3 (42)
48 71 HOLLYWOOD –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-4 (48)
49 55 IT’S GONNA WORK OUT FINE –•– Ike and Tina Turner (Sue)-12 (14)
50 67 MOON RIVER –•– Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay)-2 (50)
NEW THIS WEEK – 22nd October, 1961
75 — YOUNG BOY BLUES –•– Ben E. King (Atco)-1 (75)
76 — I WANNA THANK YOU –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-1 (76)
77 — SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN –•– Dinah Washington (Mercury)-1 (77)
78 — I’LL BE SEEING YOU –•– Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-1 (78)
81 — GOD, COUNTRY AND MY BABY –•– Johnny Burnette (Liberty)-1 (81)
82 — DON’T CRY NO MORE –•– Bobby Bland (Duke)-5 (71)
83 — ROCKIN’ BICYCLE –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-1 (83)
84 — TONIGHT –•– Ferrante and Teicher (United Artists)-1 (84)
85 — UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE –•– Curtis Lee (Dunes)-1 (85)
86 — THE BRIDGE OF LOVE –•– Joe Dowell (Smash)-1 (86)
88 — GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD –•– James Darren (Colpix)-1 (88)
91 — ‘TIL –•– The Angels (Caprice)-1 (91)
93 — BROKEN HEART AND A PILLOW FILLED WITH TEARS –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-2 (93)
95 — WHY NOT NOW –•– Matt Monro (Warwick)-1 (95)
96 — IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEARTACHE –•– Wanda Jackson (Capitol)-1 (96)
97 — FOR ME AND MY GAL –•– Freddy Cannon (Swan)-1 (97)
99 — GYPSY WOMAN –•– The Impressions (ABC-Paramount)-1 (99)
100 — BACKTRACK –•– Faron Young (Capitol)-1 (100)
Continue Exploring the Charts
Jump to the previous or next week’s US Top 40 Singles chart and discover how the rankings changed.