Top 20 Song Chart for September 2, 1961 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 1 | 1 | Michael | ▲ |
| The Highwaymen |
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| 3 | 2 | School Is Out | ▲ |
| Gary U.S. Bonds |
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| 7 | 3 | My True Story | 1 |
| The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra |
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| 2 | 4 | Pretty Little Angel Eyes | 1 |
| Curtis Lee |
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| 6 | 5 | Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn) | ▲ |
| Joe Dowell |
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| 5 | 6 | Last Night | 5 |
| The Mar-Keys |
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| 9 | 7 | Don't Bet Money Honey | ▲ |
| Linda Scott |
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| 13 | 8 | Hurt | 5 |
| Timi Yuro |
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| 10 | 9 | Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night) | 4 |
| Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group |
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| 4 | 10 | Tossin' And Turnin' | 1 |
| Bobby Lewis with Joe Rene Orchestra |
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| 15 | 11 | You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) | 10 |
| Ral Donner |
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| - | 12 | Little Sister | 10 |
| Elvis Presley |
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| 14 | 13 | Wizard Of Love | 8 |
| The Ly-Dells |
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| 12 | 14 | I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door | 12 |
| Eddie Hodges |
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| 18 | 15 | Amor | ▲ |
| Ben E. King |
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| - | 16 | A Little Bit Of Soap | 8 |
| The Jarmels |
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| 11 | 17 | Solitaire | 11 |
| The Embers |
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| - | 18 | For Sentimental Reasons | 9 |
| The Cleftones |
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| 16 | 19 | I Fall To Pieces | 16 |
| Patsy Cline |
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| - | 20 | Crying | 2 |
| Roy Orbison |
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