Top 20 Song Chart for September 9, 1961 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 3 | 1 | My True Story | ▲ |
| The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra |
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| 1 | 2 | Michael | 1 |
| The Highwaymen |
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| 4 | 3 | Pretty Little Angel Eyes | 1 |
| Curtis Lee |
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| 2 | 4 | School Is Out | 2 |
| Gary U.S. Bonds |
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| 9 | 5 | Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night) | 4 |
| Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group |
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| 5 | 6 | Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn) | 5 |
| Joe Dowell |
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| 8 | 7 | Hurt | 5 |
| Timi Yuro |
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| 13 | 8 | Wizard Of Love | ▲ |
| The Ly-Dells |
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| - | 9 | Take Good Care Of My Baby | 1 |
| Bobby Vee |
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| 11 | 10 | You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) | ▲ |
| Ral Donner |
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| 12 | 11 | Little Sister | 10 |
| Elvis Presley |
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| - | 12 | Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) | 10 |
| Barry Mann |
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| - | 13 | Bless You | 4 |
| Tony Orlando |
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| 20 | 14 | Crying | 2 |
| Roy Orbison |
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| 16 | 15 | A Little Bit Of Soap | 8 |
| The Jarmels |
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| - | 16 | More Money For You And Me | 10 |
| The Four Preps |
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| - | 17 | Juke Box Saturday Night | 16 |
| Nino & The Ebb Tides |
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| 18 | 18 | For Sentimental Reasons | 9 |
| The Cleftones |
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| - | 19 | When We Get Married | 13 |
| The Dreamlovers |
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| - | 20 | As If I Didn't Know | ▲ |
| Adam Wade |
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