Top 20 Song Chart for September 23, 1961 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 3 | 1 | Take Good Care Of My Baby | ▲ |
| Bobby Vee |
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| 6 | 2 | Crying | ▲ |
| Roy Orbison |
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| 2 | 3 | My True Story | 1 |
| The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra |
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| 1 | 4 | Michael | 1 |
| The Highwaymen |
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| 4 | 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 | Hurt | 5 |
| Timi Yuro |
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| 12 | 7 | Bless You | 4 |
| Tony Orlando |
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| 7 | 8 | Pretty Little Angel Eyes | 1 |
| Curtis Lee |
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| 8 | 9 | A Little Bit Of Soap | 8 |
| The Jarmels |
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| 14 | 10 | Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) | ▲ |
| Barry Mann |
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| - | 11 | The Mountain's High | 7 |
| Dick And Deedee |
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| 15 | 12 | It's Gonna Work Out Fine | ▲ |
| Ike & Tina Turner |
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| 18 | 13 | Without You | 12 |
| Johnny Tillotson |
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| 11 | 14 | More Money For You And Me | 10 |
| The Four Preps |
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| - | 15 | You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby | 9 |
| Bobby Darin |
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| 19 | 16 | Juke Box Saturday Night | ▲ |
| Nino & The Ebb Tides |
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| - | 17 | One Track Mind | 16 |
| Bobby Lewis With Joe Rene Orchestra |
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| - | 18 | Frankie And Johnny | ▲ |
| Brook Benton |
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| 17 | 19 | (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame | 13 |
| Elvis Presley |
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| - | 20 | Let Me Belong To You | ▲ |
| Brian Hyland |
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