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Top 20 Song Chart for October 7, 1961

LW TW       peak  
7 1   Runaround Sue  
  Dion
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1 2   Take Good Care Of My Baby 1  
  Bobby Vee
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2 3   Crying 2  
  Roy Orbison
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4 4   Bless You  
  Tony Orlando
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11 5   Hit The Road Jack 1  
  Ray Charles
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3 6   Michael 1  
  The Highwaymen
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8 7   The Mountain's High  
  Dick And Deedee
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14 8   Bristol Stomp 2  
  The Dovells
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12 9   You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby  
  Bobby Darin
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9 10   For Sentimental Reasons 9  
  The Cleftones
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5 11   My True Story 1  
  The Jive Five With Joe Rene And Orchestra
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15 12   Without You  
  Johnny Tillotson
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17 13   Mexico  
  Bob Moore And His Orchestra
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- 14   Ya Ya 13  
  Lee Dorsey
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- 15   Let's Get Together 6  
  Hayley Mills
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18 16   The Way You Look Tonight 5  
  The Lettermen
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20 17   Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) 10  
  Barry Mann
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19 18   Look In My Eyes 8  
  The Chantels
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- 19   The Astronaut  
  Jose Jimenez
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6 20   Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night) 4  
  Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group
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Dion is top over this week's song chart with Runaround Sue. Take Good Care Of My Baby by Bobby Vee is at number two on the chart. At number three this week is Roy Orbison with Crying.


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