Top 20 Song Chart for October 28, 1961 |
| LW | TW | peak |
| 1 | 1 | Runaround Sue | ▲ |
| Dion |
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| 2 | 2 | Hit The Road Jack | 1 |
| Ray Charles |
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| 3 | 3 | Bristol Stomp | 2 |
| The Dovells |
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| 12 | 4 | Please Mr. Postman | 1 |
| The Marvelettes |
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| 5 | 5 | The Way You Look Tonight | ▲ |
| The Lettermen |
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| 7 | 6 | Let's Get Together | ▲ |
| Hayley Mills |
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| 11 | 7 | I Love How You Love Me | ▲ |
| The Paris Sisters |
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| 10 | 8 | This Time | 5 |
| Troy Shondell |
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| 8 | 9 | Look In My Eyes | 8 |
| The Chantels |
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| 14 | 10 | Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) | 8 |
| Sue Thompson |
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| - | 11 | Big Bad John | 1 |
| Jimmy Dean |
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| 6 | 12 | Take Good Care Of My Baby | 1 |
| Bobby Vee |
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| 17 | 13 | The Fly | 7 |
| Chubby Checker |
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| - | 14 | Tower Of Strength | 4 |
| Gene McDaniels |
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| 20 | 15 | (He's My) Dreamboat | ▲ |
| Connie Francis |
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| 18 | 16 | Sweets For My Sweet | ▲ |
| The Drifters |
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| 19 | 17 | Take Five | ▲ |
| Dave Brubeck Quartet |
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| - | 18 | Don't Blame Me | ▲ |
| The Everly Brothers |
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| 4 | 19 | Crying | 2 |
| Roy Orbison |
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| - | 20 | So Long Baby | ▲ |
| Del Shannon |
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