Top 100 songs for October 30, 1961
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1961 and the 1960s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Runaround Sue” by Dion. Meanwhile, “Blue Moon” by The Ventures rises from No. 100 to No. 77. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Blue Moon — The Venturesup 23 places, No. 100 → No. 77
- Goodbye Cruel World — James Darrenup 21 places, No. 69 → No. 48
- Crazy — Patsy Clineup 20 places, No. 65 → No. 45
New to this week’s Top 40
- Heartaches — The MarcelsNo. 29
- So Long Baby — Del ShannonNo. 35
- Moon River — Jerry ButlerNo. 39
First-week entries
- Danny Boy — Andy WilliamsNo. 86
- Sometime — Gene ThomasNo. 90
- I Don't Know Why — Linda ScottNo. 93
- Let There Be Drums — Sandy NelsonNo. 94
- Town Without Pity — Gene PitneyNo. 96
- Turn Around, Look At Me — Glen CampbellNo. 97
- Walk On By — Leroy Van DykeNo. 98
- On Bended Knees — Clarence HenryNo. 99
- I Wonder (If Your Love Will Ever Belong To Me) — The PentagonsNo. 100
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.