Other #1 songs on October 20, 1961
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Hit the Road Jack

Ray Charles and his orchestra

#1 song in the UK

Walkin' Back to Happiness

Helen Shapiro

#1 song

Runaround Sue

Dion

Notable October 20 Birthdays
Born in the 1960s

Les Stroud

Survival Expert

Born October 20, 1961

Jonathan I. Schwartz

Businessman

Born October 20, 1965

Patrick Volkerding

Software Engineer

Born October 20, 1966

William Zabka

Actor and Martial Artist

Born October 20, 1965