Other #1 songs on October 21, 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 21 Birthdays
Born in the 1960s

Horace Hogan

Professional Wrestler

Born October 21, 1965

Mo Lewis

Football Player

Born October 21, 1969