The #1 R&B song on October 31, 1961

Hit the Road Jack By Ray Charles

Other #1 songs on October 31, 1961

#1 Hit Song

Runaround Sue
Dion

UK #1 Song

Walkin' Back to Happiness
Helen Shapiro

#1 Country Song

Walk On By
Leroy Van Dyke

Notable October 31 birthdays in the 1960s

Frank Bruni
Journalist
Born October 31, 1964
Adam Horovitz
Rapper
Born October 31, 1966
Dermot Mulroney
Movie Actor
Born October 31, 1963
Matt Olmstead
Screenwriter
Born October 31, 1965
Linn Berggren
Pop Singer
Born October 31, 1970
Adam Schlesinger
Bassist
Born October 31, 1967
Byron Williams
Football Player
Born October 31, 1960