September 19, 1960

-----DROPOUTS-----
I Love You In The Same Old Way - Paul Anka ----- 40 / 1
It Only Happened Yesterday - Jack Scott ----- 38 / 2
Hot Rod Lincoln - Charlie Ryan & The Timberline Riders ----- 33 / 4
Walking To New Orleans - Fats Domino ----- 6 / 11


21 40 --- Please Help Me, I'm Falling - Hank Locklin
 39 --- Honest I Do - The Innocents (59)
 38 --- I'm Not Afraid - Ricky Nelson (63)
31 37 --- A Woman, A Lover, A Friend - Jackie Wilson
23 36 --- Ta Ta - Clyde McPhatter
30 35 --- Image Of A Girl - Safaris
34 34 --- Amymore - Teresa Brewer
 33 --- I Want To Be Wanted - Brenda Lee (67)
24 32 --- Hello Young Lovers - Paul Anka
37 31 --- Never On Sunday - Don Costa & his Orchestra & Chorus

25 30 --- Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) - Roy Orbison
27 29 --- (You Were Made For) All My Love - Jackie Wilson
29 28 --- The Twist - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
33 27 --- Lucille - The Everly Brothers
38 26 --- Hot Rod Lincoln - Johnny Bond
14 25 --- Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini - Brian Hyland    
20 24 --- I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee        
22 23 --- You Mean Everything To Me - Neil Sedaka
35 22 --- Three Nights A Week - Fats Domino
18 21 --- Over The Rainbow - The Demensions

16 20 --- In My Little Corner Of The World - Anita Bryant
15 19 --- Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
 18 --- Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters (44)
28 17 --- Pineapple Princess - Annette with The Afterbeats
19 16 --- The Same One - Brook Benton
26 15 --- Devil Or Angel - Bobby Vee
10 14 --- Mission Bell - Donnie Brooks
11 13 --- Dreamin' - Johnny Burnette
12 12 --- Theme From The Apartment - Ferrante & Teicher
17 11 --- So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) - The Everly Brothers

13 10 --- A Million To One - Jimmy Charles
07 09 --- Volare - Bobby Rydell
09 08 --- Yogi - The Ivy Three
08 07 --- Kiddio - Brook Benton
05 06 --- Walk -- Don't Run - The Ventures
06 05 --- Chain Gang - Sam Cooke
04 04 --- Mr. Custer - Larry Verne
01 03 --- It's Now Or Never - Elvis Presley            
03 02 --- My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own - Connie Francis
02 01 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker    


This is the first Top 40 hits for The Innocents.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 22-28 September 1960

01 01 APACHE The Shadows *****
02 02 MESS OF BLUES Elvis Presley
03 03 BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG Duane Eddy
04 07 TELL LAURA I LOVE HER Ricky Valance
05 13 ONLY THE LONELY Roy Orbison
06 06 WHEN WILL I BE LOVED? The Everly Brothers
07 04 PLEASE DON'T TEASE Cliff Richard ***
08 05 EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL Connie Francis
09 10 AS LONG AS HE NEEDS ME Shirley Bassey
10 09 PAPER ROSES The Kaye Sisters

11 18 IMAGE OF A GIRL Mark Wynter
12 14 SHAKING ALL OVER Johnny Kidd and the Pirates *
13 16 PLEASE, HELP ME, I'M FALLING Hank Locklin
14 15 LORELEI Lonnie Donegan
15 08 LOVE IS LIKE A VIOLIN Ken Dodd
16 12 I'M SORRY Brenda Lee
17 26 WALK, DON'T RUN The Ventures
18 39 HOW ABOUT THAT? Adam Faith
19 17 TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN, SPORT Rolf Harris
20 11 IF SHE SHOULD COME TO YOU Anthony Newley

21 19 FEEL SO FINE Johnny Preston
22 24 VOLARE Bobby Rydell
23 29 I'D DO ANYTHING Mike Preston
24 -- WALK, DON'T RUN John Barry Seven
25 28 NICE N EASY Frank Sinatra
26 -- NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN Cliff Richard
27 20 ITSY BITSY TEENY WEENY YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI Brian Hyland
28 -- LUCILLE / SO SAD The Everly Brothers
29 31 LET'S THINK ABOUT LIVING Bob Luman
30 30 HE'LL HAVE TO GO Jim Reeves

31 32 THEME from 'A SUMMER PLACE' Percy Faith
32 27 ALLEY OOP Hollywood Argyles
33 21 LOOK FOR A STAR Gary Mills
34 22 GOOD TIMIN' Jimmy Jones ***
35 RE I JUST GO FOR YOU Jimmy Jones
36 35 WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER Acker Bilk
37 23 MAIS OUI The King Brothers
38 25 MAMA / ROBOT MAN Connie Francis
39 RE WALKING TO NEW ORLEANS Fats Domino
40 -- MACDONALD'S CAVE Piltdown Men

-- 33 I WANNA GO HOME Lonnie Donegan
-- 34 THEM THERE EYES Emile Ford and the Checkmates
-- 36 BROKEN DOLL Tommy Bruce
-- 37 LET'S HAVE A PARTY Wanda Jackson
-- 38 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME Adam Faith
-- 40 IMAGE OF A GIRL Nelson Keene

----- DROPOUTS ----- (Peak Position / Weeks on Chart) - USA
A Teenager Feels It Too - Denny Reed ----- 94 / 3
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out - Nina Simeone ----- 93 / 2
The Old Oaken Bucket - Tommy Sands ----- 73 / 4
Many A Wonderful Moment - Rosemary Clooney ----- 84 / 3
Since I Met You Baby - Bobby Vee ----- 81 / 1
How High The Moon (Part 1) - Ella Fitzgerald ----- 76 / 5
Look For A Star - Part 1 - Garry Mills ----- 16 / 13
Tell Laura I Love Her - Ray Peterson ----- 7 / 14


100 --- Togetherness - Frankie Avalon
99 --- My Dearest Darling - Etta James
98 --- Twistin' U.S.A. - Danny & The Juniors
68 97 --- This Bitter Earth - Dinah Washington
96 --- Blue Angel - Roy Orbison
100 95 --- Time Machine - Dante & The Evergreens
94 --- Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby - Buster Brown
93 --- North To Alaska - Johnny Horton
99 92 --- Just Call Me (And I'll Understand) - Lloyd Price
91 --- You Talk Too Much - Joe Jones

97 90 --- Tonight's The Night - The Shirelles
90 89 --- Kookie Little Paradise - The Tree Swingers
91 88 --- The Lovin' Touch - Mark Dinning
87 --- Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
53 86 --- We Go Together - Jan & Dean
79 85 --- This Old Heart - James Brown
58 84 --- Red Sails In The Sunset - The Platters
86 83 --- Kommotion - Duane Eddy
88 82 --- Shortnin' Bread - Paul Champlain & his Emeralds
85 81 --- Journey Of Love - The Crests feat. Johnny Maestro

73 80 --- No - Dodie Stevens
62 79 --- My Love - Nat "King" Cole / Stan Kenton
89 78 --- Tonight's The Night - The Chiffons
95 77 --- Five Brothers - Marty Robbins
96 76 --- Don't Be Cruel - Bill Black's Combo
83 75 --- Brontosaurus Stomp - The Piltdown Men
87 74 --- Come Back - Jimmy Clanton
82 73 --- Rocking Goose - Johnny & The Hurricanes
72 72 --- And Now - Della Reese
64 71 --- The Wreck Of The "John B" - Jimmie Rodgers

98 70 --- Shimmy Like Kate - The Olympics
42 69 --- Feel So Fine - Johnny Preston
66 68 --- I Walk The Line - Jaye P. Morgan
60 67 --- Nice 'N' Easy - Frank Sinatra
77 66 --- (You've Got To) Move Two Mountains - Marv Johnson
75 65 --- Sleep - Little Willie John
49 64 --- Lisa - Jeanne Black
65 63 --- My Love For You - Johnny Mathis
43 62 --- Mule Skinner Blues - The Fendermen
70 61 --- A Kookie Little Paradise - Jo Ann Campbell

61 60 --- Diamonds And Pearls - The Paradons
52 59 --- A Mess Of Blues - Elvis Presley
78 58 --- Put Your Arms Around Me Honey - Fats Domino
45 57 --- My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You - Guy Mitchell
71 56 --- Let's Think About Living - Bob Luman
69 55 --- Malaguena - Connie Francis
48 54 --- Let The Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee
50 53 --- Big Boy Pete - The Olympics
54 52 --- If I Can't Have You - Etta & Harvey
51 51 --- Let's Have A Party - Wanda Jackson

55 50 --- You're Looking Good - Dee Clark
47 49 --- A Fool In Love - Ike & Tina Turner
74 48 --- Run Samson Run - Neil Sedaka
46 47 --- (I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy - Bobby Freeman
40 46 --- I Love You In The Same Old Way - Paul Anka
36 45 --- Hot Rod Lincoln - Charlie Ryan & The Timberline Riders
32 44 --- Walking To New Orleans - Fats Domino
80 43 --- Yes Sir, That's My Baby - Ricky Nelson
41 42 --- (I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too - Skeeter Davis
39 41 --- It Only Happened Yesterday - Jack Scott

21 40 --- Please Help Me, I'm Falling - Hank Locklin
59 39 --- Honest I Do - The Innocents
63 38 --- I'm Not Afraid - Ricky Nelson
31 37 --- A Woman, A Lover, A Friend - Jackie Wilson
23 36 --- Ta Ta - Clyde McPhatter
30 35 --- Image Of A Girl - Safaris
34 34 --- Amymore - Teresa Brewer
67 33 --- I Want To Be Wanted - Brenda Lee
24 32 --- Hello Young Lovers - Paul Anka
37 31 --- Never On Sunday - Don Costa & his Orchestra & Chorus

25 30 --- Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) - Roy Orbison
27 29 --- (You Were Made For) All My Love - Jackie Wilson
29 28 --- The Twist - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
33 27 --- Lucille - The Everly Brothers
38 26 --- Hot Rod Lincoln - Johnny Bond
14 25 --- Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini - Brian Hyland
20 24 --- I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee
22 23 --- You Mean Everything To Me - Neil Sedaka
35 22 --- Three Nights A Week - Fats Domino
18 21 --- Over The Rainbow - The Demensions

16 20 --- In My Little Corner Of The World - Anita Bryant
15 19 --- Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
44 18 --- Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters
28 17 --- Pineapple Princess - Annette with The Afterbeats
19 16 --- The Same One - Brook Benton
26 15 --- Devil Or Angel - Bobby Vee
10 14 --- Mission Bell - Donnie Brooks
11 13 --- Dreamin' - Johnny Burnette
12 12 --- Theme From The Apartment - Ferrante & Teicher
17 11 --- So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) - The Everly Brothers

13 10 --- A Million To One - Jimmy Charles
07 09 --- Volare - Bobby Rydell
09 08 --- Yogi - The Ivy Three
08 07 --- Kiddio - Brook Benton
05 06 --- Walk -- Don't Run - The Ventures
06 05 --- Chain Gang - Sam Cooke
04 04 --- Mr. Custer - Larry Verne
01 03 --- It's Now Or Never - Elvis Presley
03 02 --- My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own - Connie Francis
02 01 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker