January 9, 1961

-----DROPOUTS-----
Ballad Of The Alamo - Marty Robbins ----- 34 (2) / 5
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread) - Brook Benton ----- 24 / 7
The Little Drummer Boy - The Harry Simeone Chorale ----- 24 / 3 or 13 / 12
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee ----- 14 / 3


 40 --- There She Goes - Jerry Wallace (61)
31 39 --- Alone At Last - Jackie Wilson
36 38 --- Sad Mood - Sam Cooke
34 37 --- Doll House - Donnie Brooks
 36 --- Lovey Dovey - Buddy Knox (60)
35 35 --- Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs    
 34 --- Gee Whiz - The Innocents (44)
24 33 --- New Orleans - Gary U.S. Bonds
33 32 --- I Gotta Know - Elvis Presley
21 31 --- Poetry In Motion - Johnny Tillotson

37 30 --- I Count The Tears - The Drifters
25 29 --- My Girl Josephine - Fats Domino
28 28 --- Ruby - Ray Charles
40 27 --- I'm Hurtin' - Roy Orbison
20 26 --- Sway - Bobby Rydell
 25 --- You Are The Only One - Ricky Nelson (42)
17 24 --- Perfidia - The Ventures
38 23 --- Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
27 22 --- Baby Oh Baby - The Shells
26 21 --- Blue Tango - Bill Black's Combo

23 20 --- Wings Of A Dove - Ferlin Husky
32 19 --- Shop Around - The Miracles (feat. Bill "Smokey" Robinson)
19 18 --- Wonderland By Night - Anita Bryant
15 17 --- Lonely Teenager - Dion
12 16 --- Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea) - Lolita
16 15 --- Wonderland By Night - Louis Prima
13 14 --- He Will Break Your Heart - Jerry Butler
22 13 --- Calcutta - Lawrence Welk
07 12 --- Many Tears Ago - Connie Francis
05 11 --- A Thousand Stars - Kathy Young w/ The Innocents

08 10 --- You're Sixteen - Johnny Burnette
10 09 --- Corinna, Corinna - Ray Peterson
06 08 --- North To Alaska - Johnny Horton
09 07 --- Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals
11 06 --- Rubber Ball - Bobby Vee
14 05 --- Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
03 04 --- Last Date - Floyd Cramer
04 03 --- Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher
01 02 --- Are You Lonesome To-night? - Elvis Presley              
02 01 --- Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra    

R1 SINGLES CHART - 12-18 January 1961

01 03 POETRY IN MOTION Johnny Tillotson *
02 01 I LOVE YOU Cliff Richard **
03 02 SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME The Drifters
04 06 IT'S NOW OR NEVER Elvis Presley ********
05 12 PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE Matt Monro
06 07 GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME Peter Sellers + Sophia Loren
07 13 MAN OF MYSTERY / THE STRANGER The Shadows
08 10 ROCKING GOOSE Johnny and the Hurricanes
09 05 STRAWBERRY FAIR Anthony Newley
10 09 PERFIDIA The Ventures

11 11 COUNTING TEARDROPS Emile Ford and the Checkmates
12 04 LONELY PUP (IN A CHRISTMAS SHOP) Adam Faith
13 24 SWAY Bobby Rydell
14 30 BUONA SERA Acker Bilk
15 19 BLUE ANGEL Roy Orbison
16 18 LIKE STRANGERS The Everly Brothers
17 08 LITTLE DONKEY Nina & Frederick
18 16 GURNEY SLADE Max Harris
19 15 MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN Connie Francis
20 29 LITTLE GIRL Marty Wilde

21 21 AS LONG AS HE NEEDS ME Shirley Bassey
22 23 DREAMIN' Johnny Burnette
23 17 MY LOVE FOR YOU Johnny Mathis
24 33 STRAWBERRY BLONDE Frank D'Rone
25 36 STAY Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
26 14 LIVELY Lonnie Donegan
27 RE BLACK STOCKINGS The John Barry Seven
28 -- DOLL HOUSE The King Brothers
29 22 MR CUSTER Charlie Drake
30 20 OL' MacDONALD Frank Sinatra

31 -- PEPE Duane Eddy
32 28 EVEN MORE PARTY POPS Russ Conway
33 -- CHARIOT Rhet Stoller
34 25 JUST AS MUCH AS EVER Nat 'King' Cole
35 34 GEORGIA ON MY MIND Ray Charles
36 -- CAN'T YOU HEAR MY HEART? Danny Rivers
37 -- BANGERS AND MASH Peter Sellers + Sophia Loren
38 -- YOU'RE SIXTEEN Johnny Burnette
39 -- MANY TEARS AGO Connie Francis
40 -- MY GIRL, JOSEPHINE Fats Domino

-- 26 ONLY THE LONELY Roy Orbison **
-- 27 MILORD Edith Piaf
-- 31 KOMMOTION Duane Eddy
-- 32 KICKING UP THE LEAVES Mark Wynter
-- 35 TILL Tony Bennett
-- 37 LET'S / SERENATA Sarah Vaughan
-- 38 ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS Harry Simeone Chorale
-- 39 NEVER ON SUNDAY Makadopolous and his Green Serenaders
-- 40 VIRGIN MARY Lonnie Donegan

----- DROPOUTS ----- (Peak Position / Weeks on Chart) - USA
This Is My Story - Mickey & Sylvia ----- 100 / 1
Talk To Me Baby - Annette w/ The Afterbeats ----- 92 / 2
I Idolize You - Ike & Tina Turner ----- 82 / 4
Make Someone Happy - Perry Como ----- 80 / 2
Mister Livingston - Larry Verne ----- 75 / 3
Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters ----- 1 (3) / 18  
Ol' Mac Donald - Frank Sinatra ----- 25 / 9
Like Strangers - The Everly Brothers ----- 22 / 10
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters ----- 6 / 16
Christmas Auld Lang Syne - Bobby Darin ----- 53 / 3
Twistin' Bells - Santo & Johnny ----- 49 / 3
Am I Losing You - Jim Reeves ----- 31 / 11
The Hucklebuck - Chubby Checker ----- 14 / 13
The Little Drummer Boy - The Harry Simeone Chorale ----- 13 / 20
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee ----- 14 / 4


78 100 --- Spoonful - Etta & Harvey
RE 99 --- Rockin', Rollin' Ocean - Hank Snow
 98 --- The Muskrat Ramble - Freddy Cannon
 97 --- You Gotta Love Her With A Feeling - Freddie King
 96 --- Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford
 95 --- Jimmy's Girl - Johnny Tillotson
 94 --- Chills And Fever - Ronnie Love & his Orchestra
97 93 --- Oh, Lonesome Me - Johnny Cash
 92 --- (Ghost) Riders In The Sky - The Ramrods
99 91 --- Sugar Bee - Cleveland Crochet & Band

41 90 --- I'll Save The Last Dance For You - Damita Jo
 89 --- Is There Something On Your Mind - Jack Scott
 88 --- What Am I Gonna Do - Jimmy Clanton
 87 --- If I Didn't Care - The Platters
91 86 --- If I Knew - Nat "King" Cole
76 85 --- We Have Love - Dinah Washington
 84 --- And The Heavens Cried - Ronnie Savoy
96 83 --- I Don't Want Nobody (To Have My Love But You) - Ella Johnson w/ Buddy Johnson & his Orchestra
RE 82 --- The Age For Love - Jimmy Charles
 81 --- Wheels - The String-A-Longs

 80 --- Lost Love - H.B. Barnum
81 79 --- Milk Cow Blues - Ricky Nelson
98 78 --- Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight - Dodie Stevens
89 77 --- Wasbash Blues - The Viscounts
95 76 --- Don't Read The Letter - Patti Page
90 75 --- First Taste Of Love - Ben E. King
85 74 --- Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight - Thelma Carpenter
88 73 --- There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
86 72 --- Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
84 71 --- What Would I Do - Mickey & Sylvia

77 70 --- Angel On My Shoulder - Shelby Flint
66 69 --- (Let's Do) The Hully Gully Twist - Bill Doggett
64 68 --- How To Handle A Woman - Johnny Mathis
94 67 --- Don't Believe Him, Donna - Lenny Miles
92 66 --- All In My Mind - Maxine Brown
87 65 --- Oh, How I Miss You Tonight - Jeanne Black
68 64 --- You Don't Want My Love - Andy Williams
79 63 --- Utopia - Frank Gari
71 62 --- Happy Days - Marv Johnson
56 61 --- The Puppet Song - Frankie Avalon

 60 --- My Empty Arms - Jackie Wilson
73 59 --- Walk Slow - Little Willie John
55 58 --- Last Date - Lawrence Welk
72 57 --- C'est Si Bon (It's So Good) - Conway Twitty
70 56 --- Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White - Jerry Murad's Harmonicats
69 55 --- My Last Date (With You) - Joni James
63 54 --- Your Other Love - The Flamingos
59 53 --- Main Theme From Exodus (Ari's Theme) - Mantovani & his Orchestra
43 52 --- Gonzo - James Booker
30 51 --- Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread) - Brook Benton

47 50 --- Dance By The Light Of The Moon - The Olympics
46 49 --- Bumble Bee - LaVern Baker
83 48 --- Emotions - Brenda Lee
54 47 --- A Perfect Love - Frankie Avalon
39 46 --- Ballad Of The Alamo - Marty Robbins
57 45 --- My Last Date (With You) - Skeeter Davis
58 44 --- The Magnificent Seven - Al Caiola & his Orchestra
62 43 --- The Hoochi Coochi Coo - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
74 42 --- "Pepe" - Duane Eddy
50 41 --- Once In Awhile - The Chimes

61 40 --- There She Goes - Jerry Wallace
31 39 --- Alone At Last - Jackie Wilson
36 38 --- Sad Mood - Sam Cooke
34 37 --- Doll House - Donnie Brooks
60 36 --- Lovey Dovey - Buddy Knox
35 35 --- Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs  
44 34 --- Gee Whiz - The Innocents
24 33 --- New Orleans - Gary U.S. Bonds
33 32 --- I Gotta Know - Elvis Presley
21 31 --- Poetry In Motion - Johnny Tillotson

37 30 --- I Count The Tears - The Drifters
25 29 --- My Girl Josephine - Fats Domino
28 28 --- Ruby - Ray Charles
40 27 --- I'm Hurtin' - Roy Orbison
20 26 --- Sway - Bobby Rydell
42 25 --- You Are The Only One - Ricky Nelson
17 24 --- Perfidia - The Ventures
38 23 --- Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
27 22 --- Baby Oh Baby - The Shells
26 21 --- Blue Tango - Bill Black's Combo

23 20 --- Wings Of A Dove - Ferlin Husky
32 19 --- Shop Around - The Miracles (feat. Bill "Smokey" Robinson)
19 18 --- Wonderland By Night - Anita Bryant
15 17 --- Lonely Teenager - Dion
12 16 --- Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea) - Lolita
16 15 --- Wonderland By Night - Louis Prima
13 14 --- He Will Break Your Heart - Jerry Butler
22 13 --- Calcutta - Lawrence Welk
07 12 --- Many Tears Ago - Connie Francis
05 11 --- A Thousand Stars - Kathy Young w/ The Innocents

08 10 --- You're Sixteen - Johnny Burnette
10 09 --- Corinna, Corinna - Ray Peterson
06 08 --- North To Alaska - Johnny Horton
09 07 --- Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals
11 06 --- Rubber Ball - Bobby Vee
14 05 --- Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
03 04 --- Last Date - Floyd Cramer
04 03 --- Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher
01 02 --- Are You Lonesome To-night? - Elvis Presley              
02 01 --- Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra