January 30, 1961

----- DROPOUTS -----
Blue Tango - Bill Black's Combo ----- 16 / 7
Gee Whiz - The Innocents ----- 28 / 3
My Last Date (With You) - Joni James ----- 38 / 1
Many Tears Ago - Connie Francis ----- 7 (2) / 10
My Girl Josephine - Fats Domino ----- 14 / 11
My Last Date (With You) - Skeeter Davis ----- 26 / 2
Lonely Teenager - Dion ----- 12 (2) / 11


 40 --- If I Didn't Care - The Platters (50)
35 39 --- The Magnificent Seven - Al Caiola & his Orchestra
33 38 --- You Are The Only One - Ricky Nelson
31 37 --- Main Theme From Exodus (Ari's Theme) - Mantovani & his Orchestra
25 36 --- Lovey Dovey - Buddy Knox
 35 --- Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford (55)
 34 --- Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King (45)
 33 --- All In My Mind - Maxine Brown (47)
27 32 --- Wonderland By Night - Anita Bryant
 31 --- Pony Time - Chubby Checker (49)

 30 --- Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis (42)
24 29 --- Baby Oh Baby - The Shells
19 28 --- Wonderland By Night - Louis Prima
21 27 --- He Will Break Your Heart - Jerry Butler
RE 26 --- There She Goes - Jerry Wallace (41)
32 25 --- C'est Si Bon (It's So Good) - Conway Twitty
20 24 --- You're Sixteen - Johnny Burnette
30 23 --- The Hoochi Coochi Coo - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
34 22 --- Wheels - The String-A-Longs
36 21 --- There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris

29 20 --- "Pepe" - Duane Eddy
18 19 --- Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea) - Lolita
15 18 --- A Thousand Stars - Kathy Young w/ The Innocents
22 17 --- I Count The Tears - The Drifters
16 16 --- Wings Of A Dove - Ferlin Husky
17 15 --- My Empty Arms - Jackie Wilson
11 14 --- Last Date - Floyd Cramer
12 13 --- North To Alaska - Johnny Horton
14 12 --- Once In Awhile - The Chimes
10 11 --- Corinna, Corinna - Ray Peterson

06 10 --- Are You Lonesome To-night? - Elvis Presley              
09 09 --- Rubber Ball - Bobby Vee
13 08 --- Emotions - Brenda Lee
08 07 --- Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
05 06 --- Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals
07 05 --- Shop Around - The Miracles (feat. Bill "Smokey" Robinson)
01 04 --- Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra        
02 03 --- Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher
03 02 --- Calcutta - Lawrence Welk
04 01 --- Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles    


Big new names this week as we get introduced to Buzz Clifford, Maxine Brown and the legendary Ben E. King

R1 SINGLES CHART - 2-8 February 1961

01 01 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? Elvis Presley **
02 05 PEPE DUane Eddy
03 02 POETRY IN MOTION Johnny Tillotson **
04 18 SAILOR Petula Clark
05 03 PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE Matt Monro
06 10 YOU'RE SIXTEEN Johnny Burnette
07 04 COUNTING TEARDROPS Emile Ford and the Checkmates
08 06 I LOVE YOU Cliff Richard **
09 24 RUBBER BALL Bobby Vee
10 09 BUONA SERA Acker Bilk

11 16 RUBBER BALL Marty Wilde
12 15 MANY TEARS AGO Connie Francis
13 11 IT'S NOW OR NEVER Elvis Presley ********
14 08 SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME The Drifters
15 12 SWAY Bobby Rydell
16 13 LIKE STRANGERS The Everly Brothers
17 07 PERFIDIA The Ventures
18 14 STAY Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
19 27 SAILOR Anne Shelton
20 28 A THOUSAND STARS Billy Fury

21 22 PILTDOWN RIDES AGAIN The Piltdown Men
22 25 PEPE Russ Conway
23 32 NORTH TO ALASKA Johnny Horton
24 21 DOLL HOUSE The King Brothers
25 20 GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME Peter Sellers + Sophia Loren
26 19 A SCOTTISH SOLDIER Andy Stewart
27 23 BLUE ANGEL Roy Orbison
28 26 MAN OF MYSTERY / THE STRANGER The Shadows
29 17 LITTLE GIRL Marty Wilde
30 37 RUBBER BALL The Avons

31 29 ROCKING GOOSE Johnny and the Hurricanes
32 RE NEW ORLEANS U.S. Bonds
33 -- SHINE Joe Brown and his Bruvvers
34 33 CHARIOT Rhet Stoller
35 38 BLACK STOCKINGS The John Barry Seven
36 30 BANGERS AND MASH Peter Sellers + Sophia Loren
37 -- LET'S JUMP THE BROOMSTICK Brenda Lee
38 RE AS LONG AS HE NEEDS ME Shirley Bassey
39 39 MY LOVE FOR YOU Johnny Mathis
40 -- FIRST TASTE OF LOVE Ben E King

-- 31 STRAWBERRY BLONDE Frank D'Rone
-- 34 STRAWBERRY FAIR Anthony Newley
-- 35 GURNEY SLADE Max Harris
-- 36 LONELY PUP (IN A CHRISTMAS SHOP) Adam Faith
-- 40 MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN Connie Francis



Ben E King also made his solo debut in the UK this week

----- DROPOUTS ----- (Peak Position / Weeks on Chart) - USA
I Remember (In The Still Of The Nite) - The Five Satins ----- 29 / 24
Oh, How I Miss You Tonight - Jeanne Black ----- 63 / 5
The Puppet Song - Frankie Avalon ----- 56 / 7
Tonite, Tonite - The Mello-Kings ----- 77 / 11
Gift Of Love - The Van Dykes ----- 91 / 2
You Don't Want My Love - Andy Williams ----- 64 / 7
Sad Mood - Sam Cooke ----- 29 / 8
Last Date - Lawrence Welk ----- 21 / 11
Happy Days - Marv Johnson ----- 58 / 7
Don't Read The Letter - Patti Page ----- 65 / 4
Perfidia - The Ventures ----- 15 / 13
Bumble Bee - LaVern Baker ----- 46 / 11
I Gotta Know - Elvis Presley ----- 20 / 11


 100 --- Wait A Minute - The Coasters
 99 --- Bye Bye Baby - Mary Wells
RE 98 --- Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) - Bill Doggett
82 97 --- Flamingo Express - The Royaltones
 96 --- Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
100 95 --- Charlena - The Sevilles
28 94 --- My Girl Josephine - Fats Domino
92 93 --- Trouble In Mind - Nina Simeone
72 92 --- Chills And Fever - Ronnie Love & his Orchestra
80 91 --- Sugar Bee - Cleveland Crochet & Band

98 90 --- Ginnie Bell - Paul Dino
86 89 --- I Remember - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
38 88 --- My Last Date (With You) - Joni James
87 87 --- Pony Time - Don Covay & The Goodtimers
 86 --- Leave My Kitten Alone - Johnny Preston
88 85 --- Dedicated To The One I Love - The "5" Royales
RE 84 --- Dance By The Light Of The Moon - The Olympics
94 83 --- Apache - Jorgen Ingmann & his Guitar
90 82 --- The Exodus Song (This Land Is Mine) - Pat Boone
RE 81 --- Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White - Jerry Murad's Harmonicats

84 80 --- When I Fall In Love - Etta Jones
77 79 --- Sound-Off - Titus Turner
 78 --- Close Together - Jimmy Reed
 77 --- (I Wanna) Love My Life Away - Gene Pitney
46 76 --- I'm Hurtin' - Roy Orbison
39 75 --- Gee Whiz - The Innocents
40 74 --- Blue Tango - Bill Black's Combo
93 73 --- Ram-Bunk-Shush - The Ventures
 72 --- Don't Worry - Marty Robbins
74 71 --- Jimmy's Girl - Johnny Tillotson

26 70 --- My Last Date (With You) - Skeeter Davis
79 69 --- Leave My Kitten Alone - Little Willie John
81 68 --- (Ghost) Riders In The Sky - The Ramrods
 67 --- Ebony Eyes - The Everly Brothers
69 66 --- The Age For Love - Jimmy Charles
23 65 --- Lonely Teenager - Dion
73 64 --- What Would I Do - Mickey & Sylvia
85 63 --- Them That Got - Ray Charles
 62 --- You Can Have Her - Roy Hamilton
59 61 --- Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs  

63 60 --- Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight - Dodie Stevens
83 59 --- Ain't That Just Like A Woman - Fats Domino
48 58 --- Doll House - Donnie Brooks
62 57 --- Lost Love - H.B. Barnum
65 56 --- The Muskrat Ramble - Freddy Cannon
58 55 --- Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight - Thelma Carpenter
61 54 --- First Taste Of Love - Ben E. King
57 53 --- Angel On My Shoulder - Shelby Flint
78 52 --- What A Price - Fats Domino
66 51 --- No One - Connie Francis

56 50 --- What Am I Gonna Do - Jimmy Clanton
64 49 --- At Last - Etta James
37 48 --- Many Tears Ago - Connie Francis
68 47 --- Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles
67 46 --- The Story Of My Love - Paul Anka
44 45 --- Utopia - Frank Gari
60 44 --- The Tear Of The Year - Jackie Wilson
 43 --- I'm Learning About Love - Brenda Lee
53 42 --- Good Time Baby - Bobby Rydell
51 41 --- Don't Believe Him, Donna - Lenny Miles

50 40 --- If I Didn't Care - The Platters
35 39 --- The Magnificent Seven - Al Caiola & his Orchestra
33 38 --- You Are The Only One - Ricky Nelson
31 37 --- Main Theme From Exodus (Ari's Theme) - Mantovani & his Orchestra
25 36 --- Lovey Dovey - Buddy Knox
55 35 --- Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford
45 34 --- Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
47 33 --- All In My Mind - Maxine Brown
27 32 --- Wonderland By Night - Anita Bryant
49 31 --- Pony Time - Chubby Checker

42 30 --- Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis
24 29 --- Baby Oh Baby - The Shells
19 28 --- Wonderland By Night - Louis Prima
21 27 --- He Will Break Your Heart - Jerry Butler
41 26 --- There She Goes - Jerry Wallace
32 25 --- C'est Si Bon (It's So Good) - Conway Twitty
20 24 --- You're Sixteen - Johnny Burnette
30 23 --- The Hoochi Coochi Coo - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
34 22 --- Wheels - The String-A-Longs
36 21 --- There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris

29 20 --- "Pepe" - Duane Eddy
18 19 --- Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea) - Lolita
15 18 --- A Thousand Stars - Kathy Young w/ The Innocents
22 17 --- I Count The Tears - The Drifters
16 16 --- Wings Of A Dove - Ferlin Husky
17 15 --- My Empty Arms - Jackie Wilson
11 14 --- Last Date - Floyd Cramer
12 13 --- North To Alaska - Johnny Horton
14 12 --- Once In Awhile - The Chimes
10 11 --- Corinna, Corinna - Ray Peterson

06 10 --- Are You Lonesome To-night? - Elvis Presley            
09 09 --- Rubber Ball - Bobby Vee
13 08 --- Emotions - Brenda Lee
08 07 --- Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
05 06 --- Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals
07 05 --- Shop Around - The Miracles (feat. Bill "Smokey" Robinson)
01 04 --- Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra      
02 03 --- Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher
03 02 --- Calcutta - Lawrence Welk
04 01 --- Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles