February 27, 1961

----- DROPOUTS -----
Rubber Ball - Bobby Vee ----- 6 / 11
(Ghost) Riders In The Sky - Ramrods ----- 30 / 1
Once In Awhile - The Chimes ----- 11 / 6
My Empty Arms - Jackie Wilson ----- 9 / 6


33 40 --- "Pepe" - Duane Eddy
 39 --- (I Wanna) Love My Life Away - Gene Pitney (43)
 38 --- Stayin' In - Bobby Vee (45)
 37 --- Wait A Minute - The Coasters (41)
20 36 --- Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra        
37 35 --- Lazy River - Bobby Darin
38 34 --- No One - Connie Francis
35 33 --- Ain't That Just Like A Woman - Fats Domino
34 32 --- Utopia - Frank Gari
32 31 --- Ram-Bunk-Shush - The Ventures

17 30 --- Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals
 29 --- Think Twice - Brook Benton (56)
39 28 --- Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers
22 27 --- What A Price - Fats Domino
40 26 --- Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
27 25 --- Jimmy's Girl - Johnny Tillotson
31 24 --- You Can Have Her - Roy Hamilton
16 23 --- The Story Of My Love - Paul Anka
28 22 --- Angel On My Shoulder - Shelby Flint
25 21 --- Little Boy Sad - Johnny Burnette

26 20 --- Apache - Jorgen Ingmann & his Guitar
19 19 --- All In My Mind - Maxine Brown
21 18 --- Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
13 17 --- Wings Of A Dove - Ferlin Husky
07 16 --- Emotions - Brenda Lee
06 15 --- Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
08 14 --- Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher
14 13 --- Good Time Baby - Bobby Rydell
12 12 --- Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford
03 11 --- Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles      

10 10 --- Wheels - The String-A-Longs
18 09 --- Ebony Eyes - The Everly Brothers
02 08 --- Shop Around - The Miracles (feat. Bill "Smokey" Robinson)
11 07 --- Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis
09 06 --- Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles
15 05 --- Don't Worry - Marty Robbins
24 04 --- Surrender - Elvis Presley
05 03 --- There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
01 02 --- Calcutta - Lawrence Welk      
04 01 --- Pony Time - Chubby Checker    


This is the first Top 40 hit for Gene Pitney.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 2-8 March 1961

01 03 EBONY EYES / WALK RIGHT BACK The Everly Brothers *
02 01 SAILOR Petula Clark *
03 02 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? Elvis Presley ****
04 31 ARE YOU SURE? The Allisons
05 08 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? The Shirelles
06 05 WHO AM I? / THIS IS IT Adam Faith
07 06 F.B.I. The Shadows
08 10 CALENDAR GIRL Neil Sedaka
09 04 YOU'RE SIXTEEN Johnny Burnette
10 24 RIDERS IN THE SKY The Ramrods

11 07 RUBBER BALL Bobby Vee
12 22 GATHER IN THE MUSHROOMS Benny Hill
13 09 PEPE Duane Eddy
14 19 LET'S JUMP THE BROOMSTICK Brenda Lee
15 12 PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE Matt Monro
16 30 WHEELS String-A-Longs
17 11 BUONA SERA Acker Bilk
18 25 MYSTERY GIRL Jess Conrad
19 13 RUBBER BALL Marty Wilde
20 17 PILTDOWN RIDES AGAIN The Piltdown Men

21 -- THEME FOR A DREAM Cliff Richard
22 14 SAILOR Anne Shelton
23 16 NEW ORLEANS U.S. Bonds
24 39 SAMANTHA Kenny Ball and His Jazz Men
25 20 A THOUSAND STARS Billy Fury
26 -- JA-DA Johnny and the Hurricanes
27 32 FIRST TASTE OF LOVE Ben E King
28 18 MANY TEARS AGO Connie Francis
29 28 A SCOTTISH SOLDIER Andy Stewart
30 15 POETRY IN MOTION Johnny Tillotson **

31 23 PEPE Russ Conway
32 26 I LOVE YOU Cliff Richard **
33 36 DOLL HOUSE The King Brothers
34 -- AFRICAN WALTZ Johnny Dankworth
35 -- 76 TROMBONES The King Brothers
36 RE THE WORLD IN MY ARMS Nat 'King' Cole
37 34 IT'S NOW OR NEVER Elvis Presley ********
38 27 STAY Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
39 29 SWAY Bobby Rydell
40 -- C'EST SI BON Conway Twitty

-- 21 COUNTING TEARDROPS Emile Ford and the Checkmates
-- 33 SHINE Joe Brown and His Bruvvers
-- 35 GINCHY Bert Weedon
-- 37 PERFIDIA The Ventures
-- 38 SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME The Drifters
-- 40 WHAT TO DO? Buddy Holly

----- DROPOUTS ----- (Peak Position / Weeks on Chart) - USA
Dance By The Light Of The Moon - The Olympics ----- 47 / 11
Charlena - The Sevilles ----- 84 / 5
Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White - Jerry Murad's Harmonicats ----- 56 / 8
The Magnificent Seven - Al Caiola & his Orchestra ----- 35 / 12
Them That Got - Ray Charles ----- 58 / 6
Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea) - Lolita ----- 5 / 18
Close Together - Jimmy Reed ----- 68 / 4
Last Date - Floyd Cramer ----- 2 / 20
I'm Learning About Love - Brenda Lee ----- 33 / 4
North To Alaska - Johnny Horton ----- 4 / 23
Lost Love - H.B. Barnum ----- 35 / 7


 100 --- Battle Of Gettysburg - Fred Darian
 99 --- Cherry Berry Wine - Charlie McCoy
 98 --- A Lover's Question - Ernestine Anderson
 97 --- Tunes Of Glory - Mitch Miller & his Orchestra & Chorus
 96 --- More Than I Can Say - Bobby Vee
 95 --- Won't Be Long - Aretha Franklin
 94 --- Bewildered - James Brown & The Famous Flames
66 93 --- The Exodus Song (This Land Is Mine) - Pat Boone
73 92 --- Leave My Kitten Alone - Johnny Preston
 91 --- All Of Everything - Frankie Avalon

99 90 --- Top Forty, News, Weather And Sports - Mark Dinning
92 89 --- Cerveza - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra
65 88 --- If I Didn't Care - The Platters
100 87 --- Dream Boy - Annette with The Afterbeats
 86 --- Ja-Da - Johnny & The Hurricanes
91 85 --- A Texan And A Girl From Mexico - Anita Bryant
 84 --- Lonely Man - Elvis Presley
96 83 --- Orange Blossom Special - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra
89 82 --- Let's Go Again (Where We Went Last Night) - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
86 81 --- You're The Boss - LaVern Baker & Jimmy Ricks

78 80 --- Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) - Bill Doggett
98 79 --- I Pity The Fool - Bobby Bland
60 78 --- Leave My Kitten Alone - Little Willie John
90 77 --- But I Do - Clarence "Frogman" Henry
84 76 --- To Be Loved (Forever) - The Pentagons
77 75 --- Keep Your Hands Off Of Him - Damita Jo
95 74 --- Theme From Tunes Of Glory - The Cambridge Strings & Singers
74 73 --- Pony Time - Don Covay & The Goodtimers
83 72 --- The Touchables - Dickie Goodman
 71 --- Please Love Me Forever - Cathy Jean & The Roommates

72 70 --- Bye Bye Baby - Mary Wells
63 69 --- Ginnie Bell - Paul Dino
59 68 --- Model Girl - Johnny Maestro
71 67 --- The Most Beautiful Words - Della Reese
42 66 --- Corinna, Corinna - Ray Peterson
67 65 --- When I Fall In Love - Etta Jones
46 64 --- What Would I Do - Mickey & Sylvia
97 63 --- Pony Express - Danny & The Juniors
58 62 --- Are You Lonesome To-night? - Elvis Presley            
76 61 --- I Don't Want To Cry - Chuck Jackson

80 60 --- The Watusi - The Vibrations
47 59 --- The Age For Love - Jimmy Charles
79 58 --- Happy Birthday Blues - Kathy Young w/ The Innocents
69 57 --- Once Upon A Time - Rochell & The Candles w/ Johnny Wyatt
48 56 --- There She Goes - Jerry Wallace
52 55 --- C'est Si Bon (It's So Good) - Conway Twitty
57 54 --- Cherie - Bobby Rydell
44 53 --- I Count The Tears - The Drifters
61 52 --- The Tear Of The Year - Jackie Wilson
62 51 --- At Last - Etta James

68 50 --- For My Baby - Brook Benton
54 49 --- Havin' Fun - Dion
30 48 --- (Ghost) Riders In The Sky - The Ramrods
29 47 --- Once In Awhile - The Chimes
75 46 --- Asia Minor - Kokomo
36 45 --- Rubber Ball - Bobby Vee
70 44 --- Hearts Of Stone - Bill Black's Combo
55 43 --- Wheels - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra
53 42 --- Your Friends - Dee Clark
23 41 --- My Empty Arms - Jackie Wilson

33 40 --- "Pepe" - Duane Eddy
43 39 --- (I Wanna) Love My Life Away - Gene Pitney
45 38 --- Stayin' In - Bobby Vee
41 37 --- Wait A Minute - The Coasters
20 36 --- Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra      
37 35 --- Lazy River - Bobby Darin
38 34 --- No One - Connie Francis
35 33 --- Ain't That Just Like A Woman - Fats Domino
34 32 --- Utopia - Frank Gari
32 31 --- Ram-Bunk-Shush - The Ventures

17 30 --- Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals
56 29 --- Think Twice - Brook Benton
39 28 --- Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers
22 27 --- What A Price - Fats Domino
40 26 --- Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
27 25 --- Jimmy's Girl - Johnny Tillotson
31 24 --- You Can Have Her - Roy Hamilton
16 23 --- The Story Of My Love - Paul Anka
28 22 --- Angel On My Shoulder - Shelby Flint
25 21 --- Little Boy Sad - Johnny Burnette

26 20 --- Apache - Jorgen Ingmann & his Guitar
19 19 --- All In My Mind - Maxine Brown
21 18 --- Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
13 17 --- Wings Of A Dove - Ferlin Husky
07 16 --- Emotions - Brenda Lee
06 15 --- Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
08 14 --- Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher
14 13 --- Good Time Baby - Bobby Rydell
12 12 --- Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford
03 11 --- Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles    

10 10 --- Wheels - The String-A-Longs
18 09 --- Ebony Eyes - The Everly Brothers
02 08 --- Shop Around - The Miracles (feat. Bill "Smokey" Robinson)
11 07 --- Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis
09 06 --- Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles
15 05 --- Don't Worry - Marty Robbins
24 04 --- Surrender - Elvis Presley
05 03 --- There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
01 02 --- Calcutta - Lawrence Welk    
04 01 --- Pony Time - Chubby Checker