March 6, 1961

----- DROPOUTS -----
"Pepe" - Duane Eddy ----- 18 / 7
(I Wanna) Love My Life Away - Gene Pitney ----- 39 / 1
Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra ----- 1 (3) / 15        
No One - Connie Francis ----- 34 / 2
Ain't That Just Like A Woman - Fats Domino ----- 33 / 3
Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals ----- 5 / 12


23 40 --- The Story Of My Love - Paul Anka
 39 --- Asia Minor - Kokomo (46)
37 38 --- Wait A Minute - The Coasters
 37 --- Wheels - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra (43)
 36 --- Your Friends - Dee Clark (42)
 35 --- Please Love Me Forever - Cathy Jean & The Roommates (71)
38 34 --- Stayin' In - Bobby Vee
25 33 --- Jimmy's Girl - Johnny Tillotson
 32 --- Happy Birthday Blues - Kathy Young w/ The Innocents (58 )
35 31 --- Lazy River - Bobby Darin

32 30 --- Utopia - Frank Gari
31 29 --- Ram-Bunk-Shush - The Ventures
22 28 --- Angel On My Shoulder - Shelby Flint
27 27 --- What A Price - Fats Domino
 26 --- Hearts Of Stone - Bill Black's Combo (44)
19 25 --- All In My Mind - Maxine Brown
16 24 --- Emotions - Brenda Lee
29 23 --- Think Twice - Brook Benton
26 22 --- Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
21 21 --- Little Boy Sad - Johnny Burnette

17 20 --- Wings Of A Dove - Ferlin Husky
15 19 --- Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
14 18 --- Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher
28 17 --- Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers
11 16 --- Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles      
20 15 --- Apache - Jorgen Ingmann & his Guitar
08 14 --- Shop Around - The Miracles (feat. Bill "Smokey" Robinson)
18 13 --- Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
24 12 --- You Can Have Her - Roy Hamilton
13 11 --- Good Time Baby - Bobby Rydell

09 10 --- Ebony Eyes - The Everly Brothers
03 09 --- There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
06 08 --- Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles
12 07 --- Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford
02 06 --- Calcutta - Lawrence Welk      
07 05 --- Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis
05 04 --- Don't Worry - Marty Robbins
10 03 --- Wheels - The String-A-Longs
04 02 --- Surrender - Elvis Presley
01 01 --- Pony Time - Chubby Checker      


This week introduces one-hit wonders Kokomo and Cathy Jean & The Roommates.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 9-15 March 1961

01 01 EBONY EYES / WALK RIGHT BACK The Everly Brothers **
02 04 ARE YOU SURE? The Allisons
03 02 SAILOR Petula Clark *
04 05 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? The Shirelles
05 21 THEME FOR A DREAM Cliff Richard
06 06 WHO AM I? / THIS IS IT Adam Faith
07 03 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? Elvis Presley ****
08 07 F.B.I. The Shadows
09 08 CALENDAR GIRL Neil Sedaka
10 10 RIDERS IN THE SKY The Ramrods

11 16 WHEELS String-A-Longs
12 14 LET'S JUMP THE BROOMSTICK Brenda Lee
13 09 YOU'RE SIXTEEN Johnny Burnette
14 26 JA-DA Johnny and the Hurricanes
15 11 RUBBER BALL Bobby Vee
16 12 GATHER IN THE MUSHROOMS Benny Hill
17 13 PEPE Duane Eddy
18 24 SAMANTHA Kenny Ball and His Jazz Band
19 34 AFRICAN WALTZ Johnny Dankworth
20 17 BUONA SERA Acker Bilk

21 15 PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE Matt Monro
22 -- MY KIND OF GIRL Matt Monro
23 18 MYSTERY GIRL Jess Conrad
24 -- WOODEN HEART Elvis Presley
25 23 NEW ORLEANS U.S. Bonds
26 20 PILTDOWN RIDES AGAIN The Piltdown Men
27 -- BABY-SITTIN' BOOGIE Buzz Clifford
28 25 A THOUSAND STARS Billy Fury
29 29 A SCOTTISH SOLDIER Andy Stewart
30 35 76 TROMBONES The King Brothers

31 22 SAILOR Anne Shelton
32 27 FIRST TASTE OF LOVE Ben E King
33 -- WHAT AM I GONNA DO? Emile Ford and the Checkmates
34 19 RUBBER BALL Marty Wilde
35 30 POETRY IN MOTION Johnny Tillotson **
36 31 PEPE Russ Conway
37 32 I LOVE YOU Cliff Richard **
38 28 MANY TEARS AGO Connie Francis
39 RE NORTH TO ALASKA Johnny Horton
40 -- MARRY ME Mike Preston

-- 33 DOLL HOUSE The King Brothers
-- 36 THE WORLD IN MY ARMS Nat 'King' Cole
-- 37 IT'S NOW OR NEVER Elvis Presley *********
-- 38 STAY Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
-- 39 SWAY Bobby Rydell
-- 40 C'EST SI BON Conway Twitty

----- DROPOUTS ----- (Peak Position / Weeks on Chart) - USA
Battle Of Gettysburg - Fred Darian ----- 100 / 1
Cherry Berry Wine - Charlie McCoy ----- 99 / 1
A Lover's Question - Ernestine Anderson ----- 98 / 1
The Exodus Song (This Land Is Mine) - Pat Boone ----- 64 / 6
Leave My Kitten Alone - Johnny Preston ----- 73 / 5
If I Didn't Care - The Platters ----- 30 / 8
Dream Boy - Annette with The Afterbeats ----- 87 / 2
You're The Boss - LaVern Baker & Jimmy Ricks ----- 81 / 3
Leave My Kitten Alone - Little Willie John ----- 60 / 15
Ginnie Bell - Paul Dino ----- 63 / 6
Corinna, Corinna - Ray Peterson ----- 9 / 15
What Would I Do - Mickey & Sylvia ----- 46 / 9
Are You Lonesome To-night? - Elvis Presley ----- 1 (6) / 16  
The Age For Love - Jimmy Charles ----- 47 / 12
There She Goes - Jerry Wallace ----- 26 / 10
I Count The Tears - The Drifters ----- 17 / 11
Once In Awhile - The Chimes ----- 11 / 18
Rubber Ball - Bobby Vee ----- 6 / 14


 100 --- Apache - Sonny James
 99 --- I Lied To My Heart - The Enchanters
86 98 --- Ja-Da - Johnny & The Hurricanes
 97 --- Ling-Ting-Tong - Buddy Knox
85 96 --- A Texan And A Girl From Mexico - Anita Bryant
 95 --- Milord - Edith Piaf
90 94 --- Top Forty, News, Weather And Sports - Mark Dinning
 93 --- Tonight I Fell In Love - The Tokens
 92 --- Little Miss Stick-Up - The Playmates
67 91 --- The Most Beautiful Words - Della Reese

70 90 --- Bye Bye Baby - Mary Wells
 89 --- Blue Moon - Herb Lance & The Classics
97 88 --- Tunes Of Glory - Mitch Miller & his Orchestra & Chorus
 87 --- Blue Moon - The Marcels
 86 --- The Second Time Around - Frank Sinatra
83 85 --- Orange Blossom Special - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra
96 84 --- More Than I Can Say - Bobby Vee
95 83 --- Won't Be Long - Aretha Franklin
75 82 --- Keep Your Hands Off Of Him - Damita Jo
 81 --- Hide Away - Freddy King

55 80 --- C'est Si Bon (It's So Good) - Conway Twitty
94 79 --- Bewildered - James Brown & The Famous Flames
 78 --- It's Unbelievable - The Larks
 77 --- Runaway - Del Shannon
 76 --- Portrait Of My Love - Steve Lawrence
91 75 --- All Of Everything - Frankie Avalon
 74 --- Find Another Girl - Jerry Butler
89 73 --- Cerveza - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra
65 72 --- When I Fall In Love - Etta Jones
80 71 --- Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) - Bill Doggett

 70 --- One Mint Julep - Ray Charles
73 69 --- Pony Time - Don Covay & The Goodtimers
72 68 --- The Touchables - Dickie Goodman
77 67 --- But I Do - Clarence "Frogman" Henry
 66 --- That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On - Sam Cooke
 65 --- Baby Blue - The Echoes
82 64 --- Let's Go Again (Where We Went Last Night) - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
51 63 --- At Last - Etta James
48 62 --- (Ghost) Riders In The Sky - The Ramrods
63 61 --- Pony Express - Danny & The Juniors

74 60 --- Theme From Tunes Of Glory - The Cambridge Strings & Singers
54 59 --- Cherie - Bobby Rydell
76 58 --- To Be Loved (Forever) - The Pentagons
52 57 --- The Tear Of The Year - Jackie Wilson
41 56 --- My Empty Arms - Jackie Wilson
68 55 --- Model Girl - Johnny Maestro
30 54 --- Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals
79 53 --- I Pity The Fool - Bobby Bland
39 52 --- (I Wanna) Love My Life Away - Gene Pitney
 51 --- On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer

40 50 --- "Pepe" - Duane Eddy
60 49 --- The Watusi - The Vibrations
57 48 --- Once Upon A Time - Rochell & The Candles w/ Johnny Wyatt
61 47 --- I Don't Want To Cry - Chuck Jackson
50 46 --- For My Baby - Brook Benton
36 45 --- Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra      
84 44 --- Lonely Man - Elvis Presley
33 43 --- Ain't That Just Like A Woman - Fats Domino
49 42 --- Havin' Fun - Dion
34 41 --- No One - Connie Francis

23 40 --- The Story Of My Love - Paul Anka
46 39 --- Asia Minor - Kokomo
37 38 --- Wait A Minute - The Coasters
43 37 --- Wheels - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra
42 36 --- Your Friends - Dee Clark
71 35 --- Please Love Me Forever - Cathy Jean & The Roommates
38 34 --- Stayin' In - Bobby Vee
25 33 --- Jimmy's Girl - Johnny Tillotson
58 32 --- Happy Birthday Blues - Kathy Young w/ The Innocents
35 31 --- Lazy River - Bobby Darin

32 30 --- Utopia - Frank Gari
31 29 --- Ram-Bunk-Shush - The Ventures
22 28 --- Angel On My Shoulder - Shelby Flint
27 27 --- What A Price - Fats Domino
44 26 --- Hearts Of Stone - Bill Black's Combo
19 25 --- All In My Mind - Maxine Brown
16 24 --- Emotions - Brenda Lee
29 23 --- Think Twice - Brook Benton
26 22 --- Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
21 21 --- Little Boy Sad - Johnny Burnette

17 20 --- Wings Of A Dove - Ferlin Husky
15 19 --- Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
14 18 --- Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher
28 17 --- Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers
11 16 --- Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles    
20 15 --- Apache - Jorgen Ingmann & his Guitar
08 14 --- Shop Around - The Miracles (feat. Bill "Smokey" Robinson)
18 13 --- Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
24 12 --- You Can Have Her - Roy Hamilton
13 11 --- Good Time Baby - Bobby Rydell

09 10 --- Ebony Eyes - The Everly Brothers
03 09 --- There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
06 08 --- Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles
12 07 --- Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford
02 06 --- Calcutta - Lawrence Welk    
07 05 --- Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis
05 04 --- Don't Worry - Marty Robbins
10 03 --- Wheels - The String-A-Longs
04 02 --- Surrender - Elvis Presley
01 01 --- Pony Time - Chubby Checker