March 13, 1961

----- DROPOUTS -----
The Story Of My Love - Paul Anka ----- 16 / 5
Wait A Minute - The Coasters ----- 37 / 2
Jimmy's Girl - Johnny Tillotson ----- 25 / 5
Angel On My Shoulder - Shelby Flint ----- 22 / 5
All In My Mind - Maxine Brown ----- 19 (3) / 6


 40 --- I Don't Want To Cry - Chuck Jackson (47)
 39 --- The Watusi - The Vibrations (49)
36 38 --- Your Friends - Dee Clark
RE 37 --- Ain't That Just Like A Woman - Fats Domino (43)
39 36 --- Asia Minor - Kokomo
 35 --- Lonely Man - Elvis Presley (44)
24 34 --- Emotions - Brenda Lee
34 33 --- Stayin' In - Bobby Vee
32 32 --- Happy Birthday Blues - Kathy Young w/ The Innocents
29 31 --- Ram-Bunk-Shush - The Ventures

20 30 --- Wings Of A Dove - Ferlin Husky
27 29 --- What A Price - Fats Domino
37 28 --- Wheels - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra
30 27 --- Utopia - Frank Gari
19 26 --- Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
31 25 --- Lazy River - Bobby Darin
 24 --- On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer (51)
14 23 --- Shop Around - The Miracles (feat. Bill "Smokey" Robinson)
35 22 --- Please Love Me Forever - Cathy Jean & The Roommates
26 21 --- Hearts Of Stone - Bill Black's Combo

23 20 --- Think Twice - Brook Benton
18 19 --- Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher
16 18 --- Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles      
21 17 --- Little Boy Sad - Johnny Burnette
12 16 --- You Can Have Her - Roy Hamilton
22 15 --- Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
09 14 --- There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
17 13 --- Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers
11 12 --- Good Time Baby - Bobby Rydell
15 11 --- Apache - Jorgen Ingmann & his Guitar

13 10 --- Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
10 09 --- Ebony Eyes - The Everly Brothers
06 08 --- Calcutta - Lawrence Welk      
08 07 --- Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles
07 06 --- Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford
05 05 --- Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis
04 04 --- Don't Worry - Marty Robbins
03 03 --- Wheels - The String-A-Longs
02 02 --- Surrender - Elvis Presley
01 01 --- Pony Time - Chubby Checker        


This is the first solo hit for Dell-Vikings member, Chuck Jackson. The Vibrations originally hit the charts in July of 56' as The Jayhawks.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 16-22 March 1961

01 01 EBONY EYES / WALK RIGHT BACK The Everly Brothers ***
02 02 ARE YOU SURE? The Allisons
03 05 THEME FOR A DREAM Cliff Richard
04 24 WOODEN HEART Elvis Presley
05 04 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? The Shirelles
06 08 F.B.I. The Shadows
07 06 WHO AM I? / THIS IS IT Adam Faith
08 11 WHEELS String-A-Longs
09 10 RIDERS IN THE SKY The Ramrods
10 22 MY KIND OF GIRL Matt Monro

11 03 SAILOR Petula Clark *
12 09 CALENDAR GIRL Neil Sedaka
13 07 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? Elvis Presley ****
14 18 SAMANTHA Kenny Ball and His Jazz Men
15 12 LET'S JUMP THE BROOMSTICK Brenda Lee
16 14 JA-DA Johnny and the Hurricanes
17 16 GATHER IN THE MUSHROOMS Benny Hill
18 19 AFRICAN WALTZ Johnny Dankworth
19 13 YOU'RE SIXTEEN Johnny Burnette
20 -- THEME from 'EXODUS' Ferrante & Teicher

21 40 MARRY ME Mike Preston
22 15 RUBBER BALL Bobby Vee
23 27 BABY-SITTIN' BOOGIE Buzz Clifford
24 17 PEPE Duane Eddy
25 25 NEW ORLEANS U.S. Bonds
26 29 A SCOTTISH SOLDIER Andy Stewart
27 30 76 TROMBONES The King Brothers
28 -- AND THE HEAVENS CRIED Anthony Newley
29 23 MYSTERY GIRL Jess Conrad
30 20 BUONA SERA Acker Bilk

31 -- GOODNIGHT MRS FLINTSTONE The Piltdown Men
32 26 PILTDOWN RIDES AGAIN The Piltdown Men
33 -- THEME from 'EXODUS' Semprini
34 36 PEPE Russ Conway
35 28 A THOUSAND STARS Billy Fury
36 32 FIRST TASTE OF LOVE Ben E King
37 -- DREAM GIRL Mark Wynter
38 -- BABY ROO / WHERE THE BOYS ARE Connie Francis
39 33 WHAT AM I GONNA DO? Emile Ford and the Checkmates
40 39 NORTH TO ALASKA Johnny Horton

-- 21 PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE Matt Monro
-- 31 SAILOR Anne Shelton
-- 34 RUBBER BALL Marty Wilde
-- 35 POETRY IN MOTION Johnny Tillotson **
-- 37 I LOVE YOU Cliff Richard **
-- 38 MANY TEARS AGO Connie Francis

----- DROPOUTS ----- (Peak Position / Weeks on Chart) - USA
Ja-Da - Johnny & The Hurricanes ----- 86 / 2
A Texan And A Girl From Mexico - Anita Bryant ----- 85 / 4
The Most Beautiful Words - Della Reese ----- 67 / 5
Bye Bye Baby - Mary Wells ----- 70 / 6
Tunes Of Glory - Mitch Miller & his Orchestra & Chorus ----- 88 / 2
Keep Your Hands Off Of Him - Damita Jo ----- 75 / 5
C'est Si Bon (It's So Good) - Conway Twitty ----- 22 / 10
When I Fall In Love - Etta Jones ----- 65 / 8
At Last - Etta James ----- 51 / 8
(Ghost) Riders In The Sky - The Ramrods ----- 30 / 9
Cherie - Bobby Rydell ----- 54 / 4
The Tear Of The Year - Jackie Wilson ----- 44 / 7
My Empty Arms - Jackie Wilson ----- 9 / 9
Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals ----- 5 / 13
"Pepe" - Duane Eddy ----- 18 / 12
Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra ----- 1 (3) / 17  
No One - Connie Francis ----- 34 / 8
The Story Of My Love - Paul Anka ----- 16 / 8


 100 --- Your One And Only Love - Jackie Wilson
 99 --- Little Turtle Dove - Otis Williams & his Charms
 98 --- Kokomo - The Flamingos
RE 97 --- Cowboy Jimmy Joe (Die Sterne Der Prarie) - Lolita
99 96 --- I Lied To My Heart - The Enchanters
 95 --- Early Every Morning (Early Every Evening Too) - Dinah Washington
 94 --- One Mein Papa - Dick Lee
 93 --- The Very Thought Of You - Little Willie John
 92 --- Memphis - Donnie Brooks
 91 --- Canadian Sunset - Etta Jones

 90 --- Merry-Go-Round - Marv Johnson
 89 --- Just For Old Time's Sake - The McGuire Sisters
95 88 --- Milord - Edith Piaf
100 87 --- Apache - Sonny James
 86 --- I've Told Every Little Star - Linda Scott
86 85 --- The Second Time Around - Frank Sinatra
 84 --- Lonely Blue Nights - Rosie Formerly with The Originals
92 83 --- Little Miss Stick-Up - The Playmates
97 82 --- Ling-Ting-Tong - Buddy Knox
94 81 --- Top Forty, News, Weather And Sports - Mark Dinning

84 80 --- More Than I Can Say - Bobby Vee
93 79 --- Tonight I Fell In Love - The Tokens
 78 --- Trust In Me - Etta James
 77 --- Please Tell Me Why - Jackie Wilson
83 76 --- Won't Be Long - Aretha Franklin
RE 75 --- Ginnie Bell - Paul Dino
85 74 --- Orange Blossom Special - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra
73 73 --- Cerveza - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra
79 72 --- Bewildered - James Brown & The Famous Flames
60 71 --- Theme From Tunes Of Glory - The Cambridge Strings & Singers

75 70 --- All Of Everything - Frankie Avalon
78 69 --- It's Unbelievable - The Larks
81 68 --- Hide Away - Freddy King
42 67 --- Havin' Fun - Dion
69 66 --- Pony Time - Don Covay & The Goodtimers
89 65 --- Blue Moon - Herb Lance & The Classics
68 64 --- The Touchables - Dickie Goodman
 63 --- Take Good Care Of Her - Adam Wade
76 62 --- Portrait Of My Love - Steve Lawrence
71 61 --- Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) - Bill Doggett

61 60 --- Pony Express - Danny & The Juniors
87 59 --- Blue Moon - The Marcels
58 58 --- To Be Loved (Forever) - The Pentagons
77 57 --- Runaway - Del Shannon
 56 --- Tonight My Love, Tonight - Paul Anka
74 55 --- Find Another Girl - Jerry Butler
70 54 --- One Mint Julep - Ray Charles
52 53 --- (I Wanna) Love My Life Away - Gene Pitney
67 52 --- But I Do - Clarence "Frogman" Henry
65 51 --- Baby Blue - The Echoes

64 50 --- Let's Go Again (Where We Went Last Night) - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
46 49 --- For My Baby - Brook Benton
33 48 --- Jimmy's Girl - Johnny Tillotson
66 47 --- That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On - Sam Cooke
53 46 --- I Pity The Fool - Bobby Bland
48 45 --- Once Upon A Time - Rochell & The Candles w/ Johnny Wyatt
25 44 --- All In My Mind - Maxine Brown
38 43 --- Wait A Minute - The Coasters
28 42 --- Angel On My Shoulder - Shelby Flint
55 41 --- Model Girl - Johnny Maestro

47 40 --- I Don't Want To Cry - Chuck Jackson
49 39 --- The Watusi - The Vibrations
36 38 --- Your Friends - Dee Clark
43 37 --- Ain't That Just Like A Woman - Fats Domino
39 36 --- Asia Minor - Kokomo
44 35 --- Lonely Man - Elvis Presley
24 34 --- Emotions - Brenda Lee
34 33 --- Stayin' In - Bobby Vee
32 32 --- Happy Birthday Blues - Kathy Young w/ The Innocents
29 31 --- Ram-Bunk-Shush - The Ventures

20 30 --- Wings Of A Dove - Ferlin Husky
27 29 --- What A Price - Fats Domino
37 28 --- Wheels - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra
30 27 --- Utopia - Frank Gari
19 26 --- Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
31 25 --- Lazy River - Bobby Darin
51 24 --- On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer
14 23 --- Shop Around - The Miracles (feat. Bill "Smokey" Robinson)
35 22 --- Please Love Me Forever - Cathy Jean & The Roommates
26 21 --- Hearts Of Stone - Bill Black's Combo

23 20 --- Think Twice - Brook Benton
18 19 --- Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher
16 18 --- Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles    
21 17 --- Little Boy Sad - Johnny Burnette
12 16 --- You Can Have Her - Roy Hamilton
22 15 --- Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
09 14 --- There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
17 13 --- Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers
11 12 --- Good Time Baby - Bobby Rydell
15 11 --- Apache - Jorgen Ingmann & his Guitar

13 10 --- Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
10 09 --- Ebony Eyes - The Everly Brothers
06 08 --- Calcutta - Lawrence Welk    
08 07 --- Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles
07 06 --- Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford
05 05 --- Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis
04 04 --- Don't Worry - Marty Robbins
03 03 --- Wheels - The String-A-Longs
02 02 --- Surrender - Elvis Presley
01 01 --- Pony Time - Chubby Checker