March 20, 1961

----- DROPOUTS -----
Ain't That Just Like A Woman - Fats Domino ----- 33 / 4
Emotions - Brenda Lee ----- 7 (2) / 9
Stayin' In - Bobby Vee ----- 33 / 3
Ram-Bunk-Shush - The Ventures ----- 29 / 5
What A Price - Fats Domino ----- 22 / 6
Utopia - Frank Gari ----- 27 / 5


 40 --- But I Do - Clarence Henry (52)
 39 --- Let's Go Again (Where We Went Last Night) - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (50)
30 38 --- Wings Of A Dove - Ferlin Husky
 37 --- That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On - Sam Cooke (47)
40 36 --- I Don't Want To Cry - Chuck Jackson
26 35 --- Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
38 34 --- Your Friends - Dee Clark
36 33 --- Asia Minor - Kokomo
35 32 --- Lonely Man - Elvis Presley
28 31 --- Wheels - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra

32 30 --- Happy Birthday Blues - Kathy Young w/ The Innocents
 29 --- Model Girl - Johnny Maestro The Voice Of The Crests (41)
 28 --- For My Baby - Brook Benton (49)
19 27 --- Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher
23 26 --- Shop Around - The Miracles (feat. Bill "Smokey" Robinson)
39 25 --- The Watusi - The Vibrations
18 24 --- Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles      
16 23 --- You Can Have Her - Roy Hamilton
22 22 --- Please Love Me Forever - Cathy Jean & The Roommates
 21 --- Blue Moon - The Marcels (59)

21 20 --- Hearts Of Stone - Bill Black's Combo
14 19 --- There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
25 18 --- Lazy River - Bobby Darin
17 17 --- Little Boy Sad - Johnny Burnette
12 16 --- Good Time Baby - Bobby Rydell
24 15 --- On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer
08 14 --- Calcutta - Lawrence Welk      
20 13 --- Think Twice - Brook Benton
15 12 --- Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
10 11 --- Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King

06 10 --- Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford
13 09 --- Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers
09 08 --- Ebony Eyes - The Everly Brothers
03 07 --- Wheels - The String-A-Longs
11 06 --- Apache - Jorgen Ingmann & his Guitar
07 05 --- Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles
05 04 --- Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis
04 03 --- Don't Worry - Marty Robbins
01 02 --- Pony Time - Chubby Checker        
02 01 --- Surrender - Elvis Presley    


This is the first Top 40 hit for The Marcels.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 23-29 March 1961

01 04 WOODEN HEART Elvis Presley *
02 01 EBONY EYES / WALK RIGHT BACK The Everly Brothers ***
03 02 ARE YOU SURE? The Allisons
04 03 THEME FOR A DREAM Cliff Richard
05 10 MY KIND OF GIRL Matt Monro
06 05 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? The Shirelles
07 06 F.B.I. The Shadows
08 09 RIDERS IN THE SKY The Ramrods
09 20 THEME from 'EXODUS' Ferrante & Teicher
10 11 SAILOR Petula Clark *

11 07 WHO AM I? / THIS IS IT Adam Faith
12 28 AND THE HEAVENS CRIED Anthony Newley
13 08 WHEELS String-A-Longs
14 21 MARRY ME Mike Preston
15 12 CALENDAR GIRL Neil Sedaka
16 13 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? Elvis Presley ****
17 14 SAMANTHA Kenny Ball and His Jazz Men
18 15 LET'S JUMP THE BROOMSTICK Brenda Lee
19 18 AFRICAN WALTZ Johnny Dankworth
20 16 JA-DA Johnny and the Hurricanes

21 31 GOODNIGHT MRS FLINTSTONE The Piltdown Men
22 23 BABY-SITTIN' BOOGIE Buzz Clifford
23 -- LAZY RIVER Bobby Darin
24 27 76 TROMBONES The King Brothers
25 17 GATHER IN THE MUSHROOMS Benny Hill
26 38 WHERE THE BOYS ARE / BABY ROO Connie Francis
27 33 THEME from 'EXODUS' Semprini
28 -- I COUNT THE TEARS The Drifters
29 24 PEPE Duane Eddy
30 19 YOU'RE SIXTEEN Johnny Burnette

31 37 DREAM GIRL Mark Wynter
32 29 MYSTERY GIRL Jess Conrad
33 22 RUBBER BALL Bobby Vee
34 26 A SCOTTISH SOLDIER Andy Stewart
35 30 BUONA SERA Acker Bilk
36 36 FIRST TASTE OF LOVE Ben E King
37 -- TRAMBONE The Krew Kats
38 -- DON'T TREAT ME LIKE A CHILD Helen Shapiro
39 25 NEW ORLEANS U.S. Bonds
40 -- 'TILL THERE WAS YOU Peggy Lee

-- 32 PILTDOWN RIDES AGAIN The Piltdown Men
-- 34 PEPE Russ Conway
-- 35 A THOUSAND STARS Billy Fury
-- 39 WHAT AM I GONNA DO? Emile Ford and the Checkmates
-- 40 NORTH TO ALASKA Johnny Horton



Making her debut is Helen Shapiro

----- DROPOUTS ----- (Peak Position / Weeks on Chart) - USA
Cowboy Jimmy Joe (Die Sterne Der Prarie) - Lolita ----- 94 / 3
I Lied To My Heart - The Enchanters ----- 96 / 2
Early Every Morning (Early Every Evening Too) - Dinah Washington ----- 95 / 1
One Mein Papa - Dick Lee ----- 94 / 1
Canadian Sunset - Etta Jones ----- 91 / 1
Apache - Sonny James ----- 87 / 2
Won't Be Long - Aretha Franklin ----- 76 / 3
Cerveza - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra ----- 73 / 6
Havin' Fun - Dion ----- 42 / 6
Angel On My Shoulder - Shelby Flint ----- 22 / 12
Ain't That Just Like A Woman - Fats Domino ----- 33 / 8


100 --- The Blizzard - Jim Reeves
99 --- Seventeen - Frankie Ford
99 98 --- Little Turtle Dove - Otis Williams & his Charms
97 --- Shu Rah - Fats Domino
98 96 --- Kokomo - The Flamingos
95 --- Some Kind Of Wonderful - The Drifters
94 --- (Theme From) My Three Sons - Lawrence Welk & his Orchestra
93 --- Theme From Dixie - Duane Eddy
88 92 --- Milord - Edith Piaf
91 --- A Hundred Pounds Of Clay - Gene McDaniels

92 90 --- Memphis - Donnie Brooks
89 --- Foolin' Around - Kay Starr
89 88 --- Just For Old Time's Sake - The McGuire Sisters
90 87 --- Merry-Go-Round - Marv Johnson
53 86 --- (I Wanna) Love My Life Away - Gene Pitney
81 85 --- Top Forty, News, Weather And Sports - Mark Dinning
84 --- Fell In Love On Monday - Fats Domino
93 83 --- The Very Thought Of You - Little Willie John
43 82 --- Wait A Minute - The Coasters
82 81 --- Ling-Ting-Tong - Buddy Knox

85 80 --- The Second Time Around - Frank Sinatra
RE 79 --- Bye Bye Baby - Mary Wells
83 78 --- Little Miss Stick-Up - The Playmates
79 77 --- Tonight I Fell In Love - The Tokens
27 76 --- Utopia - Frank Gari
75 --- (Love Theme From) One Eyed Jacks - Ferrante & Teicher
70 74 --- All Of Everything - Frankie Avalon
44 73 --- All In My Mind - Maxine Brown
48 72 --- Jimmy's Girl - Johnny Tillotson
71 71 --- Theme From Tunes Of Glory - The Cambridge Strings & Singers

60 70 --- Pony Express - Danny & The Juniors
69 69 --- It's Unbelievable - The Larks
75 68 --- Ginnie Bell - Paul Dino
78 67 --- Trust In Me - Etta James
84 66 --- Lonely Blue Nights - Rosie formerly with The Originals
86 65 --- I've Told Every Little Star - Linda Scott
100 64 --- Your One And Only Love - Jackie Wilson
74 63 --- Orange Blossom Special - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra
64 62 --- The Touchables - Dickie Goodman
80 61 --- More Than I Can Say - Bobby Vee

66 60 --- Pony Time - Don Covay & The Goodtimers
72 59 --- Bewildered - James Brown & The Famous Flames
34 58 --- Emotions - Brenda Lee
61 57 --- Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) - Bill Doggett
58 56 --- To Be Loved (Forever) - The Pentagons
65 55 --- Blue Moon - Herb Lance & The Classics
62 54 --- Portrait Of My Love - Steve Lawrence
68 53 --- Hide Away - Freddy King
77 52 --- Please Tell Me Why - Jackie Wilson
31 51 --- Ram-Bunk-Shush - The Ventures

55 50 --- Find Another Girl - Jerry Butler
33 49 --- Stayin' In - Bobby Vee
46 48 --- I Pity The Fool - Bobby Bland
57 47 --- Runaway - Del Shannon
29 46 --- What A Price - Fats Domino
56 45 --- Tonight My Love, Tonight - Paul Anka
54 44 --- One Mint Julep - Ray Charles
63 43 --- Take Good Care Of Her - Adam Wade
45 42 --- Once Upon A Time - Rochell & The Candles w/ Johnny Wyatt
51 41 --- Baby Blue - The Echoes

52 40 --- But I Do - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
50 39 --- Let's Go Again (Where We Went Last Night) - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
30 38 --- Wings Of A Dove - Ferlin Husky
47 37 --- That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On - Sam Cooke
40 36 --- I Don't Want To Cry - Chuck Jackson
26 35 --- Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
38 34 --- Your Friends - Dee Clark
36 33 --- Asia Minor - Kokomo
35 32 --- Lonely Man - Elvis Presley
28 31 --- Wheels - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra

32 30 --- Happy Birthday Blues - Kathy Young w/ The Innocents
41 29 --- Model Girl - Johnny Maestro The Voice Of The Crests
49 28 --- For My Baby - Brook Benton
19 27 --- Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher
23 26 --- Shop Around - The Miracles (feat. Bill "Smokey" Robinson)
39 25 --- The Watusi - The Vibrations
18 24 --- Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
16 23 --- You Can Have Her - Roy Hamilton
22 22 --- Please Love Me Forever - Cathy Jean & The Roommates
59 21 --- Blue Moon - The Marcels

21 20 --- Hearts Of Stone - Bill Black's Combo
14 19 --- There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
25 18 --- Lazy River - Bobby Darin
17 17 --- Little Boy Sad - Johnny Burnette
12 16 --- Good Time Baby - Bobby Rydell
24 15 --- On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer
08 14 --- Calcutta - Lawrence Welk
20 13 --- Think Twice - Brook Benton
15 12 --- Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
10 11 --- Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King

06 10 --- Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford
13 09 --- Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers
09 08 --- Ebony Eyes - The Everly Brothers
03 07 --- Wheels - The String-A-Longs
11 06 --- Apache - Jorgen Ingmann & his Guitar
07 05 --- Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles
05 04 --- Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis
04 03 --- Don't Worry - Marty Robbins
01 02 --- Pony Time - Chubby Checker
02 01 --- Surrender - Elvis Presley