March 27, 1961

----- DROPOUTS -----
Let's Go Again (Where We Went Last Night) - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters ----- 39 / 1
Wings Of A Dove - Ferlin Husky ----- 12 / 13
I Don't Want To Cry - Chuck Jackson ----- 36 / 2
Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka ----- 4 / 12
Lonely Man - Elvis Presley ----- 32 / 2
Wheels - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra ----- 28 / 3
For My Baby - Brook Benton ----- 28 / 1
Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles ----- 1 (2) / 15      


 40 --- Your One And Only Love - Jackie Wilson (64)
34 39 --- Your Friends - Dee Clark
26 38 --- Shop Around - The Miracles (feat. Bill "Smokey" Robinson)
30 37 --- Happy Birthday Blues - Kathy Young w/ The Innocents
27 36 --- Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher
 35 --- Once Upon A Time - Rochell & The Candles w/ Johnny Wyatt (42)
 34 --- Tonight My Love, Tonight - Paul Anka (45)
 33 --- Please Tell Me Why - Jackie Wilson (52)
 32 --- One Mint Julep - Ray Charles (44)
37 31 --- That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On - Sam Cooke

23 30 --- You Can Have Her - Roy Hamilton
19 29 --- There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
25 28 --- The Watusi - The Vibrations
 27 --- Baby Blue - The Echoes (41)
20 26 --- Hearts Of Stone - Bill Black's Combo
16 25 --- Good Time Baby - Bobby Rydell
 24 --- Take Good Care Of Her - Adam Wade (43)
14 23 --- Calcutta - Lawrence Welk      
22 22 --- Please Love Me Forever - Cathy Jean & The Roommates
 21 --- Runaway - Del Shannon (47)

29 20 --- Model Girl - Johnny Maestro The Voice Of The Crests
10 19 --- Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford
17 18 --- Little Boy Sad - Johnny Burnette
40 17 --- But I Do - Clarence Henry
11 16 --- Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
33 15 --- Asia Minor - Kokomo
18 14 --- Lazy River - Bobby Darin
08 13 --- Ebony Eyes - The Everly Brothers
13 12 --- Think Twice - Brook Benton
15 11 --- On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer

12 10 --- Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
04 09 --- Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis
07 08 --- Wheels - The String-A-Longs
09 07 --- Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers
21 06 --- Blue Moon - The Marcels
03 05 --- Don't Worry - Marty Robbins
06 04 --- Apache - Jorgen Ingmann & his Guitar
05 03 --- Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles
02 02 --- Pony Time - Chubby Checker        
01 01 --- Surrender - Elvis Presley      


New acts this week include the legendary Del Shannon, Adam Wade, The Echoes and Rochell & The Candles.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 30 March-5 April 1961

01 01 WOODEN HEART Elvis Presley **
02 03 ARE YOU SURE? The Allisons
03 04 THEME FOR A DREAM Cliff Richard
04 02 EBONY EYES / WALK RIGHT BACK The Everly Brothers ***
05 06 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? The Shirelles
06 05 MY KIND OF GIRL Matt Monro
07 12 AND THE HEAVENS CRIED Anthony Newley
08 09 THEME from 'EXODUS' Ferrante & Teicher
09 08 RIDERS IN THE SKY The Ramrods
10 23 LAZY RIVER Bobby Darin

11 07 F.B.I. The Shadows
12 13 WHEELS String-A-Longs
13 17 SAMANTHA Kenny Ball and His Jazz Men
14 11 WHO AM I? / THIS IS IT Adam Faith
15 14 MARRY ME Mike Preston
16 10 SAILOR Petula Clark *
17 15 CALENDAR GIRL Neil Sedaka
18 16 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? Elvis Presley ****
19 18 LET'S JUMP THE BROOMSTICK Brenda Lee
20 22 BABY-SITTIN' BOOGIE Buzz Clifford

21 26 WHERE THE BOYS ARE / BABY ROO Connie Francis
22 20 JA-DA Johnny and the Hurricanes
23 21 GOODNIGHT MRS FLINTSTONE The Piltdown Men
24 24 76 TROMBONES The King Brothers
25 27 THEME from 'EXODUS' Semprini
26 19 AFRICAN WALTZ Johnny Dankworth
27 31 DREAM GIRL Mark Wynter
28 38 DON'T TREAT ME LIKE A CHILD Helen Shapiro
29 -- YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY The Temperance Seven
30 29 PEPE Duane Eddy

31 28 I COUNT THE TEARS The Drifters
32 34 A SCOTTISH SOLDIER Andy Stewart
33 -- GEE WHIZ, IT'S YOU Cliff Richard
34 25 GATHER IN THE MUSHROOMS Benny Hill
35 -- PONY TIME Chubby Checker
36 37 TRAMBONE The Krew Kats
37 36 FIRST TASTE OF LOVE Ben E King
38 30 YOU'RE SIXTEEN Johnny Burnette
39 -- WAR PAINT The Brook Brothers
40 33 RUBBER BALL Bobby Vee

-- 32 MYSTERY GIRL Jess Conrad
-- 35 BUONA SERA Acker Bilk
-- 39 NEW ORLEANS U.S. Bonds
-- 40 'TILL THERE WAS YOU Peggy Lee




This was the debut Top 40 appearance for a big star, Chubby Checker

----- DROPOUTS ----- (Peak Position / Weeks on Chart) - USA
Little Turtle Dove - Otis Williams & his Charms ----- 98 / 2
Kokomo - The Flamingos ----- 96 / 2
Milord - Edith Piaf ----- 88 / 3
Memphis - Donnie Brooks ----- 90 / 2
(I Wanna) Love My Life Away - Gene Pitney ----- 39 / 8
Wait A Minute - The Coasters ----- 37 / 8
Utopia - Frank Gari ----- 27 / 14
All Of Everything - Frankie Avalon ----- 70 / 4
All In My Mind - Maxine Brown ----- 19 / 12
Jimmy's Girl - Johnny Tillotson ----- 25 / 11
Theme From Tunes Of Glory - The Cambridge Strings & Singers ----- 60 / 6
It's Unbelievable - The Larks ----- 69 / 3
Pony Time - Don Covay & The Goodtimers ----- 60 / 9
Emotions - Brenda Lee ----- 7 / 12
Ram-Bunk-Shush - The Ventures ----- 29 / 9
What A Price - Fats Domino ----- 22 / 9


100 --- Green Grass Of Texas - The Texans
85 99 --- Top Forty, News, Weather And Sports - Mark Dinning
98 --- Little Pedro - The Olympics
97 --- When I Fall In Love - The Capris
96 --- Triangle - Janie Grant
63 95 --- Orange Blossom Special - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra
94 --- Like, Long Hair - Paul Revere & The Raiders
93 --- I Told You So - Jimmy Jones
92 --- I'm In The Mood For Love - The Chimes
99 91 --- Seventeen - Frankie Ford

90 --- Bumble Boogie - B. Bumble & The Stingers
89 --- Sleepy-Eyed John - Johnny Horton
88 --- Daddy's Home - Shep & The Limelites
87 --- Tenderly - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra
56 86 --- To Be Loved (Forever) - The Pentagons
85 --- Ain't It, Baby - The Miracles
87 84 --- Merry-Go-Round - Marv Johnson
83 --- Funny - Maxine Brown
100 82 --- The Blizzard - Jim Reeves
89 81 --- Foolin' Around - Kay Starr

80 --- Brass Buttons - The String-A-Longs
49 79 --- Stayin' In - Bobby Vee
88 78 --- Just For Old Time's Sake - The McGuire Sisters
93 77 --- Theme From Dixie - Duane Eddy
77 76 --- Tonight I Fell In Love - The Tokens
79 75 --- Bye Bye Baby - Mary Wells
66 74 --- Lonely Blue Nights - Rosie formerly with The Originals
83 73 --- The Very Thought Of You - Little Willie John
78 72 --- Little Miss Stick-Up - The Playmates
91 71 --- A Hundred Pounds Of Clay - Gene McDaniels

81 70 --- Ling-Ting-Tong - Buddy Knox
61 69 --- More Than I Can Say - Bobby Vee
70 68 --- Pony Express - Danny & The Juniors
35 67 --- Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
94 66 --- (Theme From) My Three Sons - Lawrence Welk & his Orchestra
80 65 --- The Second Time Around - Frank Sinatra
95 64 --- Some Kind Of Wonderful - The Drifters
32 63 --- Lonely Man - Elvis Presley
62 --- You Can Depend On Me - Brenda Lee
75 61 --- (Love Theme From) One Eyed Jacks - Ferrante & Teicher

62 60 --- The Touchables - Dickie Goodman
57 59 --- Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) - Bill Doggett
28 58 --- For My Baby - Brook Benton
38 57 --- Wings Of A Dove - Ferlin Husky
50 56 --- Find Another Girl - Jerry Butler
55 --- Mother-In-Law - Ernie K. Doe
97 54 --- Shu Rah - Fats Domino
36 53 --- I Don't Want To Cry - Chuck Jackson
31 52 --- Wheels - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra
68 51 --- Ginnie Bell - Paul Dino

55 50 --- Blue Moon - Herb Lance & The Classics
59 49 --- Bewildered - James Brown & The Famous Flames
54 48 --- Portrait Of My Love - Steve Lawrence
48 47 --- I Pity The Fool - Bobby Bland
65 46 --- I've Told Every Little Star - Linda Scott
53 45 --- Hide Away - Freddy King
39 44 --- Let's Go Again (Where We Went Last Night) - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
67 43 --- Trust In Me - Etta James
24 42 --- Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
84 41 --- Fell In Love On Monday - Fats Domino

64 40 --- Your One And Only Love - Jackie Wilson
34 39 --- Your Friends - Dee Clark
26 38 --- Shop Around - The Miracles (feat. Bill "Smokey" Robinson)
30 37 --- Happy Birthday Blues - Kathy Young w/ The Innocents
27 36 --- Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher
42 35 --- Once Upon A Time - Rochell & The Candles w/ Johnny Wyatt
45 34 --- Tonight My Love, Tonight - Paul Anka
52 33 --- Please Tell Me Why - Jackie Wilson
44 32 --- One Mint Julep - Ray Charles
37 31 --- That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On - Sam Cooke

23 30 --- You Can Have Her - Roy Hamilton
19 29 --- There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
25 28 --- The Watusi - The Vibrations
41 27 --- Baby Blue - The Echoes
20 26 --- Hearts Of Stone - Bill Black's Combo
16 25 --- Good Time Baby - Bobby Rydell
43 24 --- Take Good Care Of Her - Adam Wade
14 23 --- Calcutta - Lawrence Welk
22 22 --- Please Love Me Forever - Cathy Jean & The Roommates
47 21 --- Runaway - Del Shannon

29 20 --- Model Girl - Johnny Maestro The Voice Of The Crests
10 19 --- Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford
17 18 --- Little Boy Sad - Johnny Burnette
40 17 --- But I Do - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
11 16 --- Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
33 15 --- Asia Minor - Kokomo
18 14 --- Lazy River - Bobby Darin
08 13 --- Ebony Eyes - The Everly Brothers
13 12 --- Think Twice - Brook Benton
15 11 --- On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer

12 10 --- Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
04 09 --- Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis
07 08 --- Wheels - The String-A-Longs
09 07 --- Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers
21 06 --- Blue Moon - The Marcels
03 05 --- Don't Worry - Marty Robbins
06 04 --- Apache - Jorgen Ingmann & his Guitar
05 03 --- Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles
02 02 --- Pony Time - Chubby Checker
01 01 --- Surrender - Elvis Presley