April 3, 1961

----- DROPOUTS -----
Your One And Only Love - Jackie Wilson ----- 40 / 1
Your Friends - Dee Clark ----- 34 / 4
Shop Around - The Miracles (feat. Bill "Smokey" Robinson) ----- 2 / 13
Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher ----- 2 / 18
You Can Have Her - Roy Hamilton ----- 12 / 7
There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris ----- 3 / 10
Hearts Of Stone - Bill Black's Combo ----- 20 / 4
Good Time Baby - Bobby Rydell ----- 11 / 8
Calcutta - Lawrence Welk ----- 1 (2) / 13      
Little Boy Sad - Johnny Burnette ----- 17 (2) / 6


 40 --- Bewildered - James Brown & The Famous Flames (49)
28 39 --- The Watusi - The Vibrations
 38 --- Trust In Me - Etta James (43)
 37 --- Portrait Of My Love - Steve Lawrence (48 )
19 36 --- Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford
 35 --- Hide Away - Freddy King (45)
 34 --- Find Another Girl - Jerry Butler (56)
37 33 --- Happy Birthday Blues - Kathy Young w/ The Innocents
 32 --- Fell In Love On Monday - Fats Domino (41)
31 31 --- That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On - Sam Cooke

35 30 --- Once Upon A Time - Rochell & The Candles w/ Johnny Wyatt
 29 --- You Can Depend On Me - Brenda Lee (62)
14 28 --- Lazy River - Bobby Darin
33 27 --- Please Tell Me Why - Jackie Wilson
 26 --- A Hundred Pounds Of Clay - Gene McDaniels (71)
 25 --- I've Told Every Little Star - Linda Scott (46)
16 24 --- Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
 23 --- Mother-In-Law - Ernie K-Doe (55)
34 22 --- Tonight My Love, Tonight - Paul Anka
32 21 --- One Mint Julep - Ray Charles

20 20 --- Model Girl - Johnny Maestro The Voice Of The Crests
27 19 --- Baby Blue - The Echoes
24 18 --- Take Good Care Of Her - Adam Wade
13 17 --- Ebony Eyes - The Everly Brothers
22 16 --- Please Love Me Forever - Cathy Jean & The Roommates
09 15 --- Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis
10 14 --- Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
15 13 --- Asia Minor - Kokomo
08 12 --- Wheels - The String-A-Longs
12 11 --- Think Twice - Brook Benton

17 10 --- But I Do - Clarence Henry
21 09 --- Runaway - Del Shannon
07 08 --- Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers
11 07 --- On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer
05 06 --- Don't Worry - Marty Robbins
03 05 --- Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles
02 04 --- Pony Time - Chubby Checker        
01 03 --- Surrender - Elvis Presley      
04 02 --- Apache - Jorgen Ingmann & his Guitar
06 01 --- Blue Moon - The Marcels    


New names making their first appearance this week are Freddy King, Linda Scott and Gene McDaniels.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 6-12 April 1961

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

11 12 WHEELS String-A-Longs
12 10 LAZY RIVER Bobby Darin
13 13 SAMANTHA Kenny Ball and His Jazz Men
14 14 WHO AM I? / THIS IS IT Adam Faith
15 15 MARRY ME Mike Preston
16 21 WHERE THE BOYS ARE / BABY ROO Connie Francis
17 20 BABY-SITTIN' BOOGIE Buzz Clifford
18 23 GOODNIGHT MRS FLINTSTONE The Piltdown Men
19 24 76 TROMBONES The King Brothers
20 16 SAILOR Petula Clark *

21 18 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? Elvis Presley ****
22 19 LET'S JUMP THE BROOMSTICK Brenda Lee
23 22 JA-DA Johnny and the Hurricanes
24 17 CALENDAR GIRL Neil Sedaka
25 33 GEE WHIZ, IT'S YOU Cliff Richard
26 29 YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY The Temperance Seven
27 32 A SCOTTISH SOLDIER Andy Stewart
28 25 THEME from 'EXODUS' Semprini
29 26 AFRICAN WALTZ Johnny Dankworth
30 RE 'TIL THERE WAS YOU Peggy Lee

31 31 I COUNT THE TEARS The Drifters
32 39 WAR PAINT The Brook Brothers
33 -- I TOLD YOU SO Jimmy Jones
34 30 PEPE Duane Eddy
35 -- I WANNA LOVE MY LIFE AWAY Gene Pitney
36 36 TRAMBONE The Krew Kats
37 -- ENTRY OF THE GLADIATORS Nero and the Gladiators
38 28 DON'T TREAT ME LIKE A CHILD Helen Shapiro
39 37 FIRST TASTE OF LOVE Ben E King
40 35 PONY TIME Chubby Checker

-- 27 DREAM GIRL Mark Wynter
-- 34 GATHER IN THE MUSHROOMS Benny Hill
-- 38 YOU'RE SIXTEEN Johnny Burnette
-- 40 RUBBER BALL Bobby Vee



Another big name makes his debut here: Gene Pitney

----- DROPOUTS ----- (Peak Position / Weeks on Chart) - USA
Green Grass Of Texas - The Texans ----- 100 / 1
Top Forty, News, Weather And Sports - Mark Dinning ----- 81 / 6
Orange Blossom Special - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra ----- 63 / 6
Stayin' In - Bobby Vee ----- 33 / 7
More Than I Can Say - Bobby Vee ----- 61 / 5
Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka ----- 4 / 15
Lonely Man - Elvis Presley ----- 32 / 5
For My Baby - Brook Benton ----- 28 / 8
Wings Of A Dove - Ferlin Husky ----- 12 / 18
Wheels - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra ----- 28 / 8
Let's Go Again (Where We Went Last Night) - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters ----- 39 / 6
Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles ----- 1 (2) / 19
Shop Around - The Miracles (feat. Bill "Smokey" Robinson) ----- 2 / 16


100 --- Sweet Little Kathy - Ray Peterson
99 --- The Next Kiss (Is The Last Goodbye) - Conway Twitty
98 --- California Sun - Joe Jones
97 --- Bonanza - Al Caiola & his Orchestra
53 96 --- I Don't Want To Cry - Chuck Jackson
RE 95 --- Little Turtle Dove - Otis Williams & his Charms
94 --- A Scottish Soldier (Green Hills Of Tyrol) - Andy Stewart
93 --- Underwater - The Frogmen
RE 92 --- Kokomo - The Flamingos
47 91 --- I Pity The Fool - Bobby Bland

90 --- (Theme From) The Great Imposter - Henry Mancini & his Orchestra
89 --- What'd I Say - Jerry Lee Lewis
59 88 --- Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) - Bill Doggett
96 87 --- Triangle - Janie Grant
74 86 --- Lonely Blue Nights - Rosie formerly with The Originals
93 85 --- I Told You So - Jimmy Jones
90 84 --- Bumble Boogie - B. Bumble & The Stingers
94 83 --- Like, Long Hair - Paul Revere & The Raiders
82 --- Trees - The Platters
97 81 --- When I Fall In Love - The Capris

91 80 --- Seventeen - Frankie Ford
60 79 --- The Touchables - Dickie Goodman
68 78 --- Pony Express - Danny & The Juniors
39 77 --- Your Friends - Dee Clark
98 76 --- Little Pedro - The Olympics
92 75 --- I'm In The Mood For Love - The Chimes
81 74 --- Foolin' Around - Kay Starr
73 --- The Continental Walk - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
72 --- Welcome Home - Sammy Kaye & his Orchestra
89 71 --- Sleepy-Eyed John - Johnny Horton

72 70 --- Little Miss Stick-Up - The Playmates
70 69 --- Ling-Ting-Tong - Buddy Knox
85 68 --- Ain't It, Baby - The Miracles
84 67 --- Merry-Go-Round - Marv Johnson
83 66 --- Funny - Maxine Brown
75 65 --- Bye Bye Baby - Mary Wells
80 64 --- Brass Buttons - The String-A-Longs
50 63 --- Blue Moon - Herb Lance & The Classics
82 62 --- The Blizzard - Jim Reeves
73 61 --- The Very Thought Of You - Little Willie John

88 60 --- Daddy's Home - Shep & The Limelites
87 59 --- Tenderly - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra
66 58 --- (Theme From) My Three Sons - Lawrence Welk & his Orchestra
61 57 --- (Love Theme From) One Eyed Jacks - Ferrante & Teicher
76 56 --- Tonight I Fell In Love - The Tokens
51 55 --- Ginnie Bell - Paul Dino
78 54 --- Just For Old Time's Sake - The McGuire Sisters
77 53 --- Theme From Dixie - Duane Eddy
86 52 --- To Be Loved (Forever) - The Pentagons
29 51 --- There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris

65 50 --- The Second Time Around - Frank Sinatra
36 49 --- Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher
25 48 --- Good Time Baby - Bobby Rydell
54 47 --- Shu Rah - Fats Domino
64 46 --- Some Kind Of Wonderful - The Drifters
30 45 --- You Can Have Her - Roy Hamilton
40 44 --- Your One And Only Love - Jackie Wilson
18 43 --- Little Boy Sad - Johnny Burnette
23 42 --- Calcutta - Lawrence Welk
26 41 --- Hearts Of Stone - Bill Black's Combo

49 40 --- Bewildered - James Brown & The Famous Flames
28 39 --- The Watusi - The Vibrations
43 38 --- Trust In Me - Etta James
48 37 --- Portrait Of My Love - Steve Lawrence
19 36 --- Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford
45 35 --- Hide Away - Freddy King
56 34 --- Find Another Girl - Jerry Butler
37 33 --- Happy Birthday Blues - Kathy Young w/ The Innocents
41 32 --- Fell In Love On Monday - Fats Domino
31 31 --- That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On - Sam Cooke

35 30 --- Once Upon A Time - Rochell & The Candles w/ Johnny Wyatt
62 29 --- You Can Depend On Me - Brenda Lee
14 28 --- Lazy River - Bobby Darin
33 27 --- Please Tell Me Why - Jackie Wilson
71 26 --- A Hundred Pounds Of Clay - Gene McDaniels
46 25 --- I've Told Every Little Star - Linda Scott
16 24 --- Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
55 23 --- Mother-In-Law - Ernie K-Doe
34 22 --- Tonight My Love, Tonight - Paul Anka
32 21 --- One Mint Julep - Ray Charles

20 20 --- Model Girl - Johnny Maestro The Voice Of The Crests
27 19 --- Baby Blue - The Echoes
24 18 --- Take Good Care Of Her - Adam Wade
13 17 --- Ebony Eyes - The Everly Brothers
22 16 --- Please Love Me Forever - Cathy Jean & The Roommates
09 15 --- Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis
10 14 --- Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
15 13 --- Asia Minor - Kokomo
08 12 --- Wheels - The String-A-Longs
12 11 --- Think Twice - Brook Benton

17 10 --- But I Do - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
21 09 --- Runaway - Del Shannon
07 08 --- Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers
11 07 --- On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer
05 06 --- Don't Worry - Marty Robbins
03 05 --- Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles
02 04 --- Pony Time - Chubby Checker
01 03 --- Surrender - Elvis Presley
04 02 --- Apache - Jorgen Ingmann & his Guitar
06 01 --- Blue Moon - The Marcels