April 10, 1961

----- DROPOUTS -----
The Watusi - The Vibrations ----- 25 / 4
Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford ----- 6 / 10
Lazy River - Bobby Darin ----- 14 / 7
Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King ----- 10 / 10


40 40 --- Bewildered - James Brown & The Famous Flames
31 39 --- That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On - Sam Cooke
 38 --- Ginnie Bell - Paul Dino (55)
 37 --- Daddy's Home - Shep & The Limelites (60)
 36 --- Some Kind Of Wonderful - The Drifters (46)
 35 --- Tenderly - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra (59)
33 34 --- Happy Birthday Blues - Kathy Young w/ The Innocents
32 33 --- Fell In Love On Monday - Fats Domino
38 32 --- Trust In Me - Etta James
17 31 --- Ebony Eyes - The Everly Brothers

34 30 --- Find Another Girl - Jerry Butler
35 29 --- Hide Away - Freddy King
22 28 --- Tonight My Love, Tonight - Paul Anka
20 27 --- Model Girl - Johnny Maestro The Voice Of The Crests
30 26 --- Once Upon A Time - Rochell & The Candles w/ Johnny Wyatt
15 25 --- Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis
37 24 --- Portrait Of My Love - Steve Lawrence
25 23 --- I've Told Every Little Star - Linda Scott
27 22 --- Please Tell Me Why - Jackie Wilson
12 21 --- Wheels - The String-A-Longs

26 20 --- A Hundred Pounds Of Clay - Gene McDaniels
29 19 --- You Can Depend On Me - Brenda Lee
19 18 --- Baby Blue - The Echoes
14 17 --- Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
21 16 --- One Mint Julep - Ray Charles
11 15 --- Think Twice - Brook Benton
16 14 --- Please Love Me Forever - Cathy Jean & The Roommates
18 13 --- Take Good Care Of Her - Adam Wade
13 12 --- Asia Minor - Kokomo
04 11 --- Pony Time - Chubby Checker        

08 10 --- Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers
23 09 --- Mother-In-Law - Ernie K-Doe
06 08 --- Don't Worry - Marty Robbins
03 07 --- Surrender - Elvis Presley      
10 06 --- But I Do - Clarence Henry
07 05 --- On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer
09 04 --- Runaway - Del Shannon
05 03 --- Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles
02 02 --- Apache - Jorgen Ingmann & his Guitar
01 01 --- Blue Moon - The Marcels      


This week sees one-hit wonders Shep & The Limelites and Paul Dino.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 13-19 April 1961

01 01 WOODEN HEART Elvis Presley ****
02 02 ARE YOU SURE? The Allisons
03 04 EBONY EYES / WALK RIGHT BACK The Everly Brothers ***
04 03 THEME FOR A DREAM Cliff Richard
05 12 LAZY RIVER Bobby Darin
06 09 AND THE HEAVENS CRIED Anthony Newley
07 06 MY KIND OF GIRL Matt Monro
08 07 F.B.I. The Shadows
09 08 THEME from 'EXODUS' Ferrante & Teicher
10 16 WHERE THE BOYS ARE / BABY ROO Connie Francis

11 14 WHO AM I? / THIS IS IT Adam Faith
12 10 RIDERS IN THE SKY The Ramrods
13 26 YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY The Temperance Seven
14 05 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? The Shirelles
15 13 SAMANTHA Kenny Ball and His Jazz Men
16 15 MARRY ME Mike Preston
17 32 WAR PAINT The Brook Brothers
18 25 GEE WHIZ, IT'S YOU Cliff Richard
19 17 BABY-SITTIN' BOOGIE Buzz Clifford
20 11 WHEELS String-A-Longs

21 24 CALENDAR GIRL Neil Sedaka
22 29 AFRICAN WALTZ Johnny Dankworth
23 20 SAILOR Petula Clark *
24 -- BLUE MOON The Marcels
25 18 GOODNIGHT MRS FLINTSTONE The Piltdown Men
26 -- LITTLE BOY SAD Johnny Burnette
27 19 76 TROMBONES The King Brothers
28 21 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? Elvis Presley ****
29 38 DON'T TREAT ME LIKE A CHILD Helen Shapiro
30 22 LET'S JUMP THE BROOMSTICK Brenda Lee

31 40 PONY TIME Chubby Checker
32 23 JA-DA Johnny and the Hurricanes
33 36 TRAMBONE The Krew Kats
34 27 A SCOTTISH SOLDIER Andy Stewart
35 35 I WANNA LOVE MY LIFE AWAY Gene Pitney
36 -- MORE THAN I CAN SAY / STAYING IN Bobby Vee
37 28 THEME from 'EXODUS' Semprini
38 37 ENTRY OF THE GLADIATORS Nero and the Gladiators
39 30 'TIL THERE WAS YOU Peggy Lee
40 -- ON THE REBOUND Floyd Cramer

-- 31 I COUNT THE TEARS The Drifters
-- 33 I TOLD YOU SO Jimmy Jones
-- 34 PEPE Duane Eddy
-- 39 FIRST TASTE OF LOVE Ben E King



Making their debuts: The Marcels, and Floyd Cramer

----- DROPOUTS ----- (Peak Position / Weeks on Chart) - USA
Sweet Little Kathy - Ray Peterson ----- 100 / 1
I Don't Want To Cry - Chuck Jackson ----- 36 / 7
Little Turtle Dove - Otis Williams & his Charms ----- 95 / 3
Kokomo - The Flamingos ----- 92 / 3
I Pity The Fool - Bobby Bland ----- 46 / 7
(Theme From) The Great Imposter - Henry Mancini & his Orchestra ----- 90 / 1
Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) - Bill Doggett ----- 2 / 39
Lonely Blue Nights - Rosie formerly with The Originals ----- 66 / 4
The Touchables - Dickie Goodman ----- 60 / 7
Pony Express - Danny & The Juniors ----- 60 / 7
Your Friends - Dee Clark ----- 34 / 9
Little Miss Stick-Up - The Playmates ----- 70 / 5
Blue Moon - Herb Lance & The Classics ----- 50 / 5
There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris ----- 3 / 14
Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher ----- 2 / 21
Good Time Baby - Bobby Rydell ----- 11 / 11
You Can Have Her - Roy Hamilton ----- 12 / 10
Little Boy Sad - Johnny Burnette ----- 17 / 9
Calcutta - Lawrence Welk ----- 1 (2) / 17


100 --- Ground Hog - The Browns feat. Jim Edward Brown
41 99 --- Hearts Of Stone - Bill Black's Combo
98 --- Three Hearts In A Triangle - Roy Drusky
97 --- Hello Walls - Faron Young
98 96 --- California Sun - Joe Jones
95 --- Saved - LaVern Baker
94 --- Come On Over - The Strollers
85 93 --- I Told You So - Jimmy Jones
94 92 --- A Scottish Soldier (Green Hills Of Tyrol) - Andy Stewart
91 --- Mr. Pride - Chuck Jackson

90 --- A City Girl Stole My Country Boy - Patti Page
89 --- Lullaby Of Love - Frank Gari
88 --- La Pachanga - Audrey Arno & The Hazy Osterwald Sextet
87 --- Come Along - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
86 --- I'll Just Have A Cup Of Coffee (Then I'll Go) - Claude Gray
85 --- The Continental Walk - The Rollers
93 84 --- Underwater - The Frogmen
97 83 --- Bonanza - Al Caiola & his Orchestra
99 82 --- The Next Kiss (Is The Last Goodbye) - Conway Twitty
87 81 --- Triangle - Janie Grant

80 --- Glory Of Love - The Roommates
89 79 --- What'd I Say - Jerry Lee Lewis
78 --- The Charanga - Merv Griffin
62 77 --- The Blizzard - Jim Reeves
76 76 --- Little Pedro - The Olympics
75 --- (It Never Happens) In Real Life - Chuck Jackson
81 74 --- When I Fall In Love - The Capris
73 --- Exodus - Eddie Harris
80 72 --- Seventeen - Frankie Ford
71 --- Running Scared - Roy Orbison

82 70 --- Trees - The Platters
69 --- African Walk - Cannonball Adderley Orchestra
72 68 --- Welcome Home - Sammy Kaye & his Orchestra
39 67 --- The Watusi - The Vibrations
74 66 --- Foolin' Around - Kay Starr
69 65 --- Ling-Ting-Tong - Buddy Knox
61 64 --- The Very Thought Of You - Little Willie John
71 63 --- Sleepy-Eyed John - Johnny Horton
62 --- Frogg - The Brothers Four
67 61 --- Merry-Go-Round - Marv Johnson

44 60 --- Your One And Only Love - Jackie Wilson
73 59 --- The Continental Walk - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
36 58 --- Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford
84 57 --- Bumble Boogie - B. Bumble & The Stingers
58 56 --- (Theme From) My Three Sons - Lawrence Welk & his Orchestra
28 55 --- Lazy River - Bobby Darin
68 54 --- Ain't It, Baby - The Miracles
75 53 --- I'm In The Mood For Love - The Chimes
66 52 --- Funny - Maxine Brown
50 51 --- The Second Time Around - Frank Sinatra

52 50 --- To Be Loved (Forever) - The Pentagons
64 49 --- Brass Buttons - The String-A-Longs
83 48 --- Like, Long Hair - Paul Revere & The Raiders
56 47 --- Tonight I Fell In Love - The Tokens
53 46 --- Theme From Dixie - Duane Eddy
65 45 --- Bye Bye Baby - Mary Wells
24 44 --- Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
57 43 --- (Love Theme From) One Eyed Jacks - Ferrante & Teicher
47 42 --- Shu Rah - Fats Domino
54 41 --- Just For Old Time's Sake - The McGuire Sisters

40 40 --- Bewildered - James Brown & The Famous Flames
31 39 --- That's It - I Quit - I'm Movin' On - Sam Cooke
55 38 --- Ginnie Bell - Paul Dino
60 37 --- Daddy's Home - Shep & The Limelites
46 36 --- Some Kind Of Wonderful - The Drifters
59 35 --- Tenderly - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra
33 34 --- Happy Birthday Blues - Kathy Young w/ The Innocents
32 33 --- Fell In Love On Monday - Fats Domino
38 32 --- Trust In Me - Etta James
17 31 --- Ebony Eyes - The Everly Brothers

34 30 --- Find Another Girl - Jerry Butler
35 29 --- Hide Away - Freddy King
22 28 --- Tonight My Love, Tonight - Paul Anka
20 27 --- Model Girl - Johnny Maestro The Voice Of The Crests
30 26 --- Once Upon A Time - Rochell & The Candles w/ Johnny Wyatt
15 25 --- Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis
37 24 --- Portrait Of My Love - Steve Lawrence
25 23 --- I've Told Every Little Star - Linda Scott
27 22 --- Please Tell Me Why - Jackie Wilson
12 21 --- Wheels - The String-A-Longs

26 20 --- A Hundred Pounds Of Clay - Gene McDaniels
29 19 --- You Can Depend On Me - Brenda Lee
19 18 --- Baby Blue - The Echoes
14 17 --- Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
21 16 --- One Mint Julep - Ray Charles
11 15 --- Think Twice - Brook Benton
16 14 --- Please Love Me Forever - Cathy Jean & The Roommates
18 13 --- Take Good Care Of Her - Adam Wade
13 12 --- Asia Minor - Kokomo
04 11 --- Pony Time - Chubby Checker

08 10 --- Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers
23 09 --- Mother-In-Law - Ernie K-Doe
06 08 --- Don't Worry - Marty Robbins
03 07 --- Surrender - Elvis Presley
10 06 --- But I Do - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
07 05 --- On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer
09 04 --- Runaway - Del Shannon
05 03 --- Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles
02 02 --- Apache - Jorgen Ingmann & his Guitar
01 01 --- Blue Moon - The Marcels