October 23, 1961

----- DROPOUTS -----
Without You - Johnny Tillotson ----- 7 / 8
Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) - Barry Mann ----- 7 / 9
So Long Baby - Del Shannon ----- 28 / 2
(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame - Elvis Presley ----- 4 / 7


21 40 --- Bless You - Tony Orlando
 39 --- What A Party - Fats Domino (42)
RE 38 --- Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet (46)
RE 37 --- Candy Man - Roy Orbison (43)
29 36 --- One Track Mind - Bobby Lewis
30 35 --- (He's) The Great Impostor - The Fleetwoods
17 34 --- Little Sister - Elvis Presley
 33 --- Big John - The Shirelles (41)
27 32 --- My True Story - The Jive Five
38 31 --- Anybody But Me - Brenda Lee

35 30 --- Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
40 29 --- I Really Love You - The Stereos
32 28 --- Foot Stomping - Part 1 - The Flares
39 27 --- A Wonder Like You - Rick Nelson
16 26 --- The Mountain's High - Dick & Deedee
26 25 --- Stick Shift - The Duals
24 24 --- You're The Reason - Bobby Edwards
20 23 --- Don't Blame Me - The Everly Brothers
34 22 --- Everlovin' - Rick Nelson
31 21 --- Fool #1 - Brenda Lee

33 20 --- I Understand (Just How You Feel) - The G-Clefs
25 19 --- (He's My) Dreamboat - Connie Francis
19 18 --- Sweets For My Sweet - The Drifters
23 17 --- Tower Of Strength - Gene McDaniels
05 16 --- You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby - Bobby Darin
06 15 --- Take Good Care Of My Baby - Bobby Vee        
18 14 --- Look In My Eyes - The Chantels
15 13 --- The Way You Look Tonight - The Lettermen
09 12 --- Mexico - Bob Moore & his Orchestra
04 11 --- Crying - Roy Orbison

14 10 --- The Fly - Chubby Checker
10 09 --- Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey
13 08 --- Let's Get Together - Hayley Mills
12 07 --- I Love How You Love Me - The Paris Sisters
11 06 --- This Time - Troy Shondell
07 05 --- Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) - Sue Thompson
01 04 --- Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles      
08 03 --- Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean
03 02 --- Bristol Stomp - The Dovells
02 01 --- Runaround Sue - Dion    

R1 SINGLES CHART - 26 October-1 November 1961

01 01 WALKING BACK TO HAPPINESS Helen Shapiro **
02 06 WILD WIND John Leyton
03 02 MICHAEL The Highwaymen *
04 22 WHEN THE GIRL IN YOUR ARMS IS THE GIRL IN YOUR HEART Cliff Richard
05 04 JEALOUSY Billy Fury
06 07 HATS OFF TO LARRY Del Shannon
07 05 YOU'LL ANSWER TO ME Cleo Laine
08 11 BLESS YOU Tony Orlando
09 13 SUCU SUCU Laurie Johnson Orchestra
10 03 KON-TIKI The Shadows *

11 26 MEXICALI ROSE Karl Denver
12 09 TOGETHER Connie Francis
13 12 GET LOST Eden Kane
14 10 WILD IN THE COUNTRY / I FEEL SO BAD Elvis Presley
15 17 MY BOOMERANG WON'T COME BACK Charlie Drake
16 31 YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY Bobby Darin
17 08 JOHNNY, REMEMBER ME John Leyton ****
18 14 YOU DON'T KNOW Helen Shapiro ***
19 -- HIT THE ROAD, JACK Ray Charles
20 15 GRANADA Frank Sinatra

21 23 WHO BUT THE BOMP? The Viscounts
22 19 SEA OF HEARTBREAK Don Gibson
23 16 REACH FOR THE STARS / CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN Shirley Bassey *
24 30 TRIBUTE TO BUDDY HOLLY Mike Berry
25 25 CRYIN' Roy Orbison
26 20 MUSKRAT / DON'T BLAME ME The Everly Brothers
27 -- TAKE FIVE Dave Brubeck
28 32 YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT Ral Donner
29 18 THAT'S MY HOME Acker Bilk
30 21 MICHAEL, ROW THE BOAT / LUMBERED Lonnie Donegan

31 -- BIG, BAD JOHN Jimmy Dean
32 29 SUCU SUCU Nina & Frederick
33 27 WHEELS CHA CHA Joe Loss
34 33 CUPID Sam Cooke
35 40 LET'S GET TOGETHER Hayley Mills
36 34 HOLE IN THE BUCKET Harry Belafonte + Odetta
37 37 I'M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR Eddie Hodges
38 -- TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY Bobby Vee
39 -- THE TIME HAS COME Adam Faith
40 -- I'M A MOODY GUY Shane Fenton and the Fentones

-- 24 AIN'T GONNA WASH FOR A WEEK The Brook Brothers
-- 28 HARD-HEARTED HANNAH The Temperance Seven
-- 35 SAY IT WITH FLOWERS Dorothy Squires + Russ Conway
-- 36 SUCU SUCU Ted Heath Orchestra
-- 38 HOW MANY TEARS? Bobby Vee
-- 39 AMOR Ben E King



Some big debuts here: Dave Brubeck (with one of the greatest instrumentals of all time), Jimmy Dean (later to become a sausage magnate, amongst other things), and Shane Fenton (later to become more successful when he changed his name again, to Alvin Stardust)

----- DROPOUTS ----- (Peak Position / Weeks on Chart) - USA
Make Believe Wedding - The Castells ----- 98 / 2
Guilty Of Loving You - Jerry Fuller ----- 94 / 2
'Til - The Angels ----- 91 / 1
Last Date - The Parkays ----- 89 / 2
Rockin' Bicycle - Fats Domino ----- 83 / 1
Back To The Hop - Danny & The Juniors ----- 80 / 5
You Don't Know What It Means - Jackie Wilson ----- 79 / 3
When We Get Married - The Dreamlovers ----- 10 / 12
Big Cold Wind - Pat Boone ----- 19 (2) / 9
Water Boy - Don Shirley Trio ----- 40 / 14
Let Me Belong To You - Brian Hyland ----- 20 / 11
Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night) - Lonnie Donegan & his Skiffle Group ----- 5 / 11


 100 --- Blue Moon - The Ventures
 99 --- Who Can I Count On - Patsy Cline
RE 98 --- Three Steps From The Altar - Shep & The Limelites
72 97 --- I Apologize - Timi Yuro
100 96 --- Backtrack - Faron Young
 95 --- Soothe Me - The Sims Twins
65 94 --- Human - Tommy Hunt
95 93 --- Why Not Now - Matt Monro
97 92 --- For Me And My Gal - Freddy Cannon
93 91 --- Broken Heart And A Pillow Filled With Tears - Patti Page

92 90 --- Muskrat - The Everly Brothers
 89 --- Wasn't The Summer Short - Johnny Mathis
99 88 --- Gypsy Woman - The Impressions
56 87 --- More Money For You And Me - The Four Preps
 86 --- Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues - The Miracles
69 85 --- It's Your World - Marty Robbins
96 84 --- In The Middle Of A Heartache - Wanda Jackson
73 83 --- Let True Love Begin - Nat "King" Cole
85 82 --- Under The Moon Of Love - Curtis Lee
RE 81 --- Here Comes The Night - Ben E. King

 80 --- Somewhere Along The Way - Steve Lawrence
87 79 --- Come September - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra
82 78 --- Don't Cry No More - Bobby Bland
74 77 --- Berlin Melody - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra
 76 --- The Way I Am - Jackie Wilson
86 75 --- The Bridge Of Love - Joe Dowell
61 74 --- Don't Get Around Much Anymore - The Belmonts
47 73 --- The Astronaut (Parts 1 & 2) - Jose Jimenez
 72 --- My Heart Belongs To Only You - Jackie Wilson
78 71 --- I'll Be Seeing You - Frank Sinatra

63 70 --- Morning After - The Mar-Keys
88 69 --- Goodbye Cruel World - James Darren
90 68 --- Moon River - Henry Mancini & his Orchestra
75 67 --- Young Boy Blues - Ben E. King
84 66 --- Tonight - Ferrante & Teicher
 65 --- Crazy - Patsy Cline
81 64 --- God, Country And My Baby - Johnny Burnette
66 63 --- Your Last Goodbye - Floyd Cramer
68 62 --- Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody - Aretha Franklin
71 61 --- Tonight I Won't Be There - Adam Wade

76 60 --- I Wanna Thank You - Bobby Rydell
 59 --- School Is In - Gary U.S. Bonds
62 58 --- Bright Lights, Big City - Jimmy Reed
59 57 --- Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) - The Lennon Sisters
64 56 --- Feel It - Sam Cooke
36 55 --- Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) - Barry Mann
60 54 --- Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) - Solomon Burke
51 53 --- Movin' - Bill Black's Combo
44 52 --- Michael - The Highwaymen    
67 51 --- Please Don't Go - Ral Donner

45 50 --- Missing You - Ray Peterson
77 49 --- September In The Rain - Dinah Washington
37 48 --- Without You - Johnny Tillotson
49 47 --- It's Gonna Work Out Fine - Ike & Tina Turner
48 46 --- Hollywood - Connie Francis
52 45 --- It's Just A House Without You - Brook Benton
58 44 --- Heartaches - The Marcels
50 43 --- Moon River - Jerry Butler
28 42 --- So Long Baby - Del Shannon
22 41 --- (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame - Elvis Presley

21 40 --- Bless You - Tony Orlando
42 39 --- What A Party - Fats Domino
46 38 --- Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet
43 37 --- Candy Man - Roy Orbison
29 36 --- One Track Mind - Bobby Lewis
30 35 --- (He's) The Great Impostor - The Fleetwoods
17 34 --- Little Sister - Elvis Presley
41 33 --- Big John - The Shirelles
27 32 --- My True Story - The Jive Five
38 31 --- Anybody But Me - Brenda Lee

35 30 --- Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
40 29 --- I Really Love You - The Stereos
32 28 --- Foot Stomping - Part 1 - The Flares
39 27 --- A Wonder Like You - Rick Nelson
16 26 --- The Mountain's High - Dick & Deedee
26 25 --- Stick Shift - The Duals
24 24 --- You're The Reason - Bobby Edwards
20 23 --- Don't Blame Me - The Everly Brothers
34 22 --- Everlovin' - Rick Nelson
31 21 --- Fool #1 - Brenda Lee

33 20 --- I Understand (Just How You Feel) - The G-Clefs
25 19 --- (He's My) Dreamboat - Connie Francis
19 18 --- Sweets For My Sweet - The Drifters
23 17 --- Tower Of Strength - Gene McDaniels
05 16 --- You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby - Bobby Darin
06 15 --- Take Good Care Of My Baby - Bobby Vee      
18 14 --- Look In My Eyes - The Chantels
15 13 --- The Way You Look Tonight - The Lettermen
09 12 --- Mexico - Bob Moore & his Orchestra
04 11 --- Crying - Roy Orbison

14 10 --- The Fly - Chubby Checker
10 09 --- Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey
13 08 --- Let's Get Together - Hayley Mills
12 07 --- I Love How You Love Me - The Paris Sisters
11 06 --- This Time - Troy Shondell
07 05 --- Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) - Sue Thompson
01 04 --- Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles    
08 03 --- Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean
03 02 --- Bristol Stomp - The Dovells
02 01 --- Runaround Sue - Dion