November 20, 1961

----- DROPOUTS -----
Don't Blame Me - The Everly Brothers ----- 20 / 6
Please Don't Go - Ral Donner ----- 39 / 1
Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet ----- 25 / 7
What A Party - Fats Domino ----- 22 / 4
Mexico - Bob Moore & his Orchestra ----- 9 / 10
School Is In - Gary (U.S.) Bonds ----- 28 / 2
Candy Man - Roy Orbison ----- 25 / 5


RE 40 --- So Long Baby - Del Shannon (41)
 39 --- Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody - Aretha Franklin (43)
33 38 --- (He's My) Dreamboat - Connie Francis
 37 --- Gypsy Woman - The Impressions (49)
25 36 --- The Way You Look Tonight - The Lettermen
23 35 --- Sweets For My Sweet - The Drifters
22 34 --- Crying - Roy Orbison
21 33 --- Big John - The Shirelles
38 32 --- Foot Stomping - Part 1 - The Flares
 31 --- Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke (46)

 30 --- Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson (44)
 29 --- Run To Him - Bobby Vee (57)
32 28 --- September In The Rain - Dinah Washington
RE 27 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker     (55)
36 26 --- Moon River - Henry Mancini & his Orchestra
18 25 --- Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey
34 24 --- Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) - Solomon Burke
14 23 --- Let's Get Together - Hayley Mills
26 22 --- Moon River - Jerry Butler
30 21 --- I Wanna Thank You - Bobby Rydell

11 20 --- A Wonder Like You - Rick Nelson
17 19 --- Heartaches - The Marcels
24 18 --- God, Country And My Baby - Johnny Burnette
10 17 --- Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) - Sue Thompson
16 16 --- Everlovin' - Rick Nelson
19 15 --- Crazy - Patsy Cline
20 14 --- I Understand (Just How You Feel) - The G-Clefs
29 13 --- Tonight - Ferrante & Teicher
15 12 --- I Love How You Love Me - The Paris Sisters
13 11 --- You're The Reason - Bobby Edwards

07 10 --- The Fly - Chubby Checker
08 09 --- This Time - Troy Shondell
09 08 --- Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
06 07 --- Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles      
05 06 --- Tower Of Strength - Gene McDaniels
04 05 --- Bristol Stomp - The Dovells
12 04 --- Goodbye Cruel World - James Darren
03 03 --- Fool #1 - Brenda Lee
02 02 --- Runaround Sue - Dion        
01 01 --- Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean        


This week sees the debut of "The Queen Of Soul", Aretha Franklin   She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. She also won Grammy's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994.

We also have the Re-Entry and Chubby Checker's The Twist. It made it's first debut on 8/8/60 and spent a week at #1. Beginning this week, it sees it's 16th week in the Top 40.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 23-29 November 1961

01 01 LITTLE SISTER / (MARIE'S THE NAME) HIS LATEST FLAME Elvis Presley ***
02 03 BIG, BAD JOHN Jimmy Dean
03 02 WALKING BACK TO HAPPINESS Helen Shapiro ***
04 05 THE TIME HAS COME Adam Faith
05 07 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY Bobby Vee
06 04 WHEN THE GIRL IN YOUR ARMS IS THE GIRL IN YOUR HEART Cliff Richard
07 18 TOWER OF STRENGTH Frankie Vaughan
08 17 MOON RIVER Danny Williams
09 06 TAKE FIVE Dave Brubeck
10 13 HIT THE ROAD, JACK Ray Charles

11 09 BLESS YOU Tony Orlando
12 08 WILD WIND John Leyton
13 26 THE SAVAGE The Shadows
14 11 MEXICALI ROSE Karl Denver
15 16 RUNAROUND SUE Dion
16 10 SUCU SUCU Laurie Johnson Orchestra
17 19 LET'S GET TOGETHER Hayley Mills
18 15 YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY Bobby Darin
19 12 YOU'LL ANSWER TO ME Cleo Laine
20 14 MY BOOMERANG WON'T COME BACK Charlie Drake

21 27 MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
22 20 MICHAEL The Highwaymen *
23 25 THIS TIME Troy Shondell
24 24 I'M A MOODY GUY Shane Fenton and the Fentones
25 34 SUCU SUCU Nina & Frederick
26 22 STARS AND STRIPES / CREOLE JAZZ Acker Bilk
27 23 HATS OFF TO LARRY Del Shannon
28 35 BAMBINO The Springfields
29 -- LET TRUE LOVE BEGIN Nat 'King' Cole
30 21 JEALOUSY Billy Fury

31 -- YOU'RE THE ONLY GOOD THING Jim Reeves
32 30 YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT Ral Donner
33 28 SEA OF HEARTBREAK Don Gibson
34 -- I'LL GET BY Shirley Bassey
35 -- I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME Jimmy Crawford
36 40 TOMORROW'S CLOWN Marty Wilde
37 36 RUNAROUND SUE Doug Sheldon
38 37 EVERLOVIN' Ricky Nelson
39 RE KON-TIKI The Shadows *
40 RE REACH FOR THE STARS / CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN Shirley Bassey *

-- 29 TOGETHER Connie Francis
-- 31 WILD IN THE COUNTRY / I FEEL SO BAD Elvis Presley
-- 32 YOU DON'T KNOW Helen Shapiro ***
-- 33 CRYIN' Roy Orbison
-- 38 FOOL #1 Brenda Lee
-- 39 WHO BUT THE BOMP? The Viscounts



Making his debut is Jimmy Crawford

----- DROPOUTS ----- (Peak Position / Weeks on Chart) - USA

It Do Me So Good - Ann-Margaret ----- 97 / 1
Soothe Me - The Sims Twins ----- 95 / 2
The Door To Paradise - Bobby Rydell ----- 85 / 2
Fly By Night - Andy Williams ----- 82 / 2
Come September - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra ----- 73 / 6
Young Boy Blues - Ben E. King ----- 66 / 5
Bright Lights, Big City - Jimmy Reed ----- 58 / 9
Morning After - The Mar-Keys ----- 60 / 6
Little Sister - Elvis Presley ----- 5 / 13
Take Good Care Of My Baby - Bobby Vee ----- 1 (3) / 15
You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby - Bobby Darin ----- 5 / 11
Look In My Eyes - The Chantels ----- 14 / 12
Don't Blame Me - The Everly Brothers ----- 20 / 8


91 100 --- Tennessee Flat-Top Box - Johnny Cash
RE 99 --- Steps 1 And 2 - Jack Scott
RE 98 --- Turn Around, Look At Me - Glen Campbell
97 --- You're Following Me - Perry Como
98 96 --- Never, Never - The Jive Five
99 95 --- I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George
94 --- What A Walk - Bobby Lewis
93 --- Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam) - The Valadiers
92 --- There's No Other (Like My Baby) - The Crystals
91 --- Love (I'm So Glad) I Found You - The Spinners

90 --- If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody - James Ray
89 --- When I Fall In Love - The Lettermen
89 88 --- It Will Stand - The Showmen
100 87 --- Funny How Time Slips Away - Jimmy Elledge
93 86 --- I Wonder (If Your Love Will Ever Belong To Me) - The Pentagons
45 85 --- Stick Shift - The Duals
85 84 --- The Comancheros - Claude King
83 --- Revenge - Brook Benton
87 82 --- I Cried My Last Tear - Ernie K-Doe
86 81 --- It's All Because - Linda Scott

80 --- When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) - Connie Francis
67 79 --- Somewhere Along The Way - Steve Lawrence
83 78 --- The Gypsy Rover - The Highwaymen
78 77 --- On Bended Knees - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
95 76 --- A Certain Girl - Ernie K-Doe
88 75 --- My Heart Belongs To Only You - Jackie Wilson
92 74 --- Well, I Told You - The Chantels
90 73 --- It's Too Soon To Know - Etta James
64 72 --- Danny Boy - Andy Williams
74 71 --- For Me And My Gal - Freddy Cannon

76 70 --- Three Steps From The Altar - Shep & The Limelites
80 69 --- Johnny Will - Pat Boone
68 --- Peppermint Twist - Part 1 - Joey Dee & The Starliters
31 67 --- Mexico - Bob Moore & his Orchestra
51 66 --- I Really Love You - The Stereos
RE 65 --- Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker
69 64 --- Sometime - Gene Thomas
58 63 --- The Way I Am - Jackie Wilson
37 62 --- Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet
75 61 --- Language Of Love - John D. Loudermilk

71 60 --- Tonight - Eddie Fisher
63 59 --- Smile - Timi Yuro
59 58 --- I'll Be Seeing You - Frank Sinatra
81 57 --- 'Til - The Angels
72 56 --- Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney
70 55 --- The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens
65 54 --- Blue Moon - The Ventures
68 53 --- Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night - Kenny Dino
60 52 --- Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues - The Miracles
84 51 --- Up A Lazy River - Si Zentner & his Orchestra

53 50 --- The Bridge Of Love - Joe Dowell
35 49 --- What A Party - Fats Domino
50 48 --- Under The Moon Of Love - Curtis Lee
66 47 --- I Don't Know Why - Linda Scott
28 46 --- School Is In - Gary U.S. Bonds
62 45 --- Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedaka
39 44 --- Please Don't Go - Ral Donner
27 43 --- Candy Man - Roy Orbison
52 42 --- In The Middle Of A Heartache - Wanda Jackson
48 41 --- Anybody But Me - Brenda Lee

41 40 --- So Long Baby - Del Shannon
43 39 --- Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody - Aretha Franklin
33 38 --- (He's My) Dreamboat - Connie Francis
49 37 --- Gypsy Woman - The Impressions
25 36 --- The Way You Look Tonight - The Lettermen
23 35 --- Sweets For My Sweet - The Drifters
22 34 --- Crying - Roy Orbison
21 33 --- Big John - The Shirelles
38 32 --- Foot Stomping - Part 1 - The Flares
46 31 --- Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke

44 30 --- Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson
32 28 --- September In The Rain - Dinah Washington
55 27 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker
36 26 --- Moon River - Henry Mancini & his Orchestra
18 25 --- Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey
34 24 --- Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) - Solomon Burke
14 23 --- Let's Get Together - Hayley Mills
26 22 --- Moon River - Jerry Butler
30 21 --- I Wanna Thank You - Bobby Rydell

11 20 --- A Wonder Like You - Rick Nelson
17 19 --- Heartaches - The Marcels
24 18 --- God, Country And My Baby - Johnny Burnette
10 17 --- Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) - Sue Thompson
16 16 --- Everlovin' - Rick Nelson
19 15 --- Crazy - Patsy Cline
20 14 --- I Understand (Just How You Feel) - The G-Clefs
29 13 --- Tonight - Ferrante & Teicher
15 12 --- I Love How You Love Me - The Paris Sisters
13 11 --- You're The Reason - Bobby Edwards

07 10 --- The Fly - Chubby Checker
08 09 --- This Time - Troy Shondell
09 08 --- Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
06 07 --- Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
05 06 --- Tower Of Strength - Gene McDaniels
04 05 --- Bristol Stomp - The Dovells
12 04 --- Goodbye Cruel World - James Darren
03 03 --- Fool #1 - Brenda Lee
02 02 --- Runaround Sue - Dion
01 01 --- Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean