December 25, 1961

----- DROPOUTS -----
Language Of Love - John D. Loudermilk ----- 32 / 3
The Majestic - Dion ----- 36 / 1
Heartaches - The Marcels ----- 7 / 8
Tower Of Strength - Gene McDaniels ----- 5 / 10
Bristol Stomp - The Dovells ----- 2 (2) / 14
Crazy - Patsy Cline ----- 9 / 7
Runaround Sue - Dion ----- 1 (2) / 12      


 40 --- Johnny Will - Pat Boone (46)
 39 --- If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody - James Ray (49)
24 38 --- I Understand (Just How You Feel) - The G-Clefs
 37 --- Cotton Fields - The Highwaymen (48 )
37 36 --- Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney
 35 --- Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Fats Domino (41)]
RE 34 --- The Little Drummer Boy - The Harry Simeone Chorale (69)
39 33 --- Small Sad Sam - Phil McLean
29 32 --- Well. I Told You - The Chantels
 31 --- Funny How Time Slips Away - Jimmy Elledge (44)

31 30 --- Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) - Solomon Burke
22 29 --- Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker
19 28 --- Fool #1 - Brenda Lee
 27 --- Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Rydell / Chubby Checker (45)
38 26 --- I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George
32 25 --- Rock-A-Hula Baby ("Twist" Special) - Elvis Presley
27 24 --- Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night - Kenny Dino
26 23 --- There's No Other (Like My Baby) - The Crystals
28 22 --- Revenge - Brook Benton
21 21 --- Gypsy Woman - The Impressions

33 20 --- White Christmas - Bing Crosby
09 19 --- Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean            
11 18 --- Tonight - Ferrante & Teicher
23 17 --- 'Til - The Angels
15 16 --- Moon River - Jerry Butler
16 15 --- When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) - Connie Francis
17 14 --- Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles
14 13 --- When I Fall In Love - The Lettermen
13 12 --- I Don't Know Why - Linda Scott
21 11 --- Moon River - Henry Mancini & his Orchestra

18 10 --- Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
07 09 --- Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson
08 08 --- Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedaka
02 07 --- Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes    
10 06 --- Peppermint Twist - Part 1 - Joey Dee & The Starliters
05 05 --- Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke
06 04 --- Goodbye Cruel World - James Darren
04 03 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker    
03 02 --- Run To Him - Bobby Vee
01 01 --- The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens      


Ending the year are one-hit wonders Jimmy Elledge and James Ray.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 28 December 1961-3 January 1962

01 02 MOON RIVER Danny Williams *
02 01 TOWER OF STRENGTH Frankie Vaughan ***
03 05 MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
04 15 LET THERE BE DRUMS Sandy Nelson
05 04 JOHNNY WILL Pat Boone
06 06 STRANGER ON THE SHORE Acker Bilk
07 14 TOY BALLOONS Russ Conway
08 03 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY Bobby Vee
09 07 MY FRIEND, THE SEA Petula Clark
10 24 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET SIXTEEN Neil Sedaka

11 27 MULTIPLICATION Bobby Darin
12 08 BIG, BAD JOHN Jimmy Dean
13 10 LITTLE SISTER / (MARIE'S THE NAME) HIS LATEST FLAME Elvis Presley ****
14 11 SO LONG, BABY Del Shannon
15 21 I'D NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU Billy Fury
16 09 WALKING BACK TO HAPPINESS Helen Shapiro ***
17 25 DON'T BRING LULU Dorothy Provine
18 30 MEDLEY Mrs Mills
19 12 I'LL GET BY Shirley Bassey
20 19 I UNDERSTAND The G-Clefs

21 18 YOU'RE THE ONLY GOOD THING Jim Reeves
22 28 CHARLESTON The Temperance Seven
23 16 THE SAVAGE The Shadows
24 20 TAKE FIVE Dave Brubeck
25 40 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT The Tokens
26 -- RUN TO HIM Bobby Vee
27 13 THE TIME HAS COME Adam Faith
28 17 WHEN THE GIRL IN YOUR ARMS IS THE GIRL IN YOUR HEART Cliff Richard
29 34 KING KONG Terry Lightfoot
30 -- BABY'S FIRST CHRISTMAS Connie Francis

31 22 RUNAROUND SUE Dion
32 23 BAMBINO The Springfields
33 29 THIS TIME Troy Shondell
34 -- GOODBYE, CRUEL WORLD James Darren
35 33 THE NIGHT IS YOUNG / THERE GOES THAT SONG AGAIN Gary Miller
36 -- ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS Harry Simeone Chorale
37 -- I CRIED FOR YOU Ricky Stevens
38 35 STARS AND STRIPES / CREOLE JAZZ Acker Bilk
39 37 HIT THE ROAD, JACK Ray Charles
40 38 TALL, DARK STRANGER Rose Brennan

-- 26 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME Jimmy Crawford
-- 31 SUCU SUCU Nina & Frederick
-- 32 LET TRUE LOVE BEGIN Nat 'King' Cole
-- 36 MEXICALI ROSE Karl Denver
-- 39 LET'S GET TOGETHER Hayley Mills

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

You Don't Have To Be A Tower Of Strength - Gloria Lynne ----- 100 / 1
Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues - The Miracles ----- 52 (2) / 8
Seven Day Fool - Etta James ----- 95 / 1
Maria - Johnny Mathis ----- 78 / 6
Tennessee Flat-Top Box - Johnny Cash ----- 84 / 6
Never, Never - The Jive Five ----- 74 / 6
But On The Other Hand Baby - Ray Charles ----- 90 / 2
Lonesome Number One - Don Gibson ----- 59 / 3
Three Steps From The Altar - Shep & The Limelites ----- 58 / 10
The Comancheros - Claude King ----- 71 / 6
It's Too Soon To Know - Etta James ----- 54 / 7
In The Middle Of A Heartache - Wanda Jackson ----- 27 / 10
You're The Reason - Bobby Edwards ----- 11 / 17
The Fly - Chubby Checker ----- 7 / 13


 100 --- Ev'rybody's Cryin' - Jimmie Beaumont
 99 --- Santa And The Touchables - Dickie Goodman
 98 --- I Need Some One - The Belmonts
 97 --- Free Me - Johnny Preston
 96 --- Tears From An Angel - Troy Shondell
 95 --- Smoky Places - The Corsairs feat. Jay "Bird" Uzzell
 94 --- I Told The Brook - Marty Robbins
98 93 --- Pushin' Your Luck - Sleepy King
 92 --- Tuff - Ace Cannon
 91 --- Go On Home - Patti Page

96 90 --- Lost Someone - James Brown & The Famous Flames
99 89 --- I Could Have Loved You So Well - Ray Peterson
62 88 --- The Peppermint Twist - Danny Peppermint & The Jumping Jacks
RE 87 --- Pop Goes The Weasel - Anthony Newley
91 86 --- Let's Go Trippin' - Dick Dale & The Del-Tones
 85 --- Please Come Home For Christmas - Charles Brown
RE 84 --- Alvin's Harmonica - David Seville & The Chipmunks
86 83 --- Multiplication - Bobby Darin
88 82 --- Unsquare Dance - Dave Brubeck Quartet
68 81 --- Twistin' U.S.A. - Chubby Checker

34 80 --- Tower Of Strength - Gene McDaniels
35 79 --- Heartaches - The Marcels
67 78 --- It Will Stand - The Showmen
30 77 --- Bristol Stomp - The Dovells
 76 --- She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be) - Ral Donner
81 75 --- Just Got To Know - Jimmy McCracklin
79 74 --- Walkin' With My Angel - Bobby Vee
85 73 --- Dreamy Eyes - Johnny Tillotson
83 72 --- Room Full Of Tears - The Drifters
50 71 --- It's All Because - Linda Scott

80 70 --- Letter Full Of Tears - Gladys Knight & The Pips
78 69 --- Flying Circle - Frank Slay & his Orchestra
77 68 --- Maria - Roger Williams
RE 67 --- Up A Lazy River - Si Zentner & his Orchestra
82 66 --- Do-Re-Mi - Lee Dorsey
76 65 --- Twist-Her - Bill Black's Combo
87 64 --- Pocket Full Of Miracles - Frank Sinatra
89 63 --- Irresistible You - Bobby Darin
70 62 --- Turn Around, Look At Me - Glen Campbell
74 61 --- Turn On Your Love Light - Bobby Bland

66 60 --- Norman - Sue Thompson
40 59 --- Language Of Love - John D. Loudermilk
84 58 --- Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
27 57 --- Crazy - Patsy Cline
61 56 --- September In The Rain - Dinah Washington
20 55 --- Runaround Sue - Dion    
36 54 --- The Majestic - Dion
42 53 --- Soothe Me - The Sims Twins
73 52 --- A Little Bitty Tear - Burl Ives
52 51 --- Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - David Seville & The Chipmunks

53 50 --- Dear Lady Twist - Gary U.S. Bonds
58 49 --- Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
51 48 --- Little Altar Boy - Vic Dana
63 47 --- The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) - The Chipmunks w/ The Music of David Seville
47 46 --- Poor Fool - Ike & Tina Turner
65 45 --- Baby It's You - The Shirelles
55 44 --- Hey Little One - Del Shannon
54 43 --- Baby's First Christmas - Connie Francis
43 42 --- The Gypsy Rover - The Highwaymen
56 41 --- The Wanderer - Dion

46 40 ---  Johnny Will - Pat Boone
49 39 --- If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody - James Ray
24 38 --- I Understand (Just How You Feel) - The G-Clefs
48 37 --- Cotton Fields - The Highwaymen
37 36 --- Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney
41 35 --- Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Fats Domino
69 34 --- The Little Drummer Boy - The Harry Simeone Chorale
39 33 --- Small Sad Sam - Phil McLean
29 32 --- Well. I Told You - The Chantels
44 31 --- Funny How Time Slips Away - Jimmy Elledge

31 30 --- Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) - Solomon Burke
22 29 --- Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker
19 28 --- Fool #1 - Brenda Lee
45 27 --- Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Rydell / Chubby Checker
38 26 --- I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George
32 25 --- Rock-A-Hula Baby ("Twist" Special) - Elvis Presley
27 24 --- Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night - Kenny Dino
26 23 --- There's No Other (Like My Baby) - The Crystals
28 22 --- Revenge - Brook Benton
21 21 --- Gypsy Woman - The Impressions

33 20 --- White Christmas - Bing Crosby
09 19 --- Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean          
11 18 --- Tonight - Ferrante & Teicher
23 17 --- 'Til - The Angels
15 16 --- Moon River - Jerry Butler
16 15 --- When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) - Connie Francis
17 14 --- Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles
14 13 --- When I Fall In Love - The Lettermen
13 12 --- I Don't Know Why - Linda Scott
21 11 --- Moon River - Henry Mancini & his Orchestra

18 10 --- Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
07 09 --- Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson
08 08 --- Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedaka
02 07 --- Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes  
10 06 --- Peppermint Twist - Part 1 - Joey Dee & The Starliters
05 05 --- Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke
06 04 --- Goodbye Cruel World - James Darren
04 03 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker  
03 02 --- Run To Him - Bobby Vee
01 01 --- The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens