March 10, 1962

----- DROPOUTS -----
Irresistible You - Bobby Darin ----- 15 / 8
Chattanooga Choo Choo - Floyd Cramer ----- 36 / 2
Twistin' Postman - The Marvelettes ----- 34 / 1
Surfer's Stomp - The Mar-Kets ----- 31 / 3
I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George ----- 3 / 11


29 40 --- Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
 39 --- Love Letters - Ketty Lester (67)
32 38 --- I'll See You In My Dreams - Pat Boone
40 37 --- (Do The New) Continental - The Dovells
 36 --- Slow Twistin' - Chubby Checker (with Dee Dee Sharp) (60)
 35 --- (I've Got) Bonnie - Bobby Rydell (45)
39 34 --- He Knows I Love Him Too much - The Paris Sisters
35 33 --- Drums Are My Beat - Sandy Nelson
 32 --- Jamie - Eddie Holland (42)
 31 --- Come Back Silly Girl - The Lettermen (41)

24 30 --- The Cajun Queen - Jimmy Dean
38 29 --- Where Have All The Flowers Gone - The Kingston Trio
26 28 --- To A Sleeping Beauty - Jimmy Dean
25 27 --- Cotton Fields - The Highwaymen
14 26 --- A Little Bitty Tear - Burl Ives
19 25 --- I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) - The Ikettes
22 24 --- My Boomerang Won't Come Back - Charlie Drake
30 23 --- Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) - Roy Orbison
31 22 --- Hey, Let's Twist - Joey Dee & The Starliters
27 21 --- Twistin' The Night Away - Sam Cooke

28 20 --- She's Got You - Patsy Cline
15 19 --- Baby It's You - The Shirelles
09 18 --- Peppermint Twist - Part 1 - Joey Dee & The Starliters        
18 17 --- Tuff - Ace Cannon
21 16 --- Smoky Places - The Corsairs feat. Jay "Bird" Uzzell
07 15 --- Norman - Sue Thompson
10 14 --- Chip Chip - Gene McDaniels
05 13 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker        
17 12 --- Percolator (Twist) - Billy Joe & The Checkmates
11 11 --- Dear Lady Twist - Gary (U.S.) Bonds

20 10 --- What's Your Name - Don & Juan
03 09 --- The Wanderer - Dion
16 08 --- Her Royal Majesty - James Darren
04 07 --- Break It To Me Gently - Brenda Lee
06 06 --- Crying In The Rain - The Everly Brothers
12 05 --- Let Me In - The Sensations
13 04 --- Don't Break The Heart That Loves You - Connie Francis
08 03 --- Midnight In Moscow - Kenny Ball & his Jazzmen
01 02 --- Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler        
02 01 --- Hey! Baby - Bruce Channel    


New this week are Ketty Lester, Dee Dee Sharp and Eddie Holland.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 8-14 March 1962

01 01 ROCK-A-HULA BABY / CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE Elvis Presley ***
02 02 THE YOUNG ONES Cliff Richard ******
03 03 LET'S TWIST AGAIN Chubby Checker
04 05 WIMOWEH Karl Denver
05 12 TELL ME WHAT HE SAID Helen Shapiro
06 08 MARCH OF THE SIAMESE CHILDREN Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
07 04 FORGET ME NOT Eden Kane
08 07 WALK ON BY Leroy Van Dyke
09 20 WONDERFUL LAND The Shadows
10 06 CRYIN' IN THE RAIN The Everly Brothers

11 09 LITTLE BITTY TEAR Burl Ives
12 13 SOFTLY, AS I LEAVE YOU Matt Monro
13 11 STRANGER ON THE SHORE Acker Bilk
14 14 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET SIXTEEN Neil Sedaka
15 10 I'D NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU Billy Fury
16 17 LITTLE BITTY TEAR Miki & Griff
17 15 RUN TO HIM Bobby Vee
18 22 HOLE IN THE GROUND Bernard Cribbins
19 18 JEANNIE Danny Williams
20 23 THE WANDERER Dion

21 25 TONIGHT Shirley Bassey
22 21 PIANISSIMO Ken Dodd
23 RE LESSON ONE Russ Conway
24 35 THEME from 'Z CARS' Johnny Keating
25 16 THE COMANCHEROS Lonnie Donegan
26 26 MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
27 31 I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS Pat Boone
28 -- DREAM BABY Roy Orbison
29 -- NEVER GOODBYE Karl Denver
30 28 DON'T STOP TWIST Frankie Vaughan

31 34 LESSONS IN LOVE The Allisons
32 27 LONESOME Adam Faith
33 32 YOU'RE THE ONLY GOOD THING Jim Reeves
34 24 THE TWIST Chubby Checker
35 19 MULTIPLICATION Bobby Darin
36 30 THEME from 'DR KILDARE' Johnny Spence
37 -- TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY Sam Cooke
38 29 LET THERE BE DRUMS Sandy Nelson
39 -- WALK WITH ME, MY ANGEL Don Charles
40 33 PEPPERMINT TWIST Joey Dee and the Starliters

-- 36 SON, THIS IS SHE John Leyton
-- 37 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT The Tokens
-- 38 WALK AWAY Shane Fenton and the Fentones
-- 39 MOON RIVER Danny Williams **
-- 40 NORMAN Carol Deene

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

Quarter To Four (Stomp) - The Stompers ----- 100 / 1
Joey Baby - Anita & Th' So-And-So's ----- 91 / 3
I Surrender, Dear - Aretha Franklin ----- 87 / 5
Love Is The Sweetest Thing - Saverio Saridis ----- 86 (2) / 5
Oliver Twist - Rod McKuen ----- 76 / 6
Let Me Call You Sweetheart - Timi Yuro ----- 66 / 5
Bandit Of My Dreams - Eddie Hodges ----- 65 / 6
Letter Full Of Tears - Gladys Knight & The Pips ----- 19 / 12
My Melancholy Baby - The Marcels ----- 58 / 5


 100 --- The Rains Came - Big Sambo & The House Wreckers
 99 --- Amor - Roger Williams
 98 --- A Girl Has To Know - The G-Clefs
 97 --- Duchess Of Earl - The Pearlettes
 96 --- Ginny Come Lately - Brian Hyland
 95 --- Summertime - Rick Nelson
97 94 --- The Ballad Of Thunder Road - Robert Mitchum
96 93 --- Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth - Jimmy Reed
98 92 --- Midnight Special - Jimmy Smith
94 91 --- Baby It's Cold Outside - Ray Charles & Betty Carter

93 90 --- Ida Jane - Fats Domino
 89 --- Roly Poly - Joey Dee & The Starliters
99 88 --- Lollipops And Roses - Jack Jones
88 87 --- Do You Know How To Twist - Hank Ballard
 86 --- Annie Get Your Yo-Yo - Junior Parker
90 85 --- She Can't Find Her Keys - Paul Petersen
70 84 --- Bermuda - Linda Scott
83 83 --- Surfin' - The Beach Boys
71 82 --- Tears And Laughter - Dinah Washington
92 81 --- Dear One - Larry Finnegan

95 80 --- Patti Ann - Johnny Crawford
69 79 --- Lose Her - Bobby Rydell
68 78 --- Blue Water Line - The Brothers Four
80 77 --- Pictures In The Fire - Pat Boone
49 76 --- She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be) - Ral Donner
 75 --- If A Woman Answers (Hang Up The Phone) - Leroy Van Dyke
89 74 --- Lover Please - Clyde McPhatter
33 73 --- Surfer's Stomp - The Mar-Kets
78 72 --- Yes Indeed - Pete Fountain
79 71 --- The Alvin Twist - The Chipmunks w/ David Seville

76 70 --- Nut Rocker - B. Bumble & The Stingers
85 69 --- When My Little Girl Is Smiling - The Drifters
59 68 --- Our Anniversary - Shep & The Limelites
46 67 --- Shadrock - Brook Benton
55 66 --- B'wa Nina (Pretty Girl) - The Tokens
72 65 --- Yesiree - Linda Scott
53 64 --- Dreamy Eyes - Johnny Tillotson
56 63 --- Ecstasy - Ben E. King
73 62 --- Something's Got A Hold On Me - Etta James
74 61 --- Cry Baby Cry - The Angels

75 60 --- You Better Move On - Arthur Alexander
37 59 --- Irresistible You - Bobby Darin
84 58 --- Young World - Rick Nelson
50 57 --- The Greatest Hurt - Jackie Wilson
63 56 --- Pop-Eye - Huey Smith
51 55 --- That's My Pa - Sheb Wooley
61 54 --- Walk On The Wild Side - Brook Benton
43 53 --- What's So Good About Good-By - The Miracles
48 52 --- Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney
44 51 --- Lizzie Borden - Chad Mitchell Trio

81 50 --- Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares
77 49 --- Mashed Potato Time - Dee Dee Sharp
36 48 --- Chattanooga Choo Choo - Floyd Cramer
64 47 --- Love Me Warm And Tender - Paul Anka
52 46 --- Cry To Me - Solomon Burke
57 45 --- Please Don't Ask About Barbara - Bobby Vee
54 44 --- You Win Again - Fats Domino
34 43 --- Twistin' Postman - The Marvelettes
47 42 --- Afrikaan Beat - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra
23 41 ---  I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George

29 40 --- Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
67 39 --- Love Letters - Ketty Lester
32 38 --- I'll See You In My Dreams - Pat Boone
40 37 --- (Do The New) Continental - The Dovells
60 36 --- Slow Twistin' - Chubby Checker (with Dee Dee Sharp)
45 35 --- (I've Got) Bonnie - Bobby Rydell
39 34 --- He Knows I Love Him Too much - The Paris Sisters
35 33 --- Drums Are My Beat - Sandy Nelson
42 32 --- Jamie - Eddie Holland
41 31 --- Come Back Silly Girl - The Lettermen

24 30 --- The Cajun Queen - Jimmy Dean
38 29 --- Where Have All The Flowers Gone - The Kingston Trio
26 28 --- To A Sleeping Beauty - Jimmy Dean
25 27 --- Cotton Fields - The Highwaymen
14 26 --- A Little Bitty Tear - Burl Ives
19 25 --- I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) - The Ikettes
22 24 --- My Boomerang Won't Come Back - Charlie Drake
30 23 --- Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) - Roy Orbison
31 22 --- Hey, Let's Twist - Joey Dee & The Starliters
27 21 --- Twistin' The Night Away - Sam Cooke

28 20 --- She's Got You - Patsy Cline
15 19 --- Baby It's You - The Shirelles
09 18 --- Peppermint Twist - Part 1 - Joey Dee & The Starliters      
18 17 --- Tuff - Ace Cannon
21 16 --- Smoky Places - The Corsairs feat. Jay "Bird" Uzzell
07 15 --- Norman - Sue Thompson
10 14 --- Chip Chip - Gene McDaniels
05 13 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker      
17 12 --- Percolator (Twist) - Billy Joe & The Checkmates
11 11 --- Dear Lady Twist - Gary (U.S.) Bonds

20 10 --- What's Your Name - Don & Juan
03 09 --- The Wanderer - Dion
16 08 --- Her Royal Majesty - James Darren
04 07 --- Break It To Me Gently - Brenda Lee
06 06 --- Crying In The Rain - The Everly Brothers
12 05 --- Let Me In - The Sensations
13 04 --- Don't Break The Heart That Loves You - Connie Francis
08 03 --- Midnight In Moscow - Kenny Ball & his Jazzmen
01 02 --- Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler      
02 01 --- Hey! Baby - Bruce Channel