July 18, 1960

-----DROPOUTS-----
Mack The Knife - Ella Fitzgerald ----- 27 / 7
Swingin' School - Bobby Rydell ----- 5 / 8
I'm Gettin' Better - Jim Reeves ----- 37 / 1
Train Of Love - Annette with The Afterbeats ----- 36 / 3
Good Timin' - Jimmy Jones ----- 3 (3) / 10
One Of Us (Will Weep Tonight) - Patti Page ----- 31 / 2
I Really Don't Want To Know - Tommy Edwards ----- 18 / 6


 40 --- Look For A Star - Garry Miles (56)
 39 --- Look For A Star - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra (46)
 38 --- Don't Come Knockin' - Fats Domino (52)
 37 --- This Bitter Earth - Dinah Washington (42)
 36 --- Question - Lloyd Price (58 )
40 35 --- Is A Blue Bird Blue - Conway Twitty
27 34 --- Theme From "The Unforgiven" (The Need For Love) - Don Costa & his Orchestra & Chorus
23 33 --- Runaround - The Fleetwoods
30 32 --- Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey - Bobby Darin
33 31 --- There's Something On Your Mind (Part 2) - Bobby Marchan

32 30 --- Look For A Star - Deane Hawley
19 29 --- Happy-Go-Lucky-Me - Paul Evans
 28 --- Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (53)
24 27 --- Jealous Of You (Tango Della Gelosia) - Connie Francis
 26 --- Trouble In Paradise - The Crests (57)
34 25 --- Mission Bell - Donnie Brooks
26 24 --- Pennies From Heaven - The Skyliners
16 23 --- Paper Roses - Anita Bryant
25 22 --- Look For A Star - Part 1 - Garry Mills
22 21 --- Love You So - Ron Holden with The Thunderbirds

15 20 --- Alley-Oop - Dante & The Evergreens
11 19 --- Burning Bridges - Jack Scott
28 18 --- Josephine - Bill Black's Combo
18 17 --- Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
13 16 --- Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers            
14 15 --- Please Help Me, I'm Falling - Hank Locklin
17 14 --- Image Of A Girl - Safaris
21 13 --- Walking To New Orleans - Fats Domino
08 12 --- My Home Town - Paul Anka
09 11 --- A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love) - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton

20 10 --- Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini - Brian Hyland
12 09 --- Tell Laura I Love Her - Ray Peterson
10 08 --- When Will I Be Loved - The Everly Brothers
05 07 --- Mule Skinner Blues - The Fendermen
07 06 --- That's All You Gotta Do - Brenda Lee
04 05 --- Because They're Young - Duane Eddy
06 04 --- Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) - Roy Orbison
03 03 --- Everybody's Somebody's Fool - Connie Francis      
01 02 --- Alley-Oop - Hollywood Argyles    
02 01 --- I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee    


This is the first Top 40 hit for Hank Ballard & The Midnighters .  Ballard was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. Died of cancer on 3/2/2003 (age 75).

R1 SINGLES CHART - 21-27 July 1960

01 01 GOOD TIMIN' Jimmy Jones ***
02 02 PLEASE DON'T TEASE Cliff Richard
03 04 AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Tommy Bruce
04 10 SHAKING ALL OVER Johnny Kidd and the Pirates
05 06 WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME Adam Faith
06 08 WHAT A MOUTH (WHAT A NORTH & SOUTH) Tommy Steele
07 03 MAMA / ROBOT MAN Connie Francis
08 05 THREE STEPS TO HEAVEN Eddie Cochran **
09 14 I WANNA GO HOME Lonnie Donegan
10 07 ANGELA JONES Michael Cox

11 31 ITSY BITSY TEENY WEENY YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI Brian Hyland
12 36 WHEN WILL I BE LOVED? The Everly Brothers
13 20 I'M SORRY Brenda Lee
14 40 LOOK FOR A STAR Gary Mills
15 39 IF SHE SHOULD COME TO YOU Anthony Newley
16 28 LOVE IS LIKE A VIOLIN Ken Dodd
17 12 HANDY MAN Jimmy Jones
18 15 PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA Gene Vincent
19 11 CATHY'S CLOWN The Everly Brothers *******
20 13 DOWN YONDER Johnny and the Hurricanes

21 16 SWEET NOTHIN'S Brenda Lee
22 22 HE'LL HAVE TO GO Jim Reeves
23 RE PAPER ROSES The Kaye Sisters
24 18 RIVER, STAY 'WAY FROM MY DOOR Frank Sinatra
25 19 THAT'S LOVE Billy Fury
26 -- THE LADY IS A TRAMP Buddy Greco
27 37 WONDERFUL WORLD Sam Cooke
28 -- BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG Duane Eddy
29 27 HOW DO YOU KNOW IT'S LOVE? Teresa Brewer
30 17 CRADLE OF LOVE Johnny Preston

31 -- TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN, SPORT Rolf Harris
32 38 GREEN JEANS The Flee-Rekkers
33 -- ALLEY OOP Hollywood Argyles
34 25 SHAZAM! Duane Eddy
35 -- APACHE The Shadows
36 -- BANJO BOY Jan & Kjeld
37 23 STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN Neil Sedaka
38 21 YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSING Emile Ford and the Checkmates
39 -- ROMANTICA Jane Morgan
40 RE THEME from 'A SUMMER PLACE' Percy Faith

-- 09 SIXTEEN REASONS Connie Stevens
-- 24 PAPER ROSES Anita Bryant
-- 26 FOOTSTEPS Steve Lawrence
-- 29 GREEN FIELDS The Beverley Sisters
-- 30 THAT'S YOU Nat 'King' Cole
-- 32 MUSTAPHA Bob Azzam and his Orchestra
-- 33 MOUNTAIN OF LOVE Kenny Lynch
-- 34 BILL BAILEY Bobby Darin
-- 35 LET THE LITTLE GIRL DANCE Billy Bland


This was the first hit for The Shadows in their own right without Cliff Richard; for the legendary Buddy Greco; and not forgetting Australian painter, TV presenter, all-round renaissance man and now discredited criminal Rolf Harris

----- DROPOUTS ----- (Peak Position / Weeks on Chart) - USA
My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You - Guy Mitchell ----- 100 / 1
Cherry Pie - Skip & Flip ----- 11 / 15
Ain't Gonna Be That Way - Marv Johnson ----- 74 / 7
Dutchman's Gold - Walter Brennan with Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra ----- 30 / 12
Jump Over - Freddy Cannon ----- 28 / 10
Walking The Floor Over You - Pat Boone ----- 44 / 8
Ooh Poo Pah Doo - Part II - Jessie Hill ----- 28 / 16
Maria - Johnny Mathis ----- 78 / 4
Theme For Young Lovers - Percy Faith & his Orchestra ----- 35 / 10
Night - Jackie Wilson ----- 4 / 17
Sixteen Reasons - Connie Stevens ----- 3 / 24
He'll Have To Stay - Jeanne Black ----- 4 / 11


 100 --- Night Train - The Viscounts
54 99 --- Spring Rain - Pat Boone
 98 --- Mio Amore - The Flamingos
RE 97 --- Big Boy Pete - The Olympics
67 96 --- Lonely Winds - The Drifters
 95 --- In The Still Of The Night - Dion & The Belmonts
96 94 --- I've Been Loved Before - Shirley & Lee
50 93 --- Stuck On You - Elvis Presley        
 92 --- Do You Mind - Anthony Newley
98 91 --- That's When I Cried - Jimmy Jones

 90 --- Ta Ta - Clyde McPhatter
90 89 --- A Woman, A Lover, A Friend - Jackie Wilson
 88 --- Walk-Don't Run - The Ventures
 87 --- The Twist - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
89 86 --- Down The Street To 301 - Johnny Cash & The Teenage Two
86 85 --- Second Honeymoon - Johnny Cash
79 84 --- I'll Be There - Bobby Darin
92 83 --- Hot Rod Lincoln - Charlie Ryan & The Timberline Riders
 82 --- Please Help Me, I'm Falling - Rusty Draper
87 81 --- Too Young To Go Steady - Connie Stevens

47 80 --- Doggin' Around - Jackie Wilson
85 79 --- One Boy - Joanie Sommers
97 78 --- Over The Rainbow - The Dimensions
59 77 --- Banjo Boy - Jan & Kjeld
62 76 --- Down Yonder - Johnny & The Hurricanes
77 75 --- Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me) - Little Willie John
82 74 --- Be Bop A-Lula - The Everly Brothers
88 73 --- I Shot Mr. Lee - The Bobbettes
75 72 --- My Tani - The Brothers Four
81 71 --- Do You Mind - Andy Williams

RE 70 --- Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me) - Jon Thomas & his Orchestra
74 69 --- Johnny Freedom - Johnny Horton
76 68 --- There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving #2 (The Ballad Of Francis Powers) - Red River Dave
63 67 --- All The Love I've Got - Marv Johnson
71 66 --- Is There Any Chance - Marty Robbins
64 65 --- Bad Man Blunder - The Kingston Trio
68 64 --- I Can't Help It - Adam Wade
44 63 --- Another Sleepless Night - Jimmy Clanton
80 62 --- (You Were Made For) All My Love - Jackie Wilson
94 61 --- In My Little Corner Of The World - Anita Bryant

 60 --- Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu) - Bobby Rydell
69 59 --- Wake Me, Shake Me - The Coasters
43 58 --- Ding-A-Ling - Bobby Rydell
65 57 --- Lonely Weekends - Charlie Rich
41 56 --- Young Emotions - Ricky Nelson
48 55 --- All I Could Do Was Cry - Etta James
36 54 --- Train Of Love - Annette with The Afterbeats
35 53 --- Good Timin' - Jimmy Jones
39 52 --- Mack The Knife - Ella Fitzgerald
60 51 --- Where Are You - Frankie Avalon

55 50 --- Hey Little One - Dorsey Burnette
45 49 --- Clap Your Hands - The Beau-Marks
31 48 --- One Of Us (Will Weep Tonight) - Patti Page
51 47 --- Something Happened - Paul Anka
38 46 --- Swingin' School - Bobby Rydell
29 45 --- I Really Don't Want To Know - Tommy Edwards
 44 --- It's Now Or Never - Elvis Presley
66 43 --- Sticks And Stones - Ray Charles
37 42 --- I'm Gettin' Better - Jim Reeves
73 41 --- Feel So Fine - Johnny Preston

56 40 --- Look For A Star - Garry Miles
46 39 --- Look For A Star - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra
52 38 --- Don't Come Knockin' - Fats Domino
42 37 --- This Bitter Earth - Dinah Washington
58 36 --- Question - Lloyd Price
40 35 --- Is A Blue Bird Blue - Conway Twitty
27 34 --- Theme From "The Unforgiven" (The Need For Love) - Don Costa & his Orchestra & Chorus
23 33 --- Runaround - The Fleetwoods
30 32 --- Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey - Bobby Darin
33 31 --- There's Something On Your Mind (Part 2) - Bobby Marchan

32 30 --- Look For A Star - Deane Hawley
19 29 --- Happy-Go-Lucky-Me - Paul Evans
53 28 --- Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
24 27 --- Jealous Of You (Tango Della Gelosia) - Connie Francis
57 26 --- Trouble In Paradise - The Crests
34 25 --- Mission Bell - Donnie Brooks
26 24 --- Pennies From Heaven - The Skyliners
16 23 --- Paper Roses - Anita Bryant
25 22 --- Look For A Star - Part 1 - Garry Mills
22 21 --- Love You So - Ron Holden with The Thunderbirds

15 20 --- Alley-Oop - Dante & The Evergreens
11 19 --- Burning Bridges - Jack Scott
28 18 --- Josephine - Bill Black's Combo
18 17 --- Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
13 16 --- Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers          
14 15 --- Please Help Me, I'm Falling - Hank Locklin
17 14 --- Image Of A Girl - Safaris
21 13 --- Walking To New Orleans - Fats Domino
08 12 --- My Home Town - Paul Anka
09 11 --- A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love) - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton

20 10 --- Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini - Brian Hyland
12 09 --- Tell Laura I Love Her - Ray Peterson
10 08 --- When Will I Be Loved - The Everly Brothers
05 07 --- Mule Skinner Blues - The Fendermen
07 06 --- That's All You Gotta Do - Brenda Lee
04 05 --- Because They're Young - Duane Eddy
06 04 --- Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) - Roy Orbison
03 03 --- Everybody's Somebody's Fool - Connie Francis    
01 02 --- Alley-Oop - Hollywood Argyles  
02 01 --- I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee