October 17, 1960

-----DROPOUTS-----
(I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy - Bobby Freeman ----- 37 / 3
I'm Not Afraid - Ricky Nelson ----- 27 / 4
Let's Have A Party - Wanda Jackson ----- 37 / 1
Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters ----- 7 (2) / 13
Volare - Bobby Rydell ----- 4 / 11
Yogi - The Ivy Three ----- 8 / 7


 40 --- Tonights The Night - The Shirelles (53)
35 39 --- Anymore - Teresa Brewer
28 38 --- Mission Bell - Donnie Brooks
 37 --- North To Alaska - Johnny Horton (59)
40 36 --- Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
20 35 --- The Same One - Brook Benton
 34 --- Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (49)
 33 --- Blue Angel - Roy Orbison (48 )
21 32 --- Lucille - The Everly Brothers
 31 --- Togetherness - Frankie Avalon (43)

23 30 --- Dreamin' - Johnny Burnette
27 29 --- Twistin' U.S.A. - Danny & The Juniors
32 28 --- Run Samson Run - Neil Sedaka
30 27 --- A Fool In Love - Ike & Tina Turner
 26 --- Artificial Flowers - Bobby Darin (41)
33 25 --- You Talk Too Much - Joe Jones
36 24 --- Summer's Gone - Paul Anka
17 23 --- You Mean Everything To Me - Neil Sedaka
22 22 --- Never On Sunday - Don Costa & his Orchestra & Chorus
26 21 --- Sleep - Little Willie John

29 20 --- (You've Got To) Move Two Mountains - Marv Johnson
19 19 --- Diamonds And Pearls - The Paradons
18 18 --- Don't Be Cruel - Bill Black's Combo
16 17 --- Pineapple Princess - Annette with The Afterbeats
15 16 --- Three Nights A Week - Fats Domino
12 15 --- Walk -- Don't Run - The Ventures
14 14 --- Theme From The Apartment - Ferrante & Teicher
24 13 --- Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles
10 12 --- Kiddio - Brook Benton
13 11 --- Let's Think About Living - Bob Luman

11 10 --- It's Now Or Never - Elvis Presley            
07 09 --- So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) - The Everly Brothers
06 08 --- A Million To One - Jimmy Charles
01 07 --- Mr. Custer - Larry Verne    
08 06 --- Devil Or Angel - Bobby Vee
05 05 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker    
09 04 --- I Want To Be Wanted - Brenda Lee
02 03 --- Chain Gang - Sam Cooke
03 02 --- My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own - Connie Francis      
04 01 --- Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters    


This is the first Top 40 hit for The Shirelles. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. The R&B girl group consisted of Shirley Owens Alston, Beverly Lee, Doris Kenner and Addie "Micki" Harris. Harris died on 6/10/82 (age 42). Kenner died of cancer on 2/4/00 (age 58).

R1 SINGLES CHART - 20-26 October 1960

01 02 ONLY THE LONELY Roy Orbison *
02 01 TELL LAURA I LOVE HER Ricky Valance ***
03 05 AS LONG AS HE NEEDS ME Shirley Bassey
04 07 LUCILLE / SO SAD The Everly Brothers
05 03 NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN Cliff Richard
06 04 HOW ABOUT THAT? Adam Faith
07 14 LET'S THINK ABOUT LIVING Bob Luman
08 06 MESS OF BLUES Elvis Presley
09 08 APACHE The Shadows *****
10 10 BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG Duane Eddy

11 15 WALK, DON'T RUN John Barry Seven
12 11 WALK, DON'T RUN The Ventures
13 13 CHAIN GANG Sam Cooke
14 09 PLEASE, HELP ME, I'M FALLING Hank Locklin
15 17 NICE N EASY Frank Sinatra
16 28 DREAMIN' Johnny Burnette
17 12 EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL Connie Francis
18 20 ROCKING GOOSE Johnny and the Hurricanes
19 26 MACDONALD'S CAVE Piltdown Men
20 29 MY LOVE FOR YOU Johnny Mathis

21 18 PAPER ROSES The Kaye Sisters
22 34 RESTLESS Johnny Kidd and the Pirates
23 16 PASSING BREEZE Russ Conway
24 22 THEM THERE EYES Emile Ford and the Checkmates
25 19 PLEASE DON'T TEASE Cliff Richard ***
26 -- SHORTNIN' BREAD The Viscounts
27 21 WHEN WILL I BE LOVED? The Everly Brothers
28 25 WONDROUS PLACE Billy Fury
29 30 NEVER ON SUNDAY Manuel and his Music of the Mountains
30 23 IMAGE OF A GIRL Mark Wynter

31 24 LOVE IS LIKE A VIOLIN Ken Dodd
32 RE MULE SKINNER BLUES Fendermen
33 -- NEVER ON SUNDAY Don Costa
34 -- FOUR LITTLE HEELS Brian Hyland
35 39 HE'LL HAVE TO GO Jim Reeves
36 38 LET'S HAVE A PARTY Wanda Jackson
37 35 SHAKING ALL OVER Johnny Kidd and the Pirates *
38 40 SWEETIE PIE Eddie Cochran
39 -- TOP TEEN BABY Gary Mills
40 -- NEVER ON SUNDAY Makadopoulos and his Greek Serenaders

-- 27 IF SHE SHOULD COME TO YOU Anthony Newley
-- 31 LORELEI Lonnie Donegan
-- 32 VOLARE Bobby Rydell
-- 33 ALL MY LOVE Jackie Wilson
-- 36 I'M SORRY Brenda Lee
-- 37 FEEL SO FINE Johnny Preston

----- DROPOUTS ----- (Peak Position / Weeks on Chart) - USA
A Kookie Little Paradise - Jo Ann Campbell ----- 61 / 9
Wait - Jimmy Clanton ----- 91 / 3
Put Your Arms Around Me Honey - Fats Domino ----- 58 / 6
Rocking Goose - Johnny & The Hurricanes ----- 60 / 6
Come Back - Jimmy Clanton ----- 63 / 8
I Love You In The Same Old Way - Paul Anka ----- 40 / 11
Hot Rod Lincoln - Johnny Bond ----- 26 / 10
Over The Rainbow - The Demensions ----- 16 / 15
In My Little Corner Of The World - Anita Bryant ----- 10 / 14
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini - Brian Hyland ----- 1 (1) / 15
Yogi - The Ivy Three ----- 8 / 10


100 --- Midnight Lace (Part 1) - Ray Conniff
99 --- Ballad Of The Alamo - Bud & Travis
100 98 --- If She Should Come To You (La Montana) - Anthony Newley
97 --- Night Theme - The Mark II
96 --- The Last One To Know - The Fleetwoods
95 --- Midnight Lace - Ray Ellis & his Orchestra
94 --- Side Car Cycle - Charlie Ryan & The Timberlane Riders
93 --- The Girl With The Story In Her Eyes - The Safaris
92 --- Ballad Of The Alamo - Marty Robbins
94 91 --- Harmony - Billy Bland

69 90 --- Please Help Me, I'm Falling - Hank Locklin
83 89 --- Shoppin' For Clothes - The Coasters
96 88 --- Have Mercy Baby - The Bobbettes
92 87 --- You Talk Too Much - Frankie Ford
89 86 --- Serenata - Sarah Vaughan
93 85 --- Don't Let Love Pass Me By - Frankie Avalon
78 84 --- It's Not The End Of Everything - Tommy Edwards
83 --- Patsy - Jack Scott
82 --- Lonely Teenager - Dion
97 81 --- (The Clickity Clack Song) Four Little Heels - Brian Hyland

98 80 --- One Of The Lucky Ones - Anita Bryant
77 79 --- Time Machine - Dante & The Evergreens
84 78 --- My Hero - The Blue Notes
90 77 --- Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Chubby Checker
88 76 --- Theme From "The Sundowners" - Felix Slatkin Orchestra & Chorus
86 75 --- Hush-Hush - Jimmy Reed
80 74 --- Alabam - Cowboy Copas
81 73 --- The Sundowners - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra
60 72 --- Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) - Roy Orbison
71 --- New Orleans - U.S. Bonds

65 70 --- You're Looking Good - Dee Clark
68 69 --- If I Can't Have You - Etta & Harvey
62 68 --- Ta Ta - Clyde McPhatter
74 67 --- Peter Gunn - Duane Eddy
82 66 --- Humdinger - Freddy Cannon
87 65 --- Everglades - The Kingston Trio
51 64 --- Hello Young Lovers - Paul Anka
99 63 --- Last Date - Floyd Cramer
67 62 --- Temptation - Roger Williams
63 61 --- Love Walked In - Dinah Washington

71 60 --- I Wish I'd Never Been Born - Patti Page
73 59 --- The Hucklebuck - Chubby Checker
52 58 --- Yes Sir, That's My Baby - Ricky Nelson
38 57 --- I'm Not Afraid - Ricky Nelson
47 56 --- My Love For You - Johnny Mathis
70 55 --- Just A Little - Brenda Lee
66 54 --- My Dearest Darling - Etta James
58 53 --- Somebody To Love - Bobby Darin
44 52 --- Malaguena - Connie Francis
46 51 --- I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee

45 50 --- The Twist - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
72 49 --- To Each His Own - The Platters
37 48 --- Let's Have A Party - Wanda Jackson
50 47 --- Shimmy Like Kate - The Olympics
39 46 --- (I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy - Bobby Freeman
75 45 --- Alone At Last - Jackie Wilson
42 44 --- Honest I Do - The Innocents
31 43 --- Volare - Bobby Rydell
34 42 --- Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
76 41 --- Poetry In Motion - Johnny Tillotson

53 40 --- Tonights The Night - The Shirelles
35 39 --- Anymore - Teresa Brewer
28 38 --- Mission Bell - Donnie Brooks
59 37 --- North To Alaska - Johnny Horton
40 36 --- Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
20 35 --- The Same One - Brook Benton
49 34 --- Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
48 33 --- Blue Angel - Roy Orbison
21 32 --- Lucille - The Everly Brothers
43 31 --- Togetherness - Frankie Avalon

23 30 --- Dreamin' - Johnny Burnette
27 29 --- Twistin' U.S.A. - Danny & The Juniors
32 28 --- Run Samson Run - Neil Sedaka
30 27 --- A Fool In Love - Ike & Tina Turner
41 26 --- Artificial Flowers - Bobby Darin
33 25 --- You Talk Too Much - Joe Jones
36 24 --- Summer's Gone - Paul Anka
17 23 --- You Mean Everything To Me - Neil Sedaka
22 22 --- Never On Sunday - Don Costa & his Orchestra & Chorus
26 21 --- Sleep - Little Willie John

29 20 --- (You've Got To) Move Two Mountains - Marv Johnson
19 19 --- Diamonds And Pearls - The Paradons
18 18 --- Don't Be Cruel - Bill Black's Combo
16 17 --- Pineapple Princess - Annette with The Afterbeats
15 16 --- Three Nights A Week - Fats Domino
12 15 --- Walk -- Don't Run - The Ventures
14 14 --- Theme From The Apartment - Ferrante & Teicher
24 13 --- Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles
10 12 --- Kiddio - Brook Benton
13 11 --- Let's Think About Living - Bob Luman

11 10 --- It's Now Or Never - Elvis Presley
07 09 --- So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) - The Everly Brothers
06 08 --- A Million To One - Jimmy Charles
01 07 --- Mr. Custer - Larry Verne
08 06 --- Devil Or Angel - Bobby Vee
05 05 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker
09 04 --- I Want To Be Wanted - Brenda Lee
02 03 --- Chain Gang - Sam Cooke
03 02 --- My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own - Connie Francis
04 01 --- Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters