November 21, 1960

-----DROPOUTS-----
A Million To One - Jimmy Charles ----- 5 (2) / 11
So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) - The Everly Brothers ----- 7 / 10
Love Walked In - Dinah Washington ----- 30 / 2
The Twist - Chubby Checker ----- 1 (1) / 15    
Kiddio - Brook Benton ----- 7 / 13
Theme From The Apartment - Ferrante & Teicher ----- 10 (3) / 15


 40 --- Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread) - Brook Benton (54)
24 39 --- Summer's Gone - Paul Anka
 38 --- My Dearest Darling - Etta James (43)
 37 --- Wait For Me - The Playmates (44)
33 36 --- Togetherness - Frankie Avalon
27 35 --- Peter Gunn - Duane Eddy
36 34 --- Lonely Teenager - Dion
38 33 --- Ruby Duby Du - Tobin Mathews & Co.
 32 --- You're Sixteen - Johnny Burnette (41)
21 31 --- Artificial Flowers - Bobby Darin

28 30 --- I'll Save The Last Dance For You - Damita Jo
16 29 --- Let's Think About Living - Bob Luman
19 28 --- My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own - Connie Francis      
37 27 --- My Girl Josephine - Fats Domino
 26 --- Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra (50)
20 25 --- Chain Gang - Sam Cooke
34 24 --- Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea) - Lolita
17 23 --- Devil Or Angel - Bobby Vee
22 22 --- To Each His Own - The Platters
31 21 --- Perfidia - The Ventures

40 20 --- Sway - Bobby Rydell
 19 --- Many Tears Ago - Connie Francis (49)
13 18 --- Sleep - Little Willie John
10 17 --- Blue Angel - Roy Orbison
14 16 --- Don't Be Cruel - Bill Black's Combo
23 15 --- He Will Break Your Heart - Jerry Butler
18 14 --- The Hucklebuck - Chubby Checker
15 13 --- Alone At Last - Jackie Wilson
12 12 --- North To Alaska - Johnny Horton
04 11 --- I Want To Be Wanted - Brenda Lee    

05 10 --- Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters        
03 09 --- You Talk Too Much - Joe Jones
11 08 --- New Orleans - Gary U.S. Bonds
09 07 --- A Thousand Stars - Kathy Young w/ The Innocents
07 06 --- Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
01 05 --- Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles    
08 04 --- Last Date - Floyd Cramer
02 03 --- Poetry In Motion - Johnny Tillotson
35 02 --- Are You Lonesome To-night? - Elvis Presley
06 01 --- Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs    


This is the first Top 40 hit for Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra. Sadly, Kaempfert died on 6/21/80 (age 56).

R1 SINGLES CHART - 24-30 November 1960

01 01 IT'S NOW OR NEVER Elvis Presley ****
02 02 AS LONG AS HE NEEDS ME Shirley Bassey
03 06 MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN Connie Francis
04 03 ROCKING GOOSE Johnny and the Hurricanes
05 05 DREAMIN' Johnny Burnette
06 08 SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME The Drifters
07 07 MAN OF MYSTERY / THE STRANGER The Shadows
08 18 GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME Peter Sellers + Sophia Loren
09 04 ONLY THE LONELY Roy Orbison **
10 10 MY LOVE FOR YOU Johnny Mathis

11 09 LET'S THINK ABOUT LIVING Bob Luman
12 14 MR CUSTER Charlie Drake
13 16 KOMMOTION Duane Eddy
14 12 CHAIN GANG Sam Cooke
15 15 MacDONALD'S CAVE The Piltdown Men
16 30 LITTLE DONKEY Nina & Frederick
17 20 BLUE ANGEL Roy Orbison
18 24 JUST AS MUCH AS EVER Nat 'King' Cole
19 19 HOW ABOUT THAT? Adam Faith
20 13 NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN Cliff Richard

21 17 WALK, DON'T RUN The John Barry Seven
22 21 SHORTNIN' BREAD The Viscounts
23 11 LUCILLE / SO SAD The Everly Brothers
24 22 PLEASE, HELP ME, I'M FALLING Hank Locklin
25 27 MILORD Edith Piaf
26 31 KICKING UP THE LEAVES Mark Wynter
27 40 LONELY PUP (IN A CHRISTMAS SHOP) Adam Faith
28 34 SORRY, ROBBIE Bert Weedon
29 26 TOP TEEN BABY Gary Mills
30 -- OL' MacDONALD Frank Sinatra

31 25 APACHE The Shadows *****
32 35 FOUR LITTLE HEELS Brian Hyland
33 29 THEM THERE EYES Emile Ford and the Checkmates
34 -- LIVELY Lonnie Donegan
35 RE NEVER ON SUNDAY Manuel and his Music of the Mountains
36 37 NEVER ON SUNDAY Lynn Cornell
37 23 TELL LAURA I LOVE HER Ricky Valance ***
38 33 NICE N EASY Frank Sinatra
39 28 MILORD Frankie Vaughan
40 RE NEVER ON SUNDAY Makadopolous and his Greek Serenaders

-- 28 MESS OF BLUES Elvis Presley
-- 32 DON'T BE CRUEL Bill Black's Combo
-- 36 WALK, DON'T RUN The Ventures
-- 39 PASSING BREEZE Russ conway

----- DROPOUTS ----- (Peak Position / Weeks on Chart) - USA
Pineapple Princess - Annette with The Afterbeats ----- 11 / 14
That's How Much - Brian Hyland ----- 74 / 4
Theme From "The Sundowners" - Felix Slatkin Orchestra & Chorus ----- 70 / 7
Run Samson Run - Neil Sedaka ----- 28 / 11
I Wish I'd Never Been Born - Patti Page ----- 52 / 7
Walk -- Don't Run - The Ventures ----- 2 / 18
Never On Sunday - Don Costa & his Orchestra & Chorus ----- 19 / 15
Twistin' U.S.A. - Danny & The Juniors ----- 27 / 9
Psycho - Bobby Hendricks w/ Dr. Jive ----- 73 / 2
Three Nights A Week - Fats Domino ----- 15 / 11
(You've Got To) Move Two Mountains - Marv Johnson ----- 20 / 11


100 --- Gloria's Theme - Adam Wade
99 --- Fallen Angel - Webb Pierce
62 98 --- One Of The Lucky Ones - Anita Bryant
97 97 --- Sweet Dreams - Don Gibson
96 --- Corinna, Corinna - Ray Peterson
96 95 --- Bumble Bee - LaVern Baker
RE 94 --- Last Date - Lawrence Welk & his Orchestra
95 93 --- Gee - Jan & Dean
RE 92 --- Serenata - Sarah Vaughan
91 --- Stranger From Durango - Richie Allen

90 90 --- Push Push - Austin Taylor
67 89 --- Anymore - Teresa Brewer
88 88 --- Wonderland By Night - Louis Prima
87 --- Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
94 86 --- The Big Time Spender (Parts 1 & 2) - Cornbread & Biscuits
84 85 --- Side Car Cycle - Charlie Ryan & The Timberlane Riders
91 84 --- The Bells - James Brown
99 83 --- Send Me The Pillow You Dream On - The Browns feat. Jim Edward Brown
76 82 --- Alabam - Cowboy Copas
59 81 --- The Sundowners - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra

70 80 --- (Theme From) "The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs" - Ernie Freeman
87 79 --- Cry Cry Cry - Bobby "Blue" Bland
82 78 --- The Green Leaves Of Summer - Brother Four
64 77 --- Ballad Of The Alamo - Bud & Travis
85 76 --- Don't Go To Strangers - Etta Jones
78 75 --- Night Theme - The Mark II
68 74 --- Shimmy Like Kate - The Olympics
73 --- Hardhearted Hannah - Ray Charles
83 72 --- Once In Awhile - The Chimes
71 --- Main Theme From Exodus (Ari's Theme) - Mantovani & his Orchestra

47 70 --- It's Now Or Never - Elvis Presley
63 69 --- Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Chubby Checker
89 68 --- I Missed Me - Jim Reeves
67 --- Gee Whiz - The Innocents
72 66 --- Have Mercy Baby - The Bobbettes
92 65 --- Ruby Duby Du From Key Witness - Charles Wolcott
64 --- Ruby - Ray Charles
61 63 --- Somebody To Love - Bobby Darin
56 62 --- A Fool In Love - Ike & Tina Turner
69 61 --- Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On - Conway Twitty

77 60 --- Gonzo - James Booker
75 59 --- Alabam - Pat Boone
57 58 --- Natural Born Lover - Fats Domino
48 57 --- Mr. Custer - Larry Verne
65 56 --- I Gotta Know - Elvis Presley
46 55 --- Diamonds And Pearls - The Paradons
45 54 --- Tonights The Night - The Shirelles
55 53 --- Ballad Of The Alamo - Marty Robbins
29 52 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker
71 51 --- Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher

66 50 --- Like Strangers - The Everly Brothers
42 49 --- Am I The Man - Jackie Wilson
39 48 --- A Million To One - Jimmy Charles
26 47 --- Kiddio - Brook Benton
52 46 --- Dear John - Pat Boone
25 45 --- Theme From The Apartment - Ferrante & Teicher
30 44 --- Love Walked In - Dinah Washington
51 43 --- Ol' Mac Donald - Frank Sinatra
32 42 --- So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) - The Everly Brothers
53 41 --- Am I Losing You - Jim Reeves

54 40 --- Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread) - Brook Benton
24 39 --- Summer's Gone - Paul Anka
43 38 --- My Dearest Darling - Etta James
44 37 --- Wait For Me - The Playmates
33 36 --- Togetherness - Frankie Avalon
27 35 --- Peter Gunn - Duane Eddy
36 34 --- Lonely Teenager - Dion
38 33 --- Ruby Duby Du - Tobin Mathews & Co.
41 32 --- You're Sixteen - Johnny Burnette
21 31 --- Artificial Flowers - Bobby Darin

28 30 --- I'll Save The Last Dance For You - Damita Jo
16 29 --- Let's Think About Living - Bob Luman
19 28 --- My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own - Connie Francis
37 27 --- My Girl Josephine - Fats Domino
50 26 --- Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra
20 25 --- Chain Gang - Sam Cooke
34 24 --- Sailor (Your Home Is The Sea) - Lolita
17 23 --- Devil Or Angel - Bobby Vee
22 22 --- To Each His Own - The Platters
31 21 --- Perfidia - The Ventures

40 20 --- Sway - Bobby Rydell
49 19 --- Many Tears Ago - Connie Francis (49)
13 18 --- Sleep - Little Willie John
10 17 --- Blue Angel - Roy Orbison
14 16 --- Don't Be Cruel - Bill Black's Combo
23 15 --- He Will Break Your Heart - Jerry Butler
18 14 --- The Hucklebuck - Chubby Checker
15 13 --- Alone At Last - Jackie Wilson
12 12 --- North To Alaska - Johnny Horton
04 11 --- I Want To Be Wanted - Brenda Lee

05 10 --- Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters
03 09 --- You Talk Too Much - Joe Jones
11 08 --- New Orleans - Gary U.S. Bonds
09 07 --- A Thousand Stars - Kathy Young w/ The Innocents
07 06 --- Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
01 05 --- Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles
08 04 --- Last Date - Floyd Cramer
02 03 --- Poetry In Motion - Johnny Tillotson
35 02 --- Are You Lonesome To-night? - Elvis Presley
06 01 --- Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs