July 3, 1961

----- DROPOUTS -----
Count Every Star - Donnie & The Dreamers ----- 35 / 3
Tragedy - The Fleetwoods ----- 10 / 8
Three Hearts In A Tangle - Rusty Draper ----- 35 / 1
Temptation - The Everly Brothers ----- 27 / 3
Wild In The Country - Elvis Presley ----- 26 / 2
I'm A Fool To Care - Joe Barry ----- 24 / 5


29 40 --- Little Egypt (Ying-Yang) - The Coasters
 39 --- Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker (62)
 38 --- Sacred - The Castells (50)
 37 --- Jura (I Swear I Love You) - Les Paul & Mary Ford (43)
 36 --- Never On Sunday - The Chordettes (68 )
15 35 --- I Feel So Bad - Elvis Presley
36 34 --- Cupid - Sam Cooke
 33 --- Together - Connie Francis (48 )
33 32 --- My Kind Of Girl - Matt Monro
23 31 --- Peanut Butter - The Marathons

25 30 --- Rama Lama Ding Dong - The Edsels
39 29 --- You Can't Sit Down Part 2 - Philip Upchurch Combo
30 28 --- Tonight (Could Be The Night) - The Velvets
21 27 --- Hello Walls - Faron Young
34 26 --- Ole Buttermilk Sky - Bill Black's Combo
 25 --- I Like It Like That, Part 1 - Chris Kenner (41)
28 24 --- It Keeps Rainin' - Fats Domino
32 23 --- I'm Comin' On Back To You - Jackie Wilson
22 22 --- Heart And Soul - The Cleftones
38 21 --- Please Stay - The Drifters

31 20 --- Dum Dum - Brenda Lee
20 19 --- Tell Me Why - The Belmonts
17 18 --- Barbara-Ann - The Regents
12 17 --- You Always Hurt The One You Love - Clarence Henry
19 16 --- San Antonio Rose - Floyd Cramer
16 15 --- Hello Mary Lou - Ricky Nelson
14 14 --- Running Scared - Roy Orbison    
18 13 --- Hats Off To Larry - Del Shannon
13 12 --- Dance On Little Girl - Paul Anka
10 11 --- Stand By Me - Ben E. King

11 10 --- Yellow Bird - Arthur Lyman Group
09 09 --- Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You) - Little Caesar & The Romans
08 08 --- Every Beat Of My Heart - Pips
05 07 --- Travelin' Man - Ricky Nelson      
03 06 --- Moody River - Pat Boone    
06 05 --- The Writing On The Wall - Adam Wade
02 04 --- Raindrops - Dee Clark
07 03 --- The Boll Weevil Song - Brook Benton
04 02 --- Tossin' And Turnin' - Bobby Lewis
01 01 --- Quarter To Three - Gary U.S. Bonds      


This week sees debuts from The Castells and one-hit wonder Chris Kenner.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 6-12 July 1961

01 01 RUNAWAY Del Shannon **
02 03 TRAVELLIN' MAN / HELLO, MARY LOU Ricky Nelson
03 05 TEMPTATION The Everly Brothers
04 04 PASADENA The Temperance Seven
05 13 A GIRL LIKE YOU Cliff Richard
06 02 SURRENDER Elvis Presley ****
07 07 HALFWAY TO PARADISE Billy Fury
08 08 BUT I DO Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
09 06 FRIGHTENED CITY The Shadows
10 09 RUNNING SCARED Roy Orbison

11 15 WELL, I ASK YOU Eden Kane
12 10 I'VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR Linda Scott
13 12 POP GOES THE WEASEL / BEE BOM Anthony Newley
14 11 YOU'LL NEVER KNOW Shirley Bassey
15 14 MORE THAN I CAN SAY / STAYING IN Bobby Vee
16 17 LITTLE DEVIL Neil Sedaka
17 20 RING OF FIRE Duane Eddy
18 16 HAVE A DRINK ON ME Lonnie Donegan
19 22 BREAKING IN A BRAND NEW BROKEN HEART Connie Francis
20 24 WEEKEND Eddie Cochran

21 19 WHAT'D I SAY? Jerry Lee Lewis
22 25 SHE SHE LITTLE SHEILA Gene Vincent
23 -- WHEELS CHA CHA Joe Loss
24 18 DON'T TREAT ME LIKE A CHILD Helen Shapiro
25 -- TIME Craig Douglas
26 23 WOODEN HEART Elvis Presley ******
27 -- YOU DON'T KNOW Helen Shapiro
28 21 ON THE REBOUND Floyd Cramer *
29 33 MARCHETA Karl Denver
30 29 A SCOTTISH SOLDIER Andy Stewart

31 32 ONCE IN EVERY LIFETIME Ken Dodd
32 36 EXCLUSIVELY YOURS Mark Wynter
33 26 YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY The Temperance Seven *
34 37 THEME from 'THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN' Al Caiola
35 -- MOODY RIVER Pat Boone
36 28 WHY NOT NOW? / CAN THIS BE LOVE? Matt Monro
37 -- BABY, I DON'T CARE Buddy Holly
38 RE TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER Adam Wade
39 30 THE BATTLE'S O'ER Andy Stewart
40 -- DON'T JUMP OFF THE ROOF, DAD Tommy Cooper

-- 27 BLUE MOON The Marcels **
-- 31 TRANSISTOR RADIO Benny Hill
-- 34 GEE WHIZ, IT'S YOU Cliff Richard
-- 35 AFRICAN WALTZ Johnny Dankworth
-- 38 EASY GOING ME Adam Faith
-- 39 THEME from 'EXODUS' Ferrante & Teicher
-- 40 BELLS OF AVIGNON Max Bygraves



Debuts for Joe Loss, and the short musical career of comedian/magician Tommy Cooper

----- DROPOUTS ----- (Peak Position / Weeks on Chart) - USA
Right Or Wrong - Wanda Jackson ----- 76 / 4
Anna - Jorgen Ingmann & his Guitar ----- 54 / 6
Nobody Cares (About Me) - Jeanette (Baby) Washington ----- 60 / 9
Jimmy Martinez - Marty Robbins ----- 51 / 5
Sad Eyes (Don't You Cry) - The Echoes ----- 88 / 3
I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town - Ray Charles ----- 84 / 2
The Lonely Crowd - Teddy Vann ----- 76 / 4
The Bilbao Song - Andy Williams ----- 37 / 10
Every Beat Of My Heart - Gladys Knight & The Pips ----- 45 / 7
Lullabye Of Love - Frank Gari ----- 23 / 12
Girl Of My Best Friend - Ral Donner & The Starfires ----- 19 / 11
Stick With Me Baby - The Everly Brothers ----- 41 / 4
Runaway - Del Shannon ----- 1 (4) / 17        
Mama Said - The Shirelles ----- 4 / 11
Little Devil - Neil Sedaka ----- 11 / 9
Mother-In-Law - Ernie K-Doe ----- 1 (1) / 14  
A Hundred Pounds Of Clay - Gene McDaniels ----- 3 / 15
Daddy's Home - Shep & The Limelites ----- 2 / 14


 100 --- The Guns Of Navarone - Joe Reisman & his Orchestra
 99 --- Peanuts - Rick & The Keens
 98 --- One Summer Night - The Diamonds
 97 --- Broken Hearted - The Miracles
 96 --- La Doice Vita (The Sweet Life) - Ray Ellis & his Orchestra
 95 --- Princess - Frank Gari
96 94 --- I'll Never Be Free - Kay Starr
85 93 --- (Theme From) Goodbye Again - Ferrante & Teicher
 92 --- My True Story - The Jive Five
 91 --- Granada - Frank Sinatra

 90 --- Tender Years - George Jones
91 89 --- Point Of No Return - Adam Wade
100 88 --- Take A Fool's Advice - Nat "King" Cole
89 87 --- Blue Tomorrow - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra
 86 --- I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven - Tex Ritter
 85 --- Don't Bet Money Honey - Linda Scott
 84 --- A Tear - Gene McDaniels
 83 --- Time Was - The Flamingos
86 82 --- Joanie - Frankie Calen
 81 --- I'll Be There - Damita Jo

70 80 --- Daydreams - Johnny Crawford
79 79 --- I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door - Eddie Hodges
81 78 --- Hold Back The Tears - The Delacardos
90 77 --- Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta - Ernie K-Doe
69 76 --- A Scottish Soldier (Green Hills Of Tyrol) - Andy Stewart
94 75 --- Yellow Bird - Lawrence Welk & his Orchestra
 74 --- Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Curtis Lee
75 73 --- Mom And Dad's Waltz - Patti Page
 72 --- Eventually - Brenda Lee
66 71 --- I've Got News For You - Ray Charles

78 70 --- No, No, No - The Chanters
98 69 --- Wooden Heart - Joe Dowell
 68 --- Last Night - The Mar-Keys
71 67 --- The Girl's A Devil - The Dukays
74 66 --- Bobby - Neil Scott
80 65 --- The Charleston - Ernie Field's Orchestra
37 64 --- Tragedy - The Fleetwoods
83 63 --- Quite A Party - The Fireballs
40 62 --- Count Every Star - Donnie & The Dreamers
82 61 --- That's What Girls Are Made For - The Spinners

 60 --- The Fish - Bobby Rydell
99 59 --- Rainin' In My Heart - Slim Harpo
73 58 --- Sea Of Heartbreak - Don Gibson
47 57 --- I Don't Mind - James Brown & The Famous Flames
65 56 --- Watch Your Step - Bobby Parker
72 55 --- Dream - Etta James
26 54 --- Wild In The Country - Elvis Presley
67 53 --- You'll Answer To Me - Patti Page
77 52 --- The Switch-A-Roo - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
52 51 --- Should I - The String-A-Longs

61 50 --- Fool That I Am - Etta James
54 49 --- I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline
87 48 --- Heart And Soul - Jan & Dean
51 47 --- Nature Boy - Bobby Darin
44 46 --- Better Tell Him No - The Starlets
59 45 --- Never On Sunday - Don Coasta & his Orchestra & Chorus
27 44 --- Temptation - The Everly Brothers
63 43 --- The Graduation Song ... Pomp And Circumstance - Adrian Kimberly (Don Everly)
24 42 --- I'm A Fool To Care - Joe Barry
35 41 --- Three Hearts In A Tangle - Rusty Draper

29 40 --- Little Egypt (Ying-Yang) - The Coasters
62 39 --- Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker
50 38 --- Sacred - The Castells
43 37 --- Jura (I Swear I Love You) - Les Paul & Mary Ford
68 36 --- Never On Sunday - The Chordettes
15 35 --- I Feel So Bad - Elvis Presley
36 34 --- Cupid - Sam Cooke
48 33 --- Together - Connie Francis
33 32 --- My Kind Of Girl - Matt Monro
23 31 --- Peanut Butter - The Marathons

25 30 --- Rama Lama Ding Dong - The Edsels
39 29 --- You Can't Sit Down Part 2 - Philip Upchurch Combo
30 28 --- Tonight (Could Be The Night) - The Velvets
21 27 --- Hello Walls - Faron Young
34 26 --- Ole Buttermilk Sky - Bill Black's Combo
41 25 --- I Like It Like That, Part 1 - Chris Kenner
28 24 --- It Keeps Rainin' - Fats Domino
32 23 --- I'm Comin' On Back To You - Jackie Wilson
22 22 --- Heart And Soul - The Cleftones
38 21 --- Please Stay - The Drifters

31 20 --- Dum Dum - Brenda Lee
20 19 --- Tell Me Why - The Belmonts
17 18 --- Barbara-Ann - The Regents
12 17 --- You Always Hurt The One You Love - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
19 16 --- San Antonio Rose - Floyd Cramer
16 15 --- Hello Mary Lou - Ricky Nelson
14 14 --- Running Scared - Roy Orbison  
18 13 --- Hats Off To Larry - Del Shannon
13 12 --- Dance On Little Girl - Paul Anka
10 11 --- Stand By Me - Ben E. King

11 10 --- Yellow Bird - Arthur Lyman Group
09 09 --- Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You) - Little Caesar & The Romans
08 08 --- Every Beat Of My Heart - Pips
05 07 --- Travelin' Man - Ricky Nelson    
03 06 --- Moody River - Pat Boone    
06 05 --- The Writing On The Wall - Adam Wade
02 04 --- Raindrops - Dee Clark
07 03 --- The Boll Weevil Song - Brook Benton
04 02 --- Tossin' And Turnin' - Bobby Lewis
01 01 --- Quarter To Three - Gary U.S. Bonds