November 27, 1961

**Adric** Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:34 pm

----- DROPOUTS -----
So Long Baby - Del Shannon ----- 28 / 5
(He's My) Dreamboat - Connie Francis ----- 14 / 7
The Way You Look Tonight - The Lettermen ----- 13 / 9
Sweets For My Sweet - The Drifters ----- 16 / 9
Big John - The Shirelles ----- 21 / 5

RE 40 --- Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker (65)
34 39 --- Crying - Roy Orbison
38 --- I Don't Know Why - Linda Scott (47)
39 37 --- Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody - Aretha Franklin
36 --- The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens (55)
32 35 --- Foot Stomping - Part 1 - The Flares
25 34 --- Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey
23 33 --- Let's Get Together - Hayley Mills
37 32 --- Gypsy Woman - The Impressions
17 31 --- Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) - Sue Thompson

16 30 --- Everlovin' - Rick Nelson
29 --- In The Middle Of A Heartache - Wanda Jackson (42)
28 --- Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedaka (45)
30 27 --- Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson
26 26 --- Moon River - Henry Mancini & his Orchestra
18 25 --- God, Country And My Baby - Johnny Burnette
24 24 --- Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) - Solomon Burke
28 23 --- September In The Rain - Dinah Washington
07 22 --- Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
21 21 --- I Wanna Thank You - Bobby Rydell

22 20 --- Moon River - Jerry Butler
12 19 --- I Love How You Love Me - The Paris Sisters
20 18 --- A Wonder Like You - Rick Nelson
29 17 --- Run To Him - Bobby Vee
27 16 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker
11 15 --- You're The Reason - Bobby Edwards
14 14 --- I Understand (Just How You Feel) - The G-Clefs
13 13 --- Tonight - Ferrante & Teicher
31 12 --- Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke
10 11 --- The Fly - Chubby Checker

09 10 --- This Time - Troy Shondell
15 09 --- Crazy - Patsy Cline
06 08 --- Tower Of Strength - Gene McDaniels
19 07 --- Heartaches - The Marcels
05 06 --- Bristol Stomp - The Dovells
03 05 --- Fool #1 - Brenda Lee
04 04 --- Goodbye Cruel World - James Darren
08 03 --- Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
02 02 --- Runaround Sue - Dion
01 01 --- Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean

Chubby Checker remains on a roll this week with three singles in the Top 40. After his debut on 7/3/61 (peaking at #8 ), Let's Twist Again Re-enters the chart to claim a 10th week.

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**misery guts** Fri Oct 29, 2010 1:57 am

R1 SINGLES CHART - 30 November-6 December 1961

01 01 LITTLE SISTER / (MARIE'S THE NAME) HIS LATEST FLAME Elvis Presley ****
02 07 TOWER OF STRENGTH Frankie Vaughan
03 02 BIG, BAD JOHN Jimmy Dean
04 03 WALKING BACK TO HAPPINESS Helen Shapiro ***
05 05 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY Bobby Vee
06 08 MOON RIVER Danny Williams
07 04 THE TIME HAS COME Adam Faith
08 06 WHEN THE GIRL IN YOUR ARMS IS THE GIRL IN YOUR HEART Cliff Richard
09 09 TAKE FIVE Dave Brubeck
10 13 THE SAVAGE The Shadows

11 15 RUNAROUND SUE Dion
12 10 HIT THE ROAD, JACK Ray Charles
13 21 MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
14 14 MEXICALI ROSE Karl Denver
15 16 SUCU SUCU Laurie Johnson Orchestra
16 34 I'LL GET BY Shirley Bassey
17 12 WILD WIND John Leyton
18 19 YOU'LL ANSWER TO ME Cleo Laine
19 18 YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY Bobby Darin
20 11 BLESS YOU Tony Orlando

21 17 LET'S GET TOGETHER Hayley Mills
22 31 YOU'RE THE ONLY GOOD THING Jim Reeves
23 23 THIS TIME Troy Shondell
24 24 I'M A MOODY GUY Shane Fenton and the Fentones
25 -- MY FRIEND, THE SEA Petula Clark
26 20 MY BOOMERANG WON'T COME BACK Charlie Drake
27 25 SUCU SUCU Nina & Frederick
28 26 STARS AND STRIPES / CREOLE JAZZ Acker Bilk
29 29 LET TRUE LOVE BEGIN Nat 'King' Cole
30 35 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME Jimmy Crawford

31 22 MICHAEL The Highwaymen *
32 -- STRANGER ON THE SHORE Acker Bilk
33 36 TOMORROW'S CLOWN Marty Wilde
34 38 EVERLOVIN' Ricky Nelson
35 28 BAMBINO The Springfields
36 -- THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT The Lettermen
37 39 KON-TIKI The Shadows *
38 -- MY SUNDAY BABY The Dale Sisters
39 -- THE COFFEE SONG Frank Sinatra
40 -- I UNDERSTAND The G-Clefs

-- 27 HATS OFF TO LARRY Del Shannon
-- 30 JEALOUSY Billy Fury
-- 32 YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT Ral Donner
-- 33 SEA OF HEARTBREAK Don Gibson
-- 37 RUNAROUND SUE Doug Sheldon
-- 40 REACH FOR THE STARS / CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN Shirley Bassey *

**Adric** Wed Sep 18, 2019 11:01 am

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

Turn Around, Look At Me - Glen Campbell ----- 97 (2) / 3
Love (I'm So Glad) I Found You - The Spinners ----- 91 / 1
Stick Shift - The Duals ----- 26 / 11
Somewhere Along The Way - Steve Lawrence ----- 67 / 6
For Me And My Gal - Freddy Cannon ----- 71 / 6
Mexico - Bob Moore & his Orchestra ----- 7 / 16
I Really Love You - The Stereos ----- 29 / 9
What A Party - Fats Domino ----- 22 / 8
School Is In - Gary U.S. Bonds ----- 28 / 5
Please Don't Go - Ral Donner ----- 39 / 9
So Long Baby - Del Shannon ----- 28 / 10
(He's My) Dreamboat - Connie Francis ----- 14 / 9
Sweets For My Sweet - The Drifters ----- 16 / 11

100 --- Cotton Fields - The Highwaymen
99 --- Little Altar Boy - Vic Dana
RE 98 --- It Do Me So Good - Ann-Margaret
RE 97 --- Young Boy Blues - Ben E. King
96 --- Walkin' With My Angel - Bobby Vee
95 --- Poor Fool - Ike & Tina Turner
94 --- Let's Go Trippin' - Dick Dale & The Del-Tones
93 --- Happy Times (Are Here To Stay) - Tony Orlando
97 92 --- You're Following Me - Perry Como
91 --- Searching - Jack Eubanks & The Sound Of The South

100 90 --- Tennessee Flat-Top Box - Johnny Cash
93 89 --- Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam) - The Valadiers
RE 88 --- Soothe Me - The Sims Twins
90 87 --- If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody - James Ray
99 86 --- Steps 1 And 2 - Jack Scott
84 85 --- The Comancheros - Claude King
86 84 --- I Wonder (If Your Love Will Ever Belong To Me) - The Pentagons
83 --- I'll Never Stop Wanting You - Brian Hyland
88 82 --- It Will Stand - The Showmen
94 81 --- What A Walk - Bobby Lewis

95 80 --- I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George
58 79 --- I'll Be Seeing You - Frank Sinatra
78 --- Hey Little One - Del Shannon
96 77 --- Never, Never - The Jive Five
87 76 --- Funny How Time Slips Away - Jimmy Elledge
76 75 --- A Certain Girl - Ernie K-Doe
81 74 --- It's All Because - Linda Scott
54 73 --- Blue Moon - The Ventures
82 72 --- I Cried My Last Tear - Ernie K-Doe
83 71 --- Revenge - Brook Benton

36 70 --- The Way You Look Tonight - The Lettermen
50 69 --- The Bridge Of Love - Joe Dowell
92 68 --- There's No Other (Like My Baby) - The Crystals
72 67 --- Danny Boy - Andy Williams
69 66 --- Johnny Will - Pat Boone
75 65 --- My Heart Belongs To Only You - Jackie Wilson
77 64 --- On Bended Knees - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
78 63 --- The Gypsy Rover - The Highwaymen
62 --- Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles
62 61 --- Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet

74 60 --- Well, I Told You - The Chantels
70 59 --- Three Steps From The Altar - Shep & The Limelites
63 58 --- The Way I Am - Jackie Wilson
60 57 --- Tonight - Eddie Fisher
73 56 --- It's Too Soon To Know - Etta James
89 55 --- When I Fall In Love - The Lettermen
80 54 --- When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) - Connie Francis
64 53 --- Sometime - Gene Thomas
52 52 --- Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues - The Miracles
33 51 --- Big John - The Shirelles

53 50 --- Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night - Kenny Dino
43 49 --- Candy Man - Roy Orbison
41 48 --- Anybody But Me - Brenda Lee
57 47 --- 'Til - The Angels
48 46 --- Under The Moon Of Love - Curtis Lee
51 45 --- Up A Lazy River - Si Zentner & his Orchestra
56 44 --- Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney
68 43 --- Peppermint Twist - Part 1 - Joey Dee & The Starliters
59 42 --- Smile - Timi Yuro
61 41 --- Language Of Love - John D. Loudermilk

65 40 --- Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker
34 39 --- Crying - Roy Orbison
47 38 --- I Don't Know Why - Linda Scott
39 37 --- Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody - Aretha Franklin
55 36 --- The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens
32 35 --- Foot Stomping - Part 1 - The Flares
25 34 --- Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey
23 33 --- Let's Get Together - Hayley Mills
37 32 --- Gypsy Woman - The Impressions
17 31 --- Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) - Sue Thompson

16 30 --- Everlovin' - Rick Nelson
42 29 --- In The Middle Of A Heartache - Wanda Jackson
45 28 --- Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedaka
30 27 --- Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson
26 26 --- Moon River - Henry Mancini & his Orchestra
18 25 --- God, Country And My Baby - Johnny Burnette
24 24 --- Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) - Solomon Burke
28 23 --- September In The Rain - Dinah Washington
07 22 --- Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
21 21 --- I Wanna Thank You - Bobby Rydell

22 20 --- Moon River - Jerry Butler
12 19 --- I Love How You Love Me - The Paris Sisters
20 18 --- A Wonder Like You - Rick Nelson
29 17 --- Run To Him - Bobby Vee
27 16 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker
11 15 --- You're The Reason - Bobby Edwards
14 14 --- I Understand (Just How You Feel) - The G-Clefs
13 13 --- Tonight - Ferrante & Teicher
31 12 --- Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke
10 11 --- The Fly - Chubby Checker

09 10 --- This Time - Troy Shondell
15 09 --- Crazy - Patsy Cline
06 08 --- Tower Of Strength - Gene McDaniels
19 07 --- Heartaches - The Marcels
05 06 --- Bristol Stomp - The Dovells
03 05 --- Fool #1 - Brenda Lee
04 04 --- Goodbye Cruel World - James Darren
08 03 --- Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
02 02 --- Runaround Sue - Dion
01 01 --- Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean

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