December 4, 1961

----- DROPOUTS -----
Crying - Roy Orbison ----- 2 / 14
Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody - Aretha Franklin ----- 37 / 2
Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey ----- 7 / 10
Let's Get Together - Hayley Mills ----- 8 (2) / 11
Everlovin' - Rick Nelson ----- 16 (2) / 8
God, Country And My Baby - Johnny Burnette ----- 18 / 4
Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles ----- 1 (2) / 11      


31 40 --- Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) - Sue Thompson
 39 --- Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night - Kenny Dino (50)
 38 --- Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles (62)
 37 --- When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) - Connie Francis (54)
 36 --- Language Of Love - John D. Loudermilk (41)
 35 --- When I Fall In Love - The Lettermen (55)
35 34 --- Foot Stomping - Part 1 - The Flares
 33 --- 'Til - The Angels (47)
40 32 --- Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker
21 31 --- I Wanna Thank You - Bobby Rydell

24 30 --- Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) - Solomon Burke
 29 --- Peppermint Twist - Part 1 - Joey Dee & The Starliters (43)
15 28 --- You're The Reason - Bobby Edwards
29 27 --- In The Middle Of A Heartache - Wanda Jackson
38 26 --- I Don't Know Why - Linda Scott
18 25 --- A Wonder Like You - Rick Nelson
26 24 --- Moon River - Henry Mancini & his Orchestra
23 23 --- September In The Rain - Dinah Washington
19 22 --- I Love How You Love Me - The Paris Sisters
28 21 --- Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedaka

32 20 --- Gypsy Woman - The Impressions
10 19 --- This Time - Troy Shondell
06 18 --- Bristol Stomp - The Dovells
36 17 --- The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens
27 16 --- Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson
11 15 --- The Fly - Chubby Checker
20 14 --- Moon River - Jerry Butler
07 13 --- Heartaches - The Marcels
13 12 --- Tonight - Ferrante & Teicher
17 11 --- Run To Him - Bobby Vee

09 10 --- Crazy - Patsy Cline
14 09 --- I Understand (Just How You Feel) - The G-Clefs
08 08 --- Tower Of Strength - Gene McDaniels
12 07 --- Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke
16 06 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker    
05 05 --- Fool #1 - Brenda Lee
02 04 --- Runaround Sue - Dion      
04 03 --- Goodbye Cruel World - James Darren
03 02 --- Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
01 01 --- Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean            


New to the Top 40 this week are The Angels, Joey Dee & The Starliters and Kenny Dino.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 7-13 December 1961

01 02 TOWER OF STRENGTH Frankie Vaughan *
02 01 LITTLE SISTER / (MARIE'S THE NAME) HIS LATEST FLAME Elvis Presley ****
03 03 BIG, BAD JOHN Jimmy Dean
04 05 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY Bobby Vee
05 06 MOON RIVER Danny Williams
06 07 THE TIME HAS COME Adam Faith
07 04 WALKING BACK TO HAPPINESS Helen Shapiro ***
08 09 TAKE FIVE Dave Brubeck
09 13 MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
10 16 I'LL GET BY Shirley Bassey

11 10 THE SAVAGE The Shadows
12 08 WHEN THE GIRL IN YOUR ARMS IS THE GIRL IN YOUR HEART Cliff Richard
13 11 RUNAROUND SUE Dion
14 14 MEXICALI ROSE Karl Denver
15 25 MY FRIEND, THE SEA Petula Clark
16 34 STRANGER ON THE SHORE Acker Bilk
17 12 HIT THE ROAD, JACK Ray Charles
18 30 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME Jimmy Crawford
19 22 YOU'RE THE ONLY GOOD THING Jim Reeves
20 35 BAMBINO The Springfields

21 15 SUCU SUCU Laurie Johnson Orchestra
22 23 THIS TIME Troy Shondell
23 34 EVERLOVIN' Ricky Nelson
24 21 LET'S GET TOGETHER Hayley Mills
25 24 I'M A MOODY GUY Shane Fenton and the Fentones
26 28 STARS AND STRIPES / CREOLE JAZZ Acker Bilk
27 17 WILD WIND John Leyton
28 19 YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY Bobby Darin
29 40 I UNDERSTAND The G-Clefs
30 20 BLESS YOU Tony Orlando

31 -- JEANNIE, JEANNIE, JEANNIE Eddie Cochran
32 -- TOY BALLOONS Russ Conway
33 29 LET TRUE LOVE BEGIN Nat 'King' Cole
34 26 MY BOOMERANG WON'T COME BACK Charlie Drake
35 -- SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN Dinah Washington
36 38 MY SUNDAY BABY The Dale Sisters
37 -- SO LONG, BABY Del Shannon
38 33 TOMORROW'S CLOWN Marty Wilde
39 -- CHARLESTON The Temperance Seven
40 18 YOU'LL ANSWER TO ME Cleo Laine

-- 27 SUCU SUCU Nina & Frederick
-- 31 MICHAEL The Highwaymen *
-- 36 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT The Lettermen
-- 37 KON-TIKI The Shadows *
-- 39 THE COFFEE SONG Frank Sinatra


Making her debut was Dinah Washington

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

Young Boy Blues - Ben E. King ----- 66 / 6
Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam) - The Valadiers ----- 89 / 2
Steps 1 And 2 - Jack Scott ----- 86 / 3
I Wonder (If Your Love Will Ever Belong To Me) - The Pentagons ----- 84 / 5
I'll Never Stop Wanting You - Brian Hyland ----- 83 / 1
I'll Be Seeing You - Frank Sinatra ----- 58 / 7
Blue Moon - The Ventures ----- 54 / 6
The Way You Look Tonight - The Lettermen ----- 13 / 13
The Bridge Of Love - Joe Dowell ----- 50 / 7
My Heart Belongs To Only You - Jackie Wilson ----- 65 / 6
On Bended Knees - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry ----- 64 / 5
Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet ----- 25 / 12
The Way I Am - Jackie Wilson ----- 58 / 6
Big John - The Shirelles ----- 21 / 9
Candy Man - Roy Orbison ----- 25 / 14
Anybody But Me - Brenda Lee ----- 31 (2) / 9
Under The Moon Of Love - Curtis Lee ----- 46 / 7
Crying - Roy Orbison ----- 2 / 16


100 --- Walkin' Back To Happiness - Helen Shapiro
99 --- Dreamy Eyes - Johnny Tillotson
98 --- She Really Loves You - Timi Yuro
98 97 --- It Do Me So Good - Ann-Margaret
96 --- Pop Goes The Weasel - Anthony Newley
95 --- (How Can I Write On Paper) What I Feel In My Heart - Jim Reeves
94 --- Norman - Sue Thompson
RE 93 --- Turn Around, Look At Me - Glen Campbell
92 92 --- You're Following Me - Perry Como
94 91 --- Let's Go Trippin' - Dick Dale & The Del-Tones

RE 90 --- Losing Your Love - Jim Reeves
53 89 --- Sometime - Gene Thomas
90 88 --- Tennessee Flat-Top Box - Johnny Cash
87 --- Unsquare Dance - Dave Brubeck Quartet
86 --- Small Sad Sam - Phil McLean
96 85 --- Walkin' With My Angel - Bobby Vee
100 84 --- Cotton Fields - The Highwaymen
91 83 --- Searching - Jack Eubanks & The Sound Of The South
93 82 --- Happy Times (Are Here To Stay) - Tony Orlando
81 --- Turn On Your Love Light - Bobby Bland

77 80 --- Never, Never - The Jive Five
79 --- The Wanderer - Dion
99 78 --- Little Altar Boy - Vic Dana
81 77 --- What A Walk - Bobby Lewis
82 76 --- It Will Stand - The Showmen
85 75 --- The Comancheros - Claude King
87 74 --- If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody - James Ray
95 73 --- Poor Fool - Ike & Tina Turner
67 72 --- Danny Boy - Andy Williams
75 71 --- A Certain Girl - Ernie K-Doe

52 70 --- Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues - The Miracles
72 69 --- I Cried My Last Tear - Ernie K-Doe
78 68 --- Hey Little One - Del Shannon
67 --- I Hear You Knocking - Fats Domino
66 --- Lonesome Number One - Don Gibson
80 65 --- I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George
64 --- The Majestic - Dion
76 63 --- Funny How Time Slips Away - Jimmy Elledge
62 --- Rock-A-Hula Baby ("Twist" Special) - Elvis Presley
74 61 --- It's All Because - Linda Scott

88 60 --- Soothe Me - The Sims Twins
59 --- The Peppermint Twist - Danny Peppermint & The Jumping Jacks
59 58 --- Three Steps From The Altar - Shep & The Limelites
57 --- Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
71 56 --- Revenge - Brook Benton
66 55 --- Johnny Will - Pat Boone
56 54 --- It's Too Soon To Know - Etta James
63 53 --- The Gypsy Rover - The Highwaymen
34 52 --- Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey
33 51 --- Let's Get Together - Hayley Mills

45 50 --- Up A Lazy River - Si Zentner & his Orchestra
37 49 --- Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody - Aretha Franklin
30 48 --- Everlovin' - Rick Nelson
22 47 --- Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
57 46 --- Tonight - Eddie Fisher
42 45 --- Smile - Timi Yuro
44 44 --- Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney
68 43 --- There's No Other (Like My Baby) - The Crystals
25 42 --- God, Country And My Baby - Johnny Burnette
60 41 --- Well, I Told You - The Chantels

31 40 --- Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) - Sue Thompson
50 39 --- Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night - Kenny Dino
62 38 --- Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles
54 37 --- When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) - Connie Francis
41 36 --- Language Of Love - John D. Loudermilk
55 35 --- When I Fall In Love - The Lettermen
35 34 --- Foot Stomping - Part 1 - The Flares
47 33 --- 'Til - The Angels
40 32 --- Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker
21 31 --- I Wanna Thank You - Bobby Rydell

24 30 --- Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) - Solomon Burke
43 29 --- Peppermint Twist - Part 1 - Joey Dee & The Starliters
15 28 --- You're The Reason - Bobby Edwards
29 27 --- In The Middle Of A Heartache - Wanda Jackson
38 26 --- I Don't Know Why - Linda Scott
18 25 --- A Wonder Like You - Rick Nelson
26 24 --- Moon River - Henry Mancini & his Orchestra
23 23 --- September In The Rain - Dinah Washington
19 22 --- I Love How You Love Me - The Paris Sisters
28 21 --- Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedaka

32 20 --- Gypsy Woman - The Impressions
10 19 --- This Time - Troy Shondell
06 18 --- Bristol Stomp - The Dovells
36 17 --- The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens
27 16 --- Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson
11 15 --- The Fly - Chubby Checker
20 14 --- Moon River - Jerry Butler
07 13 --- Heartaches - The Marcels
13 12 --- Tonight - Ferrante & Teicher
17 11 --- Run To Him - Bobby Vee

09 10 --- Crazy - Patsy Cline
14 09 --- I Understand (Just How You Feel) - The G-Clefs
08 08 --- Tower Of Strength - Gene McDaniels
12 07 --- Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke
16 06 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker
05 05 --- Fool #1 - Brenda Lee
02 04 --- Runaround Sue - Dion
04 03 --- Goodbye Cruel World - James Darren
03 02 --- Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
01 01 --- Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean