January 13, 1962

----- DROPOUTS -----
Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean ----- 1 (5) / 13            
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) - David Seville & The Chipmunks ----- 39 / 1
Tonight - Ferrante & Teicher ----- 8 / 8
Baby's First Christmas - Connie Francis ----- 26 / 1
The Little Drummer Boy - The Harry Simeone Chorale ----- 22 / 2 or 13 / 14
White Christmas - Bing Crosby ----- 12 / 3


38 40 --- Hey! Little Girl - Del Shannon
 39 --- Poor Fool - Ike & Tina Turner (42)
35 38 --- Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night - Kenny Dino
RE 37 --- Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker (65)
 36 --- Irresistible You - Bobby Darin (53)
37 35 --- Johnny Will - Pat Boone
27 34 --- Moon River - Jerry Butler
 33 --- Dear Lady Twist - Gary (U.S.) Bonds (48 )
19 32 --- Moon River - Henry Mancini & his Orchestra
23 31 --- Rock-A-Hula Baby ("Twist" Special) - Elvis Presley

33 30 --- Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Fats Domino
31 29 --- Funny How Time Slips Away - Jimmy Elledge
RE 28 --- Small Sad Sam - Phil McLean (44)
29 27 --- If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody - James Ray
16 26 --- I Don't Know Why - Linda Scott
20 25 --- There's No Other (Like My Baby) - The Crystals
25 24 --- Gypsy Woman - The Impressions
21 23 --- Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Rydell / Chubby Checker
14 22 --- 'Til - The Angels
24 21 --- Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney

30 20 --- The Wanderer - Dion
32 19 --- Cotton Fields - The Highwaymen
28 18 --- A Little Bitty Tear - Burl Ives
 17 --- Norman - Sue Thompson (46)
34 16 --- Baby It's You - The Shirelles
18 15 --- Revenge - Brook Benton
17 14 --- Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson
13 13 --- Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes    
09 12 --- When I Fall In Love - The Lettermen
07 11 --- Goodbye Cruel World - James Darren

11 10 --- When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) - Connie Francis
10 09 --- Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles
03 08 --- Run To Him - Bobby Vee
08 07 --- Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke
06 06 --- Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedaka
15 05 --- I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George
05 04 --- Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
04 03 --- Peppermint Twist - Part 1 - Joey Dee & The Starliters
01 02 --- The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens        
02 01 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker      


Chubby Checker breaks an all time record by returning to #1 with the exact same song that hit #1 on 9/19/60!

R1 SINGLES CHART - 11-17 January 1962

01 -- THE YOUNG ONES Cliff Richard *
02 08 STRANGER ON THE SHORE Acker Bilk
03 01 MOON RIVER Danny Williams **
04 03 LET THERE BE DRUMS Sandy Nelson
05 09 I'D NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU Billy Fury
06 06 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET SIXTEEN Neil Sedaka
07 04 JOHNNY WILL Pat Boone
08 02 MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
09 07 MULTIPLICATION Bobby Darin
10 11 SO LONG, BABY Del Shannon

11 16 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT The Tokens
12 05 TOWER OF STRENGTH Frankie Vaughan ***
13 18 RUN TO HIM Bobby Vee
14 31 THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE John D Loudermilk
15 19 MY FRIEND, THE SEA Petula Clark
16 12 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY Bobby Vee
17 10 TOY BALLOONS Russ Conway
18 22 YOU'RE THE ONLY GOOD THING Jim Reeves
19 36 SON, THIS IS SHE John Leyton
20 17 I UNDERSTAND The G-Clefs

21 21 DON'T BRING LULU Dorothy Provine
22 29 LET'S TWIST AGAIN Chubby Checker
23 13 WALKING BACK TO HAPPINESS Helen Shapiro ***
24 15 LITTLE SISTER / (MARIE'S THE NAME) HIS LATEST FLAME Elvis Presley ****
25 14 BIG, BAD JOHN Jimmy Dean
26 -- WALK ON BY Leroy Van Dyke
27 RI THE TWIST Chubby Checker
28 RE GOODBYE, CRUEL WORLD James Darren
29 -- YOUR MA SAID YOU CRIED IN YOUR SLEEP LAST NIGHT Doug Sheldon
30 25 CHARLESTON The Temperance Seven

31 24 I'LL GET BY Shirley Bassey
32 27 WHEN THE GIRL IN YOUR ARMS IS THE GIRL IN YOUR HEART Cliff Richard
33 32 THE NIGHT IS YOUNG / THERE GOES THAT SONG AGAIN Gary Miller
34 34 I CRIED FOR YOU Ricky Stevens
35 30 THE TIME HAS COME Adam Faith
36 37 I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME Jimmy Crawford
37 RE KING KONG Terry Lightfoot
38 26 TAKE FIVE Dave Brubeck
39 28 BAMBINO The Springfields
40 35 TALL, DARK STRANGER Rose Brennan

-- 20 THE SAVAGE The Shadows
-- 23 MEDLEY Mrs Mills
-- 33 THIS TIME Troy Shondell
-- 38 COME ALONG, PLEASE Bob Wallis
-- 39 CAN'T YOU HEAR THE BEAT OF A BROKEN HEART? Ian Gregory
-- 40 STARS AND STRIPES / CREOLE JAZZ Acker Bilk



Making his debut is Leroy Van Dyke

Cliff achieves the feat of the first UK act to enter the charts at #1

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

Drown In My Own Tears - Don Shirley ----- 100 / 1
Motorcycle - Tico & The Triumphs ----- 99 / 1
The Little Drummer Boy - Jack Halloran Singers ----- 96 / 1
The Waltz You Saved For Me - Ferlin Husky ----- 94 / 1
The Twist - Ernie Freeman ----- 94 / 1
Pushin' Your Luck - Sleepy King ----- 92 / 3
Crazy - Patsy Cline ----- 9 / 11
It's All Because - Linda Scott ----- 50 / 8
Maria - Johnny Mathis ----- 78 / 7
Please Come Home For Christmas - Charles Brown ----- 76 / 2
Language Of Love - John D. Loudermilk ----- 32 / 9
Alvin's Harmonica - David Seville & The Chipmunks ----- 3 / 14
I Understand (Just How You Feel) - The G-Clefs ----- 9 / 16
Soothe Me - The Sims Twins ----- 42 / 8
Fool #1 - Brenda Lee ----- 3 (2) / 14
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee ----- 14 / 8
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - David Seville & The Chipmunks ----- 21 / 5
Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms ----- 6 / 17
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) - David Seville & The Chipmunks ----- 24 / 11
The Little Drummer Boy - The Harry Simeone Chorale ----- 13 / 24
White Christmas - Bing Crosby ----- 12 / 10


 100 --- Percolator (Twist) - Billy Joe & The Checkmates
RE 99 --- Lonesome Number One - Don Gibson
RE 98 --- The Comancheros - Claude King
 97 --- The Basie Twist - Count Basie
98 96 --- Searching - Jack Eubanks & The Sound of The South
 95 --- Surfer's Stomp - The Mar-Kets
97 94 --- That's My Pa - Sheb Wooley
 93 --- Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler
 92 --- Island In The Sky - Troy Shondell
74 91 --- Unsquare Dance - Dave Brubeck Quartet

 90 --- Happy Jose (Ching-Ching) - Jack Ross
 89 --- Crying In The Rain - The Everly Brothers
85 88 --- Pop Goes The Weasel - Anthony Newley
 87 --- A Little Too Much - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
RE 86 --- But On The Other Hand Baby - Ray Charles
 85 --- What's So Good About Good-By - The Miracles
RE 84 --- I Told The Brook - Marty Robbins
84 83 --- Tears From An Angel - Troy Shondell
87 82 --- Room Full Of Tears - The Drifters
 81 --- I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) - The Ikettes

 80 --- The Lost Penny - Brook Benton
 79 --- My Boomerang Won't Come Back - Charlie Drake
81 78 --- Twistin' All Night Long - Danny & The Juniors w/ Freddy Cannon
89 77 --- I Need Some One - The Belmonts
 76 --- What's The Reason - Bobby Edwards
95 75 --- Let Me In - The Sensations
80 74 --- I Could Have Loved You So Well - Ray Peterson
86 73 --- Lost Someone - James Brown & The Famous Flames
 72 --- The Greatest Hurt - Jackie Wilson
26 71 --- Baby's First Christmas - Connie Francis

79 70 --- The Majestic - Dion
83 69 --- Smoky Places - The Corsairs feat. Jay "Bird" Uzzell
82 68 --- Go On Home - Patti Page
66 67 --- Turn Around, Look At Me - Glen Campbell
 66 --- So Deep - Brenda Lee
77 65 --- Let's Go Trippin' - Dick Dale & The Del-Tones
67 64 --- Just Got To Know - Jimmy McCracklin
71 63 --- It Will Stand - The Showmen
 62 --- Shadrock - Brook Benton
78 61 --- Tuff - Ace Cannon

57 60 --- Up A Lazy River - Si Zentner & his Orchestra
56 59 --- The Gypsy Rover - The Highwaymen
49 58 --- Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) - Solomon Burke
69 57 --- Walkin' With My Angel - Bobby Vee
 56 --- Break It To Me Gently - Brenda Lee
40 55 --- Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean          
59 54 --- Flying Circle - Frank Slay & his Orchestra
61 53 --- Maria - Roger Williams
64 52 --- She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be) - Ral Donner
62 51 --- Letter Full Of Tears - Gladys Knight & The Pips

63 50 --- Multiplication - Bobby Darin
43 49 --- Well. I Told You - The Chantels
45 48 --- Little Altar Boy - Vic Dana
58 47 --- Pocket Full Of Miracles - Frank Sinatra
51 46 --- Turn On Your Love Light - Bobby Bland
36 45 --- Tonight - Ferrante & Teicher
54 44 --- Dreamy Eyes - Johnny Tillotson
60 43 --- Do-Re-Mi - Lee Dorsey
55 42 --- Dear Ivan - Jimmy Dean
52 41 --- Twist-Her - Bill Black's Combo

38 40 --- Hey! Little Girl - Del Shannon
42 39 --- Poor Fool - Ike & Tina Turner
35 38 --- Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night - Kenny Dino
65 37 --- Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker
53 36 --- Irresistible You - Bobby Darin
37 35 --- Johnny Will - Pat Boone
27 34 --- Moon River - Jerry Butler
48 33 --- Dear Lady Twist - Gary (U.S.) Bonds
19 32 --- Moon River - Henry Mancini & his Orchestra
23 31 --- Rock-A-Hula Baby ("Twist" Special) - Elvis Presley

33 30 --- Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Fats Domino
31 29 --- Funny How Time Slips Away - Jimmy Elledge
44 28 --- Small Sad Sam - Phil McLean
29 27 --- If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody - James Ray
16 26 --- I Don't Know Why - Linda Scott
20 25 --- There's No Other (Like My Baby) - The Crystals
25 24 --- Gypsy Woman - The Impressions
21 23 --- Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Rydell / Chubby Checker
14 22 --- 'Til - The Angels
24 21 --- Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney

30 20 --- The Wanderer - Dion
32 19 --- Cotton Fields - The Highwaymen
28 18 --- A Little Bitty Tear - Burl Ives
46 17 --- Norman - Sue Thompson
34 16 --- Baby It's You - The Shirelles
18 15 --- Revenge - Brook Benton
17 14 --- Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson
13 13 --- Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes  
09 12 --- When I Fall In Love - The Lettermen
07 11 --- Goodbye Cruel World - James Darren

11 10 --- When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) - Connie Francis
10 09 --- Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles
03 08 --- Run To Him - Bobby Vee
08 07 --- Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke
06 06 --- Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedaka
15 05 --- I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George
05 04 --- Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
04 03 --- Peppermint Twist - Part 1 - Joey Dee & The Starliters
01 02 --- The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens      
02 01 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker