January 27, 1962

----- DROPOUTS -----
I Don't Know Why - Linda Scott ----- 12 / 8
'Til - The Angels ----- 14 / 7
Dreamy Eyes - Johnny Tillotson ----- 35 / 1
Rock-A-Hula Baby ("Twist" Special) - Elvis Presley ----- 23 / 5
Revenge - Brook Benton ----- 15 / 5


37 40 --- There's No Other (Like My Baby) - The Crystals
 39 --- Smoky Places - The Corsairs feat. Jay "Bird" Uzzell (46)
RE 38 --- Poor Fool - Ike & Tina Turner (43)
20 37 --- Goodbye Cruel World - James Darren
39 36 --- Multiplication - Bobby Darin
 35 --- Tuff - Ace Cannon (44)
36 34 --- Pocketful Of Miracles - Frank Sinatra
 33 --- Shadrack - Brook Benton (45)
19 32 --- Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes    
28 31 --- Moon River - Henry Mancini & his Orchestra

32 30 --- Do-Re-Mi - Lee Dorsey
21 29 --- Small Sad Sam - Phil McLean
34 28 --- Turn On Your Love Light - Bobby Bland
33 27 --- Letter Full Of Tears - Gladys Knight & The Pips
31 26 --- Twist-Her - Bill Black's Combo
22 25 --- Funny How Time Slips Away - Jimmy Elledge
24 24 --- Dear Ivan - Jimmy Dean
27 23 --- Irresistible You - Bobby Darin
23 22 --- If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody - James Ray
13 21 --- Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson

 20 --- Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler (49)
12 19 --- When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) - Connie Francis
16 18 --- Cotton Fields - The Highwaymen
29 17 --- Break It To Me Gently - Brenda Lee
11 16 --- Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles
26 15 --- Dear Lady Twist - Gary (U.S.) Bonds
17 14 --- A Little Bitty Tear - Burl Ives
14 13 --- Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney
08 12 --- Run To Him - Bobby Vee
06 11 --- Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedaka

07 10 --- Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke
15 09 --- Baby It's You - The Shirelles
18 08 --- The Wanderer - Dion
09 07 --- When I Fall In Love - The Lettermen
03 06 --- The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens        
10 05 --- Norman - Sue Thompson
04 04 --- Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
05 03 --- I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George
01 02 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker        
02 01 --- Peppermint Twist - Part 1 - Joey Dee & The Starliters    


New acts this week include Corsairs, Ace Cannon and most notably Gene Chandler.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 25-31 January 1962

01 01 THE YOUNG ONES Cliff Richard ***
02 02 STRANGER ON THE SHORE Acker Bilk
03 04 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET SIXTEEN Neil Sedaka
04 03 LET THERE BE DRUMS Sandy Nelson
05 08 MULTIPLICATION Bobby Darin
06 06 I'D NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU Billy Fury
07 10 RUN TO HIM Bobby Vee
08 19 FORGET ME NOT Eden Kane
09 05 MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
10 17 WALK ON BY Leroy Van Dyke

11 16 LET'S TWIST AGAIN Chubby Checker
12 09 JOHNNY WILL Pat Boone
13 11 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT The Tokens
14 14 THE TWIST Chubby Checker
15 07 MOON RIVER Danny Williams **
16 13 THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE John D Loudermilk
17 12 SO LONG, BABY Del Shannon
18 21 CRYIN' IN THE RAIN The Everly Brothers
19 15 SON, THIS IS SHE John Leyton
20 20 YOU'RE THE ONLY GOOD THING Jim Reeves

21 33 LONESOME Adam Faith
22 25 I UNDERSTAND The G-Clefs
23 18 TOWER OF STRENGTH Frankie Vaughan ***
24 26 THE COMANCHEROS Lonnie Donegan
25 24 MY FRIEND, THE SEA Petula Clark
26 22 TOY BALLOONS Russ Conway
27 -- D-DARLING Anthony Newley
28 23 WALKING BACK TO HAPPINESS Helen Shapiro ***
29 -- JEANNIE Danny Williams
30 31 GOODBYE, CRUEL WORLD James Darren

31 27 DON'T BRING LULU Dorothy Provine
32 25 PEPPERMINT TWIST Danny Peppermint and the Jumping Jacks
33 38 COME ALONG, PLEASE Bob Wallis
34 29 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY Bobby Vee
35 36 TAKE FIVE Dave Brubeck
36 RE THE NIGHT IS YOUNG / THERE GOES THAT SONG AGAIN Gary Miller
37 -- HE'S OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER The Brook Brothers
38 30 YOUR MA SAID YOU CRIED IN YOUR SLEEP LAST NIGHT Doug Sheldon
39 28 LITTLE SISTER / (MARIE'S THE NAME) HIS LATEST FLAME Elvis Presley ****
40 34 SMALL, SAD SAM Phil McLean

-- 32 TALL, DARK STRANGER Rose Brennan
-- 37 WHAT A CRAZY WORLD WE LIVE IN Joe Brown
-- 39 I CRIED FOR YOU Ricky Stevens
-- 40 BAMBINO The Springfields

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

Oliver Twist - Rod McKuen ----- 99 / 1
A Sunday Kind Of Love - Jan & Dean ----- 95 / 1
The Basie Twist - Count Basie ----- 94 / 2
Room Full Of Tears - The Drifters ----- 72 / 5
The Lost Penny - Brook Benton ----- 77 / 2
I Need Some One - The Belmonts ----- 75 / 4
Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean ----- 1 (5) / 16
But On The Other Hand Baby - Ray Charles ----- 72 / 4
Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night - Kenny Dino ----- 24 / 11
Up A Lazy River - Si Zentner & his Orchestra ----- 43 / 9
Turn Around, Look At Me - Glen Campbell ----- 62 / 9
Johnny Will - Pat Boone ----- 35 / 10
Hey! Little Girl - Del Shannon ----- 38 / 8
Little Altar Boy - Vic Dana ----- 45 / 8


100 --- Bandit Of My Dreams - Eddie Hodges
99 --- He Knows I Love Him Too Much - The Paris Sisters
98 98 --- Portrait Of A Fool - Conway Twitty
97 --- Twistin' Postman - The Marvelettes
96 --- She's Got You - Patsy Cline
95 --- Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth - Jimmy Reed
97 94 --- Nite Owl - The Dukays
93 --- Shimmy, Shimmy Walk (Part 1) - The Megatones
92 --- The Door Is Open - Tommy Hunt
93 91 --- Blue Water Line - The Brothers Four

90 --- (Do The New) Continental - The Dovells
92 89 --- Jamie - Eddie Holland
88 --- Love Is The Sweetest Thing - Saverio Saridis
87 --- Lizzie Borden - Chad Mitchell Trio
88 86 --- That's My Pa - Sheb Wooley
85 --- Cry To Me - Solomon Burke
91 84 --- A Little Bitty Tear - Wanda Jackson
83 --- I'll See You In My Dreams - Pat Boone
100 82 --- Where Have All The Flowers Gone - The Kingston Trio
83 81 --- I Told The Brook - Marty Robbins

87 80 --- There'll Be No Next Time - Jackie Wilson
68 79 --- Twistin' All Night Long - Danny & The Juniors w/ Freddy Cannon
81 78 --- Tears From An Angel - Troy Shondell
84 77 --- A Little Too Much - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
89 76 --- Just Got To Know - Jimmy McCracklin
85 75 --- Chattanooga Choo Choo - Floyd Cramer
74 --- Hey! Baby - Bruce Channel
86 73 --- Afrikaan Beat - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra
78 72 --- What's So Good About Good-By - The Miracles
73 71 --- What's The Reason - Bobby Edwards

70 70 --- My Boomerang Won't Come Back - Charlie Drake
69 --- The Cajun Queen - Jimmy Dean
71 68 --- Lost Someone - James Brown & The Famous Flames
60 67 --- Let's Go Trippin' - Dick Dale & The Del-Tones
79 66 --- Happy Jose (Ching-Ching) - Jack Ross
82 65 --- Percolator (Twist) - Billy Joe & The Checkmates
61 64 --- It Will Stand - The Showmen
96 63 --- Chip Chip - Gene McDaniels
53 62 --- Walkin' With My Angel - Bobby Vee
80 61 --- To A Sleeping Beauty - Jimmy Dean

38 60 --- 'Til - The Angels
52 59 --- So Deep - Brenda Lee
56 58 --- Moon River - Jerry Butler
69 57 --- I Could Have Loved You So Well - Ray Peterson
64 56 --- Let Me In - The Sensations
76 55 --- Surfer's Stomp - The Mar-Kets
41 54 --- Gypsy Woman - The Impressions
42 53 --- Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Fats Domino
58 52 --- Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker
35 51 --- Dreamy Eyes - Johnny Tillotson

63 50 --- I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) - The Ikettes
40 49 --- I Don't Know Why - Linda Scott
50 48 --- Maria - Roger Williams
54 47 --- Go On Home - Patti Page
25 46 --- Revenge - Brook Benton
47 45 --- Flying Circle - Frank Slay & his Orchestra
57 44 --- The Greatest Hurt - Jackie Wilson
30 43 --- Rock-A-Hula Baby ("Twist" Special) - Elvis Presley
67 42 --- Crying In The Rain - The Everly Brothers
48 41 --- She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be) - Ral Donner

37 40 --- There's No Other (Like My Baby) - The Crystals
46 39 --- Smoky Places - The Corsairs feat. Jay "Bird" Uzzell
43 38 --- Poor Fool - Ike & Tina Turner
20 37 --- Goodbye Cruel World - James Darren
39 36 --- Multiplication - Bobby Darin
44 35 --- Tuff - Ace Cannon
36 34 --- Pocketful Of Miracles - Frank Sinatra
45 33 --- Shadrack - Brook Benton
19 32 --- Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
28 31 --- Moon River - Henry Mancini & his Orchestra

32 30 --- Do-Re-Mi - Lee Dorsey
21 29 --- Small Sad Sam - Phil McLean
34 28 --- Turn On Your Love Light - Bobby Bland
33 27 --- Letter Full Of Tears - Gladys Knight & The Pips
31 26 --- Twist-Her - Bill Black's Combo
22 25 --- Funny How Time Slips Away - Jimmy Elledge
24 24 --- Dear Ivan - Jimmy Dean
27 23 --- Irresistible You - Bobby Darin
23 22 --- If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody - James Ray
13 21 --- Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson

49 20 --- Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler
12 19 --- When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) - Connie Francis
16 18 --- Cotton Fields - The Highwaymen
29 17 --- Break It To Me Gently - Brenda Lee
11 16 --- Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles
26 15 --- Dear Lady Twist - Gary (U.S.) Bonds
17 14 --- A Little Bitty Tear - Burl Ives
14 13 --- Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney
08 12 --- Run To Him - Bobby Vee
06 11 --- Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedaka

07 10 --- Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke
15 09 --- Baby It's You - The Shirelles
18 08 --- The Wanderer - Dion
09 07 --- When I Fall In Love - The Lettermen
03 06 --- The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens
10 05 --- Norman - Sue Thompson
04 04 --- Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
05 03 --- I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George
01 02 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker
02 01 --- Peppermint Twist - Part 1 - Joey Dee & The Starliters