February 10, 1962

----- DROPOUTS -----
Pocketful Of Miracles - Frank Sinatra ----- 34 / 3
Small Sad Sam - Phil McLean ----- 21 / 6
Turn On Your Love Light - Bobby Bland ----- 28 / 3
Dear Ivan - Jimmy Dean ----- 24 (2) / 3
When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) - Connie Francis ----- 10 / 9


 40 --- To A Sleeping Beauty - Jimmy Dean (47)
36 39 --- Funny How Time Slips Away - Jimmy Elledge
19 38 --- Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedaka
40 37 --- The Greatest Hurt - Jackie Wilson
21 36 --- Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles
 35 --- Let Me In - The Sensations (43)
 34 --- The Cajun Queen - Jimmy Dean (41)
23 33 --- Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson
35 32 --- Multiplication - Bobby Darin
27 31 --- Do-Re-Mi - Lee Dorsey

29 30 --- Moon River - Henry Mancini & his Orchestra
26 29 --- Twist-Her - Bill Black's Combo
34 28 --- I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) - The Ikettes
24 27 --- If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody - James Ray
37 26 --- Tuff - Ace Cannon
33 25 --- Smoky Places - The Corsairs feat. Jay "Bird" Uzzell
 24 --- Chip Chip - Gene McDaniels (46)
16 23 --- Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke
22 22 --- Shadrack - Brook Benton
 21 --- Hey! Baby - Bruce Channel (52)

28 20 --- She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be) - Ral Donner
25 19 --- Letter Full Of Tears - Gladys Knight & The Pips
15 18 --- Run To Him - Bobby Vee
13 17 --- Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney
14 16 --- When I Fall In Love - The Lettermen
17 15 --- Irresistible You - Bobby Darin
20 14 --- Crying In The Rain - The Everly Brothers
18 13 --- Cotton Fields - The Highwaymen
10 12 --- The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens        
08 11 --- Baby It's You - The Shirelles

11 10 --- Dear Lady Twist - Gary (U.S.) Bonds
12 09 --- A Little Bitty Tear - Burl Ives
09 08 --- Break It To Me Gently - Brenda Lee
06 07 --- The Wanderer - Dion
04 06 --- Norman - Sue Thompson
05 05 --- I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George
02 04 --- Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
03 03 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker        
07 02 --- Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler
01 01 --- Peppermint Twist - Part 1 - Joey Dee & The Starliters        


New this week are Bruce Channel and The Sensations.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 8-14 February 1962

01 01 THE YOUNG ONES Cliff Richard *****
02 02 LET'S TWIST AGAIN Chubby Checker
03 04 FORGET ME NOT Eden Kane
04 12 ROCK-A-HULA BABY / CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE Elvis Presley
05 06 WALK ON BY Leroy Van Dyke
06 03 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET SIXTEEN Neil Sedaka
07 09 I'D NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU Billy Fury
08 05 STRANGER ON THE SHORE Acker Bilk
09 13 CRYIN' IN THE RAIN The Everly Brothers
10 07 MULTIPLICATION Bobby Darin

11 11 RUN TO HIM Bobby Vee
12 22 LONESOME Adam Faith
13 08 LET THERE BE DRUMS Sandy Nelson
14 18 THE COMANCHEROS Lonnie Donegan
15 15 JOHNNY WILL Pat Boone
16 19 JEANNIE Danny Williams
17 14 THE TWIST Chubby Checker
18 10 MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
19 30 LITTLE BITTY TEAR Burl Ives
20 28 WIMOWEH Karl Denver

21 -- LITTLE BITTY TEAR Miki & Griff
22 17 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT The Tokens
23 16 THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE John D Loudermilk
24 21 SON, THIS IS SHE John Leyton
25 27 D-DARLING Anthony Newley
26 33 DON'T STOP TWIST Frankie Vaughan
27 24 YOU'RE THE ONLY GOOD THING Jim Reeves
28 20 MOON RIVER Danny Williams **
29 31 THE NIGHT IS YOUNG / THERE GOES THAT SONG AGAIN Gary Miller
30 23 SO LONG, BABY Del Shannon

31 -- PIANISSIMO Ken Dodd
32 37 NORMAN Carol Deene
33 25 I UNDERSTAND The G-Clefs
34 39 DON'T BRING LULU Dorothy Provine
35 26 PEPPERMINT TWIST Danny Peppermint and the Jumping Jacks
36 -- IT'S A RAGGY WALTZ Dave Brubeck
37 29 TOY BALLOONS Russ Conway
38 -- PEPPERMINT TWIST Joey Dee and the Starliters
39 -- WALK AWAY Shane Fenton and the Fentones
40 32 YOUR MA SAID YOU CRIED IN YOUR SLEEP LAST NIGHT Doug Sheldon

-- 34 GOODBYE, CRUEL WORLD James Darren
-- 35 COME ALONG, PLEASE Bob Wallis
-- 36 SMALL, SAD SAM Phil McLean
-- 39 TALL, DARK STRANGER Rose Brennan
-- 40 TOWER OF STRENGTH Frankie Vaughan ***



Joey Dee and the Starliters make their debut here, but prove quite unable to match their American success

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

Tequila Twist - The Champs ----- 91 / 1
Teen Queen Of The Week - Freddy Cannon ----- 92 / 1
A Little Bitty Tear - Wanda Jackson ----- 84 / 3
Love Is The Sweetest Thing - Saverio Saridis ----- 86 / 2
Twistin' All Night Long - Danny & The Juniors w/ Freddy Cannon ----- 68 / 5
Tears From An Angel - Troy Shondell ----- 77 / 6
There'll Be No Next Time - Jackie Wilson ----- 75 / 3
It Will Stand - The Showmen ----- 61 / 12
Moon River - Jerry Butler ----- 11 / 17
I Don't Know Why - Linda Scott ----- 12 / 14
There's No Other (Like My Baby) - The Crystals ----- 20 / 11
Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker ----- 8 (2) / 23
Maria - Roger Williams ----- 48 / 8
Rock-A-Hula Baby ("Twist" Special) - Elvis Presley ----- 23 / 9


100 --- Strange - Patsy Cline
100 99 --- Sugar Babe - Buster Brown
98 --- Pictures In The Fire - Pat Boone
97 97 --- I Surrender, Dear - Aretha Franklin
96 --- Yesiree - Linda Scott
RE 95 --- Shimmy, Shimmy Walk (Part 1) - The Megatones
94 --- Rough Lover - Aretha Franklin
RE 93 --- Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth - Jimmy Reed
92 --- Bermuda - Linda Scott
91 --- Do You Know How To Twist - Hank Ballard

98 90 --- Let's Go - Floyd Cramer
90 89 --- Midnight - Johnny Gibson
82 88 --- Bandit Of My Dreams - Eddie Hodges
81 87 --- A Little Too Much - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
86 --- Tears And Laughter - Dinah Washington
89 85 --- Blue Water Line - The Brothers Four
96 84 --- Let Me Call You Sweetheart - Timi Yuro
74 83 --- What's The Reason - Bobby Edwards
76 82 --- Lizzie Borden - Chad Mitchell Trio
94 81 --- Jamie - Eddie Holland

80 --- B'wa Nina (Pretty Girl) - The Tokens
RE 79 --- The Majestic - Dion
85 78 --- Oliver Twist - Rod McKuen
77 --- Drums Are My Beat - Sandy Nelson
95 76 --- Ecstasy - Ben E. King
80 75 --- That's My Pa - Sheb Wooley
93 74 --- (Do The New) Continental - The Dovells
88 73 --- Nite Owl - The Dukays
72 --- What's Your Name - Don & Juan
68 71 --- Dreamy Eyes - Johnny Tillotson

91 70 --- My Melancholy Baby - The Marcels
64 69 --- I Could Have Loved You So Well - Ray Peterson
84 68 --- He Knows I Love Him Too Much - The Paris Sisters
50 67 --- Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
66 --- Don't Break The Heart That Loves You - Connie Francis
57 65 --- Flying Circle - Frank Slay & his Orchestra
72 64 --- Where Have All The Flowers Gone - The Kingston Trio
78 63 --- Cry To Me - Solomon Burke
38 62 --- Small Sad Sam - Phil McLean
30 61 --- When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) - Connie Francis

71 60 --- She's Got You - Patsy Cline
63 59 --- Lost Someone - James Brown & The Famous Flames
44 58 --- Poor Fool - Ike & Tina Turner
60 57 --- Happy Jose (Ching-Ching) - Jack Ross
73 56 --- Twistin' Postman - The Marvelettes
32 55 --- Turn On Your Love Light - Bobby Bland
61 54 --- Afrikaan Beat - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra
39 53 --- Pocketful Of Miracles - Frank Sinatra
45 52 --- Goodbye Cruel World - James Darren
59 51 --- I'll See You In My Dreams - Pat Boone

66 50 --- Her Royal Majesty - James Darren
70 49 --- Twistin' The Night Away - Sam Cooke
56 48 --- Chattanooga Choo Choo - Floyd Cramer
79 47 --- Midnight In Moscow - Kenny Ball & his Jazzmen
42 46 --- Go On Home - Patti Page
53 45 --- Percolator (Twist) - Billy Joe & The Checkmates
62 44 --- What's So Good About Good-By - The Miracles
31 43 --- Dear Ivan - Jimmy Dean
58 42 --- My Boomerang Won't Come Back - Charlie Drake
48 41 --- Surfer's Stomp - The Mar-Kets

47 40 --- To A Sleeping Beauty - Jimmy Dean
36 39 --- Funny How Time Slips Away - Jimmy Elledge
19 38 --- Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedaka
40 37 --- The Greatest Hurt - Jackie Wilson
21 36 --- Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles
43 35 --- Let Me In - The Sensations
41 34 --- The Cajun Queen - Jimmy Dean
23 33 --- Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson
35 32 --- Multiplication - Bobby Darin
27 31 --- Do-Re-Mi - Lee Dorsey

29 30 --- Moon River - Henry Mancini & his Orchestra
26 29 --- Twist-Her - Bill Black's Combo
34 28 --- I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) - The Ikettes
24 27 --- If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody - James Ray
37 26 --- Tuff - Ace Cannon
33 25 --- Smoky Places - The Corsairs feat. Jay "Bird" Uzzell
46 24 --- Chip Chip - Gene McDaniels
16 23 --- Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke
22 22 --- Shadrack - Brook Benton
52 21 --- Hey! Baby - Bruce Channel

28 20 --- She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be) - Ral Donner
25 19 --- Letter Full Of Tears - Gladys Knight & The Pips
15 18 --- Run To Him - Bobby Vee
13 17 --- Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney
14 16 --- When I Fall In Love - The Lettermen
17 15 --- Irresistible You - Bobby Darin
20 14 --- Crying In The Rain - The Everly Brothers
18 13 --- Cotton Fields - The Highwaymen
10 12 --- The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens
08 11 --- Baby It's You - The Shirelles

11 10 --- Dear Lady Twist - Gary (U.S.) Bonds
12 09 --- A Little Bitty Tear - Burl Ives
09 08 --- Break It To Me Gently - Brenda Lee
06 07 --- The Wanderer - Dion
04 06 --- Norman - Sue Thompson
05 05 --- I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George
02 04 --- Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
03 03 --- The Twist - Chubby Checker
07 02 --- Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler
01 01 --- Peppermint Twist - Part 1 - Joey Dee & The Starliters