August 25, 1962

----- DROPOUTS -----
Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes) - Dee Dee Sharp ----- 9 (3) / 9
Have A Good Time - Sue Thompson ----- 31 / 5
Little Red Rented Rowboat - Joe Dowell ----- 23 / 4
Route 66 Theme - Nelson Riddle & his Orchestra ----- 30 / 3
Dancin' Party - Chubby Checker ----- 12 (2) / 7
I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles ----- 1 (5) / 14            
I Need Your Loving - Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford ----- 20 (2) / 7


 40 --- Come On Little Angel - The Belmonts (51)
 39 --- You Beat Me To The Punch - Mary Wells (58 )
24 38 --- Johnny Get Angry - Joanie Sommers
 37 --- Send Me The Pillow You Dream On - Johnny Tillotson (48 )
 36 --- Alley Cat - Bent Fabric & his Piano (42)
 35 --- Teen Age Idol - Rick Nelson (54)
37 34 --- Shame On Me - Bobby Bare
35 33 --- The Ballad Of Paladin - Duane Eddy
39 32 --- Till Death Do Us Part - Bob Braun
 31 --- You Belong To Me - The Duprees (41)

 30 --- Your Nose Is Gonna Grow - Johnny Crawford (44)
26 29 --- Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) - Richard Chamberlain
20 28 --- (Girls, Girls, Girls) Made To Love - Eddie Hodges
15 27 --- The Stripper - David Rose & his Orchestra    
19 26 --- Twist And Shout - The Isley Brothers
31 25 --- Make It Easy On Yourself - Jerry Butler
27 24 --- Rinky Dink - Dave "Baby" Cortez
33 23 --- Devil Woman - Marty Robbins
34 22 --- Ramblin' Rose - Nat "King" Cole
25 21 --- A Swingin' Safari - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra

09 20 --- Speedy Gonzales - Pat Boone
22 19 --- Call Me Mr. In-Between - Burl Ives
23 18 --- What's A Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You) - Timi Yuro
10 17 --- Sealed With A Kiss - Brian Hyland
16 16 --- Wolverton Mountain - Claude King
18 15 --- Heart In Hand - Brenda Lee
14 14 --- You'll Lose A Good Thing - Barbara Lynn
21 13 --- Bring It On Home To Me - Sam Cooke
17 12 --- Vacation - Connie Francis
04 11 --- The Wah Watusi - The Orlons

08 10 --- Little Diane - Dion
07 09 --- Ahab, The Arab - Ray Stevens
13 08 --- She's Not You - Elvis Presley
11 07 --- Party Lights - Claudine Clark
03 06 --- Roses Are Red (My Love) - Bobby Vinton          
12 05 --- Sheila - Tommy Roe
05 04 --- You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles
06 03 --- Things - Bobby Darin
01 02 --- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka      
02 01 --- The Loco-Motion - Little Eva    


Scoring their first hit are The Duprees and one-hit wonder Bent Fabric.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 23-29 August 1962

01 01 I REMEMBER YOU Frank Ifield *****
02 02 SPEEDY GONZALES Pat Boone
03 05 THINGS Bobby Darin
04 04 GUITAR TANGO The Shadows
05 08 ROSES ARE RED Ronnie Carroll
06 03 I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU Ray Charles **
07 07 ONCE UPON A DREAM Billy Fury
08 16 SEALED WITH A KISS Brian Hyland
09 13 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO Neil Sedaka
10 09 DON'T EVER CHANGE The Crickets

11 10 LITTLE MISS LONELY Helen Shapiro
12 11 LET THERE BE LOVE Nat 'King' Cole w/George Shearing
13 06 A PICTURE OF YOU Joe Brown
14 14 VACATION Connie Francis
15 20 ROSES ARE RED Bobby Vinton
16 15 I'M JUST A BABY Louise Cordet
17 12 HERE COMES THAT FEELING Brenda Lee
18 17 COME OUTSIDE Mike Sarne **
19 19 ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDEN Jimmy Rodgers
20 26 DANCIN' PARTY Chubby Checker

21 -- PICK A BALE OF COTTON Lonnie Donegan
22 18 STRANGER ON THE SHORE Acker Bilk
23 21 'RIGHT', SAID FRED Bernard Cribbins
24 24 GOTTA SEE BABY TONIGHT Acker Bilk
25 22 YA YA TWIST Petula Clark
26 -- THEME from 'THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM' Jet Harris
27 -- BALLAD OF PALADIN Duane Eddy
28 23 ADIOS, AMIGO Jim Reeves
29 -- SO DO I Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
30 25 CINDY'S BIRTHDAY Shane Fenton

31 35 PETER AND THE WOLF Clyde Valley Stompers
32 29 SHARING YOU Bobby Vee
33 -- WELCOME HOME, BABY The Brook Brothers
34 33 AL DI LA Emilio Pericoli
35 27 GOOD LUCK CHARM Elvis Presley *****
36 31 IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A HURTIN' Johnny Tillotson
37 28 OUR FAVOURITE MELODIES Craig Douglas
38 -- MADE TO LOVE (GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS) Eddie Hodges
39 34 THAT NOISE Anthony Newley
40 30 AIN'T THAT FUNNY? Jimmy Justice

-- 32 DO YOU WANNA DANCE? / I'M LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW Cliff Richard
-- 36 GINNY COME LATELY Brian Hyland
-- 37 YES, MY DARLING DAUGHTER Eydie Gorme
-- 38 GREEN LEAVES OF SUMMER Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
-- 39 FAR AWAY Shirley Bassey
-- 40 PALISADES PARK Freddy Cannon

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

Sweet Georgia Brown - The Carroll Brothers ----- 100 / 1
Limbo - The Capris ----- 99 / 1
Your Heart Belongs To Me - The Supremes ----- 95 / 2
Don't Worry 'Bout Me - Vince Edwards ----- 72 / 2
Poor Little Puppet - Cathy Carroll ----- 91 / 3
Too Bad - Ben E. King ----- 88 / 2
Worried Mind - Ray Anthony ----- 74 / 8
Right String But The Wrong Yo-Yo - Dr. Feelgood & The Interns ----- 84 / 3
Careless Love - Ray Charles ----- 60 / 4
A Miracle - Frankie Avalon ----- 75 / 6
The Bird Man - The Highwaymen ----- 64 / 6
Mary's Little Lamb - James Darren ----- 39 / 8
I'll Never Dance Again - Bobby Rydell ----- 14 / 12
Above The Stars - Mr. Acker Bilk ----- 59 / 6
Ben Crazy - Dickie Goodman ----- 44 / 6
Limbo Rock - The Champs ----- 40 / 13
Bongo Stomp - Little Joey & The Flips ----- 33 / 10
Palisades Park - Freddy Cannon ----- 3 (2) / 14
Al Di La' - Emilio Pericoli ----- 6 / 14
It Started All Over Again - Brenda Lee ----- 29 / 8
Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes) - Dee Dee Sharp ----- 9 (3) / 10
Little Red Rented Rowboat - Joe Dowell ----- 23 / 9
Route 66 Theme - Nelson Riddle & his Orchestra ----- 30 / 12


100 --- Till There Was You - Valjean
99 --- There Is No Greater Love - The Wanderers
98 --- Hide And Go Seek (Part 1) - Bunker Hill
97 --- Broken Heart - The Fiestas
96 --- Copy Cat - Gary U.S. Bonds
95 --- Beach Party - Dave York & The Beachcombers
94 --- I'm Coming Home - Paul Anka
93 --- Oh What It Seemed To Be - The Castells
97 92 --- Silly Boy (She Doesn't Love You) - The Lettermen
96 91 --- So What - Bill Black's Combo

90 --- It Might As Well Rain Until September - Carole King
89 --- Rain Rain Go Away - Bobby Vinton
88 --- For All We Know - Dinah Washington
87 --- Lollipops And Roses - Paul Petersen
86 --- Long As The Rose Is Red - Florraine Darlin
85 --- So Wrong - Patsy Cline
98 84 --- Lookin' For A Love - The Valentinos
83 --- Don't You Worry - Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford
94 82 --- Do You Love Me - The Contours
RE 81 --- Glory Of Love - Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford

80 --- Every Night (Without You) - Paul Anka
RE 79 --- Reap What You Sow - Billy Stewart
82 78 --- Yield Not To Temptation - Billy Bland
77 --- Too Late To Worry - Too Blue To Cry - Glen Campbell
87 76 --- I Want To Be Loved - Dinah Washington
83 75 --- Jivin' Around - Al Casey Combo
85 74 --- Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow - The Rivingtons
72 73 --- I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Tony Bennett
89 72 --- You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover - Bo Diddley
71 --- What Kind Of Love Is This - Joey Dee & The Starliters

92 70 --- Hully Gully Baby - The Dovells
69 --- Lie To Me - Brook Benton
73 68 --- Theme From "A Summer Place" - Dick Roman
71 67 --- Lolita Ya-Ya - The Ventures
70 66 --- Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello - Elvis Presley
65 --- Sherry - The 4 Seasons
68 64 --- I Love You The Way You Are - Bobby Vinton
77 63 --- The Boys' Night Out - Patti Page
79 62 --- Surfin' Safari - The Beach Boys
61 --- Patches - Dickey Lee

63 60 --- Beach Party - King Curtis & The Noble Knights
90 59 --- If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song) - Peter, Paul & Mary
76 58 --- (I'm The Girl On) Wolverton Mountain - Jo Ann Campbell
38 57 --- Have A Good Time - Sue Thompson
61 56 --- Mr. Songwriter - Connie Stevens
78 55 --- Let's Dance - Chris Montez
60 54 --- Love Me As I Love You - George Maharis
56 53 --- A Taste Of Honey - Martin Denny & his Orchestra
75 52 --- A Wonderful Dream - The Majors
52 51 --- Baby Elephant Walk - Lawrence Welk & his Orchestra

66 50 --- Silver Threads And Golden Needles - The Springfields
64 49 --- Beechwood 4-5789 - The Marvelettes
65 48 --- Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG's
74 47 --- Venus In Blue Jeans - Jimmy Clanton
45 46 --- Having A Party - Sam Cooke
28 45 --- I Need Your Loving - Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford
55 44 --- Stop The Wedding - Etta James
30 43 --- Dancin' Party - Chubby Checker
46 42 --- Point Of No Return - Gene McDaniels
29 41 --- I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles

51 40 --- Come On Little Angel - The Belmonts
58 39 --- You Beat Me To The Punch - Mary Wells
24 38 --- Johnny Get Angry - Joanie Sommers
48 37 --- Send Me The Pillow You Dream On - Johnny Tillotson
42 36 --- Alley Cat - Bent Fabric & his Piano
54 35 --- Teen Age Idol - Rick Nelson
37 34 --- Shame On Me - Bobby Bare
35 33 --- The Ballad Of Paladin - Duane Eddy
39 32 --- Till Death Do Us Part - Bob Braun
41 31 --- You Belong To Me - The Duprees

44 30 --- Your Nose Is Gonna Grow - Johnny Crawford
26 29 --- Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) - Richard Chamberlain
20 28 --- (Girls, Girls, Girls) Made To Love - Eddie Hodges
15 27 --- The Stripper - David Rose & his Orchestra
19 26 --- Twist And Shout - The Isley Brothers
31 25 --- Make It Easy On Yourself - Jerry Butler
27 24 --- Rinky Dink - Dave "Baby" Cortez
33 23 --- Devil Woman - Marty Robbins
34 22 --- Ramblin' Rose - Nat "King" Cole
25 21 --- A Swingin' Safari - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra

09 20 --- Speedy Gonzales - Pat Boone
22 19 --- Call Me Mr. In-Between - Burl Ives
23 18 --- What's A Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You) - Timi Yuro
10 17 --- Sealed With A Kiss - Brian Hyland
16 16 --- Wolverton Mountain - Claude King
18 15 --- Heart In Hand - Brenda Lee
14 14 --- You'll Lose A Good Thing - Barbara Lynn
21 13 --- Bring It On Home To Me - Sam Cooke
17 12 --- Vacation - Connie Francis
04 11 --- The Wah Watusi - The Orlons

08 10 --- Little Diane - Dion
07 09 --- Ahab, The Arab - Ray Stevens
13 08 --- She's Not You - Elvis Presley
11 07 --- Party Lights - Claudine Clark
03 06 --- Roses Are Red (My Love) - Bobby Vinton
12 05 --- Sheila - Tommy Roe
05 04 --- You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles
06 03 --- Things - Bobby Darin
01 02 --- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka
02 01 --- The Loco-Motion - Little Eva