March 14, 1960

-----DROPOUTS-----
Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop - Little Anthony & The Imperials ----- 24 / 7
Baby What You Want Me To Do - Jimmy Reed ----- 37 / 2
Too Much Tequila - The Champs ----- 30 / 5
Bulldog - The Fireballs ----- 24 / 6
Lucky Devil - Carl Dobkins Jr. ----- 25 / 8
Pretty Blue Eyes - Steve Lawrence ----- 9 (4) / 13
You Got What It Takes - Marv Johnson ----- 10 / 16


 40 --- El Matador - The Kingston Trio (49)
 39 --- String Along - Fabian (66)
31 38 --- El Paso - Marty Robbins      
25 37 --- Country Boy - Fats Domino
39 36 --- Am I That Easy To Forget - Debbie Reynolds
 35 --- About This Thing Called Love - Fabian (41)
35 34 --- Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy - Freddy Cannon
33 33 --- Alvin's Orchestra - David Seville & The Chipmunks
 32 --- Sixteen Reasons - Connie Stevens (50)
23 31 --- (There Was A) Tall Oak Tree - Dorsey Burnette

 30 --- Sink The Bismark - Johnny Horton (69)
 29 --- Mama - Connie Francis (46)
30 28 --- Outside My Window - The Fleetwoods
14 27 --- Lonely Blue Boy - Conway Twitty
18 26 --- Down By The Station - The Four Preps
22 25 --- Delaware - Perry Como
34 24 --- (Welcome) New Lovers - Pat Boone
26 23 --- Rockin' Little Angel - Ray Smith
27 22 --- Little Bitty Girl - Bobby Rydell
 21 --- This Magic Moment - The Drifters (47)

20 20 --- Tracy's Theme - Spencer Ross
29 19 --- O Dio Mio - Annette
21 18 --- Midnight Special - Paul Evans
15 17 --- Where Or When - Dion & The Belmonts
19 16 --- Beatnik Fly - Johnny & The Hurricanes
16 15 --- Lady Luck - Lloyd Price
10 14 --- Running Bear - Johnny Preston        
09 13 --- Let It Be Me - The Everly Brothers
11 12 --- Forever - The Little Dippers
13 11 --- Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee

12 10 --- Harbor Lights - The Platters
17 09 --- Puppy Love - Paul Anka
07 08 --- Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin
06 07 --- Teen Angel - Mark Dinning      
08 06 --- Baby (You've Got What It Takes) - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
05 05 --- What In The World's Come Over You - Jack Scott
03 04 --- Handy Man - Jimmy Jones
04 03 --- Wild One - Bobby Rydell
02 02 --- He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves
01 01 --- The Theme From "A Summer Place" - Percy Faith & his Orchestra          

R1 SINGLES CHART - 17-23 March 1960

01 02 RUNNING BEAR Johnny Preston *
02 04 WHY? Anthony Newley ****
03 08 DELAWARE Perry Como
04 11 BE MINE Lance Fortune
05 01 POOR ME Adam Faith *
06 10 VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS Cliff Richard and the Shadows
07 16 THEME from 'A SUMMER PLACE' Percy Faith
08 06 PRETTY BLUE EYES Craig Douglas
09 05 SUMMER SET Mr Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band
10 07 YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES Marv Johnson

11 03 SLOW BOAT TO CHINA Emile Ford and the Checkmates
12 12 WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS Freddie Cannon
13 19 LET IT BE ME The Everly Brothers
14 22 COLETTE Billy Fury
15 15 ROYAL EVENT Russ Conway
16 -- MY HEART Gene Vincent
17 20 WHAT IN THE WORLD'S COME OVER YOU Jack Scott
18 17 WHO COULD BE BLUER? Jerry Lordan
19 18 HARBOUR LIGHTS The Platters
20 26 HIT AND MISS The John Barry Seven

21 09 LA MER (BEYOND THE SEA) Bobby Darin
22 25 MISTY Johnny Mathis
23 31 FINGS AIN'T WOT THEY USED T'BE Max Bygraves
24 38 WILD ONE Bobby Rydell
25 34 LOOKING HIGH, HIGH, HIGH Bryan Johnson
26 -- BEATNIK FLY Johnny and the Hurricanes
27 13 BONNIE CAME BACK Duane Eddy
28 14 STARRY EYED Michael Holliday *
29 -- HANDY MAN Jimmy Jones
30 36 JOHNNY ROCCO Marty Wilde

31 23 WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR? Emile Ford and the Checkmates ******
32 24 WHAT DO YOU WANT? Adam Faith ***
33 -- HEART BEAT The England Sisters
34 -- DARK TOWN STRUTTER'S BALL Joe Brown
35 21 HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER Guy Mitchell
36 -- THEME from 'A SUMMER PLACE' Norrie Paramor Orchestra
37 30 LITTLE WHITE BULL Tommy Steele
38 29 EL PASO Marty Robbins
39 -- VALENTINO Connie Francis
40 -- TEEN ANGEL Mark Dinning

-- 27 TIME AND THE RIVER Nat 'King' Cole
-- 28 RAWHIDE Frankie Laine
-- 32 LUCKY DEVIL Frank Ifield
-- 33 CALIFORNIA, HERE I COME Freddy Cannon
-- 35 DANCE WITH ME The Drifters
-- 37 BIG BEAT BOOGIE Bert Weedon
-- 39 WILD CAT Gene Vincent
-- 40 STACCATO'S THEME Elmer Bernstein


*obviously the term R1 Singles Chart can't technically refer to Radio 1, which won't exist for another 7 years

----- DROPOUTS ----- (Peak Position / Weeks on Chart) - USA
I Was Such A Fool (To Fall In Love With You) - The Flamingos ----- 71 / 6
(Baby) Hully Gully - The Olympics ----- 72 / 6
You're My Baby - Sarah Vaughan ----- 87 / 2
Just Give Me A Ring - Clyde McPhatter ----- 96 / 2
Werewolf - The Frantics ----- 83 / 2
The Village Of St. Bernadette - Andy Williams ----- 7 / 13
Darling Lorraine - The Knockouts ----- 46 / 11
The Big Hurt - Miss Toni Fisher ----- 3 / 17
Never Let Me Go - Lloyd Price ----- 82 / 1
Why - Frankie Avalon ----- 1 (2) / 16
Waltzing Matilda - Jimmie Rodgers ----- 41 / 8


100 --- Teenage Sonata - Sam Cooke
99 --- Lonely Weekends - Charlie Rich
98 --- Don't Deceive Me - Ruth Brown
97 --- Ruby - Adam Wade
96 --- The Old Lamplighter - The Browns
99 95 --- Jambalaya - Bobby Comstock & The Counts
78 94 --- Let It Rock - Chuck Berry
93 93 --- A Closer Walk - Pete Fountain
94 92 --- Whatcha' Gonna Do - Nat "King" Cole
51 91 --- T.L.C. Tender Love And Care - Jimmie Rodgers

95 90 --- Suddenly - Nickey DeMatteo
89 --- Caravan - Santo & Johnny
88 --- Big Iron - Marty Robbins
65 87 --- Clementine - Jan & Dean
100T 86 --- Down By The Riverside - Les Compagnons De La Chanson
52 85 --- Time And The River - Nat "King" Cole
84 --- Straight A's In Love - Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two
59 83 --- On The Beach - Frank Chacksfield & his Orchestra
88 82 --- You Don't Know Me - Lenny Welch
81 81 --- Road Runner - Bo Diddley

90 80 --- Let The Little Girl Dance - Billy Bland
85 79 --- Step By Step - The Crests
43 78 --- Go, Jimmy, Go - Jimmy Clanton
60 77 --- Paradise - Sammy Turner
76 --- At My Front Door - Dee Clark
89 75 --- Apple Green - June Valli
68 74 --- Harlem Nocturne - The Viscounts
67 73 --- Just A Little Bit - Roscoe Gordon
76 72 --- Sleepy Lagoon - The Platters
91 71 --- Mountain Of Love - Harold Dorman

40 70 --- Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop - Little Anthony & The Imperials
53 69 --- China Doll - The Ames Brothers
84 68 --- Footsteps - Steve Lawrence
75 67 --- Chattanooga Choo Choo - Ernie Fields Orchestra
72 66 --- Summer Set - Monty Kelly & his Orchestra
65 --- Don't Throw Away All Those Teardrops - Frankie Avalon
80 64 --- Just One Time - Don Gibson
54 63 --- Eternally - Sarah Vaughan
42 62 --- Crazy Arms - Bob Beckham
63 61 --- The Same Old Me - Guy Mitchell

71 60 --- Starbright - Johnny Mathis
44 59 --- Too Pooped To Pop ("Casey") - Chuck Berry
48 58 --- Bad Boy - Marty Wilde
61 57 --- Angela Jones - Johnny Ferguson
58 56 --- Why Do I Love You So - Johnny Tillotson
24 55 --- You Got What It Takes - Marv Johnson
62 54 --- Teddy - Connie Francis
79 53 --- I Love The Way You Love - Marv Johnson
45 52 --- Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
55 51 --- Anyway The Wind Blows - Doris Day

74 50 --- Don't Fence Me In - Tommy Edwards
36 49 --- Bulldog - The Fireballs
37 48 --- Too Much Tequila - The Champs
56 47 --- Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Gary Stites
32 46 --- Lucky Devil - Carl Dobkins Jr.
57 45 --- Fannie Mae - Buster Brown
64 44 --- Greenfields - The Brothers Four
28 43 --- Pretty Blue Eyes - Steve Lawrence
70 42 --- White Silver Sands - Bill Blacks's Combo
38 41 --- Baby What You Want Me To Do - Jimmy Reed

49 40 --- El Matador - The Kingston Trio
66 39 --- String Along - Fabian
31 38 --- El Paso - Marty Robbins
25 37 --- Country Boy - Fats Domino
39 36 --- Am I That Easy To Forget - Debbie Reynolds
41 35 --- About This Thing Called Love - Fabian
35 34 --- Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy - Freddy Cannon
33 33 --- Alvin's Orchestra - David Seville & The Chipmunks
50 32 --- Sixteen Reasons - Connie Stevens
23 31 --- (There Was A) Tall Oak Tree - Dorsey Burnette

69 30 --- Sink The Bismark - Johnny Horton
46 29 --- Mama - Connie Francis
30 28 --- Outside My Window - The Fleetwoods
14 27 --- Lonely Blue Boy - Conway Twitty
18 26 --- Down By The Station - The Four Preps
22 25 --- Delaware - Perry Como
34 24 --- (Welcome) New Lovers - Pat Boone
26 23 --- Rockin' Little Angel - Ray Smith
27 22 --- Little Bitty Girl - Bobby Rydell
47 21 --- This Magic Moment - The Drifters

20 20 --- Tracy's Theme - Spencer Ross
29 19 --- O Dio Mio - Annette
21 18 --- Midnight Special - Paul Evans
15 17 --- Where Or When - Dion & The Belmonts
19 16 --- Beatnik Fly - Johnny & The Hurricanes
16 15 --- Lady Luck - Lloyd Price
10 14 --- Running Bear - Johnny Preston
09 13 --- Let It Be Me - The Everly Brothers
11 12 --- Forever - The Little Dippers
13 11 --- Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee

12 10 --- Harbor Lights - The Platters
17 09 --- Puppy Love - Paul Anka
07 08 --- Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin
06 07 --- Teen Angel - Mark Dinning
08 06 --- Baby (You've Got What It Takes) - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
05 05 --- What In The World's Come Over You - Jack Scott
03 04 --- Handy Man - Jimmy Jones
04 03 --- Wild One - Bobby Rydell
02 02 --- He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves
01 01 --- The Theme From "A Summer Place" - Percy Faith & his Orchestra