April 25, 1960

-----DROPOUTS-----
(There Was A) Tall Oak Tree - Dorsey Burnette ----- 23 / 9
This Magic Moment - The Drifters ----- 16 / 6
Handy Man - Jimmy Jones ----- 2 / 14
(Welcome) New Lovers - Pat Boone ----- 18 (2) / 7
Summer Set - Monty Kelly & his Orchestra ----- 30 / 3


39 40 --- Mountain Of Love - Harold Dorman
 39 --- Love You So - Ron Holden with The Thunderbirds (41)
17 38 --- Baby (You've Got What It Takes) - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
32 37 --- Little Bitty Girl - Bobby Rydell
 36 --- What Am I Living For - Conway Twitty (47)
 35 --- Cherry Pie - Skip & Flip (51)
20 34 --- Harbor Lights - The Platters
24 33 --- O Dio Mio - Annette
30 32 --- Starbright - Johnny Mathis
29 31 --- Just One Time - Don Gibson

26 30 --- Big Iron - Marty Robbins
36 29 --- Apple Green - June Valli
31 28 --- Angela Jones - Johhny Ferguson
28 27 --- Beatnik Fly - Johnny & The Hurricanes
 26 --- Doggin' Around - Jackie Wilson (46)
23 25 --- Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
25 24 --- Teddy - Connie Francis
22 23 --- Don't Throw Away All Those Teardrops - Frankie Avalon
33 22 --- Mr. Lucky - Henry Mancini & his Orchestra
21 21 --- Clementine - Bobby Darin

 20 --- Fame And Fortune - Elvis Presley (44)
27 19 --- Stairway To Heaven - Neil Sedaka
18 18 --- Let The Little Girl Dance - Billy Bland
15 17 --- Step By Step - The Crests
07 16 --- Wild One - Bobby Rydell
10 15 --- Mama - Connie Francis
11 14 --- Footsteps - Steve Lawrence
19 13 --- Night - Jackie Wilson
14 12 --- Cradle Of Love - Johnny Preston
13 11 --- I Love The Way You Love - Marv Johnson

04 10 --- Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee
12 09 --- White Silver Sands - Bill Black's Combo
16 08 --- The Old Lamplighter - The Browns feat. Jim Edward Brown
03 07 --- Puppy Love - Paul Anka
09 06 --- Sixteen Reasons - Connie Stevens
08 05 --- He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves
01 04 --- The Theme From "A Summer Place" - Percy Faith & his Orchestra                    
05 03 --- Sink The Bismark - Johnny Horton
02 02 --- Greenfields - The Brothers Four
06 01 --- Stuck On You - Elvis Presley    


New this week is one-hit wonder Ron Holden.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 28 April-4 May 1960

01 02 DO YOU MIND? Anthony Newley *
02 01 MY OLD MAN'S A DUSTMAN Lonnie Donegan ****
03 15 SOMEONE ELSE'S BABY Adam Faith
04 14 CATHY'S CLOWN The Everly Brothers
05 07 FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU Cliff Richard and the Shadows
06 04 HANDY MAN Jimmy Jones
07 03 STUCK ON YOU Elvis Presley
08 28 SWEET NOTHIN'S Brenda Lee
09 05 FINGS AIN'T WOT THEY USED T'BE Max Bygraves
10 09 THEME from 'A SUMMER PLACE' Percy Faith

11 17 WILD ONE Bobby Rydell
12 26 STANDING ON THE CORNER The King Brothers
13 08 CLEMENTINE Bobby Darin
14 22 HE'LL HAVE TO GO Jim Reeves
15 20 FOOTSTEPS Steve Lawrence
16 06 RUNNING BEAR Johnny Preston **
17 12 BEATNIK FLY Johnny and the Hurricanes
18 13 WHAT IN THE WORLD'S COME OVER YOU? Jack Scott
19 16 DELAWARE Perry Como
20 10 HIT AND MISS The John Barry Seven

21 -- SHAZAM! Duane Eddy
22 19 POOR ME Adam Faith *
23 -- CRADLE OF LOVE Johnny Preston
24 23 LOOKING HIGH, HIGH, HIGH Bryan Johnson
25 25 COUNTRY BOY Fats Domino
26 29 STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN Neil Sedaka
27 11 YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES Marv Johnson
28 18 WHY? Anthony Newley ****
29 21 SLOW BOAT TO CHINA Emile Ford and the Checkmates
30 35 MACK THE KNIFE Ella Fitzgerald

31 32 WHO COULD BE BLUER? Jerry Lordan
32 24 BE MINE Lance Fortune
33 -- TOM PILLIBI Jacqueline Boyer
34 30 SUMMER SET Mr Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band
35 -- HEARTBEAT Buddy Holly
36 -- STANDING ON THE CORNER The Four Lads
37 34 BONNIE CAME BACK Duane Eddy
38 36 PRETTY BLUE EYES Craig Douglas
39 -- THE LONELY MAN THEME Cliff Adams Orchestra
40 39 SKYLARK Michael Holliday

-- 27 VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS Cliff Richard and the Shadows
-- 31 VALENTINO Connie Francis
-- 33 PUPPY LOVE Paul Anka
-- 37 WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS Freddie Cannon
-- 38 YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL Johnny Mathis
-- 40 LET IT BE ME The Everly Brothers


#39 was apparently the first chart hit from an advert (Strand cigarettes - the ad was a disaster, though, linking smoking with being alone)

----- DROPOUTS ----- (Peak Position / Weeks on Chart) - USA
Rockin' Little Angel - Ray Smith ----- 22 / 16
How Deep Is The Ocean - Miss Toni Fisher ----- 93 / 2
Running Bear - Johnny Preston ----- 1 (3) / 27
Teen Angel - Mark Dinning ----- 1 (2) / 18
Delaware - Perry Como ----- 22 / 11
Why Do I Love You So - Johnny Tillotson ----- 42 / 14
Let It Be Me - The Everly Brothers ----- 7 / 15
Chattanooga Choo Choo - Ernie Fields Orchestra ----- 54 / 8
Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin ----- 6 / 14
Midnight Special - Paul Evans ----- 13 / 16
Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Gary Stites ----- 47 / 9


100 --- Dutchman's Gold - Walter Brennan w/ Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra
99 --- Beautiful Obsession - Sir Chauncey & his Exciting Strings
98 --- Young Emotions - Ricky Nelson
97 --- Two Thousand, Two Hundred, Twenty-Three Miles - Patti Page
96 --- (Doin' The) Lovers Leap - Webb Pierce
95 --- Another Sleepless Night - Jimmy Clanton
94 --- Last Chance - Collay & The Satellites
93 --- No If's - No And's - Lloyd Price
92 --- Easy Lovin' - Wade Flemons
99 91 --- Someone Loves You, Joe - The Singing Belles

74 90 --- Baby What You Want Me To Do - Jimmy Reed
89 --- Tell Me That You Love Me - Fats Domino
97 88 --- Burning Bridges - Jack Scott
98 87 --- A Star Is Born (A Love Has Died) - Mark Dinning
90 86 --- My Empty Room - Little Anthony & The Imperials
85 --- When You Wish Upon A Star - Dion & The Belmonts
100 84 --- Got A Girl - The Four Preps
95 83 --- Barbara - The Temptations
64 82 --- Rockin' Red Wings - Sammy Masters
88 81 --- Jenny Lou - Sonny James

80 80 --- Teenage Sonata - Sam Cooke
59 79 --- At My Front Door - Dee Clark
92 78 --- Hither And Thither And Yon - Brook Benton
62 77 --- Paradise - Sammy Turner
53 76 --- What In The World's Come Over You - Jack Scott
85 75 --- Pledging My Love - Johnny Tillotson
94 74 --- Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers
72 73 --- China Doll - The Ames Brothers
69 72 --- Lady Luck - Lloyd Price
82 71 --- Nobody Loves Me Like You - The Flamingos

76 70 --- The Way Of A Clown - Teddy Randazzo
73 69 --- Think Me A Kiss - Clyde McPhatter
38 68 --- This Magic Moment - The Drifters
50 67 --- El Matador - The Kingston Trio
81 66 --- The Ties That Bind - Brook Benton
68 65 --- Don't Deceive Me - Ruth Brown
55 64 --- Ooh Poo Pah Doo (Part 2) - Jessie Hill
65 63 --- Earth Angel - Johnny Tillotson
42 62 --- Forever - The Little Dippers
45 61 --- Shazam - Duane Eddy

66 60 --- Down By The Riverside - Les Compagnons De La Chanson
37 59 --- Handy Man - Jimmy Jones
58 58 --- Ruby - Adam Wade
89 57 --- Paper Roses - Anita Bryant
56 56 --- Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You) - Della Reese
87 55 --- The Madison Time (Part 1) - The Ray Bryant Combo
54 54 --- Wake Me When It's Over - Andy Williams
60 53 --- It Could Happen To You - Dinah Washington
71 52 --- Just A Closer Walk With Thee - Jimmie Rodgers
40 51 --- (There Was A) Tall Oak Tree - Dorsey Burnette

48 50 --- Caravan - Santo & Johnny
57 49 --- You Don't Know Me - Lenny Welch
67 48 --- Good Timin' - Jimmy Jones
52 47 --- Teen-Ex - The Browns feat. Jim Edward Brown
35 46 --- (Welcome) New Lovers - Pat Boone
49 45 --- Fannie Mae - Buster Brown
79 44 --- The Madison - Al Brown's Tunetoppers feat. Cookie Brown
34 43 --- Summer Set - Monty Kelly & his Orchestra
43 42 --- Am I That Easy To Forget - Debbie Reynolds
61 41 --- Lonely Weekends - Charlie Rich

39 40 --- Mountain Of Love - Harold Dorman
41 39 --- Love You So - Ron Holden with The Thunderbirds
17 38 --- Baby (You've Got What It Takes) - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
32 37 --- Little Bitty Girl - Bobby Rydell
47 36 --- What Am I Living For - Conway Twitty
51 35 --- Cherry Pie - Skip & Flip
20 34 --- Harbor Lights - The Platters
24 33 --- O Dio Mio - Annette
30 32 --- Starbright - Johnny Mathis
29 31 --- Just One Time - Don Gibson

26 30 --- Big Iron - Marty Robbins
36 29 --- Apple Green - June Valli
31 28 --- Angela Jones - Johhny Ferguson
28 27 --- Beatnik Fly - Johnny & The Hurricanes
46 26 --- Doggin' Around - Jackie Wilson
23 25 --- Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
25 24 --- Teddy - Connie Francis
22 23 --- Don't Throw Away All Those Teardrops - Frankie Avalon
33 22 --- Mr. Lucky - Henry Mancini & his Orchestra
21 21 --- Clementine - Bobby Darin

44 20 --- Fame And Fortune - Elvis Presley
27 19 --- Stairway To Heaven - Neil Sedaka
18 18 --- Let The Little Girl Dance - Billy Bland
15 17 --- Step By Step - The Crests
07 16 --- Wild One - Bobby Rydell
10 15 --- Mama - Connie Francis
11 14 --- Footsteps - Steve Lawrence
19 13 --- Night - Jackie Wilson
14 12 --- Cradle Of Love - Johnny Preston
13 11 --- I Love The Way You Love - Marv Johnson

04 10 --- Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee
12 09 --- White Silver Sands - Bill Black's Combo
16 08 --- The Old Lamplighter - The Browns feat. Jim Edward Brown
03 07 --- Puppy Love - Paul Anka
09 06 --- Sixteen Reasons - Connie Stevens
08 05 --- He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves
01 04 --- The Theme From "A Summer Place" - Percy Faith & his Orchestra
05 03 --- Sink The Bismark - Johnny Horton
02 02 --- Greenfields - The Brothers Four
06 01 --- Stuck On You - Elvis Presley