The Official Singles Chart Top 50 - 21st December 1961

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Number
1

Tower of Strength
Frankie Vaughan
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
7
Number
2

Moon River
Danny Williams
Peak
2
Weeks
8
Number
3

Take Good Care of My Baby
Bobby Vee
Peak
3
Weeks
9
Number
4 Up by 7

Johnny Will
Pat Boone
Peak
4
Weeks
3
Number
5 Up by 2

Midnight in Moscow
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
Peak
5
Weeks
7
Number
6 Up by 8

Stranger on the Shore
Mr. Acker Bilk & The Leon Young String Chorale
Peak
6
Weeks
4
Number
7 Up by 1

My Friend The Sea
Petula Clark
Peak
7
Weeks
6
Number
8 Down by 2

Big Bad John
Jimmy Dean
Peak
2
Weeks
9
Number
9 Down by 5

Walking Back To Happiness
Helen Shapiro
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
10 Down by 5

(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
Elvis Presley
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
8
Number
11 Up by 9

So Long, Baby
Del Shannon
Peak
11
Weeks
3
Number
12 Down by 2

I'll Get By
Shirley Bassey
Peak
10
Weeks
5
Number
13 Down by 4

The Time Has Come
Adam Faith
Peak
4
Weeks
9
Number
14 Up by 9

Toy Balloons
Russ Conway
Peak
14
Weeks
4
Number
15 Up by 12

Let There Be Drums
Sandy Nelson
From the album: Let There Be Drums
Peak
15
Weeks
2
Number
16 Down by 4

The Savage
The Shadows
Peak
10
Weeks
6
Number
17 Up by 1

When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart
Cliff Richard
Peak
3
Weeks
10
Number
18 Down by 1

You're The Only Good Thing
Jim Reeves
Peak
17
Weeks
5
Number
19

I Understand (Just How You Feel)
The G-Clefs
Peak
19
Weeks
4
Number
20 Down by 7

Take Five
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
From the album: Time Out
Peak
6
Weeks
9
Number
21 Up by 20

I'd Never Find Another You
Billy Fury
From the album: We Want Billy!
Peak
21
Weeks
2
Number
22 Down by 7

Runaround Sue
Dion
From the album: Runaround Sue
Peak
11
Weeks
8
Number
23 Down by 7

Bambino
The Springfields
Peak
16
Weeks
6
Number
24 Debut

Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen
Neil Sedaka
Peak
24
Weeks
1
Number
25 Up by 5

Don't Bring Lulu
Dorothy Provine
Peak
25
Weeks
3
Number
26 Down by 5

I Love How You Love Me
Jimmy Crawford
Peak
18
Weeks
6
Number
27 Debut

Multiplication
Bobby Darin
From the album: Twist with Bobby Darin
Peak
27
Weeks
1
Number
28 Up by 1

Charleston
The Temperance Seven
Peak
28
Weeks
3
Number
29 Down by 4

This Time
Troy Shondell
Peak
22
Weeks
8
Number
30 Up by 5

Mrs. Mills Medley
Mrs. Mills
Peak
30
Weeks
2
Number
31 Down by 3

Sucu Sucu
Nina & Frederik
Peak
23
Weeks
12
Number
32 Up by 1

Let True Love Begin
Nat King Cole
Peak
29
Weeks
6
Number
33 Debut
The Night Is Young/There Goes That Song Again
Gary Miller
Peak
33
Weeks
1
Number
34 Up by 14

King Kong
Terry Lightfoot's New Orleans Jazzmen
Peak
34
Weeks
5
Number
35 Down by 9
Stars and Stripes/Creole Jazz
Mr. Acker Bilk
Peak
22
Weeks
8
Number
36 Down by 12

Mexicali Rose
Karl Denver
Peak
8
Weeks
10
Number
37 Down by 15

Hit the Road Jack
Ray Charles
From the album: Ray Charles' Greatest Hits
Peak
6
Weeks
10
Number
38 Down by 7

Tall Dark Stranger
Rose Brennan
Peak
31
Weeks
3
Number
39 Down by 7

Let's Get Together
Hayley Mills
Peak
17
Weeks
10
Number
40 Debut

The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Tokens
From the album: The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Peak
40
Weeks
1
Number
41 Up by 4

Goodbye Cruel World
James Darren
From the album: James Darren Sings for All Sizes
Peak
41
Weeks
2
Number
42

Baby's First Christmas
Connie Francis
Peak
42
Weeks
2
Number
43 Re-Entry

Onward Christian Soldiers
Harry Simeone Chorale
Peak
35
Weeks
3
Number
44 Up by 2

I Cried For You
Ricky Stevens
Peak
44
Weeks
2
Number
45 Down by 7

You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
Bobby Darin
Peak
10
Weeks
11
Number
46 Down by 3
Gypsy Rover
The Highwaymen
Peak
41
Weeks
3
Number
47 Down by 7

My Sunday Baby
The Dale Sisters
Peak
36
Weeks
5
Number
48 Up by 2

Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie
Eddie Cochran
Peak
31
Weeks
4
Number
49 Debut

Run to Him
Bobby Vee
From the album: Take Good Care of My Baby
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Debut
Image
Hank Levine
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
34 Dropout

I'm a Moody Guy
Shane Fenton & The Fentones
Peak
22
Weeks
8
Number
36 Dropout

Sucu Sucu
The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
Peak
9
Weeks
12
Number
37 Dropout

Everlovin'
Ricky Nelson
Peak
23
Weeks
5
Number
39 Dropout

My Boomerang Won't Come Back
Charlie Drake
Peak
14
Weeks
11
Number
44 Dropout

Bless You
Tony Orlando
Peak
5
Weeks
11
Number
47 Dropout

Moon River
Henry Mancini & His Orchestra
From the album: Breakfast at Tiffany's: Music from the Motion Picture
Peak
46
Weeks
2
Number
49 Dropout

September In The Rain
Dinah Washington
Peak
35
Weeks
3

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Date

December 21, 1961

Songs

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1 1 Frankie Vaughan – “Tower of Strength” 1(×3) 7

2 2 Danny Williams – “Moon River” 2 8

3 3 Bobby Vee – “Take Good Care of My Baby” 3 9

11 4 Pat Boone – “Johnny Will” 4 3

7 5 Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen – “Midnight in Moscow” 5 7

14 6 Mr. Acker Bilk & The Leon Young String Chorale – “Stranger on the Shore” 6 4

8 7 Petula Clark – “My Friend The Sea” 7 6

6 8 Jimmy Dean – “Big Bad John” 2 9

4 9 Helen Shapiro – “Walking Back To Happiness” 1(×3) 13

5 10 Elvis Presley – “(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame” 1(×4) 8

20 11 Del Shannon – “So Long, Baby” 11 3

10 12 Shirley Bassey – “I'll Get By” 10 5

9 13 Adam Faith – “The Time Has Come” 4 9

23 14 Russ Conway – “Toy Balloons” 14 4

27 15 Sandy Nelson – “Let There Be Drums” 15 2

12 16 The Shadows – “The Savage” 10 6

18 17 Cliff Richard – “When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart” 3 10

17 18 Jim Reeves – “You're The Only Good Thing” 17 5

19 19 The G-Clefs – “I Understand (Just How You Feel)” 19 4

13 20 The Dave Brubeck Quartet – “Take Five” 6 9

41 21 Billy Fury – “I'd Never Find Another You” 21 2

15 22 Dion – “Runaround Sue” 11 8

16 23 The Springfields – “Bambino” 16 6

NE 24 Neil Sedaka – “Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen” 24 1

30 25 Dorothy Provine – “Don't Bring Lulu” 25 3

21 26 Jimmy Crawford – “I Love How You Love Me” 18 6

NE 27 Bobby Darin – “Multiplication” 27 1

29 28 The Temperance Seven – “Charleston” 28 3

25 29 Troy Shondell – “This Time” 22 8

35 30 Mrs. Mills – “Mrs. Mills Medley” 30 2

28 31 Nina & Frederik – “Sucu Sucu” 23 12

33 32 Nat King Cole – “Let True Love Begin” 29 6

NE 33 Gary Miller – “The Night Is Young/There Goes That Song Again” 33 1

48 34 Terry Lightfoot's New Orleans Jazzmen – “King Kong” 34 5

26 35 Mr. Acker Bilk – “Stars and Stripes/Creole Jazz” 22 8

24 36 Karl Denver – “Mexicali Rose” 8 10

22 37 Ray Charles – “Hit the Road Jack” 6 10

31 38 Rose Brennan – “Tall Dark Stranger” 31 3

32 39 Hayley Mills – “Let's Get Together” 17 10

NE 40 The Tokens – “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” 40 1

45 41 James Darren – “Goodbye Cruel World” 41 2

42 42 Connie Francis – “Baby's First Christmas” 42 2

RE 43 Harry Simeone Chorale – “Onward Christian Soldiers” 35 3

46 44 Ricky Stevens – “I Cried For You” 44 2

38 45 Bobby Darin – “You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby” 10 11

43 46 The Highwaymen – “Gypsy Rover” 41 3

40 47 The Dale Sisters – “My Sunday Baby” 36 5

50 48 Eddie Cochran – “Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie” 31 4

NE 49 Bobby Vee – “Run to Him” 49 1

NE 50 Hank Levine – “Image” 50 1

DROPOUTS:

34 -- Shane Fenton & The Fentones – “I'm a Moody Guy” 22 8

36 -- The Laurie Johnson Orchestra – “Sucu Sucu” 9 12

37 -- Ricky Nelson – “Everlovin'” 23 5

39 -- Charlie Drake – “My Boomerang Won't Come Back” 14 11

44 -- Tony Orlando – “Bless You” 5 11

47 -- Henry Mancini & His Orchestra – “Moon River” 46 2

49 -- Dinah Washington – “September In The Rain” 35 3

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