The Official Singles Chart Top 50 - 11th May 1961

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Number
1

Blue Moon
The Marcels
From the album: Blue Moon
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
5
Number
2 Up by 1

You're Driving Me Crazy
The Temperance Seven
Peak
2
Weeks
7
Number
3 Up by 4

Don't Treat Me Like a Child
Helen Shapiro
Peak
3
Weeks
8
Number
4 Up by 9
More Than I Can Say/Staying In
Bobby Vee
Peak
4
Weeks
5
Number
5 Down by 3

Wooden Heart
Elvis Presley
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
10
Number
6 Up by 9

On The Rebound
Floyd Cramer
Peak
6
Weeks
5
Number
7 Up by 1

Theme From Dixie
Duane Eddy
Peak
7
Weeks
4
Number
8 Down by 3

Warpaint
The Brook Brothers
Peak
5
Weeks
7
Number
9 Up by 2

A Hundred Pounds Of Clay
Craig Douglas
Peak
9
Weeks
4
Number
10 Down by 1

African Waltz
Johnny Dankworth
Peak
9
Weeks
12
Number
11 Down by 7
Gee Whiz It's You
Cliff Richard
Peak
4
Weeks
7
Number
12 Up by 2

Little Boy Sad
Johnny Burnette
Peak
12
Weeks
5
Number
13 Up by 15

Runaway
Del Shannon
Peak
13
Weeks
3
Number
14 Up by 9

Easy Going Me
Adam Faith
Peak
14
Weeks
3
Number
15 Up by 1

Theme From 'Exodus'
Ferrante & Teicher
Peak
6
Weeks
10
Number
16 Down by 4

Lazy River
Bobby Darin
Peak
2
Weeks
9
Number
17 Down by 7

Where the Boys Are
Connie Francis
Peak
5
Weeks
9
Number
18 Down by 12

Are You Sure
The Allisons
Peak
2
Weeks
12
Number
19 Debut

Frightened City
The Shadows
Peak
19
Weeks
1
Number
20

F.B.I.
The Shadows
Peak
6
Weeks
14
Number
21 Up by 17

What'd I Say
Jerry Lee Lewis
From the album: Jerry Lee's Greatest!
Peak
21
Weeks
2
Number
22 Down by 3

And the Heavens Cried
Anthony Newley
Peak
6
Weeks
9
Number
23 Up by 4

How Wonderful To Know
Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
Peak
23
Weeks
6
Number
24

Samantha
Kenny Ball & His Jazz Band
Peak
13
Weeks
12
Number
25 Up by 1

A Scottish Soldier
Andy Stewart
Peak
19
Weeks
18
Number
26 Up by 4

(I Wanna) Love My Life Away
Gene Pitney
Peak
26
Weeks
8
Number
27 Down by 9

Walk Right Back
The Everly Brothers
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
28 Up by 11

(I Don't Know Why) But I Do
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
Peak
28
Weeks
2
Number
29 Down by 12

Theme For a Dream
Cliff Richard
Peak
3
Weeks
11
Number
30 Down by 8

My Kind Of Girl
Matt Monro
Peak
5
Weeks
10
Number
31 Down by 10

Baby Sittin' Boogie
Buzz Clifford
Peak
17
Weeks
11
Number
32 Down by 7

Will You Love Me Tomorrow
The Shirelles
From the album: Tonight's the Night
Peak
4
Weeks
14
Number
33 Down by 4

Wheels
The String-A-Longs
Peak
8
Weeks
12
Number
34 Debut

Have a Drink on Me
Lonnie Donegan
From the album: More! Tops with Lonnie
Peak
34
Weeks
1
Number
35 Up by 2

My Blue Heaven
Frank Sinatra
Peak
33
Weeks
4
Number
36 Debut

I Still Love You All
Kenny Ball & His Jazz Band
Peak
36
Weeks
1
Number
37 Up by 8

Cowboy Jimmy Joe
Alma Cogan
Peak
37
Weeks
4
Number
38 Down by 3

Asia Minor
Kokomo
From the album: Asia Minor
Peak
35
Weeks
5
Number
39 Down by 5

76 Trombones
The King Brothers
Peak
19
Weeks
11
Number
40 Down by 8

Riders in the Sky
The Ramrods
From the album: The Ramrods
Peak
8
Weeks
12
Number
41 Debut

Halfway to Paradise
Billy Fury
From the album: Halfway to Paradise
Peak
41
Weeks
1
Number
42 Down by 9

Muskrat Ramble
Freddy Cannon
Peak
32
Weeks
4
Number
43 Debut
Lullaby Of The Leaves
The Ventures
Peak
43
Weeks
1
Number
44 Debut

Mother-in-Law
Ernie K-Doe
Peak
44
Weeks
1
Number
45 Debut

You'll Never Know
Shirley Bassey
Peak
45
Weeks
1
Number
46 Debut
That Lucky Old Sun
The Velvets
Peak
46
Weeks
1
Number
47 Down by 16

Marry Me
Mike Preston
Peak
14
Weeks
10
Number
48 Down by 12
Who Am I?/This Is It
Adam Faith
Peak
5
Weeks
14
Number
49
The Great Snowman
Bob Luman
Peak
49
Weeks
2
Number
50 Debut
Gunslinger
Frankie Laine
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
40 Dropout

Don't Worry
Billy Fury
Peak
40
Weeks
2
Number
41 Dropout

Theme From 'Exodus'
Semprini
Peak
25
Weeks
8
Number
42 Dropout

Pony Time
Chubby Checker
Peak
27
Weeks
6
Number
43 Dropout
Billy Boy
Dick Charlesworth and His City Gents
Peak
43
Weeks
1
Number
44 Dropout

Calendar Girl
Neil Sedaka
Peak
8
Weeks
14
Number
46 Dropout

Sailor
Petula Clark
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
47 Dropout
Mr Guitar
Bert Weedon
Peak
47
Weeks
1
Number
48 Dropout

Good Time Baby
Bobby Rydell
Peak
42
Weeks
7
Number
50 Dropout

Trambone
The Krew-Kats
Peak
33
Weeks
9

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Date

May 11, 1961

Songs

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1 1 The Marcels – “Blue Moon” 1(×2) 5

3 2 The Temperance Seven – “You're Driving Me Crazy” 2 7

7 3 Helen Shapiro – “Don't Treat Me Like a Child” 3 8

13 4 Bobby Vee – “More Than I Can Say/Staying In” 4 5

2 5 Elvis Presley – “Wooden Heart” 1(×6) 10

15 6 Floyd Cramer – “On The Rebound” 6 5

8 7 Duane Eddy – “Theme From Dixie” 7 4

5 8 The Brook Brothers – “Warpaint” 5 7

11 9 Craig Douglas – “A Hundred Pounds Of Clay” 9 4

9 10 Johnny Dankworth – “African Waltz” 9 12

4 11 Cliff Richard – “Gee Whiz It's You” 4 7

14 12 Johnny Burnette – “Little Boy Sad” 12 5

28 13 Del Shannon – “Runaway” 13 3

23 14 Adam Faith – “Easy Going Me” 14 3

16 15 Ferrante & Teicher – “Theme From 'Exodus'” 6 10

12 16 Bobby Darin – “Lazy River” 2 9

10 17 Connie Francis – “Where the Boys Are” 5 9

6 18 The Allisons – “Are You Sure” 2 12

NE 19 The Shadows – “Frightened City” 19 1

20 20 The Shadows – “F.B.I.” 6 14

38 21 Jerry Lee Lewis – “What'd I Say” 21 2

19 22 Anthony Newley – “And the Heavens Cried” 6 9

27 23 Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson – “How Wonderful To Know” 23 6

24 24 Kenny Ball & His Jazz Band – “Samantha” 13 12

26 25 Andy Stewart – “A Scottish Soldier” 19 18

30 26 Gene Pitney – “(I Wanna) Love My Life Away” 26 8

18 27 The Everly Brothers – “Walk Right Back” 1(×3) 14

39 28 Clarence "Frogman" Henry – “(I Don't Know Why) But I Do” 28 2

17 29 Cliff Richard – “Theme For a Dream” 3 11

22 30 Matt Monro – “My Kind Of Girl” 5 10

21 31 Buzz Clifford – “Baby Sittin' Boogie” 17 11

25 32 The Shirelles – “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” 4 14

29 33 The String-A-Longs – “Wheels” 8 12

NE 34 Lonnie Donegan – “Have a Drink on Me” 34 1

37 35 Frank Sinatra – “My Blue Heaven” 33 4

NE 36 Kenny Ball & His Jazz Band – “I Still Love You All” 36 1

45 37 Alma Cogan – “Cowboy Jimmy Joe” 37 4

35 38 Kokomo – “Asia Minor” 35 5

34 39 The King Brothers – “76 Trombones” 19 11

32 40 The Ramrods – “Riders in the Sky” 8 12

NE 41 Billy Fury – “Halfway to Paradise” 41 1

33 42 Freddy Cannon – “Muskrat Ramble” 32 4

NE 43 The Ventures – “Lullaby Of The Leaves” 43 1

NE 44 Ernie K-Doe – “Mother-in-Law” 44 1

NE 45 Shirley Bassey – “You'll Never Know” 45 1

NE 46 The Velvets – “That Lucky Old Sun” 46 1

31 47 Mike Preston – “Marry Me” 14 10

36 48 Adam Faith – “Who Am I?/This Is It” 5 14

49 49 Bob Luman – “The Great Snowman” 49 2

NE 50 Frankie Laine – “Gunslinger” 50 1

DROPOUTS:

40 -- Billy Fury – “Don't Worry” 40 2

41 -- Semprini – “Theme From 'Exodus'” 25 8

42 -- Chubby Checker – “Pony Time” 27 6

43 -- Dick Charlesworth and His City Gents – “Billy Boy” 43 1

44 -- Neil Sedaka – “Calendar Girl” 8 14

46 -- Petula Clark – “Sailor” 1(×1) 15

47 -- Bert Weedon – “Mr Guitar” 47 1

48 -- Bobby Rydell – “Good Time Baby” 42 7

50 -- The Krew-Kats – “Trambone” 33 9

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