The Official Singles Chart Top 50 - 12th January 1961 | Charts

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Number
1 Up by 2

Poetry in Motion
Johnny Tillotson
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
7
Number
2 Down by 1
I Love You
Cliff Richard
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
7
Number
3 Down by 1

Save the Last Dance for Me
The Drifters
From the album: Save the Last Dance for Me
Peak
2
Weeks
11
Number
4 Up by 2

It's Now or Never
Elvis Presley
Peak
1 (for 8 weeks)
Weeks
11
Number
5 Up by 7
Portrait Of My Love
Matt Monro
Peak
5
Weeks
5
Number
6 Up by 1

Goodness Gracious Me
Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren
Peak
4
Weeks
10
Number
7 Up by 6

Man of Mystery
The Shadows
From the album: Greatest Hits
Peak
5
Weeks
10
Number
8 Up by 2

Rocking Goose
Johnny and the Hurricanes
Peak
3
Weeks
16
Number
9 Down by 4
Strawberry Fair
Anthony Newley
Peak
3
Weeks
8
Number
10 Down by 1
Perfidia
The Ventures
Peak
9
Weeks
7
Number
11
Counting Teardrops
Emile Ford & The Checkmates
Peak
11
Weeks
6
Number
12 Down by 8

Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop)
Adam Faith
Peak
4
Weeks
9
Number
13 Up by 11
Sway
Bobby Rydell
Peak
13
Weeks
5
Number
14 Up by 16
Buona Sera
Mr. Acker Bilk
Peak
14
Weeks
6
Number
15 Up by 4

Blue Angel
Roy Orbison
Peak
11
Weeks
12
Number
16 Up by 2
Like Strangers
The Everly Brothers
Peak
16
Weeks
5
Number
17 Down by 9

Little Donkey
Nina & Frederick
Peak
3
Weeks
9
Number
18 Down by 2
Gurney Slade
Max Harris
Peak
11
Weeks
7
Number
19 Down by 4

My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own
Connie Francis
Peak
3
Weeks
11
Number
20 Up by 9
Little Girl
Marty Wilde
Peak
20
Weeks
4
Number
21

As Long As He Needs Me
Shirley Bassey
Peak
2
Weeks
24
Number
22 Up by 1

Dreamin'
Johnny Burnette
Peak
5
Weeks
16
Number
23 Down by 6

My Love For You
Johnny Mathis
Peak
9
Weeks
15
Number
24 Up by 9
Strawberry Blonde
Frank D'Rone
Peak
24
Weeks
4
Number
25 Up by 11
Stay
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
Peak
25
Weeks
2
Number
26 Down by 12
Lively
Lonnie Donegan
Peak
13
Weeks
8
Number
27 Up by 18
Black Stockings
The John Barry Seven and Orchestra
Peak
27
Weeks
6
Number
28 Debut
Doll House
The King Brothers
Peak
28
Weeks
1
Number
29 Down by 7

Mr. Custer
Charlie Drake
Peak
12
Weeks
12
Number
30 Down by 10
Ol' Mac Donald
Frank Sinatra
Peak
11
Weeks
8
Number
31 Debut
Pepe
Duane Eddy
Peak
31
Weeks
1
Number
32 Down by 4
Even More Party Pops
Russ Conway
Peak
27
Weeks
8
Number
33 Debut
Chariot
Rhet Stoller
Peak
33
Weeks
1
Number
34 Down by 9

Just As Much As Ever
Nat King Cole
Peak
18
Weeks
10
Number
35 Down by 1

Georgia on My Mind
Ray Charles
From the album: The Genius Hits the Road
Peak
24
Weeks
6
Number
36 Debut
Can't You Hear My Heart
Danny Rivers
Peak
36
Weeks
1
Number
37 Debut
Bangers and Mash
Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren
Peak
37
Weeks
1
Number
38 Debut
You're Sixteen
Johnny Burnette
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39 Debut
Many Tears Ago
Connie Francis
Peak
39
Weeks
1
Number
40 Up by 7
My Girl Josephine
Fats Domino
Peak
40
Weeks
2
Number
41 Down by 6
Till
Tony Bennett
Peak
35
Weeks
2
Number
42 Down by 10

Kickin' Up The Leaves
Mark Wynter
Peak
24
Weeks
10
Number
43 Down by 17

Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)
Roy Orbison
From the album: Lonely and Blue
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
24
Number
44 Down by 7
Let's/Serenata
Sarah Vaughan
Peak
37
Weeks
3
Number
45 Down by 4
Togetherness
Mike Preston
Peak
41
Weeks
4
Number
46 Debut
A Scottish Soldier
Andy Stewart
Peak
46
Weeks
1
Number
47 Down by 8

Never On Sunday
Makadopoulos & His Greek Serenaders
Peak
36
Weeks
13
Number
48 Down by 17

Kommotion
Duane Eddy
Peak
13
Weeks
10
Number
49 Down by 22
Milord (Remasterisé en 2015)
Édith Piaf
Peak
24
Weeks
15
Number
50 Debut
Piltdown Rides Again
The Piltdown Men
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
38 Dropout
Onward Christian Soldiers
Harry Simeone Chorale
Peak
35
Weeks
2
Number
40 Dropout
Virgin Mary
Lonnie Donegan
Peak
27
Weeks
5
Number
42 Dropout
Must Be Santa
Joan Regan
Peak
42
Weeks
1
Number
43 Dropout
Little White Berry
Roy Castle
Peak
40
Weeks
3
Number
44 Dropout

Let's Think About Living
Bob Luman
Peak
6
Weeks
18
Number
46 Dropout
Deep Feeling
Mike Sagar & The Cresters
Peak
44
Weeks
5
Number
48 Dropout

McDonald's Cave
The Piltdown Men
Peak
14
Weeks
18
Number
49 Dropout

Sorry Robbie
Bert Weedon
Peak
28
Weeks
11
Number
50 Dropout

Top Teen Baby
Gary Mills
Peak
24
Weeks
12

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Date

January 12, 1961

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3 1 Johnny Tillotson – “Poetry in Motion” 1(×1) 7

1 2 Cliff Richard – “I Love You” 1(×2) 7

2 3 The Drifters – “Save the Last Dance for Me” 2 11

6 4 Elvis Presley – “It's Now or Never” 1(×8) 11

12 5 Matt Monro – “Portrait Of My Love” 5 5

7 6 Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren – “Goodness Gracious Me” 4 10

13 7 The Shadows – “Man of Mystery” 5 10

10 8 Johnny and the Hurricanes – “Rocking Goose” 3 16

5 9 Anthony Newley – “Strawberry Fair” 3 8

9 10 The Ventures – “Perfidia” 9 7

11 11 Emile Ford & The Checkmates – “Counting Teardrops” 11 6

4 12 Adam Faith – “Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop)” 4 9

24 13 Bobby Rydell – “Sway” 13 5

30 14 Mr. Acker Bilk – “Buona Sera” 14 6

19 15 Roy Orbison – “Blue Angel” 11 12

18 16 The Everly Brothers – “Like Strangers” 16 5

8 17 Nina & Frederick – “Little Donkey” 3 9

16 18 Max Harris – “Gurney Slade” 11 7

15 19 Connie Francis – “My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own” 3 11

29 20 Marty Wilde – “Little Girl” 20 4

21 21 Shirley Bassey – “As Long As He Needs Me” 2 24

23 22 Johnny Burnette – “Dreamin'” 5 16

17 23 Johnny Mathis – “My Love For You” 9 15

33 24 Frank D'Rone – “Strawberry Blonde” 24 4

36 25 Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs – “Stay” 25 2

14 26 Lonnie Donegan – “Lively” 13 8

45 27 The John Barry Seven and Orchestra – “Black Stockings” 27 6

NE 28 The King Brothers – “Doll House” 28 1

22 29 Charlie Drake – “Mr. Custer” 12 12

20 30 Frank Sinatra – “Ol' Mac Donald” 11 8

NE 31 Duane Eddy – “Pepe” 31 1

28 32 Russ Conway – “Even More Party Pops” 27 8

NE 33 Rhet Stoller – “Chariot” 33 1

25 34 Nat King Cole – “Just As Much As Ever” 18 10

34 35 Ray Charles – “Georgia on My Mind” 24 6

NE 36 Danny Rivers – “Can't You Hear My Heart” 36 1

NE 37 Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren – “Bangers and Mash” 37 1

NE 38 Johnny Burnette – “You're Sixteen” 38 1

NE 39 Connie Francis – “Many Tears Ago” 39 1

47 40 Fats Domino – “My Girl Josephine” 40 2

35 41 Tony Bennett – “Till” 35 2

32 42 Mark Wynter – “Kickin' Up The Leaves” 24 10

26 43 Roy Orbison – “Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)” 1(×2) 24

37 44 Sarah Vaughan – “Let's/Serenata” 37 3

41 45 Mike Preston – “Togetherness” 41 4

NE 46 Andy Stewart – “A Scottish Soldier” 46 1

39 47 Makadopoulos & His Greek Serenaders – “Never On Sunday” 36 13

31 48 Duane Eddy – “Kommotion” 13 10

27 49 Édith Piaf – “Milord (Remasterisé en 2015)” 24 15

NE 50 The Piltdown Men – “Piltdown Rides Again” 50 1

DROPOUTS:

38 -- Harry Simeone Chorale – “Onward Christian Soldiers” 35 2

40 -- Lonnie Donegan – “Virgin Mary” 27 5

42 -- Joan Regan – “Must Be Santa” 42 1

43 -- Roy Castle – “Little White Berry” 40 3

44 -- Bob Luman – “Let's Think About Living” 6 18

46 -- Mike Sagar & The Cresters – “Deep Feeling” 44 5

48 -- The Piltdown Men – “McDonald's Cave” 14 18

49 -- Bert Weedon – “Sorry Robbie” 28 11

50 -- Gary Mills – “Top Teen Baby” 24 12

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