The Official Singles Chart Top 50 - 14th September 1961

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Johnny Remember Me
John Leyton
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
7
Number
2 Up by 1
Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain
Shirley Bassey
Peak
2
Weeks
8
Number
3 Down by 1

You Don't Know
Helen Shapiro
From the album: 12 Hits and a Miss
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
12
Number
4 Up by 13
Wild In The Country/I Feel So Bad
Elvis Presley
Peak
4
Weeks
2
Number
5

Well I Ask You
Eden Kane
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
16
Number
6 Down by 2

Halfway to Paradise
Billy Fury
From the album: Halfway to Paradise
Peak
3
Weeks
19
Number
7 Up by 17

Kon-Tiki
The Shadows
Peak
7
Weeks
2
Number
8 Down by 1

That's My Home
Mr. Acker Bilk
Peak
7
Weeks
10
Number
9

Quarter to Three
Gary U.S. Bonds
From the album: Dance 'Til Quarter to Three with U.S. Bonds
Peak
7
Weeks
9
Number
10 Up by 1

How Many Tears
Bobby Vee
Peak
10
Weeks
7
Number
11 Up by 1

Cupid
Sam Cooke
Peak
11
Weeks
8
Number
12 Down by 6

Romeo
Petula Clark
Peak
3
Weeks
10
Number
13 Up by 6

Ain't Gonna Wash For A Week
The Brook Brothers
Peak
13
Weeks
4
Number
14 Up by 7
Michael Row The Boat/Lumbered
Lonnie Donegan
Peak
14
Weeks
3
Number
15 Down by 1

Pasadena
The Temperance Seven
Peak
4
Weeks
14
Number
16 Down by 6

Hello Mary Lou
Ricky Nelson
From the album: Rick Is 21
Peak
2
Weeks
16
Number
17 Down by 2

You Always Hurt The One You Love
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
Peak
6
Weeks
10
Number
18 Down by 10

Marcheta
Karl Denver
Peak
8
Weeks
13
Number
19 Up by 28

Michael (Row The Boat Ashore)
The Highway Men
Peak
19
Weeks
2
Number
20 Debut

Hats Off to Larry
Del Shannon
From the album: Hats Off to Del Shannon
Peak
20
Weeks
1
Number
21 Down by 8

Don't You Know It?
Adam Faith
Peak
12
Weeks
9
Number
22 Down by 6

Baby I Don't Care
Buddy Holly
Peak
12
Weeks
11
Number
23 Down by 3

Time
Craig Douglas
Peak
9
Weeks
12
Number
24 Up by 26

Jealousy
Billy Fury
Peak
24
Weeks
2
Number
25 Down by 2

Wheels Cha Cha
Joe Loss
Peak
23
Weeks
12
Number
26 Down by 8

A Girl Like You
Cliff Richard
Peak
3
Weeks
13
Number
27 Down by 2

A Scottish Soldier
Andy Stewart
Peak
19
Weeks
36
Number
28 Up by 5

Sea of Heartbreak
Don Gibson
From the album: The Best of Don Gibson
Peak
28
Weeks
3
Number
29 Down by 1

Someday (You'll Be Sorry)
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
Peak
28
Weeks
3
Number
30 Up by 16

Say It With Flowers
Dorothy Squires & Russ Conway
Peak
30
Weeks
4
Number
31 Down by 9

Temptation
The Everly Brothers
From the album: The Golden Hits of The Everly Brothers
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
32 Debut

Together
Connie Francis
Peak
32
Weeks
1
Number
33 Up by 9

True Love
Terry Lightfoot's New Orleans Jazzmen
Peak
33
Weeks
2
Number
34 Down by 7

Weekend
Eddie Cochran
From the album: Cherished Memories of Eddie Cochran
Peak
15
Weeks
14
Number
35 Debut

Get Lost
Eden Kane
Peak
35
Weeks
1
Number
36 Debut

You'll Answer To Me
Cleo Laine
Peak
36
Weeks
1
Number
37 Debut

Drivin' Home
Duane Eddy
Peak
37
Weeks
1
Number
38

What Kind Of Fool Am I?
Anthony Newley
Peak
36
Weeks
7
Number
39 Down by 2

Breakaway
The Springfields
Peak
37
Weeks
3
Number
40 Down by 1

Heart and Soul
Jan & Dean
Peak
39
Weeks
4
Number
41 Down by 15
DUPLICATE Change To: "Runaway (191905)"
Del Shannon
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
42 Down by 6

I'm Going Home
Gene Vincent
Peak
36
Weeks
3
Number
43 Down by 13

Frightened City
The Shadows
Peak
3
Weeks
19
Number
44 Down by 3

Baby Sittin'
Bobby Angelo and The Tuxedos
Peak
30
Weeks
6
Number
45 Down by 1

Once In Every Lifetime
Ken Dodd
Peak
28
Weeks
12
Number
46 Down by 12

Writing On The Wall
Tommy Steele
Peak
30
Weeks
5
Number
47 Down by 18

Quite A Party
The Fireballs
Peak
29
Weeks
8
Number
48 Re-Entry

Pretty Little Angel Eyes
Curtis Lee
Peak
47
Weeks
2
Number
49 Debut

Who Put The Bomp
The Viscounts
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Debut
Don't Bet Money Honey
Linda Scott
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
31 Dropout

Dum Dum
Brenda Lee
Peak
22
Weeks
8
Number
32 Dropout

(I Don't Know Why) But I Do
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
Peak
3
Weeks
19
Number
35 Dropout

Moody River
Pat Boone
From the album: Moody River
Peak
18
Weeks
10
Number
40 Dropout

San Antonio Rose
Floyd Cramer
Peak
36
Weeks
8
Number
43 Dropout

The Boll Weevil Song
Brook Benton
Peak
30
Weeks
9
Number
45 Dropout

Wooden Heart
Elvis Presley
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
27
Number
48 Dropout
There I've Said It Again
Al Saxon
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Dropout

Girls
Johnny Burnette
Peak
37
Weeks
5

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1 1 John Leyton – "Johnny Remember Me" 1(×3) 7

3 2 Shirley Bassey – "Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain" 2 8

2 3 Helen Shapiro – "You Don't Know" 1(×3) 12

17 4 Elvis Presley – "Wild In The Country/I Feel So Bad" 4 2

5 5 Eden Kane – "Well I Ask You" 1(×1) 16

4 6 Billy Fury – "Halfway to Paradise" 3 19

24 7 The Shadows – "Kon-Tiki" 7 2

7 8 Mr. Acker Bilk – "That's My Home" 7 10

9 9 Gary U.S. Bonds – "Quarter to Three" 7 9

11 10 Bobby Vee – "How Many Tears" 10 7

12 11 Sam Cooke – "Cupid" 11 8

6 12 Petula Clark – "Romeo" 3 10

19 13 The Brook Brothers – "Ain't Gonna Wash For A Week" 13 4

21 14 Lonnie Donegan – "Michael Row The Boat/Lumbered" 14 3

14 15 The Temperance Seven – "Pasadena" 4 14

10 16 Ricky Nelson – "Hello Mary Lou" 2 16

15 17 Clarence "Frogman" Henry – "You Always Hurt The One You Love" 6 10

8 18 Karl Denver – "Marcheta" 8 13

47 19 The Highway Men – "Michael (Row The Boat Ashore)" 19 2

NE 20 Del Shannon – "Hats Off to Larry" 20 1

13 21 Adam Faith – "Don't You Know It?" 12 9

16 22 Buddy Holly – "Baby I Don't Care" 12 11

20 23 Craig Douglas – "Time" 9 12

50 24 Billy Fury – "Jealousy" 24 2

23 25 Joe Loss – "Wheels Cha Cha" 23 12

18 26 Cliff Richard – "A Girl Like You" 3 13

25 27 Andy Stewart – "A Scottish Soldier" 19 36

33 28 Don Gibson – "Sea of Heartbreak" 28 3

28 29 Kenny Ball His Jazzmen – "Someday (You'll Be Sorry)" 28 3

46 30 Dorothy Squires Russ Conway – "Say It With Flowers" 30 4

22 31 The Everly Brothers – "Temptation" 1(×2) 14

NE 32 Connie Francis – "Together" 32 1

42 33 Terry Lightfoot's New Orleans Jazzmen – "True Love" 33 2

27 34 Eddie Cochran – "Weekend" 15 14

NE 35 Eden Kane – "Get Lost" 35 1

NE 36 Cleo Laine – "You'll Answer To Me" 36 1

NE 37 Duane Eddy – "Drivin' Home" 37 1

38 38 Anthony Newley – "What Kind Of Fool Am I?" 36 7

37 39 The Springfields – "Breakaway" 37 3

39 40 Jan & Dean – "Heart and Soul" 39 4

26 41 Del Shannon – "DUPLICATE Change To: "Runaway (191905)"" 1(×3) 21

36 42 Gene Vincent – "I'm Going Home" 36 3

30 43 The Shadows – "Frightened City" 3 19

41 44 Bobby Angelo and The Tuxedos – "Baby Sittin'" 30 6

44 45 Ken Dodd – "Once In Every Lifetime" 28 12

34 46 Tommy Steele – "Writing On The Wall" 30 5

29 47 The Fireballs – "Quite A Party" 29 8

RE 48 Curtis Lee – "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" 47 2

NE 49 The Viscounts – "Who Put The Bomp" 49 1

NE 50 Linda Scott – "Don't Bet Money Honey" 50 1

DROPOUTS:

31 -- Brenda Lee – "Dum Dum" 22 8

32 -- Clarence "Frogman" Henry – "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do" 3 19

35 -- Pat Boone – "Moody River" 18 10

40 -- Floyd Cramer – "San Antonio Rose" 36 8

43 -- Brook Benton – "The Boll Weevil Song" 30 9

45 -- Elvis Presley – "Wooden Heart" 1(×6) 27

48 -- Al Saxon – "There I've Said It Again" 48 1

49 -- Johnny Burnette – "Girls" 37 5

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