The Official Singles Chart Top 50 - 16th November 1961

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Number
1

(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
Elvis Presley
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
3
Number
2

Walking Back To Happiness
Helen Shapiro
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
8
Number
3 Up by 1

Big Bad John
Jimmy Dean
Peak
3
Weeks
4
Number
4 Down by 1

When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart
Cliff Richard
Peak
3
Weeks
5
Number
5 Up by 2

The Time Has Come
Adam Faith
Peak
5
Weeks
4
Number
6 Up by 2

Take Five
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
From the album: Time Out
Peak
6
Weeks
4
Number
7 Up by 6

Take Good Care of My Baby
Bobby Vee
Peak
7
Weeks
4
Number
8 Down by 3

Wild Wind
John Leyton
Peak
2
Weeks
7
Number
9 Up by 1

Bless You
Tony Orlando
Peak
5
Weeks
7
Number
10 Up by 2

Sucu Sucu
The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
Peak
9
Weeks
8
Number
11 Down by 2

Mexicali Rose
Karl Denver
Peak
8
Weeks
5
Number
12 Down by 1

You'll Answer To Me
Cleo Laine
Peak
5
Weeks
10
Number
13 Down by 7

Hit the Road Jack
Ray Charles
From the album: Ray Charles' Greatest Hits
Peak
6
Weeks
5
Number
14 Up by 2

My Boomerang Won't Come Back
Charlie Drake
Peak
14
Weeks
7
Number
15 Down by 1

You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
Bobby Darin
Peak
10
Weeks
6
Number
16 Up by 4

Runaround Sue
Dion
From the album: Runaround Sue
Peak
16
Weeks
3
Number
17 Up by 6

Moon River
Danny Williams
Peak
17
Weeks
3
Number
18 Up by 25

Tower of Strength
Frankie Vaughan
Peak
18
Weeks
2
Number
19 Up by 2

Let's Get Together
Hayley Mills
Peak
19
Weeks
5
Number
20 Down by 5

Michael (Row The Boat Ashore)
The Highway Men
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
11
Number
21 Down by 3

Jealousy
Billy Fury
Peak
2
Weeks
11
Number
22 Up by 9
Stars and Stripes/Creole Jazz
Mr. Acker Bilk
Peak
22
Weeks
3
Number
23 Down by 6

Hats Off to Larry
Del Shannon
From the album: Hats Off to Del Shannon
Peak
6
Weeks
10
Number
24 Down by 2

I'm a Moody Guy
Shane Fenton & The Fentones
Peak
22
Weeks
4
Number
25 Up by 16

This Time
Troy Shondell
Peak
25
Weeks
3
Number
26 Debut

The Savage
The Shadows
Peak
26
Weeks
1
Number
27 Up by 21

Midnight in Moscow
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
Peak
27
Weeks
2
Number
28 Down by 4

Sea of Heartbreak
Don Gibson
From the album: The Best of Don Gibson
Peak
14
Weeks
12
Number
29 Down by 3

Together
Connie Francis
Peak
6
Weeks
10
Number
30

You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)
Ral Donner
Peak
25
Weeks
9
Number
31 Up by 3
Wild In The Country/I Feel So Bad
Elvis Presley
Peak
4
Weeks
11
Number
32 Up by 3

You Don't Know
Helen Shapiro
From the album: 12 Hits and a Miss
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
33 Down by 6

Cryin'
Roy Orbison
Peak
25
Weeks
9
Number
34 Down by 5

Sucu Sucu
Nina & Frederik
Peak
23
Weeks
7
Number
35 Debut

Bambino
The Springfields
Peak
35
Weeks
1
Number
36 Up by 10

Runaround Sue
Doug Sheldon
Peak
36
Weeks
2
Number
37 Debut

Everlovin'
Ricky Nelson
Peak
37
Weeks
1
Number
38 Debut

Fool #1
Brenda Lee
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39 Up by 3

Who Put The Bomp
The Viscounts
Peak
21
Weeks
10
Number
40 Up by 5

Tomorrow's Clown
Marty Wilde
Peak
40
Weeks
2
Number
41 Down by 8

Get Lost
Eden Kane
Peak
10
Weeks
10
Number
42 Down by 17

A Tribute To Buddy Holly
Mike Berry & The Outlaws
Peak
24
Weeks
6
Number
43 Down by 15

Granada
Frank Sinatra
Peak
15
Weeks
8
Number
44 Debut

I Love How You Love Me
Jimmy Crawford
Peak
44
Weeks
1
Number
45 Debut

Let True Love Begin
Nat King Cole
Peak
45
Weeks
1
Number
46 Down by 10

Wheels Cha Cha
Joe Loss
Peak
21
Weeks
21
Number
47 Down by 10

Hole In The Bucket
Harry Belafonte & Odetta
Peak
32
Weeks
8
Number
48 Re-Entry

Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)
Sue Thompson
From the album: Meet Sue Thompson
Peak
46
Weeks
2
Number
49 Debut

Tower Of Strength
Gene McDaniels
From the album: Tower of Strength
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Debut

My Friend The Sea
Petula Clark
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
19 Dropout

Kon-Tiki
The Shadows
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
10
Number
32 Dropout

Johnny Remember Me
John Leyton
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
38 Dropout
Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain
Shirley Bassey
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
16
Number
39 Dropout

More Money For You and Me
The Four Preps
Peak
39
Weeks
2
Number
40 Dropout

The Mountain's High
Dick and Dee Dee
From the album: Tell Me the Mountain's High
Peak
37
Weeks
3
Number
44 Dropout
Sad Movies
Carol Deene
Peak
44
Weeks
3
Number
47 Dropout

Sucu Sucu
Ted Heath & His Music
Peak
36
Weeks
5
Number
49 Dropout
Michael Row The Boat/Lumbered
Lonnie Donegan
Peak
6
Weeks
11
Number
50 Dropout
Muskrat/Don't Blame Me
The Everly Brothers
Peak
20
Weeks
6

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Date

November 16, 1961

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1 1 Elvis Presley – "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" 1(×2) 3

2 2 Helen Shapiro – "Walking Back To Happiness" 1(×3) 8

4 3 Jimmy Dean – "Big Bad John" 3 4

3 4 Cliff Richard – "When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart" 3 5

7 5 Adam Faith – "The Time Has Come" 5 4

8 6 The Dave Brubeck Quartet – "Take Five" 6 4

13 7 Bobby Vee – "Take Good Care of My Baby" 7 4

5 8 John Leyton – "Wild Wind" 2 7

10 9 Tony Orlando – "Bless You" 5 7

12 10 The Laurie Johnson Orchestra – "Sucu Sucu" 9 8

9 11 Karl Denver – "Mexicali Rose" 8 5

11 12 Cleo Laine – "You'll Answer To Me" 5 10

6 13 Ray Charles – "Hit the Road Jack" 6 5

16 14 Charlie Drake – "My Boomerang Won't Come Back" 14 7

14 15 Bobby Darin – "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby" 10 6

20 16 Dion – "Runaround Sue" 16 3

23 17 Danny Williams – "Moon River" 17 3

43 18 Frankie Vaughan – "Tower of Strength" 18 2

21 19 Hayley Mills – "Let's Get Together" 19 5

15 20 The Highway Men – "Michael (Row The Boat Ashore)" 1(×1) 11

18 21 Billy Fury – "Jealousy" 2 11

31 22 Mr. Acker Bilk – "Stars and Stripes/Creole Jazz" 22 3

17 23 Del Shannon – "Hats Off to Larry" 6 10

22 24 Shane Fenton & The Fentones – "I'm a Moody Guy" 22 4

41 25 Troy Shondell – "This Time" 25 3

NE 26 The Shadows – "The Savage" 26 1

48 27 Kenny Ball His Jazzmen – "Midnight in Moscow" 27 2

24 28 Don Gibson – "Sea of Heartbreak" 14 12

26 29 Connie Francis – "Together" 6 10

30 30 Ral Donner – "You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)" 25 9

34 31 Elvis Presley – "Wild In The Country/I Feel So Bad" 4 11

35 32 Helen Shapiro – "You Don't Know" 1(×3) 21

27 33 Roy Orbison – "Cryin'" 25 9

29 34 Nina & Frederik – "Sucu Sucu" 23 7

NE 35 The Springfields – "Bambino" 35 1

46 36 Doug Sheldon – "Runaround Sue" 36 2

NE 37 Ricky Nelson – "Everlovin'" 37 1

NE 38 Brenda Lee – "Fool #1" 38 1

42 39 The Viscounts – "Who Put The Bomp" 21 10

45 40 Marty Wilde – "Tomorrow's Clown" 40 2

33 41 Eden Kane – "Get Lost" 10 10

25 42 Mike Berry The Outlaws – "A Tribute To Buddy Holly" 24 6

28 43 Frank Sinatra – "Granada" 15 8

NE 44 Jimmy Crawford – "I Love How You Love Me" 44 1

NE 45 Nat King Cole – "Let True Love Begin" 45 1

36 46 Joe Loss – "Wheels Cha Cha" 21 21

37 47 Harry Belafonte Odetta – "Hole In The Bucket" 32 8

RE 48 Sue Thompson – "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)" 46 2

NE 49 Gene McDaniels – "Tower Of Strength" 49 1

NE 50 Petula Clark – "My Friend The Sea" 50 1

DROPOUTS:

19 -- The Shadows – "Kon-Tiki" 1(×1) 10

32 -- John Leyton – "Johnny Remember Me" 1(×4) 15

38 -- Shirley Bassey – "Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain" 1(×1) 16

39 -- The Four Preps – "More Money For You and Me" 39 2

40 -- Dick and Dee Dee – "The Mountain's High" 37 3

44 -- Carol Deene – "Sad Movies" 44 3

47 -- Ted Heath & His Music – "Sucu Sucu" 36 5

49 -- Lonnie Donegan – "Michael Row The Boat/Lumbered" 6 11

50 -- The Everly Brothers – "Muskrat/Don't Blame Me" 20 6

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