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The Official Singles Chart Top 50 - 18th January 1962

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Number
1

The Young Ones
Cliff Richard & The Shadows
From the album: The Young Ones
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
2
Number
2

Stranger on the Shore
Mr. Acker Bilk & The Leon Young String Chorale
Peak
2
Weeks
8
Number
3 Up by 1

Let There Be Drums
Sandy Nelson
From the album: Let There Be Drums
Peak
3
Weeks
6
Number
4 Up by 2

Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen
Neil Sedaka
Peak
4
Weeks
5
Number
5 Up by 3

Midnight in Moscow
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
Peak
2
Weeks
11
Number
6 Down by 1

I'd Never Find Another You
Billy Fury
From the album: We Want Billy!
Peak
5
Weeks
6
Number
7 Down by 4

Moon River
Danny Williams
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
12
Number
8 Up by 1

Multiplication
Bobby Darin
From the album: Twist with Bobby Darin
Peak
7
Weeks
5
Number
9 Down by 2

Johnny Will
Pat Boone
Peak
4
Weeks
7
Number
10 Up by 3

Run to Him
Bobby Vee
From the album: Take Good Care of My Baby
Peak
10
Weeks
5
Number
11

The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Tokens
From the album: The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Peak
11
Weeks
5
Number
12 Down by 2

So Long, Baby
Del Shannon
Peak
10
Weeks
7
Number
13 Up by 1

The Language Of Love
John D. Loudermilk
Peak
13
Weeks
3
Number
14 Up by 13

The Twist
Chubby Checker
From the album: Twist with Chubby Checker
Peak
14
Weeks
4
Number
15 Up by 4

Son, This Is She
John Leyton
Peak
15
Weeks
4
Number
16 Up by 6

Let's Twist Again
Chubby Checker
From the album: Let's Twist Again
Peak
16
Weeks
7
Number
17 Up by 9

Walk on By
Leroy Van Dyke
From the album: Walk on By
Peak
17
Weeks
3
Number
18 Down by 6

Tower of Strength
Frankie Vaughan
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
11
Number
19 Debut

Forget Me Not
Eden Kane
Peak
19
Weeks
1
Number
20 Down by 2

You're The Only Good Thing
Jim Reeves
Peak
17
Weeks
9
Number
21 Debut

Crying in the Rain
The Everly Brothers
From the album: The Golden Hits of The Everly Brothers
Peak
21
Weeks
1
Number
22 Down by 5

Toy Balloons
Russ Conway
Peak
7
Weeks
8
Number
23

Walking Back To Happiness
Helen Shapiro
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
24 Down by 9

My Friend The Sea
Petula Clark
Peak
7
Weeks
10
Number
25 Down by 5

I Understand (Just How You Feel)
The G-Clefs
Peak
17
Weeks
8
Number
26 Debut

The Comancheros
Lonnie Donegan
Peak
26
Weeks
1
Number
27 Down by 6

Don't Bring Lulu
Dorothy Provine
Peak
17
Weeks
7
Number
28 Down by 4

(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
Elvis Presley
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
12
Number
29 Down by 13

Take Good Care of My Baby
Bobby Vee
Peak
3
Weeks
13
Number
30 Down by 1

Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night
Doug Sheldon
Peak
29
Weeks
3
Number
31 Down by 3

Goodbye Cruel World
James Darren
From the album: James Darren Sings for All Sizes
Peak
28
Weeks
6
Number
32 Up by 8

Tall Dark Stranger
Rose Brennan
Peak
31
Weeks
7
Number
33 Debut

Lonesome
Adam Faith
Peak
33
Weeks
1
Number
34 Debut

Small Sad Sam
Phil McLean
Peak
34
Weeks
1
Number
35 Debut

Peppermint Twist
Danny Peppermint & The Jumping Jacks
Peak
35
Weeks
1
Number
36 Up by 2

Take Five
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
From the album: Time Out
Peak
6
Weeks
13
Number
37 Up by 5

What A Crazy World We're Living In
Joe Brown
Peak
37
Weeks
2
Number
38 Up by 3

Come Along Please
Bob Wallis and His Storyville Jazzmen
Peak
38
Weeks
3
Number
39 Down by 5

I Cried For You
Ricky Stevens
Peak
34
Weeks
6
Number
40 Down by 1

Bambino
The Springfields
Peak
16
Weeks
10
Number
41 Down by 4

King Kong
Terry Lightfoot's New Orleans Jazzmen
Peak
29
Weeks
9
Number
42 Debut

Jeannie
Danny Williams
Peak
42
Weeks
1
Number
43 Up by 4

Let True Love Begin
Nat King Cole
Peak
29
Weeks
10
Number
44 Down by 9

The Time Has Come
Adam Faith
Peak
4
Weeks
13
Number
45 Down by 9

I Love How You Love Me
Jimmy Crawford
Peak
18
Weeks
10
Number
46 Down by 14

When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart
Cliff Richard
Peak
3
Weeks
14
Number
47 Down by 14
The Night Is Young/There Goes That Song Again
Gary Miller
Peak
32
Weeks
5
Number
48 Down by 23

Big Bad John
Jimmy Dean
Peak
2
Weeks
13
Number
49 Re-Entry

September In The Rain
Dinah Washington
Peak
35
Weeks
4
Number
50 Down by 20

Charleston
The Temperance Seven
Peak
22
Weeks
7

Dropouts

Number
31 Dropout

I'll Get By
Shirley Bassey
Peak
10
Weeks
8
Number
43 Dropout
Gypsy Rover
The Highwaymen
Peak
41
Weeks
4
Number
44 Dropout

Can't You Hear The Beat Of A Broken Heart
Iain Gregory
Peak
39
Weeks
2
Number
45 Dropout

This Time
Troy Shondell
Peak
22
Weeks
11
Number
46 Dropout

Mrs. Mills Medley
Mrs. Mills
Peak
18
Weeks
5
Number
48 Dropout
Twist Twist
The Chakachas
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Dropout
Image
Hank Levine
Peak
45
Weeks
4
Number
50 Dropout
Revival
Chris Barber's Jazz Band
Peak
50
Weeks
2

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Date

January 18, 1962

Songs

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1 1 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – “The Young Ones” 1(×2) 2

2 2 Mr. Acker Bilk & The Leon Young String Chorale – “Stranger on the Shore” 2 8

4 3 Sandy Nelson – “Let There Be Drums” 3 6

6 4 Neil Sedaka – “Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen” 4 5

8 5 Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen – “Midnight in Moscow” 2 11

5 6 Billy Fury – “I'd Never Find Another You” 5 6

3 7 Danny Williams – “Moon River” 1(×2) 12

9 8 Bobby Darin – “Multiplication” 7 5

7 9 Pat Boone – “Johnny Will” 4 7

13 10 Bobby Vee – “Run to Him” 10 5

11 11 The Tokens – “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” 11 5

10 12 Del Shannon – “So Long, Baby” 10 7

14 13 John D. Loudermilk – “The Language Of Love” 13 3

27 14 Chubby Checker – “The Twist” 14 4

19 15 John Leyton – “Son, This Is She” 15 4

22 16 Chubby Checker – “Let's Twist Again” 16 7

26 17 Leroy Van Dyke – “Walk on By” 17 3

12 18 Frankie Vaughan – “Tower of Strength” 1(×3) 11

NE 19 Eden Kane – “Forget Me Not” 19 1

18 20 Jim Reeves – “You're The Only Good Thing” 17 9

NE 21 The Everly Brothers – “Crying in the Rain” 21 1

17 22 Russ Conway – “Toy Balloons” 7 8

23 23 Helen Shapiro – “Walking Back To Happiness” 1(×3) 17

15 24 Petula Clark – “My Friend The Sea” 7 10

20 25 The G-Clefs – “I Understand (Just How You Feel)” 17 8

NE 26 Lonnie Donegan – “The Comancheros” 26 1

21 27 Dorothy Provine – “Don't Bring Lulu” 17 7

24 28 Elvis Presley – “(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame” 1(×4) 12

16 29 Bobby Vee – “Take Good Care of My Baby” 3 13

29 30 Doug Sheldon – “Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night” 29 3

28 31 James Darren – “Goodbye Cruel World” 28 6

40 32 Rose Brennan – “Tall Dark Stranger” 31 7

NE 33 Adam Faith – “Lonesome” 33 1

NE 34 Phil McLean – “Small Sad Sam” 34 1

NE 35 Danny Peppermint & The Jumping Jacks – “Peppermint Twist” 35 1

38 36 The Dave Brubeck Quartet – “Take Five” 6 13

42 37 Joe Brown – “What A Crazy World We're Living In” 37 2

41 38 Bob Wallis and His Storyville Jazzmen – “Come Along Please” 38 3

34 39 Ricky Stevens – “I Cried For You” 34 6

39 40 The Springfields – “Bambino” 16 10

37 41 Terry Lightfoot's New Orleans Jazzmen – “King Kong” 29 9

NE 42 Danny Williams – “Jeannie” 42 1

47 43 Nat King Cole – “Let True Love Begin” 29 10

35 44 Adam Faith – “The Time Has Come” 4 13

36 45 Jimmy Crawford – “I Love How You Love Me” 18 10

32 46 Cliff Richard – “When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart” 3 14

33 47 Gary Miller – “The Night Is Young/There Goes That Song Again” 32 5

25 48 Jimmy Dean – “Big Bad John” 2 13

RE 49 Dinah Washington – “September In The Rain” 35 4

30 50 The Temperance Seven – “Charleston” 22 7

DROPOUTS:

31 -- Shirley Bassey – “I'll Get By” 10 8

43 -- The Highwaymen – “Gypsy Rover” 41 4

44 -- Iain Gregory – “Can't You Hear The Beat Of A Broken Heart” 39 2

45 -- Troy Shondell – “This Time” 22 11

46 -- Mrs. Mills – “Mrs. Mills Medley” 18 5

48 -- The Chakachas – “Twist Twist” 48 1

49 -- Hank Levine – “Image” 45 4

50 -- Chris Barber's Jazz Band – “Revival” 50 2

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