The Official Singles Chart Top 50 - 23rd November 1961

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1

(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
Elvis Presley
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
4
Number
2 Up by 1

Big Bad John
Jimmy Dean
Peak
2
Weeks
5
Number
3 Down by 1

Walking Back To Happiness
Helen Shapiro
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
9
Number
4 Up by 1

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

Take Good Care of My Baby
Bobby Vee
Peak
5
Weeks
5
Number
6 Down by 2

When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart
Cliff Richard
Peak
3
Weeks
6
Number
7 Up by 11

Tower of Strength
Frankie Vaughan
Peak
7
Weeks
3
Number
8 Up by 9

Moon River
Danny Williams
Peak
8
Weeks
4
Number
9 Down by 3

Take Five
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
From the album: Time Out
Peak
6
Weeks
5
Number
10 Up by 3

Hit the Road Jack
Ray Charles
From the album: Ray Charles' Greatest Hits
Peak
6
Weeks
6
Number
11 Down by 2

Bless You
Tony Orlando
Peak
5
Weeks
8
Number
12 Down by 4

Wild Wind
John Leyton
Peak
2
Weeks
8
Number
13 Up by 13

The Savage
The Shadows
Peak
13
Weeks
2
Number
14 Down by 3

Mexicali Rose
Karl Denver
Peak
8
Weeks
6
Number
15 Up by 1

Runaround Sue
Dion
From the album: Runaround Sue
Peak
15
Weeks
4
Number
16 Down by 6

Sucu Sucu
The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
Peak
9
Weeks
9
Number
17 Up by 2

Let's Get Together
Hayley Mills
Peak
17
Weeks
6
Number
18 Down by 3

You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
Bobby Darin
Peak
10
Weeks
7
Number
19 Down by 7

You'll Answer To Me
Cleo Laine
Peak
5
Weeks
11
Number
20 Down by 6

My Boomerang Won't Come Back
Charlie Drake
Peak
14
Weeks
8
Number
21 Up by 6

Midnight in Moscow
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
Peak
21
Weeks
3
Number
22 Down by 2

Michael (Row The Boat Ashore)
The Highway Men
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
12
Number
23 Up by 2

This Time
Troy Shondell
Peak
23
Weeks
4
Number
24

I'm a Moody Guy
Shane Fenton & The Fentones
Peak
22
Weeks
5
Number
25 Up by 9

Sucu Sucu
Nina & Frederik
Peak
23
Weeks
8
Number
26 Down by 4
Stars and Stripes/Creole Jazz
Mr. Acker Bilk
Peak
22
Weeks
4
Number
27 Down by 4

Hats Off to Larry
Del Shannon
From the album: Hats Off to Del Shannon
Peak
6
Weeks
11
Number
28 Up by 7

Bambino
The Springfields
Peak
28
Weeks
2
Number
29 Up by 16

Let True Love Begin
Nat King Cole
Peak
29
Weeks
2
Number
30 Down by 9

Jealousy
Billy Fury
Peak
2
Weeks
12
Number
31 Debut

You're The Only Good Thing
Jim Reeves
Peak
31
Weeks
1
Number
32 Down by 2

You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)
Ral Donner
Peak
25
Weeks
10
Number
33 Down by 5

Sea of Heartbreak
Don Gibson
From the album: The Best of Don Gibson
Peak
14
Weeks
13
Number
34 Debut

I'll Get By
Shirley Bassey
Peak
34
Weeks
1
Number
35 Up by 9

I Love How You Love Me
Jimmy Crawford
Peak
35
Weeks
2
Number
36 Up by 4

Tomorrow's Clown
Marty Wilde
Peak
36
Weeks
3
Number
37 Down by 1

Runaround Sue
Doug Sheldon
Peak
36
Weeks
3
Number
38 Down by 1

Everlovin'
Ricky Nelson
Peak
37
Weeks
2
Number
39 Re-Entry

Kon-Tiki
The Shadows
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
11
Number
40 Re-Entry
Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain
Shirley Bassey
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
41 Debut

The Coffee Song
Frank Sinatra
Peak
41
Weeks
1
Number
42 Debut

The Way You Look Tonight
The Lettermen
From the album: A Song For Young Love
Peak
42
Weeks
1
Number
43 Up by 7

My Friend The Sea
Petula Clark
Peak
43
Weeks
2
Number
44 Down by 6

Fool #1
Brenda Lee
Peak
38
Weeks
2
Number
45 Down by 13

You Don't Know
Helen Shapiro
From the album: 12 Hits and a Miss
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
22
Number
46 Down by 17

Together
Connie Francis
Peak
6
Weeks
11
Number
47 Debut

King Kong
Terry Lightfoot's New Orleans Jazzmen
Peak
47
Weeks
1
Number
48 Debut

My Sunday Baby
The Dale Sisters
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Down by 18
Wild In The Country/I Feel So Bad
Elvis Presley
Peak
4
Weeks
12
Number
50 Down by 9

Get Lost
Eden Kane
Peak
10
Weeks
11

Dropouts

Number
33 Dropout

Cryin'
Roy Orbison
Peak
25
Weeks
9
Number
39 Dropout

Who Put The Bomp
The Viscounts
Peak
21
Weeks
10
Number
42 Dropout

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

Granada
Frank Sinatra
Peak
15
Weeks
8
Number
46 Dropout

Wheels Cha Cha
Joe Loss
Peak
21
Weeks
21
Number
47 Dropout

Hole In The Bucket
Harry Belafonte & Odetta
Peak
32
Weeks
8
Number
48 Dropout

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

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

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Date

November 23, 1961

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1 1 Elvis Presley – “(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame” 1(×3) 4

3 2 Jimmy Dean – “Big Bad John” 2 5

2 3 Helen Shapiro – “Walking Back To Happiness” 1(×3) 9

5 4 Adam Faith – “The Time Has Come” 4 5

7 5 Bobby Vee – “Take Good Care of My Baby” 5 5

4 6 Cliff Richard – “When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart” 3 6

18 7 Frankie Vaughan – “Tower of Strength” 7 3

17 8 Danny Williams – “Moon River” 8 4

6 9 The Dave Brubeck Quartet – “Take Five” 6 5

13 10 Ray Charles – “Hit the Road Jack” 6 6

9 11 Tony Orlando – “Bless You” 5 8

8 12 John Leyton – “Wild Wind” 2 8

26 13 The Shadows – “The Savage” 13 2

11 14 Karl Denver – “Mexicali Rose” 8 6

16 15 Dion – “Runaround Sue” 15 4

10 16 The Laurie Johnson Orchestra – “Sucu Sucu” 9 9

19 17 Hayley Mills – “Let's Get Together” 17 6

15 18 Bobby Darin – “You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby” 10 7

12 19 Cleo Laine – “You'll Answer To Me” 5 11

14 20 Charlie Drake – “My Boomerang Won't Come Back” 14 8

27 21 Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen – “Midnight in Moscow” 21 3

20 22 The Highway Men – “Michael (Row The Boat Ashore)” 1(×1) 12

25 23 Troy Shondell – “This Time” 23 4

24 24 Shane Fenton & The Fentones – “I'm a Moody Guy” 22 5

34 25 Nina & Frederik – “Sucu Sucu” 23 8

22 26 Mr. Acker Bilk – “Stars and Stripes/Creole Jazz” 22 4

23 27 Del Shannon – “Hats Off to Larry” 6 11

35 28 The Springfields – “Bambino” 28 2

45 29 Nat King Cole – “Let True Love Begin” 29 2

21 30 Billy Fury – “Jealousy” 2 12

NE 31 Jim Reeves – “You're The Only Good Thing” 31 1

30 32 Ral Donner – “You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)” 25 10

28 33 Don Gibson – “Sea of Heartbreak” 14 13

NE 34 Shirley Bassey – “I'll Get By” 34 1

44 35 Jimmy Crawford – “I Love How You Love Me” 35 2

40 36 Marty Wilde – “Tomorrow's Clown” 36 3

36 37 Doug Sheldon – “Runaround Sue” 36 3

37 38 Ricky Nelson – “Everlovin'” 37 2

RE 39 The Shadows – “Kon-Tiki” 1(×1) 11

RE 40 Shirley Bassey – “Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain” 1(×1) 17

NE 41 Frank Sinatra – “The Coffee Song” 41 1

NE 42 The Lettermen – “The Way You Look Tonight” 42 1

50 43 Petula Clark – “My Friend The Sea” 43 2

38 44 Brenda Lee – “Fool #1” 38 2

32 45 Helen Shapiro – “You Don't Know” 1(×3) 22

29 46 Connie Francis – “Together” 6 11

NE 47 Terry Lightfoot's New Orleans Jazzmen – “King Kong” 47 1

NE 48 The Dale Sisters – “My Sunday Baby” 48 1

31 49 Elvis Presley – “Wild In The Country/I Feel So Bad” 4 12

41 50 Eden Kane – “Get Lost” 10 11

DROPOUTS:

33 -- Roy Orbison – “Cryin'” 25 9

39 -- The Viscounts – “Who Put The Bomp” 21 10

42 -- Mike Berry & The Outlaws – “A Tribute To Buddy Holly” 24 6

43 -- Frank Sinatra – “Granada” 15 8

46 -- Joe Loss – “Wheels Cha Cha” 21 21

47 -- Harry Belafonte & Odetta – “Hole In The Bucket” 32 8

48 -- Sue Thompson – “Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)” 46 2

49 -- Gene McDaniels – “Tower Of Strength” 49 1

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