The Official Singles Chart Top 50 - 27th April 1961

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Number
1

Wooden Heart
Elvis Presley
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
8
Number
2 Up by 1

Lazy River
Bobby Darin
Peak
2
Weeks
7
Number
3 Down by 1

Are You Sure
The Allisons
Peak
2
Weeks
10
Number
4 Up by 6

You're Driving Me Crazy
The Temperance Seven
Peak
4
Weeks
5
Number
5 Up by 6

Where the Boys Are
Connie Francis
Peak
5
Weeks
7
Number
6 Up by 9
Gee Whiz It's You
Cliff Richard
Peak
6
Weeks
5
Number
7 Up by 5

Blue Moon
The Marcels
From the album: Blue Moon
Peak
7
Weeks
3
Number
8 Down by 4

Walk Right Back
The Everly Brothers
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
12
Number
9 Up by 5

Warpaint
The Brook Brothers
Peak
9
Weeks
5
Number
10 Down by 4

Theme From 'Exodus'
Ferrante & Teicher
Peak
6
Weeks
8
Number
11 Down by 4

Theme For a Dream
Cliff Richard
Peak
3
Weeks
9
Number
12 Up by 4

Will You Love Me Tomorrow
The Shirelles
From the album: Tonight's the Night
Peak
4
Weeks
12
Number
13 Down by 5

F.B.I.
The Shadows
Peak
6
Weeks
12
Number
14 Down by 5

And the Heavens Cried
Anthony Newley
Peak
6
Weeks
7
Number
15 Up by 6

Don't Treat Me Like a Child
Helen Shapiro
Peak
15
Weeks
6
Number
16 Down by 11

My Kind Of Girl
Matt Monro
Peak
5
Weeks
8
Number
17

African Waltz
Johnny Dankworth
Peak
17
Weeks
10
Number
18 Up by 12

Theme From Dixie
Duane Eddy
Peak
18
Weeks
2
Number
19 Up by 4

Baby Sittin' Boogie
Buzz Clifford
Peak
17
Weeks
9
Number
20 Down by 7

Samantha
Kenny Ball & His Jazz Band
Peak
13
Weeks
10
Number
21 Up by 3

Little Boy Sad
Johnny Burnette
Peak
21
Weeks
3
Number
22 Up by 12

A Hundred Pounds Of Clay
Craig Douglas
Peak
22
Weeks
2
Number
23 Up by 12

On The Rebound
Floyd Cramer
Peak
23
Weeks
3
Number
24 Down by 2

Marry Me
Mike Preston
Peak
14
Weeks
8
Number
25 Down by 5

Wheels
The String-A-Longs
Peak
8
Weeks
10
Number
26 Up by 2

(I Wanna) Love My Life Away
Gene Pitney
Peak
26
Weeks
6
Number
27 Down by 8

Riders in the Sky
The Ramrods
From the album: The Ramrods
Peak
8
Weeks
10
Number
28 Down by 10
Who Am I?/This Is It
Adam Faith
Peak
5
Weeks
12
Number
29
More Than I Can Say/Staying In
Bobby Vee
Peak
29
Weeks
3
Number
30 Up by 12

How Wonderful To Know
Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
Peak
30
Weeks
4
Number
31 Up by 8

A Scottish Soldier
Andy Stewart
Peak
19
Weeks
16
Number
32 Up by 11

Muskrat Ramble
Freddy Cannon
Peak
32
Weeks
2
Number
33 Up by 8

My Blue Heaven
Frank Sinatra
Peak
33
Weeks
2
Number
34 Down by 3

Sailor
Petula Clark
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
35 Up by 5

Theme From 'Exodus'
Semprini
Peak
25
Weeks
7
Number
36 Down by 9

Pony Time
Chubby Checker
Peak
27
Weeks
5
Number
37 Debut

Easy Going Me
Adam Faith
Peak
37
Weeks
1
Number
38

Ja-Da
Johnny and the Hurricanes
Peak
14
Weeks
9
Number
39 Up by 6

Asia Minor
Kokomo
From the album: Asia Minor
Peak
39
Weeks
3
Number
40 Up by 7

Trambone
The Krew-Kats
Peak
33
Weeks
8
Number
41 Down by 9

Calendar Girl
Neil Sedaka
Peak
8
Weeks
13
Number
42 Down by 6

Let's Jump The Broomstick
Brenda Lee
Peak
12
Weeks
15
Number
43 Down by 10

Goodnight Mrs. Flintstone
The Piltdown Men
Peak
18
Weeks
8
Number
44 Down by 18

Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Elvis Presley
From the album: Elvis Is Back!
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
45 Down by 1

Good Time Baby
Bobby Rydell
Peak
42
Weeks
6
Number
46 Down by 21

76 Trombones
The King Brothers
Peak
19
Weeks
9
Number
47 Debut

Don't Worry
Billy Fury
Peak
47
Weeks
1
Number
48 Debut
DUPLICATE Change To: "Runaway (191905)"
Del Shannon
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Up by 1

Cowboy Jimmy Joe
Alma Cogan
Peak
49
Weeks
2
Number
50 Down by 13

Entry Of The Gladiators
Nero and The Gladiators
Peak
37
Weeks
5

Dropouts

Number
46 Dropout
Swingin' Low
The Outlaws
Peak
46
Weeks
2
Number
48 Dropout

Till There Was You
Peggy Lee
Peak
30
Weeks
4
Number
49 Dropout

I Count The Tears
The Drifters
Peak
28
Weeks
6

A chart by

OfficialUKCharts_2

Date

April 27, 1961

Songs

50

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1 1 Elvis Presley – "Wooden Heart" 1(×6) 8

3 2 Bobby Darin – "Lazy River" 2 7

2 3 The Allisons – "Are You Sure" 2 10

10 4 The Temperance Seven – "You're Driving Me Crazy" 4 5

11 5 Connie Francis – "Where the Boys Are" 5 7

15 6 Cliff Richard – "Gee Whiz It's You" 6 5

12 7 The Marcels – "Blue Moon" 7 3

4 8 The Everly Brothers – "Walk Right Back" 1(×3) 12

14 9 The Brook Brothers – "Warpaint" 9 5

6 10 Ferrante & Teicher – "Theme From 'Exodus'" 6 8

7 11 Cliff Richard – "Theme For a Dream" 3 9

16 12 The Shirelles – "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" 4 12

8 13 The Shadows – "F.B.I." 6 12

9 14 Anthony Newley – "And the Heavens Cried" 6 7

21 15 Helen Shapiro – "Don't Treat Me Like a Child" 15 6

5 16 Matt Monro – "My Kind Of Girl" 5 8

17 17 Johnny Dankworth – "African Waltz" 17 10

30 18 Duane Eddy – "Theme From Dixie" 18 2

23 19 Buzz Clifford – "Baby Sittin' Boogie" 17 9

13 20 Kenny Ball & His Jazz Band – "Samantha" 13 10

24 21 Johnny Burnette – "Little Boy Sad" 21 3

34 22 Craig Douglas – "A Hundred Pounds Of Clay" 22 2

35 23 Floyd Cramer – "On The Rebound" 23 3

22 24 Mike Preston – "Marry Me" 14 8

20 25 The String-A-Longs – "Wheels" 8 10

28 26 Gene Pitney – "(I Wanna) Love My Life Away" 26 6

19 27 The Ramrods – "Riders in the Sky" 8 10

18 28 Adam Faith – "Who Am I?/This Is It" 5 12

29 29 Bobby Vee – "More Than I Can Say/Staying In" 29 3

42 30 Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson – "How Wonderful To Know" 30 4

39 31 Andy Stewart – "A Scottish Soldier" 19 16

43 32 Freddy Cannon – "Muskrat Ramble" 32 2

41 33 Frank Sinatra – "My Blue Heaven" 33 2

31 34 Petula Clark – "Sailor" 1(×1) 14

40 35 Semprini – "Theme From 'Exodus'" 25 7

27 36 Chubby Checker – "Pony Time" 27 5

NE 37 Adam Faith – "Easy Going Me" 37 1

38 38 Johnny and the Hurricanes – "Ja-Da" 14 9

45 39 Kokomo – "Asia Minor" 39 3

47 40 The Krew-Kats – "Trambone" 33 8

32 41 Neil Sedaka – "Calendar Girl" 8 13

36 42 Brenda Lee – "Let's Jump The Broomstick" 12 15

33 43 The Piltdown Men – "Goodnight Mrs. Flintstone" 18 8

26 44 Elvis Presley – "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" 1(×4) 15

44 45 Bobby Rydell – "Good Time Baby" 42 6

25 46 The King Brothers – "76 Trombones" 19 9

NE 47 Billy Fury – "Don't Worry" 47 1

NE 48 Del Shannon – "DUPLICATE Change To: "Runaway (191905)"" 48 1

50 49 Alma Cogan – "Cowboy Jimmy Joe" 49 2

37 50 Nero and The Gladiators – "Entry Of The Gladiators" 37 5

DROPOUTS:

46 -- The Outlaws – "Swingin' Low" 46 2

48 -- Peggy Lee – "Till There Was You" 30 4

49 -- The Drifters – "I Count The Tears" 28 6

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