The Official Singles Chart Top 50 - 2nd February 1961

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Number
1

Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Elvis Presley
From the album: Elvis Is Back!
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
3
Number
2 Up by 3

Pepe
Duane Eddy
Peak
2
Weeks
4
Number
3 Down by 1

Poetry in Motion
Johnny Tillotson
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
10
Number
4 Up by 14

Sailor
Petula Clark
Peak
4
Weeks
2
Number
5 Down by 2

Portrait Of My Love
Matt Monro
Peak
3
Weeks
8
Number
6 Up by 4

You're Sixteen
Johnny Burnette
Peak
6
Weeks
4
Number
7 Down by 3

Counting Teardrops
Emile Ford & The Checkmates
Peak
4
Weeks
9
Number
8 Down by 2

I Love You
Cliff Richard
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
10
Number
9 Up by 15

Rubber Ball
Bobby Vee
From the album: Bobby Vee
Peak
9
Weeks
3
Number
10 Down by 1

Buona Sera
Mr. Acker Bilk
Peak
9
Weeks
9
Number
11 Up by 5

Rubber Ball
Marty Wilde
Peak
11
Weeks
2
Number
12 Up by 3

Many Tears Ago
Connie Francis
Peak
12
Weeks
4
Number
13 Down by 2

It's Now or Never
Elvis Presley
Peak
1 (for 8 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
14 Down by 6

Save the Last Dance for Me
The Drifters
From the album: Save the Last Dance for Me
Peak
2
Weeks
14
Number
15 Down by 3

Sway
Bobby Rydell
Peak
12
Weeks
8
Number
16 Down by 3

Like Strangers
The Everly Brothers
Peak
11
Weeks
8
Number
17 Down by 10

Perfidia
The Ventures
Peak
4
Weeks
10
Number
18 Down by 4

Stay
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
Peak
14
Weeks
5
Number
19 Up by 8

Sailor
Anne Shelton
Peak
19
Weeks
2
Number
20 Up by 8

A Thousand Stars
Billy Fury
Peak
20
Weeks
3
Number
21 Up by 1

Piltdown Rides Again
The Piltdown Men
Peak
21
Weeks
4
Number
22 Up by 3

Pepe
Russ Conway
Peak
22
Weeks
3
Number
23 Up by 9

North to Alaska
Johnny Horton
Peak
23
Weeks
3
Number
24 Down by 3

Doll House
The King Brothers
Peak
21
Weeks
4
Number
25 Down by 5

Goodness Gracious Me
Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren
Peak
4
Weeks
13
Number
26 Down by 7

A Scottish Soldier
Andy Stewart
Peak
19
Weeks
4
Number
27 Down by 4

Blue Angel
Roy Orbison
Peak
11
Weeks
15
Number
28 Down by 2

Man of Mystery
The Shadows
From the album: Greatest Hits
Peak
5
Weeks
13
Number
29 Down by 12

Little Girl
Marty Wilde
Peak
16
Weeks
7
Number
30 Up by 7

Rubber Ball
The Avons
Peak
30
Weeks
2
Number
31 Down by 2

Rocking Goose
Johnny and the Hurricanes
Peak
3
Weeks
19
Number
32 Up by 11

New Orleans
Gary U.S. Bonds
Peak
32
Weeks
3
Number
33 Up by 12

Shine
Joe Brown and His Bruvvers
Peak
33
Weeks
2
Number
34 Down by 1

Chariot
Rhet Stoller
Peak
26
Weeks
4
Number
35 Up by 3

Black Stockings
The John Barry Seven and Orchestra
Peak
27
Weeks
9
Number
36 Down by 6

Bangers and Mash
Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren
Peak
22
Weeks
4
Number
37 Up by 5

Let's Jump The Broomstick
Brenda Lee
Peak
37
Weeks
3
Number
38 Up by 3

As Long As He Needs Me
Shirley Bassey
Peak
2
Weeks
27
Number
39

My Love For You
Johnny Mathis
Peak
9
Weeks
18
Number
40 Debut

First Taste Of Love
Ben E. King
Peak
40
Weeks
1
Number
41 Up by 6

What To Do
Buddy Holly
Peak
41
Weeks
2
Number
42 Re-Entry

Corinna, Corinna
Ray Peterson
Peak
42
Weeks
2
Number
43 Down by 3

My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own
Connie Francis
Peak
3
Weeks
14
Number
44 Down by 9

Gurney Slade
Max Harris
Peak
11
Weeks
10
Number
45 Debut

Ginchy
Bert Weedon
Peak
45
Weeks
1
Number
46 Debut

Calendar Girl
Neil Sedaka
Peak
46
Weeks
1
Number
47 Re-Entry

Let's/Serenata
Sarah Vaughan
Peak
37
Weeks
4
Number
48 Down by 14

Strawberry Fair
Anthony Newley
Peak
3
Weeks
11
Number
49 Debut

The World In My Arms
Nat King Cole
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Debut
Jimmy's Girl
Johnny Tillotson
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
31 Dropout

Strawberry Blonde
Frank D'Rone
Peak
24
Weeks
6
Number
36 Dropout

Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop)
Adam Faith
Peak
4
Weeks
11
Number
44 Dropout

Mystery Girl
Jess Conrad
Peak
44
Weeks
1
Number
46 Dropout

Mean Mean Man
Wanda Jackson
Peak
46
Weeks
1
Number
48 Dropout

My Girl Josephine
Fats Domino
Peak
32
Weeks
4
Number
49 Dropout

Georgia on My Mind
Ray Charles
From the album: The Genius Hits the Road
Peak
24
Weeks
8
Number
50 Dropout

Can't You Hear My Heart
Danny Rivers
Peak
36
Weeks
3

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Date

February 2, 1961

Songs

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1 1 Elvis Presley – “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” 1(×2) 3

5 2 Duane Eddy – “Pepe” 2 4

2 3 Johnny Tillotson – “Poetry in Motion” 1(×2) 10

18 4 Petula Clark – “Sailor” 4 2

3 5 Matt Monro – “Portrait Of My Love” 3 8

10 6 Johnny Burnette – “You're Sixteen” 6 4

4 7 Emile Ford & The Checkmates – “Counting Teardrops” 4 9

6 8 Cliff Richard – “I Love You” 1(×2) 10

24 9 Bobby Vee – “Rubber Ball” 9 3

9 10 Mr. Acker Bilk – “Buona Sera” 9 9

16 11 Marty Wilde – “Rubber Ball” 11 2

15 12 Connie Francis – “Many Tears Ago” 12 4

11 13 Elvis Presley – “It's Now or Never” 1(×8) 14

8 14 The Drifters – “Save the Last Dance for Me” 2 14

12 15 Bobby Rydell – “Sway” 12 8

13 16 The Everly Brothers – “Like Strangers” 11 8

7 17 The Ventures – “Perfidia” 4 10

14 18 Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs – “Stay” 14 5

27 19 Anne Shelton – “Sailor” 19 2

28 20 Billy Fury – “A Thousand Stars” 20 3

22 21 The Piltdown Men – “Piltdown Rides Again” 21 4

25 22 Russ Conway – “Pepe” 22 3

32 23 Johnny Horton – “North to Alaska” 23 3

21 24 The King Brothers – “Doll House” 21 4

20 25 Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren – “Goodness Gracious Me” 4 13

19 26 Andy Stewart – “A Scottish Soldier” 19 4

23 27 Roy Orbison – “Blue Angel” 11 15

26 28 The Shadows – “Man of Mystery” 5 13

17 29 Marty Wilde – “Little Girl” 16 7

37 30 The Avons – “Rubber Ball” 30 2

29 31 Johnny and the Hurricanes – “Rocking Goose” 3 19

43 32 Gary U.S. Bonds – “New Orleans” 32 3

45 33 Joe Brown and His Bruvvers – “Shine” 33 2

33 34 Rhet Stoller – “Chariot” 26 4

38 35 The John Barry Seven and Orchestra – “Black Stockings” 27 9

30 36 Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren – “Bangers and Mash” 22 4

42 37 Brenda Lee – “Let's Jump The Broomstick” 37 3

41 38 Shirley Bassey – “As Long As He Needs Me” 2 27

39 39 Johnny Mathis – “My Love For You” 9 18

NE 40 Ben E. King – “First Taste Of Love” 40 1

47 41 Buddy Holly – “What To Do” 41 2

RE 42 Ray Peterson – “Corinna, Corinna” 42 2

40 43 Connie Francis – “My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own” 3 14

35 44 Max Harris – “Gurney Slade” 11 10

NE 45 Bert Weedon – “Ginchy” 45 1

NE 46 Neil Sedaka – “Calendar Girl” 46 1

RE 47 Sarah Vaughan – “Let's/Serenata” 37 4

34 48 Anthony Newley – “Strawberry Fair” 3 11

NE 49 Nat King Cole – “The World In My Arms” 49 1

NE 50 Johnny Tillotson – “Jimmy's Girl” 50 1

DROPOUTS:

31 -- Frank D'Rone – “Strawberry Blonde” 24 6

36 -- Adam Faith – “Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop)” 4 11

44 -- Jess Conrad – “Mystery Girl” 44 1

46 -- Wanda Jackson – “Mean Mean Man” 46 1

48 -- Fats Domino – “My Girl Josephine” 32 4

49 -- Ray Charles – “Georgia on My Mind” 24 8

50 -- Danny Rivers – “Can't You Hear My Heart” 36 3

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