The Official Singles Chart Top 50 - 3rd August 1961

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Number
1 Up by 1

Well I Ask You
Eden Kane
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
10
Number
2 Up by 2

You Don't Know
Helen Shapiro
From the album: 12 Hits and a Miss
Peak
2
Weeks
6
Number
3 Up by 4

Halfway to Paradise
Billy Fury
From the album: Halfway to Paradise
Peak
3
Weeks
13
Number
4 Down by 3

Temptation
The Everly Brothers
From the album: The Golden Hits of The Everly Brothers
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
8
Number
5 Up by 5

Romeo
Petula Clark
Peak
5
Weeks
4
Number
6 Down by 3

Runaway
Del Shannon
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
7 Up by 1

Pasadena
The Temperance Seven
Peak
4
Weeks
8
Number
8 Down by 3

A Girl Like You
Cliff Richard
Peak
3
Weeks
7
Number
9 Down by 3

Hello Mary Lou
Ricky Nelson
From the album: Rick Is 21
Peak
2
Weeks
10
Number
10 Up by 4

You Always Hurt The One You Love
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
Peak
10
Weeks
4
Number
11 Down by 2

Time
Craig Douglas
Peak
9
Weeks
6
Number
12 Up by 8

Don't You Know It?
Adam Faith
Peak
12
Weeks
3
Number
13 Up by 2

Baby I Don't Care
Buddy Holly
Peak
13
Weeks
5
Number
14 Down by 1

(I Don't Know Why) But I Do
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
Peak
3
Weeks
14
Number
15 Down by 4

Running Scared
Roy Orbison
From the album: Crying
Peak
9
Weeks
11
Number
16 Up by 1

Weekend
Eddie Cochran
From the album: Cherished Memories of Eddie Cochran
Peak
15
Weeks
8
Number
17 Down by 1

Surrender
Elvis Presley
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
11
Number
18 Up by 8

Marcheta
Karl Denver
Peak
18
Weeks
7
Number
19 Down by 7

Frightened City
The Shadows
Peak
3
Weeks
13
Number
20 Down by 2

Moody River
Pat Boone
From the album: Moody River
Peak
18
Weeks
5
Number
21 Up by 8

Quarter to Three
Gary U.S. Bonds
From the album: Dance 'Til Quarter to Three with U.S. Bonds
Peak
21
Weeks
3
Number
22 Down by 3

Breaking In A Brand New Broken Heart
Connie Francis
Peak
12
Weeks
8
Number
23 Up by 5

Dum Dum
Brenda Lee
Peak
23
Weeks
3
Number
24 Up by 13
Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain
Shirley Bassey
Peak
24
Weeks
2
Number
25

That's My Home
Mr. Acker Bilk
Peak
25
Weeks
4
Number
26 Debut

Johnny Remember Me
John Leyton
Peak
26
Weeks
1
Number
27 Up by 6

Stand by Me
Ben E. King
From the album: Don't Play That Song
Peak
27
Weeks
6
Number
28 Up by 17

Cupid
Sam Cooke
Peak
28
Weeks
2
Number
29 Up by 3

A Scottish Soldier
Andy Stewart
Peak
19
Weeks
30
Number
30 Down by 8

Ring Of Fire
Duane Eddy
Peak
17
Weeks
7
Number
31 Up by 5

Wheels Cha Cha
Joe Loss
Peak
23
Weeks
6
Number
32 Down by 8
Old Smokie/High Voltage
Johnny and the Hurricanes
Peak
24
Weeks
5
Number
33 Down by 6

I've Told Every Little Star
Linda Scott
From the album: Starlight, Starbright
Peak
7
Weeks
12
Number
34 Down by 4

The Boll Weevil Song
Brook Benton
Peak
30
Weeks
4
Number
35

Have a Drink on Me
Lonnie Donegan
From the album: More! Tops with Lonnie
Peak
8
Weeks
13
Number
36 Down by 13
Pop Goes The Weasel/Bee Bom
Anthony Newley
Peak
12
Weeks
8
Number
37 Down by 6

Nature Boy
Bobby Darin
Peak
24
Weeks
5
Number
38 Down by 4

She She Little Sheila
Gene Vincent
Peak
22
Weeks
10
Number
39 Up by 3

Quite A Party
The Fireballs
Peak
39
Weeks
2
Number
40 Debut

How Many Tears
Bobby Vee
Peak
40
Weeks
1
Number
41 Down by 20

You'll Never Know
Shirley Bassey
Peak
6
Weeks
13
Number
42 Up by 1

Wooden Heart
Elvis Presley
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
22
Number
43 Up by 3

Don't Treat Me Like a Child
Helen Shapiro
Peak
3
Weeks
20
Number
44 Debut

What Kind Of Fool Am I?
Anthony Newley
Peak
44
Weeks
1
Number
45 Down by 1

San Antonio Rose
Floyd Cramer
Peak
42
Weeks
3
Number
46 Up by 4
The Miracle Of You
Danny Williams
Peak
41
Weeks
5
Number
47
Hide and Seek
Marty Wilde
Peak
47
Weeks
2
Number
48 Down by 10

The Battle's O'er
Andy Stewart
Peak
28
Weeks
10
Number
49 Re-Entry

What'd I Say
Jerry Lee Lewis
From the album: Jerry Lee's Greatest!
Peak
10
Weeks
13
Number
50 Down by 10

Little Devil
Neil Sedaka
Peak
9
Weeks
12

Dropouts

Number
39 Dropout
More Than I Can Say/Staying In
Bobby Vee
Peak
4
Weeks
16
Number
41 Dropout

Once In Every Lifetime
Ken Dodd
Peak
28
Weeks
7
Number
48 Dropout
In The Hall Of The Mountain King
Nero and The Gladiators
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Dropout
It Keeps Rainin'
Fats Domino
Peak
49
Weeks
1

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August 3, 1961

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2 1 Eden Kane – “Well I Ask You” 1(×1) 10

4 2 Helen Shapiro – “You Don't Know” 2 6

7 3 Billy Fury – “Halfway to Paradise” 3 13

1 4 The Everly Brothers – “Temptation” 1(×2) 8

10 5 Petula Clark – “Romeo” 5 4

3 6 Del Shannon – “Runaway” 1(×3) 15

8 7 The Temperance Seven – “Pasadena” 4 8

5 8 Cliff Richard – “A Girl Like You” 3 7

6 9 Ricky Nelson – “Hello Mary Lou” 2 10

14 10 Clarence "Frogman" Henry – “You Always Hurt The One You Love” 10 4

9 11 Craig Douglas – “Time” 9 6

20 12 Adam Faith – “Don't You Know It?” 12 3

15 13 Buddy Holly – “Baby I Don't Care” 13 5

13 14 Clarence "Frogman" Henry – “(I Don't Know Why) But I Do” 3 14

11 15 Roy Orbison – “Running Scared” 9 11

17 16 Eddie Cochran – “Weekend” 15 8

16 17 Elvis Presley – “Surrender” 1(×4) 11

26 18 Karl Denver – “Marcheta” 18 7

12 19 The Shadows – “Frightened City” 3 13

18 20 Pat Boone – “Moody River” 18 5

29 21 Gary U.S. Bonds – “Quarter to Three” 21 3

19 22 Connie Francis – “Breaking In A Brand New Broken Heart” 12 8

28 23 Brenda Lee – “Dum Dum” 23 3

37 24 Shirley Bassey – “Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain” 24 2

25 25 Mr. Acker Bilk – “That's My Home” 25 4

NE 26 John Leyton – “Johnny Remember Me” 26 1

33 27 Ben E. King – “Stand by Me” 27 6

45 28 Sam Cooke – “Cupid” 28 2

32 29 Andy Stewart – “A Scottish Soldier” 19 30

22 30 Duane Eddy – “Ring Of Fire” 17 7

36 31 Joe Loss – “Wheels Cha Cha” 23 6

24 32 Johnny and the Hurricanes – “Old Smokie/High Voltage” 24 5

27 33 Linda Scott – “I've Told Every Little Star” 7 12

30 34 Brook Benton – “The Boll Weevil Song” 30 4

35 35 Lonnie Donegan – “Have a Drink on Me” 8 13

23 36 Anthony Newley – “Pop Goes The Weasel/Bee Bom” 12 8

31 37 Bobby Darin – “Nature Boy” 24 5

34 38 Gene Vincent – “She She Little Sheila” 22 10

42 39 The Fireballs – “Quite A Party” 39 2

NE 40 Bobby Vee – “How Many Tears” 40 1

21 41 Shirley Bassey – “You'll Never Know” 6 13

43 42 Elvis Presley – “Wooden Heart” 1(×6) 22

46 43 Helen Shapiro – “Don't Treat Me Like a Child” 3 20

NE 44 Anthony Newley – “What Kind Of Fool Am I?” 44 1

44 45 Floyd Cramer – “San Antonio Rose” 42 3

50 46 Danny Williams – “The Miracle Of You” 41 5

47 47 Marty Wilde – “Hide and Seek” 47 2

38 48 Andy Stewart – “The Battle's O'er” 28 10

RE 49 Jerry Lee Lewis – “What'd I Say” 10 13

40 50 Neil Sedaka – “Little Devil” 9 12

DROPOUTS:

39 -- Bobby Vee – “More Than I Can Say/Staying In” 4 16

41 -- Ken Dodd – “Once In Every Lifetime” 28 7

48 -- Nero and The Gladiators – “In The Hall Of The Mountain King” 48 1

49 -- Fats Domino – “It Keeps Rainin'” 49 1

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