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The Official Singles Chart Top 50 - 5th January 1961

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Number
1

I Love You
Cliff Richard
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
6
Number
2 Up by 3

Save the Last Dance for Me
The Drifters
From the album: Save the Last Dance for Me
Peak
2
Weeks
10
Number
3 Up by 3

Poetry in Motion
Johnny Tillotson
Peak
3
Weeks
6
Number
4 Up by 3

Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop)
Adam Faith
Peak
4
Weeks
8
Number
5 Down by 2

Strawberry Fair
Anthony Newley
Peak
3
Weeks
7
Number
6 Down by 4

It's Now or Never
Elvis Presley
Peak
1 (for 8 weeks)
Weeks
10
Number
7 Up by 6

Goodness Gracious Me
Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren
Peak
4
Weeks
9
Number
8 Down by 4

Little Donkey
Nina & Frederik
Peak
3
Weeks
8
Number
9 Up by 3

Perfidia
The Ventures
Peak
9
Weeks
6
Number
10 Down by 2

Rocking Goose
Johnny and the Hurricanes
Peak
3
Weeks
15
Number
11 Up by 3

Counting Teardrops
Emile Ford & The Checkmates
Peak
11
Weeks
5
Number
12 Up by 4

Portrait Of My Love
Matt Monro
Peak
12
Weeks
4
Number
13 Down by 4

Man of Mystery
The Shadows
From the album: Greatest Hits
Peak
5
Weeks
9
Number
14 Up by 1

Lively
Lonnie Donegan
Peak
13
Weeks
7
Number
15 Down by 5

My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own
Connie Francis
Peak
3
Weeks
10
Number
16 Down by 5

Gurney Slade
Max Harris
Peak
11
Weeks
6
Number
17 Up by 4

My Love For You
Johnny Mathis
Peak
9
Weeks
14
Number
18 Up by 6

Like Strangers
The Everly Brothers
Peak
18
Weeks
4
Number
19

Blue Angel
Roy Orbison
Peak
11
Weeks
11
Number
20

Ol' Mac Donald
Frank Sinatra
Peak
11
Weeks
7
Number
21 Down by 4

As Long As He Needs Me
Shirley Bassey
Peak
2
Weeks
23
Number
22 Up by 1

Mr. Custer
Charlie Drake
Peak
12
Weeks
11
Number
23 Down by 5

Dreamin'
Johnny Burnette
Peak
5
Weeks
15
Number
24 Up by 4

Sway
Bobby Rydell
Peak
24
Weeks
4
Number
25 Down by 3

Just As Much As Ever
Nat King Cole
Peak
18
Weeks
9
Number
26 Up by 7

Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)
Roy Orbison
From the album: Lonely and Blue
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
27 Down by 2

Milord
Édith Piaf
Peak
24
Weeks
14
Number
28 Down by 1

Even More Party Pops
Russ Conway
Peak
27
Weeks
7
Number
29 Down by 3

Little Girl
Marty Wilde
Peak
26
Weeks
3
Number
30 Up by 1

Buona Sera
Mr. Acker Bilk
Peak
30
Weeks
5
Number
31 Up by 14

Kommotion
Duane Eddy
Peak
13
Weeks
9
Number
32 Down by 2

Kickin' Up The Leaves
Mark Wynter
Peak
24
Weeks
9
Number
33 Up by 1

Strawberry Blonde
Frank D'Rone
Peak
33
Weeks
3
Number
34 Down by 5

Georgia on My Mind
Ray Charles
From the album: The Genius Hits the Road
Peak
24
Weeks
5
Number
35 Debut

Till
Tony Bennett
Peak
35
Weeks
1
Number
36 Debut

Stay
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
Peak
36
Weeks
1
Number
37 Up by 6

Let's/Serenata
Sarah Vaughan
Peak
37
Weeks
2
Number
38 Re-Entry

Onward Christian Soldiers
Harry Simeone Chorale
Peak
35
Weeks
2
Number
39 Up by 5

Never On Sunday
Makadopoulos & His Greek Serenaders
Peak
36
Weeks
12
Number
40 Down by 8

Virgin Mary
Lonnie Donegan
Peak
27
Weeks
5
Number
41 Up by 6
Togetherness
Mike Preston
Peak
41
Weeks
3
Number
42 Debut
Must Be Santa
Joan Regan
Peak
42
Weeks
1
Number
43 Down by 2

Little White Berry
Roy Castle
Peak
40
Weeks
3
Number
44 Down by 8

Let's Think About Living
Bob Luman
Peak
6
Weeks
18
Number
45 Down by 8

Black Stockings
The John Barry Seven and Orchestra
Peak
33
Weeks
5
Number
46 Up by 3
Deep Feeling
Mike Sagar & The Cresters
Peak
44
Weeks
5
Number
47 Debut

My Girl Josephine
Fats Domino
Peak
47
Weeks
1
Number
48 Down by 13

McDonald's Cave
The Piltdown Men
Peak
14
Weeks
18
Number
49 Down by 1

Sorry Robbie
Bert Weedon
Peak
28
Weeks
11
Number
50 Down by 12

Top Teen Baby
Garry Mills
Peak
24
Weeks
12

Dropouts

Number
39 Dropout

Blue-Eyed Boy
Al Saxon
Peak
39
Weeks
2
Number
40 Dropout

Must Be Santa
Tommy Steele
Peak
40
Weeks
1
Number
42 Dropout
Let's Slip Away
Cleo Laine
Peak
42
Weeks
1
Number
46 Dropout

Charming Billy
Johnny Preston
Peak
34
Weeks
3
Number
50 Dropout

Lucille/So Sad
The Everly Brothers
Peak
4
Weeks
15

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Date

January 5, 1961

Songs

50

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

5 2 The Drifters – “Save the Last Dance for Me” 2 10

6 3 Johnny Tillotson – “Poetry in Motion” 3 6

7 4 Adam Faith – “Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop)” 4 8

3 5 Anthony Newley – “Strawberry Fair” 3 7

2 6 Elvis Presley – “It's Now or Never” 1(×8) 10

13 7 Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren – “Goodness Gracious Me” 4 9

4 8 Nina & Frederik – “Little Donkey” 3 8

12 9 The Ventures – “Perfidia” 9 6

8 10 Johnny and the Hurricanes – “Rocking Goose” 3 15

14 11 Emile Ford & The Checkmates – “Counting Teardrops” 11 5

16 12 Matt Monro – “Portrait Of My Love” 12 4

9 13 The Shadows – “Man of Mystery” 5 9

15 14 Lonnie Donegan – “Lively” 13 7

10 15 Connie Francis – “My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own” 3 10

11 16 Max Harris – “Gurney Slade” 11 6

21 17 Johnny Mathis – “My Love For You” 9 14

24 18 The Everly Brothers – “Like Strangers” 18 4

19 19 Roy Orbison – “Blue Angel” 11 11

20 20 Frank Sinatra – “Ol' Mac Donald” 11 7

17 21 Shirley Bassey – “As Long As He Needs Me” 2 23

23 22 Charlie Drake – “Mr. Custer” 12 11

18 23 Johnny Burnette – “Dreamin'” 5 15

28 24 Bobby Rydell – “Sway” 24 4

22 25 Nat King Cole – “Just As Much As Ever” 18 9

33 26 Roy Orbison – “Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)” 1(×2) 23

25 27 Édith Piaf – “Milord” 24 14

27 28 Russ Conway – “Even More Party Pops” 27 7

26 29 Marty Wilde – “Little Girl” 26 3

31 30 Mr. Acker Bilk – “Buona Sera” 30 5

45 31 Duane Eddy – “Kommotion” 13 9

30 32 Mark Wynter – “Kickin' Up The Leaves” 24 9

34 33 Frank D'Rone – “Strawberry Blonde” 33 3

29 34 Ray Charles – “Georgia on My Mind” 24 5

NE 35 Tony Bennett – “Till” 35 1

NE 36 Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs – “Stay” 36 1

43 37 Sarah Vaughan – “Let's/Serenata” 37 2

RE 38 Harry Simeone Chorale – “Onward Christian Soldiers” 35 2

44 39 Makadopoulos & His Greek Serenaders – “Never On Sunday” 36 12

32 40 Lonnie Donegan – “Virgin Mary” 27 5

47 41 Mike Preston – “Togetherness” 41 3

NE 42 Joan Regan – “Must Be Santa” 42 1

41 43 Roy Castle – “Little White Berry” 40 3

36 44 Bob Luman – “Let's Think About Living” 6 18

37 45 The John Barry Seven and Orchestra – “Black Stockings” 33 5

49 46 Mike Sagar & The Cresters – “Deep Feeling” 44 5

NE 47 Fats Domino – “My Girl Josephine” 47 1

35 48 The Piltdown Men – “McDonald's Cave” 14 18

48 49 Bert Weedon – “Sorry Robbie” 28 11

38 50 Garry Mills – “Top Teen Baby” 24 12

DROPOUTS:

39 -- Al Saxon – “Blue-Eyed Boy” 39 2

40 -- Tommy Steele – “Must Be Santa” 40 1

42 -- Cleo Laine – “Let's Slip Away” 42 1

46 -- Johnny Preston – “Charming Billy” 34 3

50 -- The Everly Brothers – “Lucille/So Sad” 4 15

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