The Official Singles Chart Top 50 - 6th April 1961

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Number
1

Wooden Heart
Elvis Presley
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
5
Number
2

Are You Sure
The Allisons
Peak
2
Weeks
7
Number
3

Theme For a Dream
Cliff Richard
Peak
3
Weeks
6
Number
4

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

Will You Love Me Tomorrow
The Shirelles
From the album: Tonight's the Night
Peak
4
Weeks
9
Number
6

My Kind Of Girl
Matt Monro
Peak
5
Weeks
5
Number
7 Up by 4

F.B.I.
The Shadows
Peak
6
Weeks
9
Number
8

Theme From 'Exodus'
Ferrante & Teicher
Peak
8
Weeks
5
Number
9 Down by 2

And the Heavens Cried
Anthony Newley
Peak
7
Weeks
4
Number
10 Down by 1

Riders in the Sky
The Ramrods
From the album: The Ramrods
Peak
8
Weeks
7
Number
11 Up by 1

Wheels
The String-A-Longs
Peak
8
Weeks
7
Number
12 Down by 2

Lazy River
Bobby Darin
Peak
10
Weeks
4
Number
13

Samantha
Kenny Ball & His Jazz Band
Peak
13
Weeks
7
Number
14
Who Am I?/This Is It
Adam Faith
Peak
5
Weeks
9
Number
15

Marry Me
Mike Preston
Peak
14
Weeks
5
Number
16 Up by 5

Where the Boys Are
Connie Francis
Peak
16
Weeks
4
Number
17 Up by 3

Baby Sittin' Boogie
Buzz Clifford
Peak
17
Weeks
6
Number
18 Up by 5

Goodnight Mrs. Flintstone
The Piltdown Men
Peak
18
Weeks
5
Number
19 Up by 5

76 Trombones
The King Brothers
Peak
19
Weeks
6
Number
20 Down by 4

Sailor
Petula Clark
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
11
Number
21 Down by 3

Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Elvis Presley
From the album: Elvis Is Back!
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
12
Number
22 Down by 3

Let's Jump The Broomstick
Brenda Lee
Peak
12
Weeks
12
Number
23 Down by 1

Ja-Da
Johnny and the Hurricanes
Peak
14
Weeks
6
Number
24 Down by 7

Calendar Girl
Neil Sedaka
Peak
8
Weeks
10
Number
25 Up by 8
Gee Whiz It's You
Cliff Richard
Peak
25
Weeks
2
Number
26 Up by 3

You're Driving Me Crazy
The Temperance Seven
Peak
26
Weeks
2
Number
27 Up by 5

A Scottish Soldier
Andy Stewart
Peak
19
Weeks
13
Number
28 Down by 3

Theme From 'Exodus'
Semprini
Peak
25
Weeks
4
Number
29 Down by 3

African Waltz
Johnny Dankworth
Peak
18
Weeks
7
Number
30 Re-Entry

Till There Was You
Peggy Lee
Peak
30
Weeks
2
Number
31

I Count The Tears
The Drifters
Peak
28
Weeks
4
Number
32 Up by 7

Warpaint
The Brook Brothers
Peak
32
Weeks
2
Number
33 Up by 11

I Told You So
Jimmy Jones
Peak
33
Weeks
2
Number
34 Down by 4

Pepe
Duane Eddy
Peak
2
Weeks
13
Number
35 Up by 13

(I Wanna) Love My Life Away
Gene Pitney
Peak
35
Weeks
3
Number
36

Trambone
The Krew-Kats
Peak
36
Weeks
5
Number
37 Re-Entry

Entry Of The Gladiators
Nero and The Gladiators
Peak
37
Weeks
2
Number
38 Down by 10

Don't Treat Me Like a Child
Helen Shapiro
Peak
28
Weeks
3
Number
39 Down by 2

First Taste Of Love
Ben E. King
Peak
27
Weeks
10
Number
40 Down by 5

Pony Time
Chubby Checker
Peak
35
Weeks
2
Number
41 Down by 14

Dream Girl
Mark Wynter
Peak
27
Weeks
5
Number
42 Debut

How Wonderful To Know
Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
Peak
42
Weeks
1
Number
43 Down by 9

Gather In The Mushrooms
Benny Hill
Peak
12
Weeks
8
Number
44 Up by 2

What Am I Gonna Do
Emile Ford & The Checkmates
Peak
33
Weeks
6
Number
45 Debut

Emotions
Brenda Lee
From the album: Emotions
Peak
45
Weeks
1
Number
46 Up by 1

Buona Sera
Mr. Acker Bilk
Peak
7
Weeks
18
Number
47 Down by 5

Good Time Baby
Bobby Rydell
Peak
42
Weeks
3
Number
48 Up by 2

Mystery Girl
Jess Conrad
Peak
18
Weeks
10
Number
49

The World In My Arms
Nat King Cole
Peak
36
Weeks
10
Number
50 Re-Entry
The Magnificent Seven
John Barry
Peak
45
Weeks
4

Dropouts

Number
38 Dropout

You're Sixteen
Johnny Burnette
Peak
3
Weeks
12
Number
40 Dropout

Rubber Ball
Bobby Vee
From the album: Bobby Vee
Peak
4
Weeks
11
Number
41 Dropout

New Orleans
Gary U.S. Bonds
Peak
16
Weeks
11
Number
43 Dropout

North to Alaska
Johnny Horton
Peak
23
Weeks
11
Number
45 Dropout

Portrait Of My Love
Matt Monro
Peak
3
Weeks
16

A chart by

OfficialUKCharts_2

Date

April 6, 1961

Songs

50

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1 1 Elvis Presley – "Wooden Heart" 1(×3) 5

2 2 The Allisons – "Are You Sure" 2 7

3 3 Cliff Richard – "Theme For a Dream" 3 6

4 4 The Everly Brothers – "Walk Right Back" 1(×3) 9

5 5 The Shirelles – "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" 4 9

6 6 Matt Monro – "My Kind Of Girl" 5 5

11 7 The Shadows – "F.B.I." 6 9

8 8 Ferrante & Teicher – "Theme From 'Exodus'" 8 5

7 9 Anthony Newley – "And the Heavens Cried" 7 4

9 10 The Ramrods – "Riders in the Sky" 8 7

12 11 The String-A-Longs – "Wheels" 8 7

10 12 Bobby Darin – "Lazy River" 10 4

13 13 Kenny Ball & His Jazz Band – "Samantha" 13 7

14 14 Adam Faith – "Who Am I?/This Is It" 5 9

15 15 Mike Preston – "Marry Me" 14 5

21 16 Connie Francis – "Where the Boys Are" 16 4

20 17 Buzz Clifford – "Baby Sittin' Boogie" 17 6

23 18 The Piltdown Men – "Goodnight Mrs. Flintstone" 18 5

24 19 The King Brothers – "76 Trombones" 19 6

16 20 Petula Clark – "Sailor" 1(×1) 11

18 21 Elvis Presley – "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" 1(×4) 12

19 22 Brenda Lee – "Let's Jump The Broomstick" 12 12

22 23 Johnny and the Hurricanes – "Ja-Da" 14 6

17 24 Neil Sedaka – "Calendar Girl" 8 10

33 25 Cliff Richard – "Gee Whiz It's You" 25 2

29 26 The Temperance Seven – "You're Driving Me Crazy" 26 2

32 27 Andy Stewart – "A Scottish Soldier" 19 13

25 28 Semprini – "Theme From 'Exodus'" 25 4

26 29 Johnny Dankworth – "African Waltz" 18 7

RE 30 Peggy Lee – "Till There Was You" 30 2

31 31 The Drifters – "I Count The Tears" 28 4

39 32 The Brook Brothers – "Warpaint" 32 2

44 33 Jimmy Jones – "I Told You So" 33 2

30 34 Duane Eddy – "Pepe" 2 13

48 35 Gene Pitney – "(I Wanna) Love My Life Away" 35 3

36 36 The Krew-Kats – "Trambone" 36 5

RE 37 Nero and The Gladiators – "Entry Of The Gladiators" 37 2

28 38 Helen Shapiro – "Don't Treat Me Like a Child" 28 3

37 39 Ben E. King – "First Taste Of Love" 27 10

35 40 Chubby Checker – "Pony Time" 35 2

27 41 Mark Wynter – "Dream Girl" 27 5

NE 42 Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson – "How Wonderful To Know" 42 1

34 43 Benny Hill – "Gather In The Mushrooms" 12 8

46 44 Emile Ford & The Checkmates – "What Am I Gonna Do" 33 6

NE 45 Brenda Lee – "Emotions" 45 1

47 46 Mr. Acker Bilk – "Buona Sera" 7 18

42 47 Bobby Rydell – "Good Time Baby" 42 3

50 48 Jess Conrad – "Mystery Girl" 18 10

49 49 Nat King Cole – "The World In My Arms" 36 10

RE 50 John Barry – "The Magnificent Seven" 45 4

DROPOUTS:

38 -- Johnny Burnette – "You're Sixteen" 3 12

40 -- Bobby Vee – "Rubber Ball" 4 11

41 -- Gary U.S. Bonds – "New Orleans" 16 11

43 -- Johnny Horton – "North to Alaska" 23 11

45 -- Matt Monro – "Portrait Of My Love" 3 16

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