The Official Singles Chart Top 50 - 8th June 1961

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Number
1

Surrender
Elvis Presley
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
3
Number
2

Runaway
Del Shannon
Peak
2
Weeks
7
Number
3

Frightened City
The Shadows
Peak
3
Weeks
5
Number
4
More Than I Can Say/Staying In
Bobby Vee
Peak
4
Weeks
9
Number
5 Up by 6

(I Don't Know Why) But I Do
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
Peak
5
Weeks
6
Number
6 Up by 1

Don't Treat Me Like a Child
Helen Shapiro
Peak
3
Weeks
12
Number
7 Down by 1

On The Rebound
Floyd Cramer
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
9
Number
8

You'll Never Know
Shirley Bassey
Peak
8
Weeks
5
Number
9 Down by 4

Blue Moon
The Marcels
From the album: Blue Moon
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
9
Number
10

What'd I Say
Jerry Lee Lewis
From the album: Jerry Lee's Greatest!
Peak
10
Weeks
6
Number
11 Up by 7

Little Devil
Neil Sedaka
Peak
11
Weeks
4
Number
12

Have a Drink on Me
Lonnie Donegan
From the album: More! Tops with Lonnie
Peak
12
Weeks
5
Number
13 Up by 3

Wooden Heart
Elvis Presley
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
14 Down by 5

You're Driving Me Crazy
The Temperance Seven
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
11
Number
15 Down by 1

Easy Going Me
Adam Faith
Peak
12
Weeks
7
Number
16 Down by 1
Gee Whiz It's You
Cliff Richard
Peak
4
Weeks
11
Number
17 Down by 4

Warpaint
The Brook Brothers
Peak
5
Weeks
11
Number
18 Up by 5

Halfway to Paradise
Billy Fury
From the album: Halfway to Paradise
Peak
18
Weeks
5
Number
19 Down by 2

Theme From Dixie
Duane Eddy
Peak
7
Weeks
8
Number
20 Up by 12

Hello Mary Lou
Ricky Nelson
From the album: Rick Is 21
Peak
20
Weeks
2
Number
21 Up by 6

Running Scared
Roy Orbison
From the album: Crying
Peak
21
Weeks
3
Number
22 Up by 3

I've Told Every Little Star
Linda Scott
From the album: Starlight, Starbright
Peak
22
Weeks
4
Number
23 Down by 4

African Waltz
Johnny Dankworth
Peak
9
Weeks
16
Number
24 Down by 3

A Hundred Pounds Of Clay
Craig Douglas
Peak
9
Weeks
8
Number
25 Up by 14

Transistor Radio
Benny Hill
Peak
25
Weeks
2
Number
26 Down by 4

Little Boy Sad
Johnny Burnette
Peak
12
Weeks
9
Number
27 Down by 3
Why Not Now?/Can This Be Love?
Matt Monro
Peak
24
Weeks
4
Number
28 Down by 8

Theme From 'Exodus'
Ferrante & Teicher
Peak
6
Weeks
14
Number
29 Up by 2

Mother-in-Law
Ernie K-Doe
Peak
29
Weeks
5
Number
30 Up by 6

The Battle's O'er
Andy Stewart
Peak
30
Weeks
2
Number
31 Down by 1

I Still Love You All
Kenny Ball & His Jazz Band
Peak
24
Weeks
5
Number
32 Down by 6

How Wonderful To Know
Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
Peak
23
Weeks
10
Number
33 Up by 15

Well I Ask You
Eden Kane
Peak
33
Weeks
2
Number
34 Down by 5

A Scottish Soldier
Andy Stewart
Peak
19
Weeks
22
Number
35 Down by 2

F.B.I.
The Shadows
Peak
6
Weeks
18
Number
36 Up by 4

Bells Of Avignon
Max Bygraves
Peak
36
Weeks
2
Number
37 Down by 9

Where the Boys Are
Connie Francis
Peak
5
Weeks
13
Number
38 Debut

Take Good Care Of Her
Adam Wade
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39 Down by 5

Words
The Allisons
Peak
34
Weeks
4
Number
40 Down by 3

Are You Sure
The Allisons
Peak
2
Weeks
16
Number
41 Debut
Motorcycle Michael
Jo Ann Campbell
Peak
41
Weeks
1
Number
42 Down by 7

Lazy River
Bobby Darin
Peak
2
Weeks
13
Number
43 Up by 3

She She Little Sheila
Gene Vincent
Peak
43
Weeks
2
Number
44 Up by 3
We Will Never Be As Young As This Again
Danny Williams
Peak
44
Weeks
3
Number
45 Debut
Ambush
The Outlaws
Peak
45
Weeks
1
Number
46 Debut
Summertime
The Marcels
Peak
46
Weeks
1
Number
47 Re-Entry
The Magnificent Seven
John Barry
Peak
45
Weeks
5
Number
48 Debut

Exclusively Yours
Mark Wynter
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Debut
Love Or Money
Jimmy Crawford
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Down by 1

Wheels
The String-A-Longs
Peak
8
Weeks
16

Dropouts

Number
38 Dropout

(I Wanna) Love My Life Away
Gene Pitney
Peak
26
Weeks
11
Number
41 Dropout

Theme For a Dream
Cliff Richard
Peak
3
Weeks
14
Number
42 Dropout

Samantha
Kenny Ball & His Jazz Band
Peak
13
Weeks
15
Number
43 Dropout

My Blue Heaven
Frank Sinatra
Peak
33
Weeks
7
Number
44 Dropout
Lullaby Of The Leaves
The Ventures
Peak
43
Weeks
4
Number
45 Dropout
Pablo
Russ Conway
Peak
45
Weeks
2
Number
50 Dropout

And the Heavens Cried
Anthony Newley
Peak
6
Weeks
12

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Date

June 8, 1961

Songs

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1 1 Elvis Presley – “Surrender” 1(×2) 3

2 2 Del Shannon – “Runaway” 2 7

3 3 The Shadows – “Frightened City” 3 5

4 4 Bobby Vee – “More Than I Can Say/Staying In” 4 9

11 5 Clarence "Frogman" Henry – “(I Don't Know Why) But I Do” 5 6

7 6 Helen Shapiro – “Don't Treat Me Like a Child” 3 12

6 7 Floyd Cramer – “On The Rebound” 1(×1) 9

8 8 Shirley Bassey – “You'll Never Know” 8 5

5 9 The Marcels – “Blue Moon” 1(×2) 9

10 10 Jerry Lee Lewis – “What'd I Say” 10 6

18 11 Neil Sedaka – “Little Devil” 11 4

12 12 Lonnie Donegan – “Have a Drink on Me” 12 5

16 13 Elvis Presley – “Wooden Heart” 1(×6) 14

9 14 The Temperance Seven – “You're Driving Me Crazy” 1(×1) 11

14 15 Adam Faith – “Easy Going Me” 12 7

15 16 Cliff Richard – “Gee Whiz It's You” 4 11

13 17 The Brook Brothers – “Warpaint” 5 11

23 18 Billy Fury – “Halfway to Paradise” 18 5

17 19 Duane Eddy – “Theme From Dixie” 7 8

32 20 Ricky Nelson – “Hello Mary Lou” 20 2

27 21 Roy Orbison – “Running Scared” 21 3

25 22 Linda Scott – “I've Told Every Little Star” 22 4

19 23 Johnny Dankworth – “African Waltz” 9 16

21 24 Craig Douglas – “A Hundred Pounds Of Clay” 9 8

39 25 Benny Hill – “Transistor Radio” 25 2

22 26 Johnny Burnette – “Little Boy Sad” 12 9

24 27 Matt Monro – “Why Not Now?/Can This Be Love?” 24 4

20 28 Ferrante & Teicher – “Theme From 'Exodus'” 6 14

31 29 Ernie K-Doe – “Mother-in-Law” 29 5

36 30 Andy Stewart – “The Battle's O'er” 30 2

30 31 Kenny Ball & His Jazz Band – “I Still Love You All” 24 5

26 32 Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson – “How Wonderful To Know” 23 10

48 33 Eden Kane – “Well I Ask You” 33 2

29 34 Andy Stewart – “A Scottish Soldier” 19 22

33 35 The Shadows – “F.B.I.” 6 18

40 36 Max Bygraves – “Bells Of Avignon” 36 2

28 37 Connie Francis – “Where the Boys Are” 5 13

NE 38 Adam Wade – “Take Good Care Of Her” 38 1

34 39 The Allisons – “Words” 34 4

37 40 The Allisons – “Are You Sure” 2 16

NE 41 Jo Ann Campbell – “Motorcycle Michael” 41 1

35 42 Bobby Darin – “Lazy River” 2 13

46 43 Gene Vincent – “She She Little Sheila” 43 2

47 44 Danny Williams – “We Will Never Be As Young As This Again” 44 3

NE 45 The Outlaws – “Ambush” 45 1

NE 46 The Marcels – “Summertime” 46 1

RE 47 John Barry – “The Magnificent Seven” 45 5

NE 48 Mark Wynter – “Exclusively Yours” 48 1

NE 49 Jimmy Crawford – “Love Or Money” 49 1

49 50 The String-A-Longs – “Wheels” 8 16

DROPOUTS:

38 -- Gene Pitney – “(I Wanna) Love My Life Away” 26 11

41 -- Cliff Richard – “Theme For a Dream” 3 14

42 -- Kenny Ball & His Jazz Band – “Samantha” 13 15

43 -- Frank Sinatra – “My Blue Heaven” 33 7

44 -- The Ventures – “Lullaby Of The Leaves” 43 4

45 -- Russ Conway – “Pablo” 45 2

50 -- Anthony Newley – “And the Heavens Cried” 6 12

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