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The Official Singles Chart Top 50 - 8th March 1962

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Number
1

Can't Help Falling in Love
Elvis Presley
From the album: Blue Hawaii
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
6
Number
2

The Young Ones
Cliff Richard & The Shadows
From the album: The Young Ones
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
9
Number
3

Let's Twist Again
Chubby Checker
From the album: Let's Twist Again
Peak
2
Weeks
14
Number
4 Up by 1

Wimoweh
Karl Denver
Peak
4
Weeks
7
Number
5 Up by 7

Tell Me What He Said
Helen Shapiro
From the album: 12 Hits and a Miss
Peak
5
Weeks
4
Number
6 Up by 2

March Of The Siamese Children
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
Peak
6
Weeks
4
Number
7 Down by 3

Forget Me Not
Eden Kane
Peak
3
Weeks
8
Number
8 Down by 1

Walk on By
Leroy Van Dyke
From the album: Walk on By
Peak
5
Weeks
10
Number
9 Up by 11

Wonderful Land
The Shadows
From the album: Greatest Hits
Peak
9
Weeks
2
Number
10 Down by 4

Crying in the Rain
The Everly Brothers
From the album: The Golden Hits of The Everly Brothers
Peak
6
Weeks
8
Number
11 Down by 2

Little Bitty Tear
Burl Ives
Peak
9
Weeks
7
Number
12 Up by 1

Softly As I Leave You
Matt Monro
Peak
12
Weeks
5
Number
13 Down by 2

Stranger on the Shore
Mr. Acker Bilk & The Leon Young String Chorale
Peak
2
Weeks
15
Number
14

Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen
Neil Sedaka
Peak
3
Weeks
12
Number
15 Down by 5

I'd Never Find Another You
Billy Fury
From the album: We Want Billy!
Peak
5
Weeks
13
Number
16 Up by 1

Little Bitty Tear
Miki & Griff
Peak
16
Weeks
6
Number
17 Down by 2

Run to Him
Bobby Vee
From the album: Take Good Care of My Baby
Peak
6
Weeks
12
Number
18 Up by 4

Hole In The Ground
Bernard Cribbins
Peak
18
Weeks
4
Number
19 Down by 1

Jeannie
Danny Williams
Peak
14
Weeks
8
Number
20 Up by 3

The Wanderer
Dion
From the album: Runaround Sue
Peak
20
Weeks
4
Number
21 Up by 4

Tonight
Shirley Bassey
Peak
21
Weeks
4
Number
22 Down by 1

Pianissimo
Ken Dodd
Peak
21
Weeks
6
Number
23 Up by 18

Lesson One
Russ Conway
Peak
23
Weeks
3
Number
24 Up by 11

Theme From 'Z Cars'
Johnny Keating
Peak
24
Weeks
2
Number
25 Down by 9

The Comancheros
Lonnie Donegan
Peak
14
Weeks
8
Number
26

Midnight in Moscow
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
Peak
2
Weeks
18
Number
27 Up by 4

I'll See You In My Dreams
Pat Boone
Peak
27
Weeks
4
Number
28 Debut

Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
Roy Orbison
From the album: Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits
Peak
28
Weeks
1
Number
29 Up by 15

Never Goodbye
Karl Denver
Peak
29
Weeks
3
Number
30 Down by 2

Don't Stop, Twist
Frankie Vaughan
Peak
22
Weeks
6
Number
31 Up by 3

Lessons In Love
The Allisons
Peak
31
Weeks
4
Number
32 Down by 5

Lonesome
Adam Faith
Peak
12
Weeks
8
Number
33 Down by 1

You're The Only Good Thing
Jim Reeves
Peak
17
Weeks
16
Number
34 Down by 10

The Twist
Chubby Checker
From the album: Twist with Chubby Checker
Peak
14
Weeks
11
Number
35 Down by 16

Multiplication
Bobby Darin
From the album: Twist with Bobby Darin
Peak
5
Weeks
12
Number
36 Down by 6

The Dr. Kildare Theme
Johnnie Spence & His Orchestra
Peak
30
Weeks
2
Number
37 Debut

Twistin' the Night Away
Sam Cooke
From the album: Twistin' the Night Away
Peak
37
Weeks
1
Number
38 Down by 9

Let There Be Drums
Sandy Nelson
From the album: Let There Be Drums
Peak
3
Weeks
13
Number
39 Up by 7

Walk With Me My Angel
Don Charles
Peak
39
Weeks
3
Number
40 Down by 7

Peppermint Twist
Joey Dee & The Starliters
From the album: Doin' the Twist at the Peppermint Lounge
Peak
33
Weeks
5
Number
41 Down by 2

Moon River
Danny Williams
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
42 Down by 5

The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Tokens
From the album: The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Peak
11
Weeks
12
Number
43 Debut
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
Emile Ford & The Checkmates
Peak
43
Weeks
1
Number
44 Down by 4

Norman
Carol Deene
Peak
24
Weeks
7
Number
45 Debut

Fanlight Fanny
Clinton Ford
Peak
45
Weeks
1
Number
46 Debut

Town Without Pity
Gene Pitney
From the album: The Many Sides of Gene Pitney
Peak
46
Weeks
1
Number
47 Down by 5

The Language Of Love
John D. Loudermilk
Peak
13
Weeks
10
Number
48 Debut

Please Don't Ask About Barbara
Bobby Vee
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Down by 6

Peppermint Twist
Danny Peppermint & The Jumping Jacks
Peak
26
Weeks
8
Number
50 Down by 3
Ring A Ding Girl
Ronnie Carroll
Peak
46
Weeks
3

Dropouts

Number
36 Dropout

Son, This Is She
John Leyton
Peak
15
Weeks
10
Number
38 Dropout

Walk Away
Shane Fenton & The Fentones
Peak
38
Weeks
5
Number
45 Dropout

Johnny Will
Pat Boone
Peak
4
Weeks
13
Number
48 Dropout
The Night Is Young/There Goes That Song Again
Gary Miller
Peak
29
Weeks
10
Number
49 Dropout

D-Darling
Anthony Newley
Peak
25
Weeks
6
Number
50 Dropout
From Here To There To You
Hank Locklin
Peak
44
Weeks
3

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Date

March 8, 1962

Songs

50

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1 1 Elvis Presley – “Can't Help Falling in Love” 1(×3) 6

2 2 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – “The Young Ones” 1(×6) 9

3 3 Chubby Checker – “Let's Twist Again” 2 14

5 4 Karl Denver – “Wimoweh” 4 7

12 5 Helen Shapiro – “Tell Me What He Said” 5 4

8 6 Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen – “March Of The Siamese Children” 6 4

4 7 Eden Kane – “Forget Me Not” 3 8

7 8 Leroy Van Dyke – “Walk on By” 5 10

20 9 The Shadows – “Wonderful Land” 9 2

6 10 The Everly Brothers – “Crying in the Rain” 6 8

9 11 Burl Ives – “Little Bitty Tear” 9 7

13 12 Matt Monro – “Softly As I Leave You” 12 5

11 13 Mr. Acker Bilk & The Leon Young String Chorale – “Stranger on the Shore” 2 15

14 14 Neil Sedaka – “Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen” 3 12

10 15 Billy Fury – “I'd Never Find Another You” 5 13

17 16 Miki & Griff – “Little Bitty Tear” 16 6

15 17 Bobby Vee – “Run to Him” 6 12

22 18 Bernard Cribbins – “Hole In The Ground” 18 4

18 19 Danny Williams – “Jeannie” 14 8

23 20 Dion – “The Wanderer” 20 4

25 21 Shirley Bassey – “Tonight” 21 4

21 22 Ken Dodd – “Pianissimo” 21 6

41 23 Russ Conway – “Lesson One” 23 3

35 24 Johnny Keating – “Theme From 'Z Cars'” 24 2

16 25 Lonnie Donegan – “The Comancheros” 14 8

26 26 Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen – “Midnight in Moscow” 2 18

31 27 Pat Boone – “I'll See You In My Dreams” 27 4

NE 28 Roy Orbison – “Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)” 28 1

44 29 Karl Denver – “Never Goodbye” 29 3

28 30 Frankie Vaughan – “Don't Stop, Twist” 22 6

34 31 The Allisons – “Lessons In Love” 31 4

27 32 Adam Faith – “Lonesome” 12 8

32 33 Jim Reeves – “You're The Only Good Thing” 17 16

24 34 Chubby Checker – “The Twist” 14 11

19 35 Bobby Darin – “Multiplication” 5 12

30 36 Johnnie Spence & His Orchestra – “The Dr. Kildare Theme” 30 2

NE 37 Sam Cooke – “Twistin' the Night Away” 37 1

29 38 Sandy Nelson – “Let There Be Drums” 3 13

46 39 Don Charles – “Walk With Me My Angel” 39 3

33 40 Joey Dee & The Starliters – “Peppermint Twist” 33 5

39 41 Danny Williams – “Moon River” 1(×2) 19

37 42 The Tokens – “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” 11 12

NE 43 Emile Ford & The Checkmates – “I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now” 43 1

40 44 Carol Deene – “Norman” 24 7

NE 45 Clinton Ford – “Fanlight Fanny” 45 1

NE 46 Gene Pitney – “Town Without Pity” 46 1

42 47 John D. Loudermilk – “The Language Of Love” 13 10

NE 48 Bobby Vee – “Please Don't Ask About Barbara” 48 1

43 49 Danny Peppermint & The Jumping Jacks – “Peppermint Twist” 26 8

47 50 Ronnie Carroll – “Ring A Ding Girl” 46 3

DROPOUTS:

36 -- John Leyton – “Son, This Is She” 15 10

38 -- Shane Fenton & The Fentones – “Walk Away” 38 5

45 -- Pat Boone – “Johnny Will” 4 13

48 -- Gary Miller – “The Night Is Young/There Goes That Song Again” 29 10

49 -- Anthony Newley – “D-Darling” 25 6

50 -- Hank Locklin – “From Here To There To You” 44 3

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