The Official Singles Chart Top 50 - 9th November 1961

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Number
1 Up by 3

(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
Elvis Presley
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
2
Number
2 Down by 1

Walking Back To Happiness
Helen Shapiro
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
7
Number
3

When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart
Cliff Richard
Peak
3
Weeks
4
Number
4 Up by 10

Big Bad John
Jimmy Dean
Peak
4
Weeks
3
Number
5 Down by 3

Wild Wind
John Leyton
Peak
2
Weeks
6
Number
6 Up by 1

Hit the Road Jack
Ray Charles
From the album: Ray Charles' Greatest Hits
Peak
6
Weeks
4
Number
7 Up by 6

The Time Has Come
Adam Faith
Peak
7
Weeks
3
Number
8 Up by 8

Take Five
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
From the album: Time Out
Peak
8
Weeks
3
Number
9 Down by 1

Mexicali Rose
Karl Denver
Peak
8
Weeks
4
Number
10 Down by 5

Bless You
Tony Orlando
Peak
5
Weeks
6
Number
11 Down by 5

You'll Answer To Me
Cleo Laine
Peak
5
Weeks
9
Number
12 Down by 3

Sucu Sucu
The Laurie Johnson Orchestra
Peak
9
Weeks
7
Number
13 Up by 5

Take Good Care of My Baby
Bobby Vee
Peak
13
Weeks
3
Number
14 Down by 4

You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
Bobby Darin
Peak
10
Weeks
5
Number
15 Down by 4

Michael (Row The Boat Ashore)
The Highway Men
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
10
Number
16 Down by 1

My Boomerang Won't Come Back
Charlie Drake
Peak
15
Weeks
6
Number
17 Down by 5

Hats Off to Larry
Del Shannon
From the album: Hats Off to Del Shannon
Peak
6
Weeks
9
Number
18 Down by 1

Jealousy
Billy Fury
Peak
2
Weeks
10
Number
19 Up by 2

Kon-Tiki
The Shadows
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
10
Number
20 Up by 16

Runaround Sue
Dion
From the album: Runaround Sue
Peak
20
Weeks
2
Number
21 Up by 11

Let's Get Together
Hayley Mills
Peak
21
Weeks
4
Number
22 Up by 9

I'm a Moody Guy
Shane Fenton & The Fentones
Peak
22
Weeks
3
Number
23 Up by 24

Moon River
Danny Williams
Peak
23
Weeks
2
Number
24 Up by 3

Sea of Heartbreak
Don Gibson
From the album: The Best of Don Gibson
Peak
14
Weeks
11
Number
25 Down by 1

A Tribute To Buddy Holly
Mike Berry & The Outlaws
Peak
24
Weeks
5
Number
26 Down by 7

Together
Connie Francis
Peak
6
Weeks
9
Number
27 Up by 3

Cryin'
Roy Orbison
Peak
25
Weeks
8
Number
28 Up by 1

Granada
Frank Sinatra
Peak
15
Weeks
7
Number
29 Down by 6

Sucu Sucu
Nina & Frederik
Peak
23
Weeks
6
Number
30 Down by 5

You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)
Ral Donner
Peak
25
Weeks
8
Number
31 Up by 8
Stars and Stripes/Creole Jazz
Mr. Acker Bilk
Peak
31
Weeks
2
Number
32 Down by 4

Johnny Remember Me
John Leyton
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
33 Down by 13

Get Lost
Eden Kane
Peak
10
Weeks
9
Number
34 Down by 12
Wild In The Country/I Feel So Bad
Elvis Presley
Peak
4
Weeks
10
Number
35 Down by 9

You Don't Know
Helen Shapiro
From the album: 12 Hits and a Miss
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
36 Down by 2

Wheels Cha Cha
Joe Loss
Peak
21
Weeks
20
Number
37 Up by 6

Hole In The Bucket
Harry Belafonte & Odetta
Peak
32
Weeks
7
Number
38 Down by 3
Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain
Shirley Bassey
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
16
Number
39 Up by 3

More Money For You and Me
The Four Preps
Peak
39
Weeks
2
Number
40 Down by 3

The Mountain's High
Dick and Dee Dee
From the album: Tell Me the Mountain's High
Peak
37
Weeks
3
Number
41 Up by 3

This Time
Troy Shondell
Peak
41
Weeks
2
Number
42 Down by 9

Who Put The Bomp
The Viscounts
Peak
21
Weeks
9
Number
43 Debut

Tower of Strength
Frankie Vaughan
Peak
43
Weeks
1
Number
44 Up by 1
Sad Movies
Carol Deene
Peak
44
Weeks
3
Number
45 Debut

Tomorrow's Clown
Marty Wilde
Peak
45
Weeks
1
Number
46 Debut

Runaround Sue
Doug Sheldon
Peak
46
Weeks
1
Number
47 Re-Entry

Sucu Sucu
Ted Heath & His Music
Peak
36
Weeks
5
Number
48 Debut

Midnight in Moscow
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Down by 11
Michael Row The Boat/Lumbered
Lonnie Donegan
Peak
6
Weeks
11
Number
50 Down by 10
Muskrat/Don't Blame Me
The Everly Brothers
Peak
20
Weeks
6

Dropouts

Number
41 Dropout

That's My Home
Mr. Acker Bilk
Peak
7
Weeks
17
Number
46 Dropout

Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)
Sue Thompson
From the album: Meet Sue Thompson
Peak
46
Weeks
1
Number
48 Dropout

Marcheta
Karl Denver
Peak
8
Weeks
20
Number
49 Dropout

I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door
Eddie Hodges
Peak
37
Weeks
6
Number
50 Dropout

Night of the Vampire
The Moontrekkers
Peak
50
Weeks
1

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Date

November 9, 1961

Songs

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4 1 Elvis Presley – “(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame” 1(×1) 2

1 2 Helen Shapiro – “Walking Back To Happiness” 1(×3) 7

3 3 Cliff Richard – “When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart” 3 4

14 4 Jimmy Dean – “Big Bad John” 4 3

2 5 John Leyton – “Wild Wind” 2 6

7 6 Ray Charles – “Hit the Road Jack” 6 4

13 7 Adam Faith – “The Time Has Come” 7 3

16 8 The Dave Brubeck Quartet – “Take Five” 8 3

8 9 Karl Denver – “Mexicali Rose” 8 4

5 10 Tony Orlando – “Bless You” 5 6

6 11 Cleo Laine – “You'll Answer To Me” 5 9

9 12 The Laurie Johnson Orchestra – “Sucu Sucu” 9 7

18 13 Bobby Vee – “Take Good Care of My Baby” 13 3

10 14 Bobby Darin – “You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby” 10 5

11 15 The Highway Men – “Michael (Row The Boat Ashore)” 1(×1) 10

15 16 Charlie Drake – “My Boomerang Won't Come Back” 15 6

12 17 Del Shannon – “Hats Off to Larry” 6 9

17 18 Billy Fury – “Jealousy” 2 10

21 19 The Shadows – “Kon-Tiki” 1(×1) 10

36 20 Dion – “Runaround Sue” 20 2

32 21 Hayley Mills – “Let's Get Together” 21 4

31 22 Shane Fenton & The Fentones – “I'm a Moody Guy” 22 3

47 23 Danny Williams – “Moon River” 23 2

27 24 Don Gibson – “Sea of Heartbreak” 14 11

24 25 Mike Berry & The Outlaws – “A Tribute To Buddy Holly” 24 5

19 26 Connie Francis – “Together” 6 9

30 27 Roy Orbison – “Cryin'” 25 8

29 28 Frank Sinatra – “Granada” 15 7

23 29 Nina & Frederik – “Sucu Sucu” 23 6

25 30 Ral Donner – “You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)” 25 8

39 31 Mr. Acker Bilk – “Stars and Stripes/Creole Jazz” 31 2

28 32 John Leyton – “Johnny Remember Me” 1(×4) 15

20 33 Eden Kane – “Get Lost” 10 9

22 34 Elvis Presley – “Wild In The Country/I Feel So Bad” 4 10

26 35 Helen Shapiro – “You Don't Know” 1(×3) 20

34 36 Joe Loss – “Wheels Cha Cha” 21 20

43 37 Harry Belafonte & Odetta – “Hole In The Bucket” 32 7

35 38 Shirley Bassey – “Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain” 1(×1) 16

42 39 The Four Preps – “More Money For You and Me” 39 2

37 40 Dick and Dee Dee – “The Mountain's High” 37 3

44 41 Troy Shondell – “This Time” 41 2

33 42 The Viscounts – “Who Put The Bomp” 21 9

NE 43 Frankie Vaughan – “Tower of Strength” 43 1

45 44 Carol Deene – “Sad Movies” 44 3

NE 45 Marty Wilde – “Tomorrow's Clown” 45 1

NE 46 Doug Sheldon – “Runaround Sue” 46 1

RE 47 Ted Heath & His Music – “Sucu Sucu” 36 5

NE 48 Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen – “Midnight in Moscow” 48 1

38 49 Lonnie Donegan – “Michael Row The Boat/Lumbered” 6 11

40 50 The Everly Brothers – “Muskrat/Don't Blame Me” 20 6

DROPOUTS:

41 -- Mr. Acker Bilk – “That's My Home” 7 17

46 -- Sue Thompson – “Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)” 46 1

48 -- Karl Denver – “Marcheta” 8 20

49 -- Eddie Hodges – “I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door” 37 6

50 -- The Moontrekkers – “Night of the Vampire” 50 1

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