Official Singles Chart Top 50

18 May 1961 - 24 May 1961

The Official UK Top 40 chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company, based on official sales of sales of downloads, CD, vinyl, audio streams and video streams. The Top 40 is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV, the full Top 100 is published exclusively on OfficialCharts.com.

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1	6	ON THE REBOUND FLOYD CRAMER RCA	1	6	Buy Listen
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2	2	YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY TEMPERANCE SEVEN PARLOPHONE	2	8	Buy Listen
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3	1	BLUE MOON MARCELS PYE INTERNATIONAL	1	6	Buy Listen
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4	4	MORE THAN I CAN SAY/STAYING IN BOBBY VEE LONDON	4	6	Buy
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5	3	DON'T TREAT ME LIKE A CHILD HELEN SHAPIRO COLUMBIA	3	9	Buy Listen
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6	5	WOODEN HEART ELVIS PRESLEY RCA	1	11	Buy Listen
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7	7	THEME FROM DIXIE DUANE EDDY LONDON	7	5	Buy Listen
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8	13	RUNAWAY DEL SHANNON LONDON	8	4	Buy Listen
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9	19	FRIGHTENED CITY THE SHADOWS COLUMBIA	9	2	Buy Listen
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10	9	100 POUNDS OF CLAY CRAIG DOUGLAS TOP RANK	9	5	Buy
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11	11	GEE WHIZ IT'S YOU CLIFF RICHARD COLUMBIA	4	8	Buy Listen
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12	14	EASY GOING ME ADAM FAITH PARLOPHONE	12	4	Buy Listen
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13	8	WAR PAINT BROOK BROTHERS PYE	5	8	Buy Listen
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14	21	WHAT'D I SAY JERRY LEE LEWIS LONDON	14	3	Buy Listen
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15	12	LITTLE BOY SAD JOHNNY BURNETTE LONDON	12	6	Buy Listen
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16	10	AFRICAN WALTZ JOHNNY DANKWORTH COLUMBIA	9	13	Buy Listen
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17	15	THEME FROM 'EXODUS' FERRANTE AND TEICHER LONDON	6	11	Buy Listen
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18	34	HAVE A DRINK ON ME LONNIE DONEGAN PYE	18	2	Buy Listen
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19	28	BUT I DO CLARENCE 'FROGMAN' HENRY PYE INTERNATIONAL	19	3	Buy Listen
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20	45	YOU'LL NEVER KNOW SHIRLEY BASSEY COLUMBIA	20	2	Buy Listen
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21	18	ARE YOU SURE ALLISONS FONTANA	2	13	Buy Listen
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22	16	LAZY RIVER BOBBY DARIN LONDON	2	10	Buy Listen
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23	17	WHERE THE BOYS ARE/BABY ROO CONNIE FRANCIS MGM	5	10	Buy Listen
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24	23	HOW WONDERFUL TO KNOW PEARL CARR AND TEDDY JOHNSON COLUMBIA	23	7	Buy Listen
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25	20	FBI THE SHADOWS COLUMBIA	6	15	Buy Listen
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26	36	I STILL LOVE YOU ALL KENNY BALL AND HIS JAZZMEN PYE JAZZ	26	2	Buy Listen
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27	22	AND THE HEAVENS CRIED ANTHONY NEWLEY DECCA	6	10	Buy Listen
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28	26	(I WANNA) LOVE MY LIFE AWAY GENE PITNEY LONDON	26	9	Buy Listen
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29	44	MOTHER-IN-LAW ERNIE K-DOE LONDON	29	2	Buy Listen
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30	31	BABY SITTIN' BOOGIE BUZZ CLIFFORD FONTANA	17	12	Buy Listen
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31	24	SAMANTHA LONNIE DONEGAN PRESENTS KENNY BALL AND HIS JAZZMEN PYE JAZZ TODAY	13	13




32	25	A SCOTTISH SOLDIER ANDY STEWART TOP RANK	19	19	Buy Listen
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33	29	THEME FOR A DREAM CLIFF RICHARD COLUMBIA	3	12	Buy Listen
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34	27	WALK RIGHT BACK/EBONY EYES THE EVERLY BROTHERS WARNER BROTHERS	1	15	Buy Listen
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35	35	MY BLUE HEAVEN FRANK SINATRA CAPITOL	33	5	Buy Listen
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36	New	WORDS ALLISONS FONTANA	36	1	Buy Listen
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37	New	LITTLE DEVIL NEIL SEDAKA RCA	37	1	Buy Listen
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38	37	COWBOY JIMMY JOE ALMA COGAN COLUMBIA	37	5	Buy Listen
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39	32	WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? SHIRELLES TOP RANK	4	15	Buy Listen
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40	30	MY KIND OF GIRL MATT MONRO PARLOPHONE	5	11	Buy Listen
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41	New	WHY NOT NOW?/CAN THIS BE LOVE? MATT MONRO PARLOPHONE	41	1	Buy
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42	New	I'VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR LINDA SCOTT COLUMBIA	42	1	Buy Listen
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43	41	HALFWAY TO PARADISE BILLY FURY DECCA	41	2	Buy Listen
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44	38	ASIA MINOR KOKOMO LONDON	35	6	Buy Listen
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45	43	LULLABY OF THE LEAVES THE VENTURES LONDON	43	2	Buy Listen
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46	New	LOVE OR MONEY BLACKWELLS LONDON	46	1	Buy Listen
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47	42	MUSKRAT RAMBLE FREDDIE CANNON TOP RANK	32	5	Buy Listen
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48	33	WHEELS STRING-A-LONGS LONDON	8	13	Buy Listen
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49	Re	TRAMBONE KREW KATS HMV	33	10	Buy Listen
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50	New	HALF OF MY HEART EMILE FORD AND THE CHECKMATES PICCADILLY	50	1	Buy Listen
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18 May 1961 - 24 May 1961

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