Official Singles Chart Top 50

25 May 1961 - 31 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	2	YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY TEMPERANCE SEVEN PARLOPHONE	1	9	Buy Listen
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2	3	BLUE MOON MARCELS PYE INTERNATIONAL	1	7	Buy Listen
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3	1	ON THE REBOUND FLOYD CRAMER RCA	1	7	Buy Listen
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4	9	FRIGHTENED CITY THE SHADOWS COLUMBIA	4	3	Buy Listen
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5	8	RUNAWAY DEL SHANNON LONDON	5	5	Buy Listen
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6	4	MORE THAN I CAN SAY/STAYING IN BOBBY VEE LONDON	4	7	Buy
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7	6	WOODEN HEART ELVIS PRESLEY RCA	1	12	Buy Listen
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8	7	THEME FROM DIXIE DUANE EDDY LONDON	7	6	Buy Listen
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9	13	WAR PAINT BROOK BROTHERS PYE	5	9	Buy Listen
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10	10	100 POUNDS OF CLAY CRAIG DOUGLAS TOP RANK	9	6	Buy
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11	5	DON'T TREAT ME LIKE A CHILD HELEN SHAPIRO COLUMBIA	3	10	Buy Listen
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12	12	EASY GOING ME ADAM FAITH PARLOPHONE	12	5	Buy Listen
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13	11	GEE WHIZ IT'S YOU CLIFF RICHARD COLUMBIA	4	9	Buy Listen
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14	20	YOU'LL NEVER KNOW SHIRLEY BASSEY COLUMBIA	14	3	Buy Listen
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15	16	AFRICAN WALTZ JOHNNY DANKWORTH COLUMBIA	9	14	Buy Listen
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16	14	WHAT'D I SAY JERRY LEE LEWIS LONDON	14	4	Buy Listen
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17	18	HAVE A DRINK ON ME LONNIE DONEGAN PYE	17	3	Buy Listen
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18	17	THEME FROM 'EXODUS' FERRANTE AND TEICHER LONDON	6	12	Buy Listen
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19	19	BUT I DO CLARENCE 'FROGMAN' HENRY PYE INTERNATIONAL	19	4	Buy Listen
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20	15	LITTLE BOY SAD JOHNNY BURNETTE LONDON	12	7	Buy Listen
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21	21	ARE YOU SURE ALLISONS FONTANA	2	14	Buy Listen
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22	25	FBI THE SHADOWS COLUMBIA	6	16	Buy Listen
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23	24	HOW WONDERFUL TO KNOW PEARL CARR AND TEDDY JOHNSON COLUMBIA	23	8	Buy Listen
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24	26	I STILL LOVE YOU ALL KENNY BALL AND HIS JAZZMEN PYE JAZZ	24	3	Buy Listen
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25	27	AND THE HEAVENS CRIED ANTHONY NEWLEY DECCA	6	11	Buy Listen
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26	23	WHERE THE BOYS ARE/BABY ROO CONNIE FRANCIS MGM	5	11	Buy Listen
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27	New	SURRENDER ELVIS PRESLEY RCA	27	1	Buy Listen
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28	22	LAZY RIVER BOBBY DARIN LONDON	2	11	Buy Listen
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29	32	A SCOTTISH SOLDIER ANDY STEWART TOP RANK	19	20	Buy Listen
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30	37	LITTLE DEVIL NEIL SEDAKA RCA	30	2	Buy Listen
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31	43	HALFWAY TO PARADISE BILLY FURY DECCA	31	3	Buy Listen
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32	34	WALK RIGHT BACK/EBONY EYES THE EVERLY BROTHERS WARNER BROTHERS	1	16	Buy Listen
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33	31	SAMANTHA LONNIE DONEGAN PRESENTS KENNY BALL AND HIS JAZZMEN PYE JAZZ TODAY	13	14




34	41	WHY NOT NOW?/CAN THIS BE LOVE? MATT MONRO PARLOPHONE	34	2	Buy
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35	36	WORDS ALLISONS FONTANA	35	2	Buy Listen
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36	42	I'VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR LINDA SCOTT COLUMBIA	36	2	Buy Listen
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37	33	THEME FOR A DREAM CLIFF RICHARD COLUMBIA	3	13	Buy Listen
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38	New	RUNNING SCARED ROY ORBISON LONDON	38	1	Buy Listen
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39	35	MY BLUE HEAVEN FRANK SINATRA CAPITOL	33	6	Buy Listen
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40	29	MOTHER-IN-LAW ERNIE K-DOE LONDON	29	3	Buy Listen
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41	30	BABY SITTIN' BOOGIE BUZZ CLIFFORD FONTANA	17	13	Buy Listen
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42	28	(I WANNA) LOVE MY LIFE AWAY GENE PITNEY LONDON	26	10	Buy Listen
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43	38	COWBOY JIMMY JOE ALMA COGAN COLUMBIA	37	6	Buy Listen
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44	40	MY KIND OF GIRL MATT MONRO PARLOPHONE	5	12	Buy Listen
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45	48	WHEELS STRING-A-LONGS LONDON	8	14	Buy Listen
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46	New	PABLO RUSS CONWAY COLUMBIA	46	1	Buy Listen
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47	44	ASIA MINOR KOKOMO LONDON	35	7	Buy Listen
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48	45	LULLABY OF THE LEAVES THE VENTURES LONDON	43	3	Buy Listen
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49	46	LOVE OR MONEY BLACKWELLS LONDON	46	2	Buy Listen
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50	New	WE WILL NEVER BE AS YOUNG AS THIS AGAIN DANNY WILLIAMS HMV	50	1	Buy Listen
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25 May 1961 - 31 May 1961

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