Official Singles Chart Top 50

17 August 1961 - 23 August 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	1	YOU DON'T KNOW HELEN SHAPIRO COLUMBIA	1	8	Buy Listen
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2	18	JOHNNY REMEMBER ME JOHN LEYTON TOP RANK	2	3	Buy Listen
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3	2	WELL I ASK YOU EDEN KANE DECCA	1	12	Buy Listen
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4	4	ROMEO PETULA CLARK PYE	4	6	Buy Listen
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5	8	HELLO MARY LOU/TRAVELIN' MAN RICKY NELSON LONDON	2	12	Buy Listen
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6	14	REACH FOR THE STARS/CLIMB EV'RY MOUNTAIN SHIRLEY BASSEY COLUMBIA	6	4	Buy Listen
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7	3	HALFWAY TO PARADISE BILLY FURY DECCA	3	15	Buy Listen
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8	5	TEMPTATION THE EVERLY BROTHERS WARNER BROTHERS	1	10	Buy Listen
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9	6	YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE CLARENCE 'FROGMAN' HENRY PYE INTERNATIONAL	6	6	Buy Listen
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10	9	TIME CRAIG DOUGLAS TOP RANK	9	8	Buy Listen
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11	10	PASADENA TEMPERANCE SEVEN PARLOPHONE	4	10	Buy Listen
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12	7	A GIRL LIKE YOU CLIFF RICHARD COLUMBIA	3	9	Buy Listen
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13	16	QUARTER TO THREE U.S. BONDS TOP RANK	13	5	Buy Listen
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14	11	RUNAWAY DEL SHANNON LONDON	1	17	Buy Listen
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15	13	DON'T YOU KNOW IT? ADAM FAITH PARLOPHONE	12	5	Buy Listen
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16	12	BABY I DON'T CARE/VALLEY OF TEARS BUDDY HOLLY CORAL	12	7	Buy Listen
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17	21	WEEKEND EDDIE COCHRAN LONDON	15	10	Buy Listen
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18	17	MARCHETA KARL DENVER DECCA	17	9	Buy Listen
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19	34	HOW MANY TEARS BOBBY VEE LONDON	19	3	Buy Listen
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20	20	MOODY RIVER PAT BOONE LONDON	18	7	Buy Listen
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21	25	THAT'S MY HOME MR ACKER BILK COLUMBIA	21	6	Buy Listen
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22	23	BUT I DO CLARENCE 'FROGMAN' HENRY PYE INTERNATIONAL	3	16	Buy Listen
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23	15	RUNNING SCARED ROY ORBISON LONDON	9	13	Buy Listen
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24	19	A SCOTTISH SOLDIER ANDY STEWART TOP RANK	19	32	Buy Listen
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25	26	FRIGHTENED CITY THE SHADOWS COLUMBIA	3	15	Buy Listen
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26	22	DUM DUM BRENDA LEE BRUNSWICK	22	5	Buy Listen
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27	30	CUPID SAM COOKE RCA	27	4	Buy Listen
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28	24	SURRENDER ELVIS PRESLEY RCA	1	13	Buy Listen
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29	31	QUITE A PARTY FIREBALLS PYE INTERNATIONAL	29	4	Buy Listen
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30	33	RING OF FIRE DUANE EDDY LONDON	17	9	Buy Listen
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31	32	THE BOLL WEEVIL SONG BROOK BENTON MERCURY	30	6	Buy Listen
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32	29	BREAKING IN A BRAND NEW BROKEN HEART CONNIE FRANCIS MGM	12	10	Buy Listen
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33	27	WHEELS CHA CHA JOE LOSS HMV	23	8	Buy Listen
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34	35	YOU'LL NEVER KNOW SHIRLEY BASSEY COLUMBIA	6	15	Buy Listen
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35	39	WOODEN HEART ELVIS PRESLEY RCA	1	24	Buy Listen
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36	38	WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I? ANTHONY NEWLEY DECCA	36	3	Buy Listen
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37	40	GIRLS JOHNNY BURNETTE LONDON	37	2	Buy Listen
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38	37	NATURE BOY BOBBY DARIN LONDON	24	7	Buy Listen
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39	36	SAN ANTONIO ROSE FLOYD CRAMER RCA	36	5	Buy Listen
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40	44	BABY SITTIN' BOBBY ANGELO AND THE TUXEDOS HMV	40	2	Buy Listen
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41	46	THE BATTLE'S O'ER ANDY STEWART TOP RANK	28	12	Buy Listen
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42	28	OLD SMOKIE/HIGH VOLTAGE JOHNNY AND THE HURRICANES LONDON	24	7	Buy Listen
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43	41	HAVE A DRINK ON ME LONNIE DONEGAN PYE	8	15	Buy Listen
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44	Re	SHE SHE LITTLE SHEILA GENE VINCENT CAPITOL	22	11	Buy Listen
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45	45	THE MIRACLE OF YOU DANNY WILLIAMS HMV	41	7	Buy Listen
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46	New	WRITING ON THE WALL TOMMY STEELE DECCA	46	1	Buy Listen
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47	50	TANSY ALEX WELSH BAND COLUMBIA	47	2	Buy Listen
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48	New	TOO MANY BEAUTIFUL GIRLS CLINTON FORD ORIOLE	48	1	Buy Listen
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49	New	LET'S TWIST AGAIN CHUBBY CHECKER COLUMBIA	49	1	Buy Listen
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50	New	TONIGHT VELVETS LONDON	50	1	Buy Listen
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17 August 1961 - 23 August 1961

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