Official Singles Chart Top 50

31 August 1961 - 06 September 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	JOHNNY REMEMBER ME JOHN LEYTON TOP RANK	1	5	Buy Listen
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2	1	YOU DON'T KNOW HELEN SHAPIRO COLUMBIA	1	10	Buy Listen
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3	5	REACH FOR THE STARS/CLIMB EV'RY MOUNTAIN SHIRLEY BASSEY COLUMBIA	3	6	Buy Listen
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4	4	WELL I ASK YOU EDEN KANE DECCA	1	14	Buy Listen
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5	6	HALFWAY TO PARADISE BILLY FURY DECCA	3	17	Buy Listen
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6	3	ROMEO PETULA CLARK PYE	3	8	Buy Listen
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7	16	QUARTER TO THREE U.S. BONDS TOP RANK	7	7	Buy Listen
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8	15	MARCHETA KARL DENVER DECCA	8	11	Buy Listen
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9	14	PASADENA TEMPERANCE SEVEN PARLOPHONE	4	12	Buy Listen
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10	8	HELLO MARY LOU/TRAVELIN' MAN RICKY NELSON LONDON	2	14	Buy Listen
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11	9	TIME CRAIG DOUGLAS TOP RANK	9	10	Buy Listen
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12	12	DON'T YOU KNOW IT? ADAM FAITH PARLOPHONE	12	7	Buy Listen
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13	10	YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE CLARENCE 'FROGMAN' HENRY PYE INTERNATIONAL	6	8	Buy Listen
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14	19	THAT'S MY HOME MR ACKER BILK COLUMBIA	14	8	Buy Listen
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15	11	A GIRL LIKE YOU CLIFF RICHARD COLUMBIA	3	11	Buy Listen
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16	7	TEMPTATION THE EVERLY BROTHERS WARNER BROTHERS	1	12	Buy Listen
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17	13	HOW MANY TEARS BOBBY VEE LONDON	13	5	Buy Listen
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18	22	CUPID SAM COOKE RCA	18	6	Buy Listen
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19	17	BABY I DON'T CARE/VALLEY OF TEARS BUDDY HOLLY CORAL	12	9	Buy Listen
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20	18	RUNAWAY DEL SHANNON LONDON	1	19	Buy Listen
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21	20	WEEKEND EDDIE COCHRAN LONDON	15	12	Buy Listen
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22	41	AIN'T GONNA WASH FOR A WEEK BROOK BROTHERS PYE	22	2	Buy Listen
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23	28	WHEELS CHA CHA JOE LOSS HMV	23	10	Buy Listen
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24	26	A SCOTTISH SOLDIER ANDY STEWART TOP RANK	19	34	Buy Listen
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25	23	DUM DUM BRENDA LEE BRUNSWICK	22	7	Buy Listen
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26	25	FRIGHTENED CITY THE SHADOWS COLUMBIA	3	17	Buy Listen
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27	21	MOODY RIVER PAT BOONE LONDON	18	9	Buy Listen
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28	24	BUT I DO CLARENCE 'FROGMAN' HENRY PYE INTERNATIONAL	3	18	Buy Listen
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29	29	QUITE A PARTY FIREBALLS PYE INTERNATIONAL	29	6	Buy Listen
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30	31	WRITING ON THE WALL TOMMY STEELE DECCA	30	3	Buy Listen
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31	New	SOMEDAY (YOU'LL BE SORRY) KENNY BALL AND HIS JAZZMEN PYE JAZZ	31	1	Buy Listen
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32	34	THE BOLL WEEVIL SONG BROOK BENTON MERCURY	30	8	Buy Listen
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33	27	RUNNING SCARED ROY ORBISON LONDON	9	15	Buy Listen
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34	39	ONCE IN EVERY LIFETIME KEN DODD DECCA	28	10	Buy Listen
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35	New	MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT/LUMBERED LONNIE DONEGAN PYE	35	1	Buy
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36	32	SURRENDER ELVIS PRESLEY RCA	1	15	Buy Listen
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37	44	LET'S TWIST AGAIN CHUBBY CHECKER COLUMBIA	37	3	Buy Listen
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38	New	I'M GOING HOME GENE VINCENT CAPITOL	38	1	Buy Listen
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39	New	SEA OF HEARTBREAK DON GIBSON RCA	39	1	Buy Listen
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40	37	WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I? ANTHONY NEWLEY DECCA	36	5	Buy Listen
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41	40	SAY IT WITH FLOWERS DOROTHY SQUIRES AND RUSS CONWAY COLUMBIA	40	2	Buy Listen
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42	42	SAN ANTONIO ROSE FLOYD CRAMER RCA	36	7	Buy Listen
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43	33	WOODEN HEART ELVIS PRESLEY RCA	1	26	Buy Listen
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44	50	HEART AND SOUL JAN AND DEAN LONDON	44	2	Buy Listen
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45	48	TANSY ALEX WELSH BAND COLUMBIA	45	4	Buy Listen
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46	New	BREAKAWAY SPRINGFIELDS PHILIPS	46	1	Buy Listen
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47	New	PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES CURTIS LEE LONDON	47	1	Buy Listen
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48	30	BABY SITTIN' BOBBY ANGELO AND THE TUXEDOS HMV	30	4	Buy Listen
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49	36	YOU'LL NEVER KNOW SHIRLEY BASSEY COLUMBIA	6	17	Buy Listen
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50	47	GIRLS JOHNNY BURNETTE LONDON	37	4	Buy Listen
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31 August 1961 - 06 September 1961

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