Official Singles Chart Top 50

16 November 1961 - 22 November 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	HIS LATEST FLAME/LITTLE SISTERS ELVIS PRESLEY RCA	1	3	Buy
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2	2	WALKING BACK TO HAPPINESS HELEN SHAPIRO COLUMBIA	1	8	Buy Listen
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3	4	BIG BAD JOHN JIMMY DEAN PHILIPS	3	4	Buy Listen
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4	3	WHEN THE GIRL IN YOUR ARMS IS THE GIRL IN YOUR HEART CLIFF RICHARD COLUMBIA	3	5	Buy Listen
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5	7	THE TIME HAS COME ADAM FAITH PARLOPHONE	5	4	Buy Listen
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6	8	TAKE FIVE DAVE BRUBECK FONTANA	6	4	Buy Listen
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7	13	TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY BOBBY VEE LONDON	7	4	Buy Listen
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8	5	WILD WIND JOHN LEYTON TOP RANK	2	7	Buy Listen
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9	10	BLESS YOU TONY ORLANDO FONTANA	5	7	Buy Listen
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10	12	SUCU SUCU LAURIE JOHNSON ORCHESTRA PYE	9	8	Buy Listen
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11	9	MEXICALI ROSE KARL DENVER DECCA	8	5	Buy Listen
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12	11	YOU'LL ANSWER TO ME CLEO LAINE FONTANA	5	10	Buy Listen
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13	6	HIT THE ROAD JACK RAY CHARLES HMV	6	5	Buy Listen
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14	16	MY BOOMERANG WON'T COME BACK CHARLIE DRAKE PARLOPHONE	14	7	Buy Listen
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15	14	YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY BOBBY DARIN LONDON	10	6	Buy Listen
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16	20	RUNAROUND SUE DION TOP RANK	16	3	Buy Listen
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17	23	MOON RIVER DANNY WILLIAMS HMV	17	3	Buy Listen
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18	43	TOWER OF STRENGTH FRANKIE VAUGHAN PHILIPS	18	2	Buy Listen
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19	21	LET'S GET TOGETHER HAYLEY MILLS DECCA	19	5	Buy Listen
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20	15	MICHAEL HIGHWAYMEN HMV	1	11	Buy Listen
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21	18	JEALOUSY BILLY FURY DECCA	2	11	Buy Listen
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22	31	STARS AND STRIPES/CREOLE JAZZ MR ACKER BILK COLUMBIA	22	3	Buy Listen
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23	17	HATS OFF TO LARRY DEL SHANNON LONDON	6	10	Buy Listen
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24	22	I'M A MOODY GUY SHANE FENTON AND THE FENTONES PARLOPHONE	22	4	Buy Listen
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25	41	THIS TIME TROY SHONDELL LONDON	25	3	Buy Listen
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26	New	THE SAVAGE THE SHADOWS COLUMBIA	26	1	Buy Listen
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27	48	MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW KENNY BALL AND HIS JAZZMEN PYE JAZZ	27	2	Buy Listen
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28	24	SEA OF HEARTBREAK DON GIBSON RCA	14	12	Buy Listen
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29	26	TOGETHER CONNIE FRANCIS MGM	6	10	Buy Listen
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30	30	YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT (UNTIL YOU LOSE IT) RAL DONNER PARLOPHONE	25	9	Buy Listen
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31	34	WILD IN THE COUNTRY/I FEEL SO BAD ELVIS PRESLEY RCA	4	11	Buy Listen
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32	35	YOU DON'T KNOW HELEN SHAPIRO COLUMBIA	1	21	Buy Listen
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33	27	CRYIN' ROY ORBISON LONDON	25	9	Buy Listen
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34	29	SUCU SUCU NINA AND FREDERICK COLUMBIA	23	7	Buy Listen
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35	New	BAMBINO SPRINGFIELDS PHILIPS	35	1	Buy Listen
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36	46	RUNAROUND SUE DOUG SHELDON DECCA	36	2	Buy Listen
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37	New	EVERLOVIN' RICKY NELSON LONDON	37	1	Buy Listen
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38	New	FOOL NUMBER ONE BRENDA LEE BRUNSWICK	38	1	Buy Listen
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39	42	WHO PUT THE BOMP VISCOUNTS PYE	21	10	Buy Listen
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40	45	TOMORROW'S CLOWN MARTY WILDE PHILIPS	40	2	Buy Listen
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41	33	GET LOST EDEN KANE DECCA	10	10	Buy Listen
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42	25	A TRIBUTE TO BUDDY HOLLY MIKE BERRY AND THE OUTLAWS HMV	24	6	Buy
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43	28	GRANADA FRANK SINATRA REPRISE	15	8	Buy Listen
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44	New	I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME JIMMY CRAWFORD COLUMBIA	44	1	Buy Listen
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45	New	LET TRUE LOVE BEGIN NAT KING COLE CAPITOL	45	1	Buy Listen
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46	36	WHEELS CHA CHA JOE LOSS HMV	21	21	Buy Listen
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47	37	HOLE IN THE BUCKET HARRY BELAFONTE AND ODETTA RCA	32	8	Buy Listen
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48	Re	SAD MOVIES (MAKE ME CRY) SUE THOMPSON POLYDOR	46	2	Buy Listen
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49	New	TOWER OF STRENGTH GENE MCDANIELS LONDON	49	1	Buy Listen
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50	New	MY FRIEND THE SEA PETULA CLARK PYE	50	1	Buy Listen
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16 November 1961 - 22 November 1961

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