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Top 40 Chart for
Week of December 27, 1961


Chart for 12/20/61

Chart for 1/03/62

# Change Song Artist
1 Up 5 The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Tokens
2 Down 1 Please Mr. Postman The Marvelettes
3 Even Goodbye Cruel World James Darren
4 Even The Twist Chubby Checker
5 Even Run To Him Bobby Vee
6 Down 4 Big Bad John Jimmy Dean
7 Up 2 Walk On By Leroy Van Dyke
8 Even Tonight Ferrante & Teicher
9 Up 3 Let There Be Drums Sandy Nelson
10 Up 6 Peppermint Twist - Part I Joey Dee & The Starliters
11 Up 2 Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen Neil Sedaka
12 Down 1 Moon River Jerry Butler
13 Up 2 I Don't Know Why Linda Scott
14 Up 11 White Christmas Bing Crosby
15 Up 5 When I Fall In Love The Lettermen
16 Up 1 'Til The Angels
17 Up 2 When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) Connie Francis
18 Even Moon River Henry Mancini
19 Up 3 Unchain My Heart Ray Charles
20 Up 1 Gypsy Woman The Impressions
21 Up 2 Revenge Brook Benton
22 Down 15 Fool #1 Brenda Lee
23 Down 13 I Understand (Just How You Feel) The G-Clefs
24 Even Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) Solomon Burke
25 Up 12 I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) Barbara George
26 Even Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night Kenny Dino
27 Up 8 The Wanderer Dion
28 Up 6 Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley
29 Debut The Little Drummer Boy The Harry Simeone Chorale
30 Even There's No Other (Like My Baby) The Crystals
31 Down 2 Well, I Told You The Chantels
32 Up 7 Town Without Pity Gene Pitney
33 Up 5 Rock-A-Hula Baby Elvis Presley
34 Debut Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker
35 Up 5 Small Sad Sam Phil McLean
36 Debut If You Could Make A Fool Of Somebody James Ray
37 Debut Funny How Time Slips Away Jimmy Elledge
38 Debut Jambalaya (On The Bayou) Fats Domino
39 Debut Johnny Will Pat Boone
40 Debut Cotton Fields The Highwaymen