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Top 40 Chart for
Week of December 24, 1961


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Chart for 12/31/61

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