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