1961-07-01 — 2GB 870 AM ( Sydney, New South Wales )
2GB - 870 AM - SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE HITS
OFFICIAL BIG 60
WEEK COMMENCING JULY 1, 1961
TW | LW | | ARTIST | TITLE | WKS | NOTES |
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1 | 1 | | Ricky Nelson | Travelin' Man | 9 | | 2 | 2 | | Del Shannon | Hats Off To Larry | 13 | | 3 | 16 | | The Everly Brothers | Temptation | 15 | | 4 | 9 | | Bryan Davies | Dream Girl | 3 | | 5 | 4 | | Kokomo | Asia Minor | 15 | | 6 | 5 | | Neil Sedaka | Little Devil | 14 | | 7 | 3 | | Andy Stewart | A Scottish Soldier (Green Hills Of Tyrol) | 11 | | 8 | 6 | | Elvis Presley | Flaming Star | 18 | | 9 | 10 | | Roy Orbison | Running Scared | 9 | | 10 | 8 | | Pat Boone | Moody River | 6 | | 11 | 7 | | Bobby Vee | How Many Tears | 12 | | 12 | 13 | | Bobby Rydell | That Old Black Magic | 15 | | 13 | 36 | | Ernie K-Doe | Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta | 13 | | 14 | 18 | | Dee Clark | Raindrops | 6 | | 15 | 17 | | Brook Benton | The Boll Weevil Song | 18 | | 16 | 15 | | Ben E. King | Stand By Me | 15 | | 17 | 26 | | Little Caesar And The Romans | Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You) | 4 | | 18 | 21 | | Faron Young | Hello Walls | 8 | | 19 | 12 | | Clarence Henry | You Always Hurt The One You Love | 14 | | 20 | 22 | | Col Joye With The Joy Boys | Goin' Steady | 9 | | 21 | 25 | | The Regents | Barbara-Ann | 5 | | 22 | 11 | | Ferrante & Teicher | Exodus | 18 | | 23 | 30 | | Paul Anka | Dance On Little Girl | 18 | | 24 | 44 | | The Pips | Every Beat Of My Heart | 2 | | 25 | 35 | | Arthur Lyman Group | Yellow Bird | 3 | | 26 | 14 | | Adam Wade | The Writing On The Wall | 15 | | 27 | 28 | | Joe Barry | I'm A Fool To Care | 6 | | 28 | 40 | | The Edsels | Rama Lama Ding Dong | 4 | | 29 | 38 | | The Cleftones | Heart And Soul | 3 | | 30 | 32 | | Lonnie Lee & The Leemen | Sitting By The River | 14 | | 31 | 43 | | The Velvets | Tonight (Could Be The Night) | 3 | | 32 | 19 | | Gene McDaniels | A Hundred Pounds Of Clay | 12 | | 33 | 24 | | Tony Orlando | Halfway To Paradise | 9 | | 34 | 20 | | Shep And The Limelites | Daddy's Home | 10 | | 35 | 27 | | Lucky Starr | Someone Else's Roses | 7 | | 36 | 51 | | Sam Cooke | Cupid | 11 | | 37 | 33 | | Andy Williams | The Bilbao Song | 8 | | 38 | 47 | | Bill Black's Combo | Ole Buttermilk Sky | 9 | | 39 | 23 | | The Shirelles | Mama Said | 18 | | 40 | 42 | | Fats Domino | It Keeps Rainin' | 14 | | 41 | 29 | | Connie Francis | Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart | 18 | | 42 | 45 | | Johnny Devlin With The Dare-Devils And The Bradley Sisters | Please Teacher (Let Me Have My Apple Back) | 14 | | 43 | -- | | U.S. Bonds | Quarter To Three | 1 | | 44 | 50 | | Eddie Hodges | I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door | 2 | | 45 | 48 | | Floyd Cramer | San Antonio Rose | 18 | | 46 | 34 | | Ral Donner & The Starfires | Girl Of My Best Friend | 7 | | 47 | 49 | | Barry Stanton | (I Don't Want To Be) A Teenage Idol | 2 | | 48 | -- | | The Belmonts | Tell Me Why | 1 | | 49 | 52 | | Bobby Darin | Nature Boy | 12 | | 50 | 57 | | Matt Monro | My Kind Of Girl | 3 | | 51 | 55 | | Marty Robbins | Jimmy Martinez | 14 | | 52 | -- | | The Drifters | Please Stay | 12 | | 53 | -- | | Jackie Wilson | I'm Comin' On Back To You | 10 | | 54 | 39 | | Steve Lawrence | Portrait Of My Love | 15 | | 55 | 41 | | The Joy Boys | Hindustan | 16 | | 56 | -- | | Donnie And The Dreamers | Count Every Star | 1 | | 57 | -- | | Bobby Lewis | Tossin' And Turnin' | 1 | | 58 | -- | | The Del Vikings | Bring Back Your Heart | 1 | | 59 | 31 | | The Fleetwoods | Tragedy | 9 | | 60 | -- | | Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra | Blue Tomorrow | 1 | |
NOTE:
#s 28 & 29 were not visible on the survey image
and were derived from the POSITION LAST WEEk data
of the 2GB July 8, 1961, survey.
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