1961-08-24 — 3DB 1030 AM ( Melbourne, Victoria )
3DB - 1030 AM - MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
3DB'S TOP FORTY
AUGUST 24, 1961
TW | LW | | ARTIST | TITLE | WKS | NOTES |
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PH | | | Elvis Presley | Sentimental Me | | | 31 | -- | | Linda Scott | Starlight, Starbright | 1 | | 30 | 23 | | Mitch Miller & The Gang | TV Sing Along With Mitch (LP) | 5 | | 29 | 22 | | The Everly Brothers | Temptation | 11 | | 28 | 29 | | Ferrante & Teicher | Exodus | 23 | | 27 | 33 | | Lonnie Donegan | Have A Drink On Me | 2 | | 26 | 35 | | Ernie K-Doe | Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta | 3 | | 25 | -- | | Jimmy Bryant & Marni Nixon | Tonight | 1 | | 24 | 30 | | Chubby Checker | Let's Twist Again | 2 | | 32 | 19 | | Linda Scott | I've Told Every Little Star | 13 | | 33 | -- | | The Joy Boys | Smokey Mokes | 1 | | 34 | 15 | | Mark Wynter | Dream Girl | 9 | | PH | | | The Chordettes | Never On Sunday | | | PH | | | Anthony Newley | Pop Goes The Weasel | | | 40 | 38 | | Johnny Chester With The Thunderbirds | The Hokey-Pokey | 15 | | 39 | 25 | | Neil Sedaka | Little Devil | 15 | | 38 | -- | | The Highwaymen | Michael | 12 | | 37 | 28 | | Dee Clark | Raindrops | 1 | | 36 | 24 | | Adam Wade | Take Good Care Of Her | 18 | | 35 | -- | | Creators With The Alamos | Wear My Ring | 1 | | 23 | 21 | | Don Gibson | Sea Of Heartbreak | 4 | | 22 | 17 | | Marksmen | Lost Guitar | 6 | | 21 | 14 | | Wanda Jackson | Funnel Of Love | 4 | | 9 | 10 | | Brenda Lee | Dum Dum | 3 | | 8 | 5 | | Ricky Nelson | Hello Mary Lou | 14 | | 7 | 8 | | Floyd Cramer | San Antonio Rose | 5 | | 6 | 7 | | Andy Stewart | The Battle's O'er | 6 | | 5 | 2 | | Andy Stewart | A Scottish Soldier (Green Hills Of Tyrol) | 16 | | 4 | 6 | | Pat Boone | Moody River | 8 | | 3 | 3 | | Gaynor Bunning | My First Love And Last Love | 11 | | 2 | 4 | | Del Shannon | Hats Off To Larry | 7 | | 10 | 26 | | Connie Francis | Together | 4 | | 11 | 12 | | Arthur Lyman Group | Yellow Bird | 6 | | 12 | 11 | | Bobby Vee | Baby Face | 11 | | 20 | 37 | | Al Caiola And His Orchestra | Bonanza | 11 | | 19 | 18 | | Elvis Presley | Wooden Heart | 24 | | 18 | 20 | | Mark Wynter | Exclusively Yours | 5 | | 17 | 32 | | Marty Robbins | Jimmy Martinez | 6 | | 16 | 16 | | The Thunderbirds | Machine Gun | 5 | | 15 | 9 | | U.S. Bonds | Quarter To Three | 6 | | 14 | 27 | | Duane Eddy | Ring Of Fire | 4 | | 13 | 13 | | Bobby Rydell | The Fish | 3 | | 1 | 1 | | Eddie Hodges | I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door | 7 | |
NOTE: With the exception of the Predictions, the survey does not list
artists. The artists shown above are a best-guess by Australian survey
collector, Ray Sinclair, based on his knowledge and research of the
Australian radio charts of the artists who released these singles at
the time of this survey. Several of the songs listed may have been
recorded by multiple artists which was a common practice at the time
of this survey.
3DB PERSONALITY PREDICTIONS
JOHN EDEN: Pop Goes The Weasel - Anthony Newley
ROLAND REDSHAW: Never On Sunday - Chordettes
JOHN D'ARCY: Sentimental Me - Elvis Presley
Survey courtesy of Ray Sinclair
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