1961-09-02 — 2GB 870 AM ( Sydney, New South Wales )
2GB - 870 AM - SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE HITS
OFFICIAL BIG 60
WEEK COMMENCING SEPTEMBER 2, 1961
TW | LW | | ARTIST | TITLE | WKS | NOTES |
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1 | 1 | | Eddie Hodges | I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door | 11 | | 2 | 3 | | Don Gibson | Sea Of Heartbreak | 7 | | 3 | 4 | | The Joy Boys | Smokey Mokes | 20 | | 4 | 5 | | Andy Stewart | The Battle's O'er | 20 | | 5 | 9 | | Del Shannon | Hats Off To Larry | 22 | | 6 | 8 | | The Highwaymen | Michael | 7 | | 7 | 24 | | Dave Bridge | Skip To My Lou | 5 | | 8 | 6 | | Ricky Nelson | Travelin' Man | 18 | | 9 | 12 | | Connie Francis | Together | 27 | | 10 | 42 | | Johnny O'Keefe | I'm Counting On You | 2 | | 11 | 2 | | Arthur Lyman Group | Yellow Bird | 12 | | 12 | 13 | | Joe Dowell | Wooden Heart | 7 | | 13 | 14 | | Linda Scott | Don't Bet Money Honey | 20 | | 14 | 21 | | Timi Yuro | Hurt | 4 | | 15 | 7 | | Curtis Lee | Pretty Little Angel Eyes | 7 | | 16 | 18 | | Jerry Butler | I'm A Telling You | 15 | | 17 | 20 | | Ral Donner | You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) | 13 | | 18 | 16 | | The Chordettes | Never On Sunday | 9 | | 19 | 11 | | Bryan Davies | Dream Girl | 12 | | 20 | 25 | | Patsy Cline | I Fall To Pieces | 7 | | 21 | -- | | Lonnie Donegan | Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night) | 5 | | 22 | 23 | | Ben E. King | Amor | 24 | | 23 | 35 | | The Sapphires | Johnny Gunslinger | 7 | | 24 | 17 | | Brenda Lee | Dum Dum | 23 | | 25 | -- | | Bobby Vee | Take Good Care Of My Baby | 21 | | 26 | 22 | | Sam Cooke | Cupid | 20 | | 27 | 10 | | Matt Monro | My Kind Of Girl | 12 | | 29 | 26 | | The Shirelles | A Thing Of The Past | 2 | | 30 | 33 | | Adam Wade | As If I Didn't Know | 2 | | 31 | 39 | | Ann-Margret | I Just Don't Understand | | | 32 | 43 | | The Platters | I'll Never Smile Again | | | 33 | 36 | | Ray Peterson | Missing You | | | 34 | -- | | Tex Ritter | I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven | | | 35 | 55 | | Roy Orbison | Crying | 15 | | 36 | 19 | | Floyd Cramer | San Antonio Rose | | | 37 | 45 | | Don Shirley Trio | Water Boy | | | 38 | 49 | | Noeleen Batley | Tammy | | | 39 | 48 | | Tony Orlando | Bless You | | | 40 | -- | | Barry Mann | Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) | 1 | | 41 | 40 | | Jay Justin | Why Don't You Try? | 5 | | 42 | 51 | | Col Joye With The Joy Boys | For Me And My Gal | 18 | | 43 | 34 | | Gene McDaniels | A Tear | 20 | | 44 | 50 | | Chuck Jackson | I Wake Up Crying | 7 | | 45 | 46 | | Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra | Now And Forever | 7 | | 46 | 52 | | Frank Gari | Princess | 11 | | 47 | 38 | | Damita Jo | I'll Be There | 7 | | 48 | 41 | | Wanda Jackson | Right Or Wrong | 4 | | 49 | -- | | Freddy Cannon | Transistor Sister | 1 | | 50 | 57 | | Brian Hyland | Let Me Belong To You | 2 | | 51 | 28 | | Dee Clark | Raindrops | 15 | | 52 | -- | | Warren Carr | Li'l Ole Me | 2 | | 53 | 54 | | Clarence Henry | Lonely Street | 19 | | 54 | 15 | | The Castells | Sacred | 7 | | 55 | 53 | | Gene Pitney | Every Breath I Take | 9 | | 56 | 30 | | Neil Sedaka | Little Devil | 23 | | 57 | 37 | | Kenny Ball | Samantha | 6 | | 58 | 60 | | Patty Markham | Blue Star | 2 | | 59 | 27 | | Bobby Rydell | The Fish | 24 | | 60 | -- | | Paul Anka | Kissin' On The Phone | 24 | |
NOTE: Survey image does not list #28 or BIG 60 CRYSTAL BALL
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