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--------------------------------------------------August 26, 1961------------------------------------------------------

1. Take Good Care Of My Baby--------------Bobby Vee--Liberty (8)
2. School Is Out-------------------------------U.S. Bonds--Legrand (1)
3. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor---Lonnie Donegan--Dot (2)
4. The Mountains High-------------------------Dick and Dee Dee--Liberty (4)
5. Tossin' & Turnin'----------------------------Bobby Lewis--Beltone (3)
6. You Don't Know What You've Got---------Ral Donner--Gone (10)
7. I Just Don't Understand---------------------Ann Margaret--RCA Victor (11)
8. Pretty Little Angel Eyes---------------------Curtis Lee--Dunes (16)
9. Wooden Heart---------------Gus Bakus--Fono-Graf/Joe Dowell--Smash (5)
10.Hurt----------------------------------------Timi Yuro--Liberty (13)
11.Michael------------------------------------Highwaymen--United Artists (6)
12.Don't Bet Money Honey--------------------Linda Scott--Canadian-American (14)
13.Three Hearts In A Tangle-------------------Roy Drusky--Decca (7)
14.I Fall To Pieces-----------------------------Patsy Cline--Decca (9)
15.Crying--------------------------------------Roy Orbison--Monument (34)
16.Last Night----------------------------------Mar-Keys--Satellite (23)
17.Take Five-----------------------------------Dave Brubeck--Columbia (12)
18.Missing You--------------------------------Ray Peterson--Dunes (24)
19.Look In My Eyes---------------------------Chantels--Carlton (30)
20.Who Put The Bomp-------------------------Barry Mann--ABC Paramount (39)
21.Guilty Of Loving You-----------------------Jerry Fuller--Challenge (37)
22.RollOver Beethoven-------------------------Velaires--Palms (15)
23.Black Land Farmer-------------------------Wink Martindale--Dot (18)
24.Every Breath I Take-------------------------Gene Pitney--Musicor (27)
25.Summer All Year Long----------------------Frankie Nolan--ABC Paramount (17)
26.Hillbilly Heaven------------------------------Tex Ritter--Capitol (19)
27.His Latest Flame----------------------------Elvis Presley--RCA Victor (debut)
28.The Great Imposter--------------------------Fleetwoods--Dolton (debut)
29.You Can't Sit Down-------------------------Phil Upchurch--Boyd (22)
30.Heart And Soul------------------------------Jan and Dean--Challenge (21)
31.Summer Day--------------------------------Kari Lynn--Auburn (25)
32.Never On Sunday---------------------------Chordettes--Cadence (31)
33.I Love How You Love Me------------------Paris Sisters--Gregmark (debut)
34.All I Have To Do Is Dream------------------Everly Bros.--Cadence (40)
35.Charleston-----------------------------------Ernie Fields--Rendezvous (20)
36.Let The Four Winds Blow-------------------Fats Domino--Imperial (26)
37.Quarter To Three----------------------------U.S. Bonds--Le Grand (33)
38.Silver City-----------------------------------Ventures--Dolton (36)
39.My Claire De Lune--------------------------Steve Lawrence--United Artists (35)
40.I Like It Like That---------------------------Chris Kenner--Instant (28)

Previous week position in parenthesis.

#8, "Pretty Little Angel Eyes", Curtis Lee. Vocal group backing up Curtis, but not given credit on the label is the Halos,
who had a hit of their own, "Nag", a novelty type Doo-Wop.

Survey courtesy Scott Stevens

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