1961-12-08 — 2KO 1410 AM ( Newcastle, New South Wales )
2KO - 1410 AM - NEW CASTLE, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
THE ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC SURVEY OF HIT TUNES
OFFICIAL TOP 40
WEEK COMMENCING FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1961
| TW | LW | | ARTIST | TITLE | WKS | NOTES |
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| 1 | 2 | | Charlie Drake | My Boomerang Won't Come Back | 4 | | | 29 | 24 | | Brenda Lee | Fool #1 | 5 | | | 28 | 20 | | Bobby Darin | You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby | 10 | | | 27 | 21 | | Del Shannon | So Long Baby | 7 | | | 26 | 26 | | The Paris Sisters | I Love How You Love Me | 3 | | | 25 | 30 | | Buddy Knox | Three Eyed Man | 4 | | | 24 | 23 | | Bryan Davies | Five Foot Two | 9 | | | 23 | 19 | | Elvis Presley | (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame | 14 | | | 22 | 35 | | Aretha Franklin | Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody | 2 | | | 30 | 40 | | The Tokens | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | 2 | | | 31 | 38 | | Jerry Butler | Moon River | 2 | | | 39 | -- | | Warren Carr | (You Are My) Sunshine | 1 | | | 38 | 22 | | Patsy Ann Noble | Good Looking Boy | 9 | | | 37 | -- | | Neil Sedaka | Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen | 1 | | | 36 | 33 | | Connie Francis | Hollywood | 8 | | | 35 | 28 | | Tony Brady | Big Things Are Happening | 6 | | | 34 | 39 | | John D. Loudermilk | Language Of Love | 2 | | | 33 | 25 | | The Chordettes | Never On Sunday | 12 | | | 32 | -- | | Santo & Johnny | Twistin' Bells | 1 | | | 21 | 31 | | Helen Shapiro | Walkin' Back To Happiness | 3 | | | 20 | 36 | | Ferrante & Teicher | Tonight | 2 | | | 9 | 17 | | Bobby Rydell | Kissin' Time | 5 | | | 8 | 4 | | Roy Orbison | Crying | 13 | | | 7 | 10 | | Dion | Runaround Sue | 5 | | | 6 | 6 | | The Shadows | Kon Tiki | 9 | | | 5 | 13 | | Cliff Richard | When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart | 3 | | | 4 | 3 | | Dave Brubeck Quartet | Take Five | 7 | | | 3 | 3 | | Bobby Edwards | You're The Reason | 4 | | | 2 | 1 | | James Darren | Goodbye Cruel World | 7 | | | 10 | 9 | | Sue Thompson | Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) | 11 | | | 11 | 7 | | Ray Charles | Hit The Road Jack | 8 | | | 19 | 18 | | Rick Nelson | A Wonder Like You | 6 | | | 18 | 29 | | Johnny Burnette | God, Country And My Baby | 4 | | | 17 | 15 | | Johnny O'Keefe | I'm Counting On You | 16 | | | 16 | 16 | | Barry Stanton | Beggin' On My Knees | 5 | | | 15 | 11 | | Jimmy Dean | Big Bad John | 7 | | | 14 | 14 | | Bobby Vee | Take Good Care Of My Baby | 12 | | | 13 | 12 | | Bob Moore And His Orch. | Mexico | 12 | | | 12 | 5 | | Gene McDaniels | Tower Of Strength | 6 | | | 40 | -- | | Frank Sinatra | I'll Be Seeing You | 1 | |
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