Pop and Rock Chart Archive
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Top 20 Song Chart for December 2, 1961

LW TW       peak  
3 1   The Twist  
  Chubby Checker
    YouTube download at Amazon  

2 2   Big Bad John 1  
  Jimmy Dean
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1 3   Please Mr. Postman 1  
  The Marvelettes
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9 4   Goodbye Cruel World  
  James Darren
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8 5   Heartaches  
  The Marcels
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5 6   You're The Reason 5  
  Bobby Edwards
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17 7   The Lion Sleeps Tonight 1  
  The Tokens
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7 8   Runaround Sue 1  
  Dion
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15 9   I Understand (Just How You Feel) 7  
  The G-Clefs
    YouTube    

12 10   Crazy  
  Patsy Cline
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18 11   Moon River 8  
  Jerry Butler
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4 12   Hit The Road Jack 1  
  Ray Charles
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6 13   Tower Of Strength 4  
  Gene McDaniels
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- 14   Run To Him 3  
  Bobby Vee
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14 15   Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms) 14  
  Solomon Burke
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- 16   There's No Other (Like My Baby) 6  
  The Crystals
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- 17   Tonight 15  
  Ferrante & Teicher
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13 18   Bristol Stomp 2  
  The Dovells
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10 19   Fool #1 8  
  Brenda Lee
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- 20   I Don't Know Why 6  
  Linda Scott
    YouTube    

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Chubby Checker has the number one hit this week with The Twist. Big Bad John by Jimmy Dean finds the runner-up spot. Please Mr. Postman by The Marvelettes is at number three on the chart.


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