7 — - / The Cosh Box TOP 100 Best Selling Tunes on Records COMPILED BY The Cash Box FROM LEADING RETAIL OUTLETS July 1, 1961 Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos. 6/24 6/17 6/24 6/17 6/24 6/17 6/24 6/17 1 —Quarter To Three 25—Triangle 51 —Exodus 77—Dream U.S. BONDS-Legrand-1008 JANIE GRANT-Caprice-104 23 29 EDDIE HARRIS-VeeJay-378 49 47 ETTA JAM ES-Argo-5390 73 76 SPINNERS-Liberty-55339 2—Moody River 26—Daddy's Home 52—Tragedy GINO SISTERS-Hart-1691 PAT BOON E-Dot-1 6209 SHEP & THE LIMELITES-Hull- 20 FLEETWOODS-Dolton-40 37 22 CHASE WEBSTER-Southern 740 THOMAS WAYN E-Capehart-5009 Pretty Little Sound-101 Angel Eyes 27—Little Devil Sacred CURTIS LEE-Dunes-2007 — — 3—Raindrops NEIL SEDAKA-RCA-78746 22 11 CASTELLS-Era-3048 65 73 DEE CLARK-Veejoy-383 I've Got News For You 28—Ole Buttermilk Sky 54—Runaway RAY CHARLES- Impulse-202 — _ 4—The Boll Weevil Song BILL BLACK'S COMBO-Hi-2036 33 44 DEL SHANNON-Bigtop-3067 40 33 BROOK BENTON-Mercury-71820 Bobby 29—Tell Me Why 55—Stick With Me Baby NEIL SCOTT-Portrait-102 92 — 5—Travelin' Man BELMONTS-Sabrina-500 36 46 EVERLY BROS.-Warner Bros.- 63 75 RICKY NELSON-lmperial-5471 NORMAN FOX 8< ROB ROYS- 5220 Backbeat-501 81—Jura LES PAUL 8. MARY FORD- 84 93 6 Stand By Eventually Columbia-41994 — Me 30 Mama Said BEN E. KING-Atco-61 94 — BRENDA LEE-Decca-31272 87 __ SH IRELLES-Scepter-l 21 26 12 82-—Three Hearts In 7—Runnin' Scared 57—Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta Tangle ROY ORBISON-Monument-438 6 Please Stay ERNIE K-DOE-Minit-627 60 66 A DRIFTERS-Atlantic-2105 46 62 ROY DRUSKY-Corat-31193 88 96 Tossin' And Turnin' 58—My Kind Of Girl I'm Gonna Knock MONRO-Warwiek-636 64 79 83—Life Is But A Dream BOBBY LEWIS-Beltone-1 002 17 31 MATT On Your Door EARLS-Rome-101 36 92 9—Those Oldies But EDDIE HODGES-Cadence-1 397 42 49 59—Mother-In-Law ERNIE K-DOE-Minit-623 44 37 84—Right Or Wrong Goodies FOUR SPORTSMEN-Sunnybrook-2 WANDA JACKSON- 91 100 33—Rama Lama Ding Dong Capitol-4553 CAESAR & THE ROMANS- 9 16 Del-Fi-4158 EDSELS-Twin-700 21 26 DEBBIE REYNOLDS-Dot-16225 NINO & THE EBB TIDES- EDSELS-Dub lnt'l-2843 60—Count Every Star Madison-162 DONNIE & THE DREAMERS- 55 65 85—Missing You Whale-101 r I Like It Like That RAY PETERSON-Dunes-2006 94 — ellow Bird CHRIS KENNER-lnstant-3229 59 70 ARTHUR LYMAN-HiFi-15024 16 32 61 —Fool That I Am 86- * LAWRENCE WELK-Dot-16222 —Sea Of Heartbreak ETTA JAM ES-Argo-6390 70 80 TILTON SISTERS-Bertram 35—Peanut Butter DON GIBSON-RCA-7890 97 — lnt'l-220 MARATHONS-Arvee-5027 25 24 ROGER WILLIAMS-Kapp-408 VIBRATIONS (Recorded As You Can't Sit Down GARY CROSBY-MGM-13017 MARATHONS)-Argo-5389 87—What A Sweet Thing MILLS BROS.-Dot-16234 (Part 2) That BARDS-Cuca-1038 67—PHIL UPCHURCH COMBO- 85 100 Was 36- 1 00 Pounds Of Clajf Boyd-3398 SHIRELLES-Scepter-1220 — GENE McDAN I ELS-Liberty- 15 BILL DOGGETT-Warner Bros.- lats Off To Larry 55308 5223 88—Too Many Rules DEL SHANNON-Bigtop-3075 29 58 CONNIE FRANCIS-MGM-13019 — — 37—The Bilbao Song 63—How Many Tears 12—You Always Hurt The ANDY WILLIAMS-Cadence-1 398 32 25 BOBBY VEE-Liberty-55325 43 45 LEROY HOLMES-MGM-12992 89—Daydreams One You Love PERCY FAITH-Columbia-41978 JOHNNY CRAWFORD- 96 — CLARENCE HENRY-Argo-5338 12 21 TIL DIETERLE-United Artists-321 I Fall To Pieces Del-Fi-4162 NORA FERRIS-Jarvey-2004 PATSY CLINE-Decca-31205 74 84 90—Theme From Goodbye 13 Dance On Little Girl 38— It Keeps Rainin' Never On Sunday — FATS DOMINO-lmperial-5753 34 36 Again PAUL AN KA-ABC-10220 14 20 CHORDETTES-Cadence-1402 89 — DON COSTA-United Artists-234 FERRANTE & TEICHER- 100 — MELINA MERCOURI-United United Artists-319 14- -Every Beat Of I'm Cornin' On Back Artists-304 ABBE LAN E-Mercury-71 835 91 Heart To You IS-Vesuvius-1 027 —The Charleston My NIKI D AV PIPS-VeeJay-386 15 23 JACKIE WILSON- 50 69 ERNIE FIELDS-Rendezvous-150 — — Brunswick-55216 * GLADYS KNIGHT & PIPS- 66 Buzz Buzz A-Diddle It Fury-1050 92—What A Surprise HENRY BOOTH 8. MIDNIGHTERS FREDDY CANNON-Swan-4071 52 41 DeLuxe-6190 40—Nature Boy JOHNNY MAESTRO-Coed-549 72 60 BOBBY DARIN-Atco-6196 48 53 That Old Black Magic KEN KAREN-Strand-25008 93 I've Got Notion 15—The Writing On DON REED ORK-Gardena-120 BOBBY RYDELL-Cameo-190 53 40 — A EARL BOSTIC-King-5454 MARV JOHNSON- The Wall United Artists-322 ADAM WADE-Coed-550 18 28 Dum Dum -Pomp And BRENDA LEE-Decca-31272 76 94—Quite A Party 16—Hello Mary Lou Circumstance FIREBALLS-Warwick-644 98 — KIMBERLY 100 — RICKY NELSON-lmperial-5471 10 13 42—Little Egypt ADRIAN COASTERS-Atco-6192 39 30 Calliope-6501 95—-Take A Fool's Advice 17—1 Feel So Bad NAT "KING" COLE-Capitol- — 69 4582 ELVIS PRESLEY-RCA-7880* San Antonio Rose —Nobody Cares EARL WADE-Seville-111 BABY WASHINGTON-Neptune- 71 77 FLOYD CRAMER-RCA-7893 68 99 122 96—Jimmy Love 18—Barbara Ann CATHY CARROLL-Triodex-UO 99 — Best Friend —Portrait Love JEANNE BLACK-Capitol-4566 REGENTS-Gee-1065 13 14 44—Girl Of My 70 Of My RAL DONNER-Gone-5102 38 27 STEVE LAWRENCE- 51 39 United Artists-291 97 The Wayward Wind fit—Heart And Soul MATT MON RO-Warwick-624 — BOB WILSON-Decca-31212 GOGI GRANT-Era-3046 82 78 CLEFTON.rf ES-Gee-1 064 27 35 45—Jimmy Martinez CARL MANN-Phillips-3564 * JAN & DEAN -Challenge-91 11 MARTY ROBINS-Columbia- 47 54 BOBBY COMSTOCK-Mohawk-124 42008 LITTLE JAN & RADIANTS- Should I CENTENNIALS-Dot-16180 Vim-509 STRING-A-LONGS- 81 100 46—Wild In The Country Warwick-654 98—Things Of The Past 20— I'm A Fool To Care ELVIS PRESLEY-RCA-78806 45 42 SHIRELLES-Scepter-1220 — JOE BARRY-Smash-1702 19 19 72- —Blue Tomorrow OSCAR BLACK-Savoy-1600 Rainin' In My Heart BILLY VAUGHN-Dot-16220 75 87 99—Don't Bet Money 194 74 Honey 21 —Temptation CARL McVOY-Tri-212 73- —The Switch-A-Roo SCOTT-Canadian- EVERLY BROS.- 24 34 DORSEY BURNETTE-Dot-16230 HANK BALLARD & 80 — LINDA Warner Bros.-5220 MIDNIGHTERS-King-5510 American-127 48- —Halfway To Paradise Together 100—Drivin' Wheels 22—Hello Walls TONY ORLANDO- Epic-9431 31 17 — — LITTLE JR. PARKER-Duke-335 93 98 FARON YOUNG-Capitol-4533 11 10 CONNIE FRANCIS-MGM-13019 DICK LORY-Liberty 49- —Breakin' In A Brand 75—Bring Back Your Heart 100—One Summer Night 23- —Tonight New Broken Heart DEL-VIKINGS-ABC-10208 66 68 DIAMONDS-Mercury-71871 — VELVETS-Monument-441 28 38 CONNIE FRANCIS-MGM-12995 35 18 BILLY HINES-Ball-509 100—Michael Cupid Let's Twist Again Last Night HIGHWAYMEN-United 100 Artists-258 SAM COOKE-RCA-7883 41 51 CHUBBY CHECKER-Porkwav-824 78 MAR-KEYS-Sotellite-101 INDICATES BEST SELLING RECORDS • RED BULLET INDICATES SHARP UPWARD MOVE AVAILABLE AS STEREO SINGLE • INDICATES OTHER VERSIONS STRONGLY REPORTED See alphabetical listing of Top 100 with publishers elsewhere in issce..