![]() | December 1961
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| Released on Sunday, Dec 31 1961 | ||||
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![]() | Hey, Let's Twist (1961) | Cinema | USA | |
| Now Showing Sunday, Dec 31 1961 | |||
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| UK | |||
| Casino, London | |||
| This is Cinerama | |||
| Leicester Square Theatre, Westminster, London | |||
| Judgment at Nuremberg | |||
| Aired on Sunday, Dec 31 1961 | |||
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| USA | |||
| ABC | |||
| 2200 | Adventures in Paradise | Survival | |
| CBS | |||
| 1900 | Lassie | The Parrot | |
| 1930 | Dennis the Menace | Dennis' Bank Account | |
| 2100 | General Electric Theatre | A Friendly Tribe | |
| NBC | |||
| 2100 | Bonanza | Land Grab | |
| UK Chart Thursday, Dec 28 1961 | ||
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| Moon River | Danny Williams | 1 |
| Tower Of Strength | Frankie Vaughan | 2 |
| Midnight In Moscow | Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen | 3 |
| Let There Be Drums | Sandy Nelson | 4 |
| Johnny Will | Pat Boone | 5 |
| Stranger On The Shore | Mr. Acker Bilk | 6 |
| Toy Balloons | Russ Conway | 7 |
| Take Good Care Of My Baby | Bobby Vee | 8 |
| My Friend The Sea | Petula Clark | 9 |
| Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen | Neil Sedaka | 10 |
| Multiplication | Bobby Darin | 11 |
| Big Bad John | Jimmy Dean | 12 |
| (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame | Elvis Presley | 13 |
| Little Sister | Elvis Presley | 13 |
| So Long Baby | Del Shannon | 14 |
| I'd Never Find Another You | Billy Fury | 15 |
| Walkin' Back To Happiness | Helen Shapiro | 16 |
| Don't Bring Lulu | Dorothy Provine | 17 |
| Mrs. Mills Medley | Mrs. Mills | 18 |
| I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) | Shirley Bassey | 19 |
| I Understand (Just How You Feel) | The G-Clefs | 20 |
| US Chart Monday, Dec 25 1961 | ||
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| The Lion Sleeps Tonight | The Tokens | 1 |
| Run To Him | Bobby Vee | 2 |
| The Twist | Chubby Checker | 3 |
| Goodbye Cruel World | James Darren | 4 |
| Walk On By | Leroy Van Dyke | 5 |
| Peppermint Twist (Part 1) | Joey Dee and the Starliters | 6 |
| Please Mr. Postman | The Marvelettes | 7 |
| Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen | Neil Sedaka | 8 |
| Let There Be Drums | Sandy Nelson | 9 |
| Can't Help Falling In Love | Elvis Presley | 10 |
| Moon River | Henry Mancini and His Orchestra | 11 |
| I Don't Know Why | Linda Scott | 12 |
| When I Fall In Love | The Lettermen | 13 |
| Unchain My Heart | Ray Charles | 14 |
| When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart) | Connie Francis | 15 |
| Moon River | Jerry Butler | 16 |
| Tonight | Ferrante and Teicher | 18 |
| Big Bad John | Jimmy Dean | 19 |
| White Christmas | Bing Crosby | 20 |