Nick’s Popular Music Ranking for December1961
1 (1) Elvis Presley
2 (2) Cliff Richard
3 (3) The Shadows
4 (4) Adam Faith
5 (5) Frank Sinatra
6 (6) The George Mitchell Minstrels
7 (8) Acker Bilk
8 (7) The Everly Brothers
9 (13) Helen Shapiro
10 (10) Shirley Bassey
11 (12) Billy Fury
12 (15) The Temperance Seven
13 (9) Duane Eddy
14 (16) Buddy Holly
15 (19) Bobby Vee
16 (11) Ray Conniff
17 (14) Connie Francis
18 (21) Del Shannon
19 (18) Bob Newhart
20 (17) Anthony Newley
21 (24) Petula Clark
22 (20) Nina & Frederik
23 (25) Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry
24 (26) Eden Kane
25 (27) John Leyton
26 (23) Nat ‘King’ Cole
27 (31) The Crickets
28 (29) Matt Monro
29 (30) Andy Stewart
30 (36) Karl Denver
31 (34) Frankie Laine
32 (22) Roy Orbison
33 (28) Lonnie Donegan
34 (48) Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
35 (35) Russ Conway
36 (38) Chris Barber
37 (37) Neil Sedaka
38 (32) Johnny Burnette
39 (43) Bobby Darin
40 (39) Craig Douglas
41 (40) Ricky Nelson
42 (42) The Brook Brothers
43 (47) The Allisons
44 (49) Eddie Cochran
45 (44) Mantovani
46 (50) Gary ‘US’ Bonds
47 (---) Ferrante & Teicher
48 (33) Johnny and the Hurricanes
49 (---) Johnny Dankworth
50 (---) The Dave Brubeck Quartet