1962, Music: UK Single Charts 26/04/1962

N° 30
Neil Sedaka – King of Clowns

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: N. Sedaka, H. Greenfield
- Highest Position: N° 23
- Video clip

N° 29
Frank Sinatra – Everybody’s Twistin’

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: R. Bloom, T. Koehler
- Highest Position: N° 22
- Video clip

N° 28
Chubby Checker – Slow Twistin’

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: J. Sheldon
- Highest Position: N° 23
- Video clip

N° 27
Dion – The Wanderer

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: E. Maresca
- Highest Position: N° 10
- Video clip

N° 26
Ketty Lester – Love Letters

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: E. Heyman, V. Young
- Highest Position: N° 4
- Video clip

N° 25
Paul Anka – Love Me Warm And Tender

- Country: Canada
- Music/Lyrics: P. Anka
- Highest Position: N° 19
- Video clip

N° 24
Ricky Nelson – Young World

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: J. Fuller
- Highest Position: N° 19
- Video clip

N° 23
Joe Loss & His Orchestra – The Maigret Theme

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: R. Grainer
- Highest Position: N° 20
- Video clip

N° 22
Cliff Richard And The Shadows – The Young Ones

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: S.Tepper, R. Bennett
- Highest Position: N° 1
- Video clip

N° 21
Matt Monro – Softly As I Leave You

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: A. De Vita, J. Harris
- Highest Position: N° 10
- Video clip

N° 20
Karl Denver - Wimoweh

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: P. Campbell
- Highest Position: N° 4
- Video clip

N° 19
Chubby Checker – Let’s Twist Again

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: D. Appell, K. Mann
- Highest Position: N° 2
- Video clip

N° 18
Johnnie Spence And His Orchestra – The Dr. Kildare Theme

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: J. Goldsmith, P. Rugolo
- Highest Position: N° 15
- Video clip

N° 17
Lonnie Donegan – The Party’s Over

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: A. Green, B. Comden, J. Styne
- Highest Position: N° 9
- Video clip

N° 16
Danny Williams – Wonderful World Of The Young

- Country: South Africa / UK
- Music/Lyrics: S. Tepper, R. Bennett
- Highest Position: N° 8
- Video clip

N° 15
Bernard Cribbins – Hole In The Ground

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: M. Rudge, T. Dicks
- Highest Position: N° 9
- Video clip

N° 14
B. Bumble And The Stingers – Nut Rocker

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: K. Fowley
- Highest Position: N° 1
- Video clip

N° 13
Jimmy Justice – When My Little Girl Is Smiling

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: G. King, C. Goffin
- Highest Position: N° 9
- Video clip

N° 12
Mr. Acker Bilk – Stranger On The Shore

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: A. Bilk
- Highest Position: N° 2
- Video clip

N° 11
Johnny Keating – Theme From Z Cars

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: B. Fry
- Highest Position: N° 8
- Video clip

N° 10
Karl Denver – Never Goodbye

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: T. Kennedy
- Highest Position: N° 9
- Video clip

N° 9
Craig Douglas – When My Little Girl Is Smiling

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: G. King, C. Goffin
- Highest Position: N° 9
- Video clip

N° 8
Brenda Lee – Speak To Me Pretty

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: H. Vars, W. Dunham
- Highest Position: N° 3
- Video clip

N° 7
Sam Cooke – Twistin’ The Night Away

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: S. Cooke
- Highest Position: N° 6
- Video clip

N° 6
Elvis Presley – Can’t Help Falling In Love

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: G. Weiss, H. Peretti, L. Creatore
- Highest Position: N° 1
- Video clip

N° 5
Helen Shapiro – Tell Me What He Said

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: J. Barry
- Highest Position: N° 2
- Video clip

N° 4
Del Shannon – Hey! Little Girl

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: D. Shannon
- Highest Position: N° 2
- Video clip

N° 3
Roy Orbison – Dream Baby

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: C. Walker
- Highest Position: N° 2
- Video clip

N° 2
Bruce Channel – Hey! Baby

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: B. Channel, M. Cobb
- Highest Position: N° 2
- Video clip

N° 1
The Shadows – Wonderful Land

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: J. Lordan
- Highest Position: N° 1
- Video clip

1962, Music: Belgian Single Charts 01/01/1962 (BRT, Radio 2)

N° 20

The Waikiki's with "Hawai Tattoo"

- Country: Belgium

- Music/Lyrics: Michael Thomas

- Highest Position: N° 18

- Weeks in the charts: 8

- Video Clip

N° 19

Fats Domino with "Jambalaya"

- Country: USA

- Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams

- Highest Position: N° 3

- Weeks in the charts: 12

- Video Clip

N° 18

The Cousins with "Dang Dang"

- Country: Belgium

- Music/Lyrics: Jean Rolle, Guy Dovan

- Highest Position: N° 9

- Weeks in the charts: 12

- Video Clip

N° 17

Helen Shapiro with "You Don't Know"

- Country: UK

- Music/Lyrics: John Schroeder, Mike Hawker

- Highest Position: N° 7

- Weeks in the charts: 24

- Video Clip

N° 16

Bob Moore und sein Orchester with "Mexico"

- Country: USA

- Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant

- Highest Position: N° 2

- Weeks in the charts: 16

- Video Clip

N° 15

Tony Dallara with "La novia"

- Country: Italy

- Music/Lyrics: Mogol, Tony Dallara, Joaquín Prieto

- Highest Position: N° 1

- Weeks in the charts: 20

- Video Clip

N° 14

Eddie Hodges with "I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door"

- Country: USA

- Music/Lyrics: Aaron Schroeder, Sid Wayne

- Highest Position: N° 9

- Weeks in the charts: 16

- Video Clip

N° 13

Bobbejaan Schoepen with "Violetta"

- Country: Belgium

- Music/Lyrics: van Aleda, Hugo Vianen, Othmar Klose, Rudi Lukesch

- Highest Position: N° 7

- Weeks in the charts: 20

- Video Clip

N° 12

Paula Dennis with "Ja, was jij maar bij moeder thuis gebleven!"

- Country: Netherlands

- Music/Lyrics: Et. Lams, S. Railey, Wim de Reght

- Highest Position: N° 2

- Weeks in the charts: 12

- No Clip

N° 11

Petula Clark with "Romeo"

- Country: UK / France

- Music/Lyrics: Jean Broussolle, Robert Stolz

- Highest Position: N° 3

- Weeks in the charts: 24

- Video Clip

N° 10

Francis Linel with "Les millions d'Arlequin"

- Country: France

- Music/Lyrics: Breton

- Highest Position: N° 10

- Weeks in the charts: 4

- Video Clip

N° 9

Elvis Presley with "Rock-A-Hula Baby"

- Country: USA

- Music/Lyrics: Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Dolores Fuller

- Highest Position: N° 9

- Weeks in the charts: 20

- Video Clip

N° 8

Joey Dee and The Starliters with "Peppermint Twist"

- Country: USA

- Music/Lyrics: Henry Glover, Joey Dee

- Highest Position: N° 8

- Weeks in the charts: 16

- Video Clip

N° 7

Ray Adams with "Hear My Song, Violetta"

- Country: Norway

- Music/Lyrics: Buddy Pepper, Othmar Klose, Rudi Lukesch, Leone Sinigaglia, Bettina Emerick

- Highest Position: N° 7

- Weeks in the charts: 12

- Video Clip

N° 6

Chubby Checker with "The Fly"

- Country: USA

- Music/Lyrics: David White, John Madera

- Highest Position: N° 5

- Weeks in the charts: 16

- Video Clip

N° 5

Freddy with "La Paloma"

- Country: Austria / West Germany

- Music/Lyrics: Sebastian Yradier

- Highest Position: N° 2

- Weeks in the charts: 32

- Video Clip

N° 4

Cliff Richard with "When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart"

- Country: UK

- Music/Lyrics: Sid Tepper, Roy Bennett

- Highest Position: N° 4

- Weeks in the charts: 12

- Video Clip

N° 3

Jack Hammer with "Kissin' Twist"

- Country: USA

- Music/Lyrics: Earl Burroughs, Albert Vano

- Highest Position: N° 3

- Weeks in the charts: 12

- Video Clip

N° 2

Helen Shapiro with "Walkin' Back To Happiness"

- Country: UK

- Music/Lyrics: John Schroeder, Mike Hawker

- Highest Position: N° 2

- Weeks in the charts: 16

- Video Clip

1961, Music: Helen Shapiro

In 1961, aged fourteen, the English singer Helen Shapiro, full name Helen Kate Shapiro (born 28 September 1946), scored 2 number 1 hits in the UK charts: "You Don't Know" and "Walkin' Back to Happiness".

Helen Shapiro was born in Bethnal Green, London. She attended Northwold Primary School and Clapton Park Comprehensive School. Her grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants. The family was too poor to buy a record player but Shapiro's parents encouraged a musical education. Helen played banjo and sang occasionally with her brother Ron in his skiffle group. At the age of ten she sang in the band "Susie and the Hula Hoops," a school band with her cousin Susan Singer and Marc Feld (the later "T. Rex" Marc Bolan). Aged 13 she followed singing lessons at “The Maurice Burman School of Modern Pop Singing” in London.

The Beatles, Helen Shapiro, Dusty Springfield, Eden Kane
and Keith Fordyce on the set of Ready Steady Go! (ITV, 1963)

Single "You Don't Know" (1961)

Single "Walkin' Back to Happiness" (1961)

In 1961, her first single "Don't Treat Me Like a Child", reached No. 3 in the UK charts. In 1962, aged fifteen she was voted Britain's "Top Female Singer". One of the supporting acts during her late winter/early spring tour of 1963, were "The Beatles". During this tour "The Beatles" had their first hit single.

"You Don't Know" (1961)

"Walkin' Back to Happiness" (1961)

Helen Shapiro performing "Look Who It Is" on "Ready Steady Go!" with "The Beatles"