WABC Swingin' Sound Survey for Week of October 3, 1961

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Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
For more information contact Allan Sniffen

                                                                                                                                          
                                                                        
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  1. Runaround Sue - Dion (Laurie)                 *2 weeks #1*  1
 *2. Bristol Stomp - The Dovells (Parkway)                       3
  3. Take Good Care of My Baby - Bobby Vee (Liberty)             2
 *4. Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)             5
  5. Crying - Roy Orbison (Monument)                             4
  6. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On the Bedpost Over   
              Night) - Lonnie Donegan & his Skiffle Group (Dot) 16
  7. The Mountain's High - Dick & DeeDee (Liberty)               7
  8. A Little Bit of Soap - The Jarmels (Laurie)                10
  9. Bless You - Tony Orlando (Epic)                            14
 10. My True Story - The Jive Five (Beltone)                     8
 11. More Money for You and Me - The Four Preps (Capitol)       18
 12. It's Gonna Work Out Fine - Ike & Tina Turner (Sue)         31
 13. Lover's Island - The Blue Jays (Milestone)                 13
 14. Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey (Fury)                                  20
 15. Hurt - Timi Yuro (Liberty)                                 17
 16. The Way You Look Tonight - The Lettermen (Capitol)         12
 17. Michael - The Highwaymen (United Artists)                   6
 18. Little Sister - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)                  9
 19. You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby - Bobby Darin (Atco)   19
 20. Human - Tommy Hunt (Scepter)                               --
 21. Mexico - Bob Moore (Monument)                              15
 22. Let's Get Together - Hayley Mills (Buena Vista)            28
*23. Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes (Tamla)               --
*24. The Fly - Chubby Checker (Parkway)                         34
 25. Last Night - The Mar-Keys (Satellite)                      21
 26. When We Get Married - The Dreamlovers (Heritage)           11
 27. Hey You - The Imaginations (Music Makers)                  --
 28. Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) -                 
                                     Barry Mann (ABC-Paramount) 33
 29. Sweets For My Sweet - The Drifters (Atlantic)              24
*30. One Track Mind - Bobby Lewis (Beltone)                     32
*31. Hollywood - Connie Francis (MGM)                           26
 32. Without You - Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)                   --
 33. Stick Shift - The Duals (Sue)                              35
 34. Juke Box Saturday Night - Nino & the Ebb Tides (Madison)   --
*35. I Understand (Just How You Feel) - The G-Clefs (Terrace)   --
 36. A Wonder Like You - Rick Nelson (Imperial)                 --
 37. Every Breath I Take - Gene Pitney (Musicor)                36
 38. Big John - The Shirelles (Scepter)                         38
 39. Heartaches - The Marcels (Colpix)                          --
 40. I Love How You Love Me - The Paris Sisters (Gregmark)      --
*WABC Soarin' 7 Singles
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"BIG 7 LPs"
  1. Oldies But Goodies, Vol. 3 - Various Artists (Original Sound)
  2. Come Swing With Me - Frank Sinatra (Capitol)                 
  3. Jump Up Calypso - Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor)               
  4. Camelot - Original Cast (Columbia)                           
  5. Portrait of Johnny - Johnny Mathis (Columbia)                
  6. Judy at Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland (Capitol)               
  7. Never On Sunday - Soundtrack (United Artists)                
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"SURE-SHOT 7 LPs"
  1. Close-Up - The Kingston Trio (Capitol)                       
  2. By Special Request - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)               
  3. Takin' Care of Business - Ral Donner (Gone)                  
  4. Your Request Sing Along With Mitch - Mitch Miller (Columbia) 
  5. Rydell at the Copa - Bobby Rydell (Cameo)                    
  6. The Nat King Cole Story - Nat "King" Cole (Capitol)          
  7. The Genius Sings the Blues - Ray Charles (Atlantic)          
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THE 7-70 SWINGIN' SOUND SURVEY is compiled each 
week by WABC, New York, and is based on an accurate 
unbiased account of record sales gathered from leading 
retail outlets in the New York Metropolitan Area.

 

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