WABC Silver Dollar Sound Survey for Week of 21 August 1962

Courtesy of the WABC Musicradio 77 Internet Web Site
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Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
For more information contact Allan Sniffen

                                                                                                                                         
 TW                                                             LW
  1. The Loco-Motion - Little Eva (Dimension)      *4 weeks #1*  1
  2. Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers (Wand)                 3
  3. Sheila - Tommy Roe (ABC-Paramount)                          5
  4. Sherry - The 4 Seasons (Vee Jay)                           --
  5. Breaking Up is Hard to Do - Neil Sedaka (RCA)               2
  6. You Belong to Me - The Duprees (Coed)                       6
  7. Roses Are Red (My Love) - Bobby Vinton (Epic)               4
  8. Party Lights - Claudine Clark (Chancellor)                  8
  9. You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)            10
 10. Bring It on Home to Me - Sam Cooke (RCA)                   12
 11. The Wah Watusi - The Orlons (Cameo)                         7
 12. You'll Lose a Good Thing - Barbara Lynn (Jamie)            11
*13. Ramblin' Rose - Nat "King" Cole (Capitol)                  25
 14. Speedy Gonzalez - Pat Boone (Dot)                           9
 15. Ahab the Arab - Ray Stevens (Mercury)                      14
 16. Little Diane - Dion (Laurie)                               13
 17. Stop the Wedding - Etta James (Argo)                       35
 18. Let's Dance - Chris Montez (Monogram)                      37
 19. Beechwood 4-5789 - The Marvelettes (Tamla)                 32
 20. Things - Bobby Darin (Atco)                                21
 21. She's Not You - Elvis Presley (RCA)                        27
 22. Rinky Dink - Dave "Baby" Cortez (Chess)                    --
*23. Sealed With a Kiss - Brian Hyland (ABC-Paramount)          15
 24. Come On Little Angel - The Belmonts (Sabina)               38
 25. Reap What You Sow - Billy Stewart (Chess)                  --
 26. I Love You the Way You Are - Bobby Vinton (Diamond)        18
 27. Having a Party - Sam Cooke (RCA)                           17
 28. Call Me Mr. In-Between - Burl Ives (Decca)                 19
 29. Devil Woman - Marty Robbins (Columbia)                     --
 30. What Kind of Love is This -                                  
                           Joey Dee & the Starliters (Roulette) 36
 31. Shame On Me - Bobby Bare (RCA)                             --
 32. Wolverton Mountain - Claude King (Columbia)                16
*33. Vacation - Connie Francis (MGM)                            31
 34. I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)      20
*35. Teen Age Idol/I've Got My Eyes on You -                      
                                         Rick Nelson (Imperial) 39
 36. Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow - The Rivingtons (Liberty)                --
 37. Make It Easy On Yourself - Jerry Butler (Vee Jay)          29
 38. A Swingin' Safari - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra (Dot)     --
 39. Broken Heart - The Fiestas (Old Town)                      34
*40. A Wonderful Dream - The Majors (Imperial)            Pick Hit
     
Radio 77 Pick Hit:
     Lie to Me - Brook Benton (Mercury)

*denotes former Radio 77 Pick Hit

 

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