WABC Silver Dollar Sound Survey for Week of 11 September 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. Sherry - The 4 Seasons (Vee Jay)              *3 weeks #1*  1
  2. The Loco-Motion - Little Eva (Dimension)                    3
  3. Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers (Wand)                 4
  4. Beechwood 4-5789 - The Marvelettes (Tamla)                  9
  5. Sheila - Tommy Roe (ABC-Paramount)                          5
 *6. Ramblin' Rose - Nat "King" Cole (Capitol)                   2
  7. Let's Dance - Chris Montez (Monogram)                      11
  8. You Belong to Me - The Duprees (Coed)                       6
  9. Green Onions - Booker T. & the MG's (Stax)                 18
 10. Surfin' Safari - The Beach Boys (Capitol)                  19
 11. Party Lights - Claudine Clark (Chancellor)                  8
*12. A Wonderful Dream - The Majors (Imperial)                  13
 13. You Beat Me to the Punch - Mary Wells (Motown)             15
 14. You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)            10
 15. What Kind of Love is This -                                  
                           Joey Dee & the Starliters (Roulette) 14
 16. Monster Mash -                                               
             Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers (Garpax) 39
 17. Breaking Up is Hard to Do - Neil Sedaka (RCA)               7
 18. Teen Age Idol - Rick Nelson (Imperial)                     16
 19. She's Not You - Elvis Presley (RCA)                        12
 20. Patches - Dickie Lee (Smash)                               27
*21. Lie to Me - Brook Benton (Mercury)                         38
 22. Do You Love Me - The Contours (Gordy)                      31
 23. Alley Cat - Bent Fabric & his Piano (Atco)                 22
 24. A Swingin' Safari - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra (Dot)     21
 25. Stop the Wedding - Etta James (Argo)                       17
 26. Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow - The Rivingtons (Liberty)                20
 27. I Remember You - Frank Ifield (Vee Jay)                    24
 28. Devil Woman - Marty Robbins (Columbia)                     --
 29. What Kind of Fool Am I - Anthony Newley (London)           --
 30. Bring It on Home to Me - Sam Cooke (RCA)                   --
 31. If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song) -                        
                           Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Brothers) 33
 32. Send Me the Pillow You Dream On -                            
                                     Johnny Tillotson (Cadence) 23
 33. Venus in Blue Jeans - Jimmy Clanton (Ace)                  36
 34. Rain Rain Go Away - Bobby Vinton (Epic)                    40
 35. I'm the Girl from Wolverton Mountain -                       
                                        Jo Ann Campbell (Cameo) --
 36. Silver Threads and Golden Needles -                          
                                     The Springfields (Philips) 26
 37. Stop the Music - The Shirelles (Scepter)                   32
 38. Your Nose is Gonna Grow - Johnny Crawford (Del-Fi)         28
*39. What's Gonna Happen When Summer's Gone -                     
                                           Freddy Cannon (Swan) 25
 40. Punish Her - Bobby Vee (Liberty)                           34
     
Radio 77 Pick Hit:
     Did You Ever See a Dream Walking - Fats Domino (Imperial)

*denotes former Radio 77 Pick Hit

 

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