WMGM Top 40 Survey
For the Week of October 19, 1959
Courtesy of www.musicradio77.com
Survey collected and contributed by Randy Price,
and Tom Natoli
For more information contact Allan Sniffen
TW LW WOC
1 1 MACK THE KNIFE - Bobby Darin (Atco) 9
2 3 MR. BLUE - The Fleetwoods (Dolton) 5
3 2 PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount) 7
4 5 DECK OF CARDS - Wink Martindale (Dot) 6
5 4 DON’T YOU KNOW - Della Reese (RCA Victor) 7
6 6 PRIMROSE LANE - Jerry Wallace with The Jewels (Challenge) 5
7 11 TEEN BEAT - Sandy Nelson (Original Sound) 6
8 8 (’Til) I KISSED YOU - The Everly Brothers (Cadence) 11
9 7 RED RIVER ROCK - Johnny & The Hurricanes (Warwick) 10
10 12 THE ANGELS LISTENED IN - The Crests (Coed) 8
11 10 POISON IVY - The Coasters (Atco) 7
12 15 SHOUT (pt. 1) - The Isley Brothers (RCA Victor) 6
13 16 YOU WERE MINE - The Fireflies (Ribbon) 10
14 9 I’M GONNA GET MARRIED - Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount) 12
15 23 MISTY - Johnny Mathis (Columbia) 5
16 20 (Seven Little Girls) SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT - Paul Evans
(Guaranteed) 6
17 13 I LOVES YOU, PORGY - Nina Simone (Bethlehem) 10
18 14 THE THREE BELLS - The Browns (RCA Victor) 12
19 18 JUST ASK YOUR HEART - Frankie Avalon (Chancellor) 7
20 25 THE ENCHANTED SEA - The Islanders (Mayflower) 4
21 24 UNFORGETTABLE - Dinah Washington (Mercury) 3
22 39 (If You Cry) TRUE LOVE, TRUE LOVE - The Drifters (Atlantic) 2
23 21 BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
(Columbia) 4
24 28 WOO-HOO - The Rock-A-Teens (Roulette) 3
25 26 HEY LITTLE GIRL - Dee Clark (Abner) 5
26 17 SLEEP WALK - Santo & Johnny (Canadian-American) 17
27 29 IT HAPPENED TODAY - The Skyliners (Calico) 3
28 32 DON’T TAKE THE STARS - The Mystics (Laurie) 2
29 22 A LOVER’S PRAYER - Dion & The Belmonts (Laurie) 7
30 33 BELIEVE ME - The Royal Teens (Capitol) 3
31 27 BROKEN-HEARTED MELODY - Sarah Vaughan (Mercury) 12
32 31 FOOLS HALL OF FAME - Pat Boone (Dot) 4
33 -- LONELY STREET - Andy Williams (Cadence) 1
34 35 IF I GIVE MY HEART TO YOU - Kitty Kallen (Columbia) 2
35 19 SEA OF LOVE - Phil Phillips with The Twilights (Mercury) 11
36 30 MORGEN - Ivo Robic & The Song-Masters (Laurie) 9
37 37 YOU BETTER KNOW IT - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) 7
38 38 DANNY BOY - Conway Twitty (M-G-M) 2
39 36 JUST TO BE WITH YOU - The Passions (Audicon) 8
40 -- LOVE POTION NO. 9 - The Clovers (United Artists) 1