WMGM Top 40 Survey
For the Week of February 1, 1960
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 RUNNING BEAR - Johnny Preston (Mercury) 7
2 11 THE THEME FROM “A SUMMER PLACE” - Percy Faith & His
Orchestra (Columbia) 3
3 12 HANDY MAN - Jimmy Jones (Cub) 3
4 2 WHERE OR WHEN - Dion & The Belmonts (Laurie) 6
5 13 TEEN ANGEL - Mark Dinning (M-G-M) 3
6 7 BEYOND THE SEA - Bobby Darin (Atco) 4
7 3 WHY - Frankie Avalon (Chancellor) 12
8 5 YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES - Marv Johnson (United Artists) 8
9 6 SHIMMY, SHIMMY, KO-KO-BOP - Little Anthony & The Imperials
(End) 6
10 4 EL PASO - Marty Robbins (Columbia) 7
11 9 PRETTY BLUE EYES - Steve Lawrence (ABC-Paramount) 6
12 20 WHAT IN THE WORLD’S COME OVER YOU - Jack Scott (Top Rank) 3
13 10 GO, JIMMY, GO - Jimmy Clanton (Ace) 8
14 21 BABY (You’ve Got What It Takes) - Dinah Washington &
Brook Benton (Mercury) 3
15 18 LET IT BE ME - The Everly Brothers (Cadence) 4
16 23 HE’LL HAVE TO GO - Jim Reeves (RCA Victor) 3
17 19 TRACY’S THEME - Spencer Ross (Columbia) 4
18 16 THE VILLAGE OF ST. BERNADETTE - Andy Williams (Cadence) 6
19 15 DARLING LORRAINE - The Knockouts (Shad) 10
20 8 THE BIG HURT - Miss Toni Fisher (Signet) 10
21 -- WILD ONE - Bobby Rydell (Cameo) 1
22 24 DOWN BY THE STATION - The Four Preps (Capitol) 4
23 36 I WAS SUCH A FOOL (To Fall In Love With You) - The Flamingos
(End) 2
24 17 IT’S TIME TO CRY - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount) 11
25 28 MY HEART BELONGS TO ONLY YOU - The Twilights (Finesse) 3
26 14 WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS - Freddie Cannon (Swan) 11
27 31 LONELY BLUE BOY - Conway Twitty (M-G-M) 2
28 35 MY LITTLE MARINE - Jamie Horton (Joy) 2
29 32 BONNIE CAME BACK - Duane Eddy & The Rebels (Jamie) 4
30 25 LULLABY - The Chevrons (Brent) 5
31 26 SANDY - Larry Hall (Strand) 4
32 22 AMONG MY SOUVENIRS - Connie Francis (M-G-M) 12
33 30 WORK OUT - Baby Washington (Neptune) 7
34 34 HARLEM NOCTURNE - The Viscounts (Madison) 11
35 -- (Do The) MASHED POTATOES (pt. 1) - Nat Kendrick & The Swans
(Dade) 2
36 -- LADY LUCK - Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount) 1
37 29 SMOKIE (pt. 2) - Bill Black’s Combo (Hi) 8
38 27 FIRST NAME INITIAL - Annette with The Afterbeats
(Buena Vista) 5
39 39 TEAR DROP - Santo & Johnny (Canadian-American) 13
40 37 DO-RE-MI - Mitch Miller & His Orchestra (Columbia) 8