WMGM Top 40 Survey

For the Week of September 5, 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  THE TWIST - Chubby Checker (Parkway)                           9
 2   3  WALK--DON’T RUN - The Ventures (Dolton)                        6
 3   2  IT’S NOW OR NEVER - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)                 9
 4   4  FINGER POPPIN’ TIME - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (King)    8
 5   7  A MILLION TO ONE - Jimmy Charles (Promo)                       7
 6   8  VOLARE - Bobby Rydell (Cameo)                                  8
 7   9  THEME FROM THE APARTMENT - Ferrante & Teicher
        (United Artists)                                               7
 8   5  ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE YELLOW POLKADOT BIKINI -
        Brian Hyland (Kapp)                                           11
 9  14  CHAIN GANG - Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)                            4
10   6  MISSION BELL - Donnie Brooks (Era)                             9
11  11  TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT - The Shirelles (Scepter)                  8
12  13  DREAMIN’ - Johnny Burnette (Liberty)                           5
13  15  KIDDIO - Brook Benton (Mercury)                                5
14  10  YOGI - The Ivy Three (Shell)                                   6
15  17  MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN - Connie Francis (M-G-M)        4
16  18  MR. CUSTER - Larry Verne (Era)                                 3
17  21  NEVER ON SUNDAY - Don Costa & His Orchestra (United Artists)   4
18  16  (You Were Made For) ALL MY LOVE - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)   10
19  12  I’M SORRY - Brenda Lee (Decca)                                12
20  35  SO SAD (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) - The Everly Brothers
        (Warner Bros.)                                                 2
21  32  DIAMONDS AND PEARLS - The Paradons (Milestone)                 2
22  20  IMAGE OF A GIRL - The Safaris (Eldo)                          11
23  24  SHORTNIN’ BREAD - Paul Chaplain & His Emeralds (Harper)        4
24  19  ONLY THE LONELY (Know How I Feel) - Roy Orbison (Monument)    13
25  22  BIG BOY PETE - The Olympics (Arvee)                           10
26  40  RUN SAMSON RUN - Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)                      2
27  39  PINEAPPLE PRINCESS - Annette with The Afterbeats
        (Buena Vista)                                                  3
28  23  IN MY LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD - Anita Bryant (Carlton)      7
29  34  A WOMAN, A LOVER, A FRIEND - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)         6
30  28  OVER THE RAINBOW - The Demensions (Mohawk)                    13
31  --  LET’S HAVE A PARTY - Wanda Jackson (Capitol)                   1
32  38  WE GO TOGETHER - Jan & Dean (Dore)                             2
33  --  YOU MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME - Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)           1
34  29  JOSEPHINE - Bill Black’s Combo (Hi)                           12
35  37  HELLO YOUNG LOVERS - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)                 3
36  31  A KOOKIE LITTLE PARADISE - Jo Ann Campbell (ABC-Paramount)     2
37  --  TIME MACHINE - Dante & The Evergreens (Madison)                1
38  27  TELL LAURA I LOVE HER - Ray Peterson (RCA Victor)              9
39  26  LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE - Frankie Lymon (Roulette)             8
40  --  AND NOW - Della Reese (RCA Victor)                             1

 

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