WABC Swingin' Sound Survey for Week of December 12, 1960

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. Are You Lonesome To-night? -                                 
                        Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) *3 weeks #1*  1
  2. A Thousand Stars - Kathy Young with the Innocents (Indigo)  2
  3. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles (Scepter)        16
  4. Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists)                5
  5. Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert (Decca)                6
  6. Stay - Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs (Herald)              3
  7. He Will Break Your Heart - Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay)           4
  8. Sailor (Your Home Is the Sea) - Lolita (Kapp)              11
  9. Poetry In Motion - Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)               7
 10. Many Tears Ago - Connie Francis (MGM)                      10
 11. Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread) -                 
                                         Brook Benton (Mercury) 23
 12. North to Alaska - Johnny Horton (Columbia)                 25
 13. New Orleans - U.S. Bonds (Legrand)                          8
 14. Sway - Bobby Rydell (Cameo)                                20
 15. Lonely Teenager - Dion (Laurie)                             9
 16. Alone At Last - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)                  17
 17. Angel Baby - Rosie & the Originals (Highland)              70
 18. Last Date - Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor)                      26
 19. You Talk Too Much - Joe Jones (Roulette)                   12
 20. The Hucklebuck - Chubby Checker (Parkway)                  13
 21. Ruby Duby Du - Tobin Mathews & Co. (Chief)                 19
 22. Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go -                               
                          Hank Ballard & the Midnighters (King) 14
 23. Shop Around - The Miracles (Tamla)                         30
 24. I'll Save the Last Dance For You - Damita Jo (Mercury)     21
 25. Twistin' Bells - Santo & Johnny (Canadian-American)        22
 26. Don't Go to Strangers - Etta Jones (Prestige)              27
 27. Perfidia - The Ventures (Dolton)                           24
 28. You're Sixteen - Johnny Burnette (Liberty)                 33
 29. Once In Awhile - The Chimes (Tag)                          37
 30. Save the Last Dance For Me - The Drifters (Atlantic)       15
 31. Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)           18
 32. Blue Tango - Bill Black's Combo (Hi)                       43
 33. Corinna, Corinna - Ray Peterson (Dunes)                    34
 34. Valarie - The Starlites (Fury)                             35
 35. Wonderland By Night - Anita Bryant (Carlton)               --
 36. Always You - Lou Monte (Roulette)                          40
 37. All In My Mind - Maxine Brown (Nomar)                      55
 38. My Girl Josephine - Fats Domino (Imperial)                 29
 39. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - The Melodeers (Studio)    42
 40. Wait For Me - The Playmates (Roulette)                     32
 41. Ruby - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)                         28
 42. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee (Decca)     59
 43. Never On Sunday - Don Costa (United Artists)               39
 44. Gunslinger - Bo Diddley (Checker)                          --
 45. Baby Oh Baby - The Shells (Johnson)                        45
 46. The Bells of St. Mary -                                      
                 Terry & the Mellos featuring Terry Corin (Amy) 50
 47. Am I the Man - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)                   48
 48. Here In My Heart - Keely Smith (Dot)                       69
 49. Come Rain or Come Shine - Ray Charles (Atlantic)           60
 50. There's a Moon Out Tonight - The Capris (Old Town)         --
 51. Rubber Ball - Bobby Vee (Liberty)                          --
 52. Somebody - Jane Morgan (Capitol)                           36
 53. Please Love Me Forever -                                     
                            Cathy Jean & the Roommates (Valmor) --
 54. To Each His Own - The Platters (Mercury)                   38
 55. Ol' MacDonald - Frank Sinatra (Capitol)                    58
 56. Love Walked In - Dinah Washington (Mercury)                46
 57. Main Theme from Exodus (Ari's Theme) - Mantovani (London)  --
 58. Ruby Duby Du from Key Witness - Charles Wolcott (MGM)      --
 59. It's All Over But the Crying - Al Martino (20th Fox)       53
 60. The Puppet Song - Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)              --
 61. Gonzo - James Booker (Peacock)                             56
 62. Sleep - Little Willie John (King)                          31
 63. The Hoochi Coochi Coo -                                      
                          Hank Ballard & the Midnighters (King) --
 64. Satisfied (Part II) - The Cashmeres (Lake)                 52
 65. The Ballad of the Alamo - Marty Robbins (Columbia)         --
 66. Take Me to Your Ladder (I'll See Your Leader Later) -        
                                        Buddy Clinton (Madison) --
 67. Tonite, Tonite - The Mello-Kings (Herald)                  57
 68. What Brought Us Together - The Edsels (Tammy)              --
 69. Christmas Auld Lang Syne - Bobby Darin (Atco)              --
 70. Irresistible You - Bobby Peterson (V-Tone)                 --
     
"THE SOARIN' SEVEN SINGLES"
  1. I'm Hurtin' - Roy Orbison (Monument)                         
  2. I Count the Tears - The Drifters (Atlantic)                  
  3. Utopia - Frank Gari (Crusade)                                
  4. "Pepe" - Duane Eddy (Jamie)                                  
  5. Why, Why, Bye, Bye - Bob Luman (Warner Brothers)             
  6. Sing (And Tell the Blues) "So Long" - Al Kasha (Brunswick)   
  7. Let's Take a Walk - The Crescendos (Scarlet)                 


THE 7-70 SWINGIN' SOUND SURVEY is compiled each 
week by WABC, New York, and is based on an accurate 
unbiased account of record sales gathered from leading 
retail outlets in the New York Metropolitan Area.

SPECIAL NOTE:  The survey debut day of the week changes with each 
new survey until the end of 1960.

 

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