WMGM Top 40 Survey
For the Week of June 29, 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 THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS - Johnny Horton (Columbia) 9
2 2 PERSONALITY - Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount) 9
3 3 LONELY BOY - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount) 6
4 6 WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MAKES - Dinah Washington (Mercury) 5
5 5 FRANKIE - Connie Francis (M-G-M) 8
6 10 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU - The Flamingos (End) 6
7 11 BOBBY SOX TO STOCKINGS - Frankie Avalon (Chancellor) 7
8 4 DREAM LOVER - Bobby Darin (Atco) 11
9 16 WATERLOO - Stonewall Jackson (Columbia) 4
10 21 THERE GOES MY BABY - The Drifters (Atlantic) 4
11 17 TIGER - Fabian (Chancellor) 5
12 14 YOU’RE SO FINE - The Falcons (Unart) 6
13 7 HUSHABYE - The Mystics (Laurie) 8
14 13 TALLAHASSEE LASSIE - Freddy Cannon (Swan) 8
15 12 THIS I SWEAR - The Skyliners (Calico) 6
16 22 LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR - Connie Francis (M-G-M) 4
17 8 QUIET VILLAGE - Martin Denny (Liberty) 11
18 9 KANSAS CITY - Wilbert Harrison (Fury) 13
19 25 IT WAS I - Skip & Flip (Brent) 3
20 34 MY HEART IS AN OPEN BOOK - Carl Dobkins, Jr. (Decca) 2
21 15 A TEENAGER IN LOVE - Dion & The Belmonts (Laurie) 12
22 23 TWIXT TWELVE AND TWENTY - Pat Boone (Dot) 3
23 18 I’VE COME OF AGE - Billy Storm (Columbia) 9
24 29 TO A SOLDIER BOY - The Tassels (Madison) 3
25 35 TILL THERE WAS YOU - Anita Bryant (Carlton) 3
26 30 BONGO ROCK - Preston Epps (Original Sound) 2
27 -- SMALL WORLD - Johnny Mathis (Columbia) 1
28 19 ROCKIN’ IN THE JUNGLE - The Eternals (Hollywood) 5
29 31 ENDLESSLY - Brook Benton (Mercury) 10
30 33 LA STRADA DEL’ AMORE - Caterina Valente (RCA Victor) 3
31 28 ALONG CAME JONES - The Coasters (Atco) 4
32 -- SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER - The Tempos (Climax) 1
33 40 FORTY MILES OF BAD ROAD - Duane Eddy & The Rebels (Jamie) 2
34 36 BEI MIR BIST DU SCHON - Louis Prima & Keely Smith (Dot) 2
35 26 SO FINE - The Fiestas (Old Town) 10
36 20 ONLY YOU - Franck Pourcel’s French Fiddles (Capitol) 12
37 -- SLEEP WALK - Santo & Johnny (Canadian-American) 1
38 38 JUST KEEP IT UP - Dee Clark (Abner) 2
39 24 KOOKIE, KOOKIE (Lend Me Your Comb) - Edd Byrnes & Connie
Stevens (Warner Bros.) 12
40 -- M.T.A. - The Kingston Trio (Capitol) 1