WMGM Top 40 Survey
For the Week of November 2, 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) 11
2 3 DECK OF CARDS - Wink Martindale (Dot) 8
3 2 MR. BLUE - The Fleetwoods (Dolton) 7
4 4 PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount) 9
5 5 DON’T YOU KNOW - Della Reese (RCA Victor) 9
6 6 PRIMROSE LANE - Jerry Wallace with The Jewels (Challenge) 7
7 9 (Seven Little Girls) SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT - Paul Evans
(Guaranteed) 8
8 13 (If You Cry) TRUE LOVE, TRUE LOVE - The Drifters (Atlantic) 4
9 7 POISON IVY - The Coasters (Atco) 9
10 10 TEEN BEAT - Sandy Nelson (Original Sound) 8
11 29 MARINA - Willy Alberti (London) 2
12 12 UNFORGETTABLE - Dinah Washington (Mercury) 5
13 8 (’Til) I KISSED YOU - The Everly Brothers (Cadence) 13
14 11 THE ANGELS LISTENED IN - The Crests (Coed) 10
15 20 BELIEVE ME - The Royal Teens (Capitol) 5
16 14 SHOUT (pt. 1) - The Isley Brothers (RCA Victor) 8
17 16 BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
(Columbia) 6
18 18 YOU WERE MINE - The Fireflies (Ribbon) 12
19 23 WOO-HOO - The Rock-A-Teens (Roulette) 5
20 15 RED RIVER ROCK - Johnny & The Hurricanes (Warwick) 12
21 39 SO MANY WAYS - Brook Benton (Mercury) 2
22 33 OLD SHEP - Ralph DeMarco (Guaranteed) 2
23 19 THE ENCHANTED SEA - The Islanders (Mayflower) 6
24 25 DANNY BOY - Conway Twitty (M-G-M) 4
25 27 DON’T TAKE THE STARS - The Mystics (Laurie) 4
26 17 MISTY - Johnny Mathis (Columbia) 7
27 24 HEY LITTLE GIRL - Dee Clark (Abner) 7
28 34 LONELY STREET - Andy Williams (Cadence) 3
29 21 JUST ASK YOUR HEART - Frankie Avalon (Chancellor) 9
30 32 LOVE POTION NO. 9 - The Clovers (United Artists) 3
31 28 IT HAPPENED TODAY - The Skyliners (Calico) 5
32 -- UH! OH! - The Nutty Squirrels (Hanover) 1
33 -- IN THE MOOD - The Ernie Fields Orchestra (Rendezvous) 1
34 40 STARRY EYED - Gary Stites (Carlton) 2
35 22 I LOVES YOU, PORGY - Nina Simone (Bethlehem) 12
36 -- TALK TO ME - Frank Sinatra (Capitol) 1
37 40 THE BEST OF EVERYTHING - Johnny Mathis (Columbia) 2
38 -- WE TOLD YOU NOT TO MARRY - Titus Turner (Glover) 1
39 26 I’M GONNA GET MARRIED - Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount) 14
40 -- HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER - Guy Mitchell (Columbia) 1