WMGM Top 40 Survey

For the Week of February 20, 1961

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   3  PONY TIME - Chubby Checker (Parkway)                           5
 2   5  PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER - Cathy Jean & The Roommates (Valmor)   7
 3   2  SPANISH HARLEM - Ben E. King (Atco)                            8
 4   1  THERE’S A MOON OUT TONIGHT - The Capris (Old Town)            10
 5   4  CALCUTTA - Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra (Dot)                10
 6   8  WHERE THE BOYS ARE - Connie Francis (M-G-M)                    7
 7  11  CALENDAR GIRL - Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)                       9
 8  13  BABY SITTIN’ BOOGIE - Buzz Clifford (Columbia)                 7
 9  14  GOOD TIME BABY - Bobby Rydell (Cameo)                          5
10  10  WHEELS - The String-A-Longs (Warwick)                          7
11  22  SURRENDER - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)                         2
12   6  EXODUS - Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists)                  15
13   9  ALL IN MY MIND - Maxine Brown (Nomar)                          9
14  12  SHOP AROUND - The Miracles (Tamla)                            12
15   7  WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW - The Shirelles (Scepter)           14
16  24  GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas (Atlantic)          2
17  17  YOU CAN HAVE HER - Roy Hamilton (Epic)                         6
18  32  DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE - The Shirelles (Scepter)          2
19  16  EMOTIONS - Brenda Lee (Decca)                                  7
20  36  THE TOUCHABLES - Dickie Goodman (Mark-X)                       2
21  23  APACHE - Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar (Atco)                    4
22  21  WINGS OF A DOVE - Ferlin Husky (Capitol)                       5
23  31  WALK RIGHT BACK - The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros.)           3
24  15  ONCE IN AWHILE - The Chimes (Tag)                             12
25  18  AT LAST - Etta James (Argo)                                    6
26  30  ASIA MINOR - Kokomo (Felsted)                                  3
27  20  UTOPIA - Frank Gari (Crusade)                                  4
28  34  I DON’T WANT TO CRY - Chuck Jackson (Wand)                     3
29  37  THINK TWICE - Brook Benton (Mercury)                           2
30  --  LAZY RIVER - Bobby Darin (Atco)                                1
31  --  BABY OH BABY - The Shells (Johnson)                            8
32  --  ONCE UPON A TIME - Rochell & The Candles (Swingin’)            1
33  35  THERE SHE GOES - Jerry Wallace (Challenge)                     5
34  25  THE STORY OF MY LOVE - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)               6
35  33  MY EMPTY ARMS - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)                      6
36  38  TUNES OF GLORY - Mitch Miller & His Orchestra (Columbia)       2
37  29  THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN - Al Caiola & His Orchestra
        (United Artists)                                               8
38  27  EBONY EYES - The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros.)                4
39  28  WAIT A MINUTE - The Coasters (Atco)                            3
40  26  THEM THAT GOT - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)                    3

 

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