WABC Swingin' Sound Survey for Week of February 8, 1961

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Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
For more information contact Allan Sniffen

                                                                                                                                           
 TW                                                             LW
  1. There's a Moon Out Tonight -                                 
                            The Capris (Old Town)  *2 weeks #1*  1
  2. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles (Scepter)         2
  3. Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists)                4
  4. Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King (Atco)                         5
  5. Shop Around - The Miracles (Tamla)                          3
  6. Calcutta - Lawrence Welk (Dot)                              8
  7. Pony Time - Chubby Checker (Parkway)                       12
  8. All In My Mind - Maxine Brown (Nomar)                       7
  9. Angel Baby - Rosie & the Originals (Highland)               6
 10. Please Love Me Forever -                                     
                            Cathy Jean & the Roommates (Valmor) 13
 11. Once In Awhile - The Chimes (Tag)                           9
 12. Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)                   15
 13. Good Time Baby - Bobby Rydell (Cameo)                      14
 14. I Count the Tears - The Drifters (Atlantic)                10
 15. Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford (Columbia)             11
 16. Where the Boys Are - Connie Francis (MGM)                  16
 17. Wheels - The String-A-Longs (Warwick)                      21
 18. Emotions - Brenda Lee (Decca)                              22
 19. You Can Have Her - Roy Hamilton (Epic)                     19
 20. Baby Oh Baby - The Shells (Johnson)                        20
 21. Utopia - Frank Gari (Crusade)                              25
 22. At Last - Etta James (Argo)                                23
 23. The Story of My Love - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)           34
 24. I Don't Want to Cry - Chuck Jackson (Wand)                 24
 25. Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert (Decca)               26
 26. Rubber Ball - Bobby Vee (Liberty)                          17
 27. The Magnificent Seven - Al Caiola (United Artists)         18
 28. Them That Got - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)                37
 29. There She Goes - Jerry Wallace (Challenge)                 33
 30. Wings of a Dove - Ferlin Husky (Capitol)                   36
 31. Corinna, Corinna - Ray Peterson (Dunes)                    30
 32. Ain't That Just Like a Woman - Fats Domino (Imperial)      41
 33. Ebony Eyes - The Everly Brothers (Warner Brothers)         46
 34. Asia Minor - Kokomo (Felsted)                              --
 35. Sailor (Your Home Is the Sea) - Lolita (Kapp)              39
 36. "Pepe" - Duane Eddy (Jamie)                                --
 37. Dedicated to the One I Love - The Shirelles (Scepter)      --
 38. Are You Lonesome To-night? - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)    27
 39. Apache - Jorgen Ingmann & his Guitar (Atco)                44
 40. Marie, Marie - Roger Williams (Kapp)                       40
 41. (Ghost) Riders In the Sky - The Ramrods (Amy)              42
 42. My Empty Arms - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)                  59
 43. A Thousand Stars - Kathy Young with the Innocents (Indigo) 29
 44. Dance By the Light of the Moon - The Olympics (Arvee)      31
 45. Wait a Minute - The Coasters (Atco)                        58
 46. Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers (Warner Brothers)    --
 47. North to Alaska - Johnny Horton (Columbia)                 28
 48. The Hoochi Coochi Coo -                                      
                          Hank Ballard & the Midnighters (King) 32
 49. The Touchables - Dickie Goodman (Mark-X)                   53
 50. Angel On My Shoulder - Shelby Flint (Valiant)              54
 51. In Jerusalem - Jane Morgan (Kapp)                          --
 52. Theme from Tunes of Glory -                                  
                           Cambridge Strings & Singers (London) --
 53. If I Didn't Care - The Platters (Mercury)                  35
 54. Bye Bye Baby - Mary Wells (Motown)                         45
 55. Help Me - The Twilighters (Ricki)                          50
 56. Main Theme from Exodus (Ari's Theme) - Mantovani (London)  60
 57. Cowboy Jimmy Joe (Die Sterne der Prarie) - Lolita (Kapp)   --
 58. The Exodus Song (This Land Is Mine) - Pat Boone (Dot)      43
 59. Flamingo Express - The Royaltones (Goldisc)                64
 60. Lazy River - Bobby Darin (Atco)                            --
 61. Muskrat Ramble - Freddy Cannon (Swan)                      55
 62. First Taste of Love - Ben E. King (Atco)                   --
 63. The Tear of the Year - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)           --
 64. Ram-Bunk-Shush - The Ventures (Dolton)                     --
 65. Don't Believe Him, Donna - Lenny Miles (Scepter)           49
 66. Havin' Fun - Dion (Laurie)                                 61
 67. Think Twice - Brook Benton (Mercury)                       70
 68. My Last Date (With You) - Joni James (MGM)                 --
 69. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White -                        
                           Jerry Murad's Harmonicats (Columbia) --
 70. I Ain't Down Yet - Dinah Shore (Capitol)                   --
     
"THE SOARIN' SEVEN SINGLES"
  1. Surrender - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)                       
  2. A Lover's Question - Ernestine Anderson (Mercury)            
  3. Hearts of Stone - Bill Black's Combo (Hi)                    
  4. Cherry Berry Wine - Charlie McCoy (Cadence)                  
  5. Little Sad Eyes/Romeo - The Castells (Era)                   
  6. I Pity the Fool - Bobby Bland (Duke)                         
  7. Call Me Anytime/All of Everything -                          
                                    Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)   
     
"77 SOUND SLEEPER"
     Green Grass of Texas - The Texans (Infinity)                 
     
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.

 

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