WABC Swingin' Sound Survey for Week of December 29, 1960
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Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
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TW LW 1. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles (Scepter) *2 weeks #1* 1 2. Are You Lonesome To-night? - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) 2 3. Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists) 3 4. A Thousand Stars - Kathy Young with the Innocents (Indigo) 4 5. Angel Baby - Rosie & the Originals (Highland) 6 6. Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert (Decca) 5 7. Shop Around - The Miracles (Tamla) 12 8. Stay - Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs (Herald) 9 9. North to Alaska - Johnny Horton (Columbia) 8 10. Sailor (Your Home Is the Sea) - Lolita (Kapp) 7 11. Many Tears Ago - Connie Francis (MGM) 10 12. There's a Moon Out Tonight - The Capris (Old Town) 21 13. Once In Awhile - The Chimes (Tag) 11 14. Rubber Ball - Bobby Vee (Liberty) 24 15. Poetry In Motion - Johnny Tillotson (Cadence) 16 16. Calcutta - Lawrence Welk (Dot) 20 17. He Will Break Your Heart - Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay) 13 18. Corinna, Corinna - Ray Peterson (Dunes) 22 19. You're Sixteen - Johnny Burnette (Liberty) 14 20. Sway - Bobby Rydell (Cameo) 15 21. I Count the Tears - The Drifters (Atlantic) 23 22. Last Date - Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor) 17 23. Lonely Teenager - Dion (Laurie) 25 24. New Orleans - U.S. Bonds (Legrand) 18 25. The Hoochi Coochi Coo - Hank Ballard & the Midnighters (King) 37 26. Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor) 59 27. Perfidia - The Ventures (Dolton) 27 28. The Magnificent Seven - Al Caiola (United Artists) 57 29. Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread) - Brook Benton (Mercury) 29 30. The Hucklebuck - Chubby Checker (Parkway) 31 31. Blue Tango - Bill Black's Combo (Hi) 19 32. All In My Mind - Maxine Brown (Nomar) 30 33. Don't Go to Strangers - Etta Jones (Prestige) 26 34. Dance By the Light of the Moon - The Olympics (Arvee) 56 35. Baby Oh Baby - The Shells (Johnson) 36 36. Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King (Atco) 41 37. Please Love Me Forever - Cathy Jean & the Roommates (Valmor) 52 38. Ruby - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount) 40 39. I'll Save the Last Dance For You - Damita Jo (Mercury) 34 40. Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight - Dodie Stevens (Dot) 46 41. Alone At Last - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) 39 42. My Girl Josephine - Fats Domino (Imperial) 38 43. Always You - Lou Monte (Roulette) 44 44. I'm Hurtin' - Roy Orbison (Monument) 66 45. Oh, How I Miss You Tonight - Jeanne Black (Capitol) -- 46. Theme from the Sundowners - Jack Pleis (Decca) -- 47. Valarie - The Starlites (Fury) 49 48. Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight - Thelma Carpenter (Coral) -- 49. Ruby Duby Du - Tobin Mathews & Co. (Chief) 43 50. My Last Date (With You) - Joni James (MGM) -- 51. Main Theme from Exodus (Ari's Theme) - Mantovani (London) 60 52. Ol' MacDonald - Frank Sinatra (Capitol) -- 53. Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount) -- 54. (Ghost) Riders In the Sky - The Ramrods (Amy) -- 55. Am I the Man - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) 45 56. You Talk Too Much - Joe Jones (Roulette) 70 57. You Don't Want My Love - Andy Williams (Cadence) -- 58. Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go - Hank Ballard & the Midnighters (King) 33 59. Save the Last Dance For Me - The Drifters (Atlantic) 54 60. "Pepe" - Duane Eddy (Jamie) -- 61. Talk To Me Baby - Annette (Buena Vista) -- 62. Just Young - The Four Lads (Kapp) 69 63. Ramona - The Blue Diamonds (London) -- 64. Wait For Me - The Playmates (Roulette) 47 65. The Puppet Song - Frankie Avalon (Chancellor) 48 66. Wonderland By Night - Anita Bryant (Carlton) 50 67. Gunslinger - Bo Diddley (Checker) 51 68. What Brought Us Together - The Edsels (Tammy) 53 69. First Taste of Love - Ben E. King (Atco) 55 70. The Age for Love - Jimmy Charles (Promo) 61 "THE SOARIN' SEVEN SINGLES" 1. Emotions - Brenda Lee (Decca) 2. My Empty Arms - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) 3. Sound-Off - Titus Turner (Jamie) 4. The Watusi - The Vibrations (Checker) 5. Apache - Jorgen Ingmann & his Guitar (Atco) 6. Jimmy's Girl - Johnny Tillotson (Cadence) 7. Lovey Dovey - Buddy Knox (Liberty) 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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