WABC Music List for on-the-air use Starting Saturday, July 9, 1960

Courtesy of the WABC Musicradio 77 Internet Web Site
www.musicradio77.com



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

                                                                   
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WABC WINNERS:
  1. (#onederful)ALLEY OOP - Dante & the Evergreens (Madison)    2
  2. I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee (Decca)                              3
  3. Everybody's Somebody's Fool - Connie Francis (MGM)          1
  4. Mule Skinner Blues - The Fendermen (Soma)                   9
  5. Because They're Young - Duane Eddy (Jamie)                  4
  6. Only the Lonely - Roy Orbison (Monument)                    7
  7. When Will I Be Loved - The Everly Brothers (Cadence)       13
 *8. Tell Laura I Love Her - Ray Peterson (RCA Victor)          19
  9. That's All You Gotta Do - Brenda Lee (Decca)               11
*10. Please Help Me I'm Falling - Hank Locklin                  15
 11. My Home Town - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)                    8 
*12. One of Us - Patti Page (Mercury)                           19
 13. Bill Bailey - Bobby Darin (Atco)                            5
*14. Image of a Girl - The Safaris (Eldo)                       26
 15. Do You Mind - Andy Williams (Cadence)                      --
 16. Runaround - The Fleetwoods (Dolton)                        23
 17. Banjo Boy - Jan & Kjeld (Kapp)                              6 
 18. Bad Man Blunder - The Kingston Trio (Capitol)              10
 19. Down Under - Johnny & the Hurricanes (Big Top)             17
*20. I Can't Help It - Adam Wade (Coed)                         24

WABC HITS
 21. This Bitter Earth - Dinah Washington (Mercury)             --
*22. Feel So Fine - Johnny Preston (Mercury)                    --
*23. Where Are You - Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)                --
*24. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot - Brian Hyland (L--
*25. Pennies From Heaven - The Skyliners (Calico)               24
*26. Walking to New Orleans - Fats Domino (Imperial)            --
 27. Love You So - Ron Holden (Donna)                           --
 28. Biology - Danny Valentino (MGM)                            --
*29. Look For a Star - Billy Vaughn (Dot)                       --
 30. Clap Your Hands - The Beaumarks (Shad)                     --
 31. Question - Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount)                     --
 32. Is There a Chance - Marty Robbins (Columbia)               --
 33. Mission Bell - Donnie Brooks (Era)                         --
 34. Lonely Little Robin - The Browns (RCA Victor)              --
 35. A Happy Pair - The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor)              --
*36. Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard (King)                  --
 37. Hey Little One - Dorsey Burnette (Era)                     --
 38. Something On Your Mind - Bobby Marchan (Fire)              --
 39. All the Love I've Got - Marv Johnson (United Artists)      --
 40. Don't Come Knockin' - Fats Domino (Imperial)               --

WABC HOT PROSPECTS:
 41. Johnny Freedom - Johnny Horton (Columbia)                  --
 42. Jealous of You - Connie Francis (MGM)                      --
 43. Just In Time - Dean Martin (Capitol)                       --
 44. In the Still of the Night - Dion & the Belmonts (Laurie)   --
 45. Many a Wonderful Moment - Rosemary Clooney (RCA Victor)    --
*46. My Love - Nat "King" Cole (Capitol)                        --
*47. In My Little Corner of the World - Anita Bryant (Carlton)  --
*48. Red Sails in the Sunset - The Platters (Mercury)           --
*49. Heartbreak - John Thomas (ABC-Paramount)                   --
*50. Sticks and Stones - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)            --
 51. Theme from the Unforgiven - Don Costa (United Artists)     --
*52. All My Love/Woman Lover Friend - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) --
 53. Is a Bluebird Blue - Conway Twitty (MGM)                   --
 54. Wake Me, Shake Me - The Coasters (Atco)                    --
 55. I'm Getting Better - Jim Reeves (RCA Victor)               --
 56. Unchained Melody - The Blackwells                          --
 57. Be Bop a Lula - The Everly Brothers (Cadence)              --
 58. Dreamin' - Johnny Burnette (Liberty)                       --
 59. No - Dodie Stevens (Dot)                                   --
 60. That's When I Cried - Jimmy Jones (Cub)                    --
 61. Medelina - The Four Preps (Capitol)                        --
 62. I Cried For You - Billy Williams (Coral)                   --
 63. Walking Down to Washington - Mitch Miller (Columbia)       --
 64. Silver Moon Upon the Golden Sands - Guy Mitchell (Columbia)--
 65. One Boy - Jonie Sommers (Warner Brothers)                  --
 66. Mio Amore - The Flamingos (End)                            --
 67. Train of Love - Annette (Vista)                            --
-68. Ta Ta - Clyde McPhatter (Mercury)                          --
-69. Laura - Milt Rogers (Dot)                                  --
-70. We Know - Joni James (MGM)                                 --
-71. Mustafa - Archie Bleyer (Cadence)                          --
-72. Moonglow and Theme from Picnic - The Four Buddies (Coral)  --

     *Very hot records in New York
     -New Releases

 73. It's Now or Never - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
 74. Cool Water - Jack Scott (Top Rank)
 75. The Long Vacation - Ricky Nelson (Imperial)
 76. Night Train - The Viscounts (Madison)
 77. Anymore - Teresa Brewer (Coral)

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NOTE:  The above is allegedly WABC's first survey as a full time 
Top 40 radio station (excluding the obligatory network programs).
Although WABC played Top 40 music before this, it was in blocks 
during the broadcast day, and they had no charts.  During the 
payola scare, WABC decided to play it safe and rely exclusively on 
the chart positions as listed in Cash Box magazine.  This was 
VERBATIM.  Find the Cash Box charts from 1958-July 1960, and you 
find the music charts for WABC during that time.  This list is 
taken from a copy of the in-house playlist for WABC this week, and 
is the first WABC survey that deviated from Cash Box.

This list is EXACTLY as it appeared inside WABC this week, 
complete with spelling errors, slightly incorrect titles, and, in 
one case, a missing label.

--KFW

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