WABC Swingin' Sound Survey for Week of August 1, 1961

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

                                                                                                                                            
                                                                        
 TW                                                             LW
  1. Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Curtis Lee (Dunes)  *1 week #1*  4
  2. I Like It Like That, Part 1 - Chris Kenner (Instant)        3
  3. Quarter to Three - U.S. Bonds (Legrand)                     1
  4. Tossin' and Turnin' - Bobby Lewis (Beltone)                 2
  5. Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker (Parkway)                5
  6. School Is Out - Gary "U.S." Bonds (Legrand)                13
  7. Don't Bet Money Honey - Linda Scott (Canadian-American)     9
  8. Hats off to Larry - Del Shannon (Big Top)                   6
  9. Together - Connie Francis (MGM)                             7
 10. Wizard of Love - The Lydells (Master)                      17
 11. What a Sweet Thing That Was - The Shirelles (Scepter)      16
 12. Runaround - The Regents (Gee)                              12
 13. Solitaire - The Embers (Empress)                           18
 14. Last Night - The Mar-Keys (Satellite)                      23
 15. Dum Dum - Brenda Lee (Decca)                               15
 16. Michael - The Highwaymen (United Artists)                  46
 17. A Thing of the Past - The Shirelles (Scepter)              19
 18. Yellow Bird - The Arthur Lyman Group (Hi-Fi)               10
 19. Sacred - The Castells (Era)                                21
 20. The Boll Weevil Song - Brook Benton (Mercury)               8
 21. Song of the Nairobi Trio -                                   
                             The Fortune Tellers (Music Makers) 25
 22. Never On Sunday - The Chordettes (Cadence)                 22
 23. Wooden Heart - Joe Dowell (Smash)                          33
 24. Travelin' Man - Ricky Nelson (Imperial)                    11
 25. Back Beat No. 1 - The Rondels (Amy)                        30
 26. Raindrops - Dee Clark (Vee Jay)                            14
 27. You Can't Sit Down, Part 2 - The Phil Upchurch Combo (Boyd)34
 28. Tonight (Could Be the Night) - The Velvets (Monument)      20
 29. Cupid - Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)                             29
 30. Please Stay - The Drifters (Atlantic)                      24
 31. Time - Jerry Jackson (Kapp)                                27
 32. The Fish - Bobby Rydell (Cameo)                            26
 33. My True Story - The Jive Five (Beltone)                    40
 34. Bless You - Tony Orlando (Epic)                            70
 35. Let the Four Winds Blow - Fats Domino (Imperial)           36
 36. Mr. D.J. - Van McCoy (Rock'n)                              52
 37. Dedicated (to the Songs I Love) - The 3 Friends (Imperial) 28
 38. Heart and Soul - Jan & Dean (Challenge)                    50
 39. Wooden Heart - Gus Backus (Fono-Graf)                      32
 40. I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door - Eddie Hodges (Cadence)      48
 41. Princess - Frank Gari (Crusade)                            45
 42. Hurt - Timi Yuro (Liberty)                                 --
 43. That's What Girls Are Made For - The Spinners (Tri-Phi)    35
 44. Exodus - Eddie Harris (Vee Jay)                            41
 45. Rainin' In My Heart - Slim Harpo (Excello)                 42
 46. Maggie's Theme - Vardi (Medallion)                         49
 47. Juke Box Saturday Night - Nino & the Ebb Tides (Madison)   --
 48. I'll Never Smile Again - The Platters (Mercury)            --
 49. Moody River - Pat Boone (Dot)                              31
 50. I'm a Tellin' You - Jerry Butler (Vee Jay)                 54
 51. Human - Tommy Hunt (Scepter)                               --
 52. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On the Bedpost Over   
              Night) - Lonnie Donegan & his Skiffle Group (Dot) 61
 53. Since Gary Went In the Navy - Marcy Joe (Robee)            53
 54. I Can't Stop Her From Dancing - Billy Bland (Old Town)     --
 55. Summertime Lies - Kitty Kallen (Columbia)                  51
 56. Music, Music, Music - The Sensations (Argo)                39
 57. I Don't Want to Take a Chance - Mary Wells (Motown)        --
 58. Granada - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)                          38
 59. Yo Yo Girl - The Portraits (RCA Victor)                    44
 60. Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) -                 
                                     Barry Mann (ABC-Paramount) 62
 61. Amor - Ben E. King (Atco)                                  --
 62. Here In My Heart - Al Martino (Capitol)                    --
 63. Charleston - Cozy Cole (Artistique)                        65
 64. I'll Never Smile Again - The Wanderers (Cub)               --
 65. The Way You Look Tonight - The Lettermen (Capitol)         --
 66. Band of Gold - The Roommates (Valmor)                      --
 67. When We Get Married - The Dreamlovers (Heritage)           --
 68. Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta - Ernie K-Doe (Minit)                       57
 69. I Wake Up Crying - Chuck Jackson (Wand)                    --
 70. My Claire de Lune - Steve Lawrence (United Artists)        --
     
"THE SOARIN' SEVEN SINGLES"
  1. I Never Knew - Clyde McPhatter (Mercury)                     
  2. Summer Souvenirs - Karl Hammel, Jr. (Arliss)                 
  3. Sweet Little You - Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)                  
  4. Stick Shift - The Duals (Sue)                                
  5. Without You - Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)                     
  6. Take Good Care of My Baby - Bobby Vee (Liberty)              
  7. Hully Gully Again - Little Caesar & the Romans (Del-Fi)      
     Missing You - Ray Peterson (Dunes)                           
     Girls - Johnny Burnette (Liberty)                            
     You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) -         
                                              Ral Donner (Gone)   
     Lonely Street - Clarence "Frogman" Henry (Argo)              
     Years From Now - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)                   
     As If I Didn't Know - Adam Wade (Coed)                       
     Guess Who - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Fury)                  
     Three Gassed Rats - The Handclappers (Collier)               
     Crying - Roy Orbison (Monument)                              
     
"77 SOUND SLEEPER"
     [there is no "Sound Sleeper" this week]
     
"BIG 7 LPs"
  1. Judy at Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland (Capitol)               
  2. Swing Along With Me - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)                
  3. Dance 'Til Quarter to Three - U.S. Bonds (Legrand)           
  4. Come Swing With Me - Frank Sinatra (Capitol)                 
  5. Never On Sunday - Soundtrack (United Artists)                
  6. Yellow Bird - Lawrence Welk (Dot)                            
  7. The Bobby Darin Story - Bobby Darin (Atco)                   
     
"SURE-SHOT 7 LPs"
  1. Ray Charles and Betty Carter -                               
                     Ray Charles & Betty Carter (ABC-Paramount)   
  2. All the Way - Brenda Lee (Decca)                             
  3. Somebody Loves Me - Ray Conniff (Columbia)                   
  4. Portrait of Johnny - Johnny Mathis (Columbia)                
  5. Monday Every Day - Al Hibbler (Reprise)                      
  6. The Everly Brothers Sing - The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros.)
  7. Girls! Girls! Girls! - Duane Eddy (Jamie)                    
     
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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