WABC Swingin' Sound Survey for Week of August 29, 1961

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

                                                                                                                                            
 TW                                                             LW
  1. Michael - The Highwaymen (United Artists)     *3 weeks #1*  1
  2. My True Story - The Jive Five (Beltone)                     2
  3. Take Good Care of My Baby - Bobby Vee (Liberty)             6
  4. School Is Out - Gary "U.S." Bonds (Legrand)                 3
  5. Hurt - Timi Yuro (Liberty)                                  7
  6. Last Night - The Mar-Keys (Satellite)                       4
  7. Bless You - Tony Orlando (Epic)                             8
  8. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On the Bedpost Over   
              Night) - Lonnie Donegan & his Skiffle Group (Dot) 16
  9. Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) -                 
                                     Barry Mann (ABC-Paramount) 11
 10. Look In My Eyes - The Chantels (Carlton)                   19
 11. Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Curtis Lee (Dunes)               5
 12. Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker (Parkway)               12
 13. Wizard of Love - The Lydells (Master)                      13
 14. Solitaire - The Embers (Empress)                            9
 15. A Thing of the Past - The Shirelles (Scepter)              18
 16. Don't Bet Money Honey - Linda Scott (Canadian-American)    15
 17. I Like It Like That, Part 1 - Chris Kenner (Instant)       10
 18. A Little Bit of Soap - The Jarmels (Laurie)                29
 19. Wooden Heart - Joe Dowell (Smash)                          14
 20. For Sentimental Reasons - The Cleftones (Gee)              31
 21. Juke Box Saturday Night - Nino & the Ebb Tides (Madison)   20
 22. Crying - Roy Orbison (Monument)                            26
 23. Song of the Nairobi Trio -                                   
                             The Fortune Tellers (Music Makers) 23
 24. More Money for You and Me - The Four Preps (Capitol)       34
 25. When We Get Married - The Dreamlovers (Heritage)           24
 26. Tossin' and Turnin' - Bobby Lewis (Beltone)                17
 27. The Mountain's High - Dick & DeeDee (Liberty)              57
 28. Human - Tommy Hunt (Scepter)                               33
 29. Missing You - Ray Peterson (Dunes)                         35
 30. Let the Four Winds Blow - Fats Domino (Imperial)           27
 31. You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) -         
                                              Ral Donner (Gone) 22
 32. Without You - Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)                   49
 33. Anniversary of Love - The Caslons (Seeco)                  38
 34. Little Sister - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)                 39
 35. Band of Gold - The Roommates (Valmor)                      41
 36. You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby - Bobby Darin (Atco)   --
 37. I Wake Up Crying - Chuck Jackson (Wand)                    36
 38. Never On Sunday - The Chordettes (Cadence)                 28
 39. Lover's Island - The Blue Jays (Milestone)                 47
 40. Sixteen Tons - Lou Monte (Reprise)                         43
 41. What a Sweet Thing That Was - The Shirelles (Scepter)      21
 42. Amor - Ben E. King (Atco)                                  30
 43. Maggie's Theme - Vardi (Medallion)                         --
 44. I Fall to Pieces - Patsy Cline (Decca)                     51
 45. Every Breath I Take - Gene Pitney (Musicor)                56
 46. You Can't Sit Down, Part 2 - The Phil Upchurch Combo (Boyd)53
 47. (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame - Elvis Presley (RCA)  45
 48. Together - Connie Francis (MGM)                            25
 49. Love Me Tenderly - The Del Roy's (Carol)                   --
 50. I'll Never Smile Again - The Wanderers (Cub)               37
 51. Magic Moon (Clair de Lune) - The Rays (XYZ)                55
 52. "Nag" - The Halos (7 Arts)                                 61
 53. Mexico - Bob Moore (Monument)                              66
 54. I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door - Eddie Hodges (Cadence)      32
 55. Big Cold Wind - Pat Boone (Dot)                            59
 56. Danger Zone - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)                  --
 57. There Is My Other Love - Julius LaRosa (Kapp)              --
 58. Mr. Paganini - Ella Fitzgerald (Verve)                     --
 59. For Sale - The Bob Knight Four (Laurel)                    67
 60. Hats off to Larry - Del Shannon (Big Top)                  40
 61. I Don't Play Games - Jerry Jackson (Kapp)                  --
 62. Summer Souvenirs - Karl Hammel, Jr. (Arliss)               --
 63. A Little Dog Cried - Jimmie Rodgers (Roulette)             --
 64. Laura My Darling - The Regents (Gee)                       --
 65. Don't Cry, Baby - Etta James (Argo)                        70
 66. Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey (Fury)                                  --
 67. You Don't Know What It Means - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)   --
 68. I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven - Tex Ritter (Capitol)     --
 69. Yellow Bird - The Arthur Lyman Group (Hi-Fi)               54
 70. Mr. D.J. - Van McCoy (Rock'n)                              --
     
"THE SOARIN' SEVEN SINGLES"
  1. (Ghost) Riders In the Sky - Lawrence Welk (Dot)              
  2. Don't Tell William - The Keystones (Chelsea)                 
  3. Lookin' For My Baby - The Earls (Rome)                       
  4. Drums - Kenny Chandler (United Artists)                      
  5. In a Little Spanish Town - The Blue Diamonds (London)        
  6. Blue Moon of Kentucky - Dick Hyman (Horizon)                 
  7. Darling I Know How - The Mystics (Laurie)                    
     
"BIG 7 LPs"
  1. Oldies But Goodies, Vol. 3 - Various Artists (Original Sound)
  2. Judy at Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland (Capitol)               
  3. Portrait of Johnny - Johnny Mathis (Columbia)                
  4. Sinatra Swings - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)                     
  5. Jump Up Calypso - Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor)               
  6. More Great Motion Picture Themes - Don Costa (United Artists)
  7. He Needs Me - Gloria Lynne (Everest)                         
     
"SURE-SHOT 7 LPs"
  1. Maggie's Theme - Vardi (Medallion)                           
  2. The Highwaymen - The Highwaymen (United Artists)             
  3. Your Request Sing Along With Mitch - Mitch Miller (Columbia) 
  4. Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker (Parkway)                 
  5. All the Way - Brenda Lee (Decca)                             
  6. A Whole Lotta Frankie - Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)          
  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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