WABC Swingin' Sound Survey for Week of January 5, 1961

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

                                                                                                                                            
 TW                                                             LW
  1. Will You Love Me Tomorrow -                                  
                           The Shirelles (Scepter) *3 weeks #1*  1
  2. Angel Baby - Rosie & the Originals (Highland)               5
  3. Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists)                3
  4. Shop Around - The Miracles (Tamla)                          7
  5. Are You Lonesome To-night? - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)     2
  6. A Thousand Stars - Kathy Young with the Innocents (Indigo)  4
  7. Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert (Decca)                6
  8. There's a Moon Out Tonight - The Capris (Old Town)         12
  9. Once In Awhile - The Chimes (Tag)                          13
 10. Rubber Ball - Bobby Vee (Liberty)                          14
 11. Calcutta - Lawrence Welk (Dot)                             16
 12. Corinna, Corinna - Ray Peterson (Dunes)                    18
 13. I Count the Tears - The Drifters (Atlantic)                21
 14. Stay - Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs (Herald)              8
 15. North to Alaska - Johnny Horton (Columbia)                  9
 16. Sailor (Your Home Is the Sea) - Lolita (Kapp)              10
 17. Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)                   26
 18. You're Sixteen - Johnny Burnette (Liberty)                 19
 19. Dance By the Light of the Moon - The Olympics (Arvee)      34
 20. All In My Mind - Maxine Brown (Nomar)                      32
 21. Many Tears Ago - Connie Francis (MGM)                      11
 22. The Hoochi Coochi Coo -                                      
                          Hank Ballard & the Midnighters (King) 25
 23. He Will Break Your Heart - Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay)          17
 24. Last Date - Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor)                      22
 25. Sway - Bobby Rydell (Cameo)                                20
 26. Baby Oh Baby - The Shells (Johnson)                        35
 27. Blue Tango - Bill Black's Combo (Hi)                       31
 28. The Magnificent Seven - Al Caiola (United Artists)         28
 29. Lonely Teenager - Dion (Laurie)                            23
 30. My Girl Josephine - Fats Domino (Imperial)                 42
 31. Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread) -                 
                                         Brook Benton (Mercury) 29
 32. Poetry In Motion - Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)              15
 33. Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King (Atco)                        36
 34. New Orleans - U.S. Bonds (Legrand)                         24
 35. (Ghost) Riders In the Sky - The Ramrods (Amy)              54
 36. Please Love Me Forever -                                     
                            Cathy Jean & the Roommates (Valmor) 37
 37. Don't Go to Strangers - Etta Jones (Prestige)              33
 38. Perfidia - The Ventures (Dolton)                           27
 39. Ruby - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)                         38
 40. I'm Hurtin' - Roy Orbison (Monument)                       44
 41. Gee Whiz - The Innocents (Indigo)                          --
 42. Doll House - Donnie Brooks (Era)                           --
 43. Am I the Man - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)                   55
 44. Ramona - The Blue Diamonds (London)                        63
 45. Gunslinger - Bo Diddley (Checker)                          67
 46. My Empty Arms - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)                  --
 47. Bye Bye Baby - Mary Wells (Motown)                         --
 48. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White -                        
                           Jerry Murad's Harmonicats (Columbia) --
 49. The Puppet Song - Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)              65
 50. Wheels - The String-A-Longs (Warwick)                      --
 51. Always You - Lou Monte (Roulette)                          43
 52. Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go -                               
                          Hank Ballard & the Midnighters (King) 58
 53. "Pepe" - Duane Eddy (Jamie)                                60
 54. Baby Sittin' Boogie - Buzz Clifford (Columbia)             --
 55. Utopia - Frank Gari (Crusade)                              --
 56. Don't Believe Him, Donna - Lenny Miles (Scepter)           --
 57. Wait For Me - The Playmates (Roulette)                     64
 58. Too Late - Jeanette (Baby) Washington (Neptune)            --
 59. If I Didn't Care - The Platters (Mercury)                  --
 60. The Hucklebuck - Chubby Checker (Parkway)                  30
 61. Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight - Dodie Stevens (Dot)            40
 62. Valarie - The Starlites (Fury)                             47
 63. Sad Mood - Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)                          --
 64. Emotions - Brenda Lee (Decca)                              --
 65. At Last - Etta James (Argo)                                --
 66. We Have Love - Dinah Washington (Mercury)                  --
 67. I Gotta Go ('Cause I Love You) - Brian Hyland (Kapp)       --
 68. Happy Days - Marv Johnson (United Artists)                 --
 69. Oh, How I Miss You Tonight - Jeanne Black (Capitol)        45
 70. My Last Date (With You) - Joni James (MGM)                 50
     
"THE SOARIN' SEVEN SINGLES"
  1. Because I Love You - Dee Clark (Vee-Jay)                     
  2. The Misfits - Don Costa (United Artists)                     
  3. The Story of My Love - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)             
  4. I'll Never Be Free - Lavern Baker & Jimmy Ricks (Atlantic)   
  5. Formula of Love - Little Anthony & the Imperials (End)       
  6. I Remember - Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs (Herald)         
  7. No One - Connie Francis (MGM)                                


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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