WABC Swingin' Sound Survey for Week of October 10, 1961

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

                                                                                                                                          
 TW                                                             LW
  1. Runaround Sue - Dion (Laurie)                 *3 weeks #1*  1
  2. Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)             4
  3. Bristol Stomp - The Dovells (Parkway)                       2
  4. Crying - Roy Orbison (Monument)                             5
  5. The Way You Look Tonight - The Lettermen (Capitol)         16
 *6. Let's Get Together - Hayley Mills (Buena Vista)            22
 *7. The Fly - Chubby Checker (Parkway)                         24
  8. Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey (Fury)                                  14
  9. Take Good Care of My Baby - Bobby Vee (Liberty)             3
 10. A Little Bit of Soap - The Jarmels (Laurie)                 8
 11. The Mountain's High - Dick & DeeDee (Liberty)               7
*12. This Time - Troy Shondell (Liberty)                        --
*13. Heartaches - The Marcels (Colpix)                          39
*14. I Love How You Love Me - The Paris Sisters (Gregmark)      40
 15. Mexico - Bob Moore (Monument)                              21
 16. You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby - Bobby Darin (Atco)   19
 17. It's Gonna Work Out Fine - Ike & Tina Turner (Sue)         12
 18. My True Story - The Jive Five (Beltone)                    10
 19. Lover's Island - The Blue Jays (Milestone)                 13
*20. So Long Baby - Del Shannon (Big Top)                       --
 21. Little Sister - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)                 18
*22. Big John - The Shirelles (Scepter)                         38
 23. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean (Columbia)                       --
 24. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On the Bedpost Over   
              Night) - Lonnie Donegan & his Skiffle Group (Dot)  6
 25. Fool #1 - Brenda Lee (Decca)                               --
 26. A Wonder Like You - Rick Nelson (Imperial)                 36
 27. Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes (Tamla)               23
 28. Human - Tommy Hunt (Scepter)                               20
 29. Come September - Bobby Darin (Atco)                        --
 30. The Closer You Are - The Magnificent 4 (Whale)             --
 31. Michael - The Highwaymen (United Artists)                  17
 32. Stick Shift - The Duals (Sue)                              33
 33. I Really Love You - The Stereos (Cub)                      --
 34. Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) - Sue Thompson (Hickory)          --
 35. Hey You - The Imaginations (Music Makers)                  27
 36. Hollywood - Connie Francis (MGM)                           31
 37. One Track Mind - Bobby Lewis (Beltone)                     30
 38. I Understand (Just How You Feel) - The G-Clefs (Terrace)   35
 39. Frankie and Johnny - Brook Benton (Mercury)                --
 40. You're the Reason - Bobby Edwards (Crest)                  --
*WABC Soarin' 7 Singles
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"BIG 7 LPs"
  1. Judy at Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland (Capitol)               
  2. Oldies But Goodies, Vol. 3 - Various Artists (Original Sound)
  3. Portrait of Johnny - Johnny Mathis (Columbia)                
  4. Camelot - Original Cast (Columbia)                           
  5. Time Out - The Dave Brubeck Quartet (Columbia)               
  6. Your Request Sing Along With Mitch - Mitch Miller (Columbia) 
  7. Jump Up Calypso - Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor)               
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"SURE-SHOT 7 LPs"
  1. My Kind of Girl - Matt Monro (Warwick)                       
  2. Breakfast at Tiffany's - Soundtrack (RCA Victor)             
  3. He's the King - Al Hirt (RCA Victor)                         
  4. Rydell at the Copa - Bobby Rydell (Cameo)                    
  5. The Nat King Cole Story - Nat "King" Cole (Capitol)          
  6. Never On Sunday - Connie Francis (MGM)                       
  7. West Side Story - Soundtrack (Columbia)                      
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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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