WABC Swingin' Sound Survey for Week of October 17, 1961

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

                                                                                                                                           
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  1. Runaround Sue - Dion (Laurie)                 *4 weeks #1*  1
  2. Bristol Stomp - The Dovells (Parkway)                       3
  3. Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)             2
  4. Crying - Roy Orbison (Monument)                             4
 *5. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean (Columbia)                       23
  6. Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey (Fury)                                   8
  7. Take Good Care of My Baby - Bobby Vee (Liberty)             9
  8. The Way You Look Tonight - The Lettermen (Capitol)          5
 *9. Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes (Tamla)               27
 10. The Fly - Chubby Checker (Parkway)                          7
 11. Let's Get Together - Hayley Mills (Buena Vista)             6
*12. Heartaches - The Marcels (Colpix)                          13
 13. Mexico - Bob Moore (Monument)                              15
 14. This Time - Troy Shondell (Liberty)                        12
 15. A Little Bit of Soap - The Jarmels (Laurie)                10
 16. Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) - Sue Thompson (Hickory)          34
 17. Lover's Island - The Blue Jays (Milestone)                 19
*18. I Love How You Love Me - The Paris Sisters (Gregmark)      14
 19. It's Gonna Work Out Fine - Ike & Tina Turner (Sue)         17
 20. You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby - Bobby Darin (Atco)   16
 21. The Mountain's High - Dick & DeeDee (Liberty)              11
 22. Human - Tommy Hunt (Scepter)                               28
 23. Big John - The Shirelles (Scepter)                         22
*24. The Closer You Are - The Magnificent 4 (Whale)             30
*25. Foot Stomping, Part 1 - The Flares (Felsted)               --
 26. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On the Bedpost Over   
              Night) - Lonnie Donegan & his Skiffle Group (Dot) 24
 27. So Long Baby - Del Shannon (Big Top)                       20
 28. Hurt - Timi Yuro (Liberty)                                 --
 29. Come September - Bobby Darin (Atco)                        29
 30. More Money for You and Me - The Four Preps (Capitol)       --
 31. One Track Mind - Bobby Lewis (Beltone)                     37
 32. Bless You - Tony Orlando (Epic)                            --
*33. A Wonder Like You - Rick Nelson (Imperial)                 26
 34. Hollywood - Connie Francis (MGM)                           36
 35. I Understand (Just How You Feel) - The G-Clefs (Terrace)   38
 36. It Isn't Fair - Billy Eckstine (Mercury)                   --
 37. Michael - The Highwaymen (United Artists)                  31
 38. Sweets For My Sweet - The Drifters (Atlantic)              --
 39. Stick Shift - The Duals (Sue)                              32
 40. Little Sister - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)                 21
*WABC Soarin' 7 Singles
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"BIG 7 LPs"
  1. Judy at Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland (Capitol)               
  2. Jump Up Calypso - Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor)               
  3. Oldies But Goodies, Vol. 3 - Various Artists (Original Sound)
  4. Never On Sunday - Connie Francis (MGM)                       
  5. Portrait of Johnny - Johnny Mathis (Columbia)                
  6. Come Swing With Me - Frank Sinatra (Capitol)                 
  7. Time Out - The Dave Brubeck Quartet (Columbia)               
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"SURE-SHOT 7 LPs"
  1. Blue Hawaii - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)                     
  2. Behind the Button-Down Mind - Bob Newhart (Warner Brothers)  
  3. West Side Story - Soundtrack (Columbia)                      
  4. Ella in Hollywood - Ella Fitzgerald (Verve)                  
  5. Popular Piano Concertos - George Greeley (Warner Brothers)   
  6. This Little Boy of Mine - Gloria Lynne (Everest)             
  7. A Personal Appearance - Shelley Berman (Verve)               
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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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