WABC Swingin' Sound Survey for Week of September 19, 1961

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

                                                                                                                                         
                                                                      
 TW                                                             LW
  1. Take Good Care of My Baby - Bobby Vee (Liberty)*1 week #1*  3
  2. My True Story - The Jive Five (Beltone)                     2
  3. Runaround Sue - Dion (Laurie)                              17
  4. Bless You - Tony Orlando (Epic)                             6
  5. Michael - The Highwaymen (United Artists)                   1
  6. Bristol Stomp - The Dovells (Parkway)                      15
  7. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On the Bedpost Over   
              Night) - Lonnie Donegan & his Skiffle Group (Dot)  4
  8. Crying - Roy Orbison (Monument)                             8
  9. Hurt - Timi Yuro (Liberty)                                  5
 10. More Money for You and Me - The Four Preps (Capitol)       21
 11. Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) -                 
                                     Barry Mann (ABC-Paramount) 16
 12. For Sentimental Reasons - The Cleftones (Gee)              19
 13. You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby - Bobby Darin (Atco)   29
 14. The Mountain's High - Dick & DeeDee (Liberty)              14
*15. It's Gonna Work Out Fine - Ike & Tina Turner (Sue)         45
 16. Lover's Island - The Blue Jays (Milestone)                 20
 17. A Little Bit of Soap - The Jarmels (Laurie)                10
 18. Juke Box Saturday Night - Nino & the Ebb Tides (Madison)   22
 19. Human - Tommy Hunt (Scepter)                               27
*20. Hollywood - Connie Francis (MGM)                           --
 21. When We Get Married - The Dreamlovers (Heritage)           18
 22. Last Night - The Mar-Keys (Satellite)                       9
 23. Every Breath I Take - Gene Pitney (Musicor)                40
 24. Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)            30
 25. Without You - Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)                   53
 26. Little Sister - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)                 12
 27. The Way You Look Tonight - The Lettermen (Capitol)         55
 28. Anniversary of Love - The Caslons (Seeco)                  37
 29. Mexico - Bob Moore (Monument)                              35
 30. Missing You - Ray Peterson (Dunes)                         28
 31. Song of the Nairobi Trio -                                   
                             The Fortune Tellers (Music Makers) 33
*32. Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) - Sue Thompson (Hickory)          66
 33. Wooden Heart - Joe Dowell (Smash)                          23
*34. Let's Get Together - Hayley Mills (Buena Vista)            56
 35. Band of Gold - The Roommates (Valmor)                      13
 36. I Wake Up Crying - Chuck Jackson (Wand)                    26
*37. Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey (Fury)                                  50
 38. Wizard of Love - The Lydells (Master)                      25
*39. Kissin' On the Phone - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)           --
*40. This Time - Troy Shondell (Liberty)                        --
*WABC Soarin' 7 Singles
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"BIG 7 LPs"
  1. Oldies But Goodies, Vol. 3 - Various Artists (Original Sound)
  2. Judy at Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland (Capitol)               
  3. Jump Up Calypso - Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor)               
  4. Sinatra Swings - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)                     
  5. Come Swing With Me - Frank Sinatra (Capitol)                 
  6. Portrait of Johnny - Johnny Mathis (Columbia)                
  7. New Piano In Town - Peter Nero (RCA Victor)                  
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"SURE-SHOT 7 LPs"
  1. 60 Years of Music America Loves Best, Volume III (Popular) - 
                                   Various Artists (RCA Victor)   
  2. The Second Time Around - Etta James (Argo)                   
  3. Never On Sunday - Connie Francis (MGM)                       
  4. Stereo 35/MM - Enoch Light & the Light Brigade (Command)     
  5. The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters - The Limeliters (RCA)      
  6. Star Light, Star Bright - Linda Scott (Canadian-American)    
  7. Your Request Sing Along With Mitch - Mitch Miller (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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