WABC Silver Dollar Sound Survey for Week of 13 March 1962

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

                                                                                                                                          
 TW                                                             LW
  1. Hey! Baby - Bruce Channel (Smash)             *3 weeks #1*  1
  2. Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler (Vee Jay)                      2
  3. What's Your Name - Don and Juan (Big Top)                   3
  4. Mashed Potato Time - Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo)                  8
  5. Slow Twistin' - Chubby Checker with Dee Dee Sharp (Parkway)12
  6. Smoky Places - The Corsairs (Tuff)                          5
  7. Afrikaan Beat - Bert Kaempfert (Decca)                      7
 *8. Midnight In Moscow - Kenny Ball (Kapp)                      4
  9. Twistin' the Night Away - Sam Cooke (RCA)                   6
 10. Let Me In - The Sensations (Argo)                           9
*11. Love Letters - Ketty Lester (Era)                          21
 12. I've Got Bonnie - Bobby Rydell (Cameo)                     20
*13. Good Luck Charm - Elvis Presley (RCA)                      --
 14. Soul Twist - King Curtis & the Noble Knights (Enjoy)       13
 15. Our Anniversary - Shep & the Limelites (Hull)              14
*16. Don't Break the Heart that Loves You - Connie Francis (MGM)11
 17. Hey, Let's Twist - Joey Dee & the Starliters (Roulette)    26
 18. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) - Roy Orbison (Monument)19
 19. Please Don't Ask About Barbara - Bobby Vee (Liberty)       22
 20. When My Little Girl is Smiling - The Drifters (Atlantic)   --
 21. Love Me Warm and Tender - Paul Anka (RCA)                  34
 22. Stranger On the Shore - Mr. Acker Bilk (Atco)              --
 23. Do the New Continental - The Dovells (Parkway)             24
 24. Something's Got a Hold On Me - Etta James (Argo)           31
 25. Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares (Colpix)                    33
 26. The Twist - Chubby Checker (Parkway)                       10
 27. Young World - Rick Nelson (Imperial)                       --
 28. Lover Please - Clyde McPhatter (Mercury)                   --
 29. Lollipops and Roses - Jack Jones (Kapp)                    30
 30. Percolator (Twist) - Billy Joe & the Checkmates (Dore)     35
 31. Come Back Silly Girl - The Lettermen (Capitol)             --
 32. Cry Baby Cry - The Angels (Caprice)                        --
 33. Where Have All the Flowers Gone -                            
                                    The Kingston Trio (Capitol) 32
*34. Johnny Jingo - Hayley Mills (Buena Vista)                  36
 35. My Boomerang Won't Come Back - Charlie Drake (UA)          --
 36. Dear One - Larry Finnegan (Old Town)                       --
 37. Uptown - The Crystals (Philles)                            --
 38. Walk On the Wild Side - Brook Benton (Mercury)             --
 39. How Low is Low - Jamie Coe (ABC-Paramount)                 --
*40. You Win Again - Fats Domino (Imperial)                     --
     
Radio 77 Pick Hit:
     Ev'rybody's Twistin' - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)               
     
*denotes former Radio 77 Pick Hit

 

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