WABC Silver Dollar Sound Survey for Week of 18 September 1962

Courtesy of the WABC Musicradio 77 Internet Web Site
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Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
For more information contact Allan Sniffen

                                                                                                                                        
 TW                                                             LW
  1. Sherry - The 4 Seasons (Vee Jay)              *4 weeks #1*  1
  2. Green Onions - Booker T. & the MG's (Stax)                  9
  3. Let's Dance - Chris Montez (Monogram)                       7
 *4. Ramblin' Rose - Nat "King" Cole (Capitol)                   6
  5. The Loco-Motion - Little Eva (Dimension)                    2
  6. Beechwood 4-5789 - The Marvelettes (Tamla)                  4
  7. Sheila - Tommy Roe (ABC-Paramount)                          5
 *8. A Wonderful Dream - The Majors (Imperial)                  12
  9. Monster Mash -                                               
             Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers (Garpax) 16
 10. Surfin' Safari - The Beach Boys (Capitol)                  10
 11. You Belong to Me - The Duprees (Coed)                       8
 12. Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers (Wand)                 3
 13. You Beat Me to the Punch - Mary Wells (Motown)             13
 14. Do You Love Me - The Contours (Gordy)                      22
 15. Patches - Dickie Lee (Smash)                               20
 16. Teen Age Idol - Rick Nelson (Imperial)                     18
*17. Lie to Me - Brook Benton (Mercury)                         21
 18. What Kind of Love is This -                                  
                           Joey Dee & the Starliters (Roulette) 15
 19. Venus in Blue Jeans - Jimmy Clanton (Ace)                  33
 20. Alley Cat - Bent Fabric & his Piano (Atco)                 23
 21. Party Lights - Claudine Clark (Chancellor)                 11
 22. I Remember You - Frank Ifield (Vee Jay)                    27
 23. Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow - The Rivingtons (Liberty)                26
 24. What Time Is It? - The Jive Five (Beltone)                 --
 25. Rain Rain Go Away - Bobby Vinton (Epic)                    34
 26. Devil Woman - Marty Robbins (Columbia)                     28
*27. Popeye (The Hitchhiker) - Chubby Checker (Parkway)         --
 28. You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)            14
 29. What Kind of Fool Am I - Anthony Newley (London)           29
 30. Breaking Up is Hard to Do - Neil Sedaka (RCA)              17
 31. If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song) -                        
                           Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Brothers) 31
 32. She's Not You - Elvis Presley (RCA)                        19
 33. Send Me the Pillow You Dream On -                            
                                     Johnny Tillotson (Cadence) 32
 34. Close to Cathy - Mike Clifford (United Artists)            --
 35. Stop the Music - The Shirelles (Scepter)                   37
 36. Punish Her - Bobby Vee (Liberty)                           40
 37. A Swingin' Safari - Billy Vaughn & his Orchestra (Dot)     24
 38. I Left My Heart in San Francisco - Tony Bennett (Columbia) --
 39. Silver Threads and Golden Needles -                          
                                     The Springfields (Philips) 36
 40. Come On Little Angel - The Belmonts (Sabina)               --
     
Radio 77 Pick Hit:
     Next Door to an Angel - Neil Sedaka (RCA)

*denotes former Radio 77 Pick Hit

 

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