WABC Silver Dollar Sound Survey for Week of 28 May 1963

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. It's My Party - Lesley Gore (Mercury)          *1 week #1*  2
  2. If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul (S.P.Q.R.)               1
  3. You Can't Sit Down - The Dovells (Cameo)                    5
 *4. Da Doo Ron Ron - The Crystals (Philles)                     3
 *5. Surfin' U.S.A. - The Beach Boys (Capitol)                   6
  6. Till Then - The Classics (Musicnote)                        8
 *7. Easier Said Than Done - The Essex (Roulette)               --
 *8. I Will Follow Him - Little Peggy March (RCA)                4
  9. Foolish Little Girl - The Shirelles (Scepter)              11
 10. Come & Get These Memories - Martha & the Vandellas (Gordy) 19
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 11. Puff (the Magic Dragon) -                                    
                         Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Brothers)  7
 12. I Love You Because - Al Martino (Capitol)                  16
*13. Another Saturday Night - Sam Cooke (RCA)                   10
 14. If You Need Me - Wilson Pickett (L&L)                      14
 15. Two Faces Have I - Lou Christie (Roulette)                 17
 16. Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto (Capitol)                          --
 17. Losing You - Brenda Lee (Decca)                            13
 18. El Watusi - Ray Barretto (Tico)                            12
 19. The Love of My Man - Theola Kilgore (Serock)                9
 20. Hello Stranger - Barbara Lewis (Atlantic)                  --
 21. Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer -                       
                                      Nat "King" Cole (Capitol) 23
 22. My Summer Love - Ruby & the Romantics (Kapp)               30
 23. Pipeline - The Chantay's (Dot)                             15
 24. Still - Bill Anderson (Decca)                              25
*25. Killer Joe - The Rocky Fellers (Scepter)                   18
 26. Hot Pastrami with Mashed Potatoes, Part 1 -                  
                           Joey Dee & the Starliters (Roulette) 22
 27. Prisoner of Love - James Brown & his Famous Flames (King)  --
 28. Can't Get Used to Losing You - Andy Williams (Columbia)    20
 29. Take These Chains From My Heart - Ray Charles (ABC-Para.)  24
 30. Linda - Jan & Dean (Liberty)                               29
     
Hot Prospects:
     On Top of Spaghetti -                                        
             Tom Glazer & the Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus (Kapp)   
     Shake a Tail Feather - The 5 Du-Tones (One-derful!)          
     One Fine Day - The Chiffons (Laurie)                         
     Blue On Blue - Bobby Vinton (Epic)                           
     The Last Leaf - The Cascades (Valiant)                       
     So Much In Love - The Tymes (Parkway)                        
     The Good Life - Tony Bennett (Columbia)                      
     
Radio 77 Pick Hit:
     Swinging On a Star -                                         
                      Big Dee Irwin with Little Eva (Dimension)   
*denotes former Radio 77 Pick Hit
     
Everyone swings with DAN INGRAM
                     3:00 - 6:00PM Monday through Saturday


SPECIAL NOTES:  "Killer Joe," #25 on the printed list, is not 
played.  Instead, "Wildwood Days" by Bobby Rydell (Cameo) is 
played and announced as #25.

"Take These Chains From My Heart" at #29 on the printed list is 
not played.  "Not Too Young to Get Married" by Bob B. Soxx & the 
Blue Jeans (Philles) is played and announced as #29.

"Linda," #30 on the printed list, is not played.  It is replaced 
on the air by "If My Pillow Could Talk" by Connie Francis (MGM).

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