WMGM Top 40 Survey
For the Week of October 26, 1959
Courtesy of www.musicradio77.com
Survey collected and contributed by Randy Price,
and Tom Natoli
For more information contact Allan Sniffen
TW LW WOC
1 1 MACK THE KNIFE - Bobby Darin (Atco) 10
2 2 MR. BLUE - The Fleetwoods (Dolton) 6
3 4 DECK OF CARDS - Wink Martindale (Dot) 7
4 3 PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount) 8
5 5 DON’T YOU KNOW - Della Reese (RCA Victor) 8
6 6 PRIMROSE LANE - Jerry Wallace with The Jewels (Challenge) 6
7 11 POISON IVY - The Coasters (Atco) 8
8 8 (’Til) I KISSED YOU - The Everly Brothers (Cadence) 12
9 16 (Seven Little Girls) SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT - Paul Evans
(Guaranteed) 7
10 7 TEEN BEAT - Sandy Nelson (Original Sound) 7
11 10 THE ANGELS LISTENED IN - The Crests (Coed) 9
12 21 UNFORGETTABLE - Dinah Washington (Mercury) 4
13 22 (If You Cry) TRUE LOVE, TRUE LOVE - The Drifters (Atlantic) 3
14 12 SHOUT (pt. 1) - The Isley Brothers (RCA Victor) 7
15 9 RED RIVER ROCK - Johnny & The Hurricanes (Warwick) 11
16 23 BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
(Columbia) 5
17 15 MISTY - Johnny Mathis (Columbia) 6
18 13 YOU WERE MINE - The Fireflies (Ribbon) 11
19 20 THE ENCHANTED SEA - The Islanders (Mayflower) 5
20 30 BELIEVE ME - The Royal Teens (Capitol) 4
21 19 JUST ASK YOUR HEART - Frankie Avalon (Chancellor) 8
22 17 I LOVES YOU, PORGY - Nina Simone (Bethlehem) 11
23 24 WOO-HOO - The Rock-A-Teens (Roulette) 4
24 25 HEY LITTLE GIRL - Dee Clark (Abner) 6
25 38 DANNY BOY - Conway Twitty (M-G-M) 3
26 14 I’M GONNA GET MARRIED - Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount) 13
27 28 DON’T TAKE THE STARS - The Mystics (Laurie) 3
28 27 IT HAPPENED TODAY - The Skyliners (Calico) 4
29 -- MARINA - Willy Alberti (London) 1
30 36 MORGEN - Ivo Robic & The Song-Masters (Laurie) 10
31 18 THE THREE BELLS - The Browns (RCA Victor) 13
32 40 LOVE POTION NO. 9 - The Clovers (United Artists) 2
33 -- OLD SHEP - Ralph DeMarco (Guaranteed) 1
34 33 LONELY STREET - Andy Williams (Cadence) 2
35 29 A LOVER’S PRAYER - Dion & The Belmonts (Laurie) 8
36 32 FOOLS HALL OF FAME - Pat Boone (Dot) 5
37 26 SLEEP WALK - Santo & Johnny (Canadian-American) 18
38 39 JUST TO BE WITH YOU - The Passions (Audicon) 9
39 -- SO MANY WAYS - Brook Benton (Mercury) 1
40 -- THE BEST OF EVERYTHING - Johnny Mathis (Columbia) 1
40 -- STARRY EYED - Gary Stites (Carlton) 1