WMGM Top 40 Survey
For the Week of October 5, 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) 7
2 2 PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount) 5
3 10 MR. BLUE - The Fleetwoods (Dolton) 3
4 3 I’M GONNA GET MARRIED - Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount) 10
5 7 DON’T YOU KNOW - Della Reese (RCA Victor) 5
6 6 (’Til) I KISSED YOU - The Everly Brothers (Cadence) 9
7 4 RED RIVER ROCK - Johnny & The Hurricanes (Warwick) 8
8 21 DECK OF CARDS - Wink Martindale (Dot) 4
9 12 POISON IVY - The Coasters (Atco) 5
10 9 THE THREE BELLS - The Browns (RCA Victor) 10
11 8 SLEEP WALK - Santo & Johnny (Canadian-American) 15
12 11 THE ANGELS LISTENED IN - The Crests (Coed) 6
13 15 TEEN BEAT - Sandy Nelson (Original Sound) 4
14 13 I LOVES YOU, PORGY - Nina Simone (Bethlehem) 8
15 5 SEA OF LOVE - Phil Phillips with The Twilights (Mercury) 9
16 25 PRIMROSE LANE - Jerry Wallace with The Jewels (Challenge) 3
17 18 SHOUT (pt. 1) - The Isley Brothers (RCA Victor) 4
18 19 JUST ASK YOUR HEART - Frankie Avalon (Chancellor) 5
19 20 YOU WERE MINE - The Fireflies (Ribbon) 8
20 22 (Seven Little Girls) SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT - Paul Evans
(Guaranteed) 4
21 16 A LOVER’S PRAYER - Dion & The Belmonts (Laurie) 5
22 14 BABY TALK - Jan & Dean (Dore) 12
23 17 BROKEN-HEARTED MELODY - Sarah Vaughan (Mercury) 10
24 30 THE ENCHANTED SEA - The Islanders (Mayflower) 2
25 24 MISTY - Johnny Mathis (Columbia) 3
26 34 BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
(Columbia) 2
27 31 FOOLS HALL OF FAME - Pat Boone (Dot) 2
28 40 HEY LITTLE GIRL - Dee Clark (Abner) 3
29 -- IT HAPPENED TODAY - The Skyliners (Calico) 1
30 26 LAVENDER-BLUE - Sammy Turner (Big Top) 12
31 27 JUST TO BE WITH YOU - The Passions (Audicon) 6
32 39 ON AN EVENING IN ROMA - Dean Martin (Capitol) 12
33 33 ISLAND OF LOVE - The Sheppards (Apex) 3
34 23 MORGEN - Ivo Robic & The Song-Masters (Laurie) 7
35 -- WOO-HOO - The Rock-A-Teens (Roulette) 1
36 38 THE BATTLE OF KOOKAMONGA - Homer & Jethro (RCA Victor) 7
37 -- UNFORGETTABLE - Dinah Washington (Mercury) 1
38 28 I WANT TO WALK YOU HOME - Fats Domino (Imperial) 9
39 29 YOU BETTER KNOW IT - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) 5
40 -- SIX BOYS AND SEVEN GIRLS - Anita Bryant (Carlton) 1