WMGM Top 40 Survey
For the Week of September 21, 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) 5
2 2 I’M GONNA GET MARRIED - Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount) 8
3 7 RED RIVER ROCK - Johnny & The Hurricanes (Warwick) 6
4 4 SEA OF LOVE - Phil Phillips with The Twilights (Mercury) 7
5 3 SLEEP WALK - Santo & Johnny (Canadian-American) 13
6 5 THE THREE BELLS - The Browns (RCA Victor) 8
7 11 PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount) 3
8 8 (’Til) I KISSED YOU - The Everly Brothers (Cadence) 7
9 6 BABY TALK - Jan & Dean (Dore) 10
10 9 BROKEN-HEARTED MELODY - Sarah Vaughan (Mercury) 8
11 13 DON’T YOU KNOW - Della Reese (RCA Victor) 3
12 14 I LOVES YOU, PORGY - Nina Simone (Bethlehem) 6
13 15 THE ANGELS LISTENED IN - The Crests (Coed) 4
14 23 POISON IVY - The Coasters (Atco) 3
15 12 YOU WERE MINE - The Fireflies (Ribbon) 6
16 28 TEEN BEAT - Sandy Nelson (Original Sound) 2
17 10 LAVENDER-BLUE - Sammy Turner (Big Top) 10
18 26 JUST ASK YOUR HEART - Frankie Avalon (Chancellor) 3
19 -- MR. BLUE - The Fleetwoods (Dolton) 1
20 30 SHOUT (pt. 1) - The Isley Brothers (RCA Victor) 2
21 17 JUST TO BE WITH YOU - The Passions (Audicon) 4
22 16 I WANT TO WALK YOU HOME - Fats Domino (Imperial) 7
23 24 A LOVER’S PRAYER - Dion & The Belmonts (Laurie) 3
24 38 (Seven Little Girls) SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT - Paul Evans
(Guaranteed) 2
25 19 THE BATTLE OF KOOKAMONGA - Homer & Jethro (RCA Victor) 5
26 20 WHAT’D I SAY (pt. 1) - Ray Charles (Atlantic) 9
27 33 DECK OF CARDS - Wink Martindale (Dot) 2
28 22 ON AN EVENING IN ROMA - Dean Martin (Capitol) 10
29 27 MORGEN - Ivo Robic & The Song-Masters (Laurie) 5
30 18 THANK YOU PRETTY BABY - Brook Benton (Mercury) 11
31 32 CARIBBEAN - Mitchell Torok (Guyden) 4
32 25 KISSIN’ TIME - Bobby Rydell (Cameo) 8
33 21 THERE GOES MY BABY - The Drifters (Atlantic) 16
34 36 YOU BETTER KNOW IT - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) 3
35 -- MISTY - Johnny Mathis (Columbia) 1
36 31 SMALL WORLD - Johnny Mathis (Columbia) 13
37 -- HEY LITTLE GIRL - Dee Clark (Abner) 1
38 29 WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MAKES - Dinah Washington (Mercury) 17
39 -- PRIMROSE LANE - Jerry Wallace with The Jewels (Challenge) 1
40 -- ISLAND OF LOVE - The Sheppards (Apex) 1