WMGM Top 40 Survey

For the Week of August 22, 1960

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  THE TWIST - Chubby Checker (Parkway)                           7
 2   2  IT’S NOW OR NEVER - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)                 7
 3   8  FINGER POPPIN’ TIME - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (King)    6
 4   4  WALK--DON’T RUN - The Ventures (Dolton)                        4
 5   3  ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE YELLOW POLKADOT BIKINI -
        Brian Hyland (Kapp)                                            9
 6   7  VOLARE - Bobby Rydell (Cameo)                                  6
 7   6  MISSION BELL - Donnie Brooks (Era)                             7
 8   5  I’M SORRY - Brenda Lee (Decca)                                10
 9  11  A MILLION TO ONE - Jimmy Charles (Promo)                       5
10  12  YOGI - The Ivy Three (Shell)                                   4
11   9  ONLY THE LONELY (Know How I Feel) - Roy Orbison (Monument)    11
12  15  THEME FROM THE APARTMENT - Ferrante & Teicher
        (United Artists)                                               5
13  16  TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT - The Shirelles (Scepter)                  6
14  17  (You Were Made For) ALL MY LOVE - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)    8
15  10  IMAGE OF A GIRL - The Safaris (Eldo)                           9
16  22  DREAMIN’ - Johnny Burnette (Liberty)                           3
17  14  PLEASE HELP ME, I’M FALLING - Hank Locklin (RCA Victor)       10
18  33  KIDDIO - Brook Benton (Mercury)                                3
19  13  OVER THE RAINBOW - The Demensions (Mohawk)                    11
20  34  MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN - Connie Francis (M-G-M)        2
21  18  BIG BOY PETE - The Olympics (Arvee)                            8
22  20  FEEL SO FINE - Johnny Preston (Mercury)                        6
23  21  TELL LAURA I LOVE HER - Ray Peterson (RCA Victor)              7
24  38  CHAIN GANG - Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)                            2
25  19  JOSEPHINE - Bill Black’s Combo (Hi)                           10
26  --  MR. CUSTER - Larry Verne (Era)                                 1
27  23  LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE - Frankie Lymon (Roulette)             6
28  27  IN MY LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD - Anita Bryant (Carlton)      5
29  35  NEVER ON SUNDAY - Don Costa & His Orchestra (United Artists)   2
30  28  SHORTNIN’ BREAD - Paul Chaplain & His Emeralds (Harper)        2
31  25  WALKING TO NEW ORLEANS - Fats Domino (Imperial)                8
32  24  ALLEY-OOP - Dante & The Evergreens (Madison)                  14
33  26  THIS BITTER EARTH - Dinah Washington (Mercury)                 5
34  31  LOOK FOR A STAR - Garry Miles (Liberty) / Billy Vaughn &
        His Orchestra (Dot)                                            4
35  29  A WOMAN, A LOVER, A FRIEND - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)         4
36  39  KOOKIE LITTLE PARADISE - The Tree Swingers (Guyden)            2
37  --  HELLO YOUNG LOVERS - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)                 1
38  30  NOW THAT SUMMER’S HERE - The Videls (JDS)                      3
39  --  PINEAPPLE PRINCESS - Annette with The Afterbeats
        (Buena Vista)                                                  1
40  --  NICE ’N’ EASY - Frank Sinatra (Capitol)                        1

 

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