WMGM Top 40 Survey
For the Week of August 29, 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) 8
2 2 IT’S NOW OR NEVER - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) 8
3 4 WALK--DON’T RUN - The Ventures (Dolton) 5
4 3 FINGER POPPIN’ TIME - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (King) 7
5 5 ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE YELLOW POLKADOT BIKINI -
Brian Hyland (Kapp) 10
6 7 MISSION BELL - Donnie Brooks (Era) 8
7 9 A MILLION TO ONE - Jimmy Charles (Promo) 6
8 6 VOLARE - Bobby Rydell (Cameo) 7
9 12 THEME FROM THE APARTMENT - Ferrante & Teicher
(United Artists) 6
10 10 YOGI - The Ivy Three (Shell) 5
11 13 TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT - The Shirelles (Scepter) 7
12 8 I’M SORRY - Brenda Lee (Decca) 11
13 16 DREAMIN’ - Johnny Burnette (Liberty) 4
14 24 CHAIN GANG - Sam Cooke (RCA Victor) 3
15 18 KIDDIO - Brook Benton (Mercury) 4
16 14 (You Were Made For) ALL MY LOVE - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) 9
17 20 MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN - Connie Francis (M-G-M) 3
18 26 MR. CUSTER - Larry Verne (Era) 2
19 11 ONLY THE LONELY (Know How I Feel) - Roy Orbison (Monument) 12
20 15 IMAGE OF A GIRL - The Safaris (Eldo) 10
21 29 NEVER ON SUNDAY - Don Costa & His Orchestra (United Artists) 3
22 21 BIG BOY PETE - The Olympics (Arvee) 9
23 28 IN MY LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD - Anita Bryant (Carlton) 6
24 30 SHORTNIN’ BREAD - Paul Chaplain & His Emeralds (Harper) 3
25 17 PLEASE HELP ME, I’M FALLING - Hank Locklin (RCA Victor) 11
26 27 LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE - Frankie Lymon (Roulette) 7
27 23 TELL LAURA I LOVE HER - Ray Peterson (RCA Victor) 8
28 19 OVER THE RAINBOW - The Demensions (Mohawk) 12
29 25 JOSEPHINE - Bill Black’s Combo (Hi) 11
30 33 THIS BITTER EARTH - Dinah Washington (Mercury) 6
31 -- A KOOKIE LITTLE PARADISE - Jo Ann Campbell (ABC-Paramount) 1
32 -- DIAMONDS AND PEARLS - The Paradons (Milestone) 1
33 22 FEEL SO FINE - Johnny Preston (Mercury) 7
34 35 A WOMAN, A LOVER, A FRIEND - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) 5
35 -- SO SAD (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) - The Everly Brothers
(Warner Bros.) 1
36 38 NOW THAT SUMMER’S HERE - The Videls (JDS) 4
37 37 HELLO YOUNG LOVERS - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount) 2
38 -- WE GO TOGETHER - Jan & Dean (Dore) 1
39 39 PINEAPPLE PRINCESS - Annette with The Afterbeats
(Buena Vista) 2
40 -- RUN SAMSON RUN - Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor) 1