WMGM Top 40 Survey
For the Week of January 11, 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 WHY - Frankie Avalon (Chancellor) 9
2 4 RUNNING BEAR - Johnny Preston (Mercury) 4
3 3 THE BIG HURT - Miss Toni Fisher (Signet) 7
4 2 WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS - Freddie Cannon (Swan) 8
5 9 EL PASO - Marty Robbins (Columbia) 4
6 10 YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES - Marv Johnson (United Artists) 5
7 5 IT’S TIME TO CRY - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount) 8
8 14 WHERE OR WHEN - Dion & The Belmonts (Laurie) 3
9 13 GO, JIMMY, GO - Jimmy Clanton (Ace) 5
10 12 DARLING LORRAINE - The Knockouts (Shad) 7
11 7 AMONG MY SOUVENIRS - Connie Francis (M-G-M) 9
12 18 PRETTY BLUE EYES - Steve Lawrence (ABC-Paramount) 3
13 6 OH! CAROL - Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor) 10
14 25 SHIMMY, SHIMMY, KO-KO-BOP - Little Anthony & The Imperials
(End) 3
15 8 HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER - Guy Mitchell (Columbia) 11
16 17 THE VILLAGE OF ST. BERNADETTE - Andy Williams (Cadence) 3
17 15 MACK THE KNIFE - Bobby Darin (Atco) 21
18 11 WE GOT LOVE - Bobby Rydell (Cameo) 10
19 26 HOUND DOG MAN - Fabian (Chancellor) 4
20 22 TEAR DROP - Santo & Johnny (Canadian-American) 10
21 21 DO-RE-MI - Mitch Miller & His Orchestra (Columbia) 5
22 28 TALK THAT TALK - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) 9
23 19 MARINA - Willy Alberti (London) 12
24 27 SMOKIE (pt. 2) - Bill Black’s Combo (Hi) 5
25 24 HARLEM NOCTURNE - The Viscounts (Madison) 8
26 39 LULLABY - The Chevrons (Brent) 2
27 33 WORK OUT - Baby Washington (Neptune) 4
28 16 IN THE MOOD - Ernie Field’s Orchestra (Rendezvous) 11
29 -- LET IT BE ME - The Everly Brothers (Cadence) 1
30 -- BONNIE CAME BACK - Duane Eddy & The Rebels (Jamie) 1
31 40 WALTZING MATILDA - The Merrill Staton Choir (Epic) 3
32 -- SANDY - Larry Hall (Strand) 1
33 20 BELIEVE ME - The Royal Teens (Capitol) 15
34 36 FIRST NAME INITIAL - Annette with The Afterbeats
(Buena Vista) 2
35 31 COME INTO MY HEART - Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount) 8
36 29 BE MY GUEST - Fats Domino (Imperial) 9
37 -- (Do The) MASHED POTATOES (pt. 1) - Nat Kendrick & The Swans
(Dade) 1
38 -- TRACY’S THEME - Spencer Ross (Columbia) 1
39 -- DOWN BY THE STATION - The Four Preps (Capitol) 1
40 -- BEYOND THE SEA - Bobby Darin (Atco) 1