WMGM Top 40 Survey
For the Week of January 18, 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 2 RUNNING BEAR - Johnny Preston (Mercury) 5
2 1 WHY - Frankie Avalon (Chancellor) 10
3 6 YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES - Marv Johnson (United Artists) 6
4 5 EL PASO - Marty Robbins (Columbia) 5
5 3 THE BIG HURT - Miss Toni Fisher (Signet) 8
6 8 WHERE OR WHEN - Dion & The Belmonts (Laurie) 4
7 4 WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS - Freddie Cannon (Swan) 9
8 7 IT’S TIME TO CRY - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount) 9
9 12 PRETTY BLUE EYES - Steve Lawrence (ABC-Paramount) 4
10 14 SHIMMY, SHIMMY, KO-KO-BOP - Little Anthony & The Imperials
(End) 4
11 9 GO, JIMMY, GO - Jimmy Clanton (Ace) 6
12 10 DARLING LORRAINE - The Knockouts (Shad) 8
13 11 AMONG MY SOUVENIRS - Connie Francis (M-G-M) 10
14 16 THE VILLAGE OF ST. BERNADETTE - Andy Williams (Cadence) 4
15 13 OH! CAROL - Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor) 11
16 15 HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER - Guy Mitchell (Columbia) 12
17 40 BEYOND THE SEA - Bobby Darin (Atco) 2
18 39 DOWN BY THE STATION - The Four Preps (Capitol) 2
19 38 TRACY’S THEME - Spencer Ross (Columbia) 2
20 24 SMOKIE (pt. 2) - Bill Black’s Combo (Hi) 6
21 29 LET IT BE ME - The Everly Brothers (Cadence) 2
22 17 MACK THE KNIFE - Bobby Darin (Atco) 22
23 34 FIRST NAME INITIAL - Annette with The Afterbeats
(Buena Vista) 3
24 30 BONNIE CAME BACK - Duane Eddy & The Rebels (Jamie) 2
25 32 SANDY - Larry Hall (Strand) 2
26 20 TEAR DROP - Santo & Johnny (Canadian-American) 11
27 18 WE GOT LOVE - Bobby Rydell (Cameo) 11
28 -- TEEN ANGEL - Mark Dinning (M-G-M) 1
29 27 WORK OUT - Baby Washington (Neptune) 5
30 26 LULLABY - The Chevrons (Brent) 3
31 25 HARLEM NOCTURNE - The Viscounts (Madison) 9
32 19 HOUND DOG MAN - Fabian (Chancellor) 5
33 21 DO-RE-MI - Mitch Miller & His Orchestra (Columbia) 6
34 22 TALK THAT TALK - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) 10
35 -- THE THEME FROM “A SUMMER PLACE” - Percy Faith & His
Orchestra (Columbia) 1
36 -- HANDY MAN - Jimmy Jones (Cub) 1
37 -- BABY (You’ve Got What It Takes) - Dinah Washington &
Brook Benton (Mercury) 1
38 -- MY HEART BELONGS TO ONLY YOU - The Twilights (Finesse) 1
39 -- WHAT IN THE WORLD’S COME OVER YOU - Jack Scott (Top Rank) 1
40 -- HE’LL HAVE TO GO - Jim Reeves (RCA Victor) 1