WMGM Top 40 Survey
For the Week of October 17, 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 SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME - The Drifters (Atlantic) 6
2 3 DIAMONDS AND PEARLS - The Paradons (Milestone) 8
3 2 THE TWIST - Chubby Checker (Parkway) 15
4 4 CHAIN GANG - Sam Cooke (RCA Victor) 10
5 5 I WANT TO BE WANTED - Brenda Lee (Decca) 6
6 13 GEORGIA ON MY MIND - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount) 4
7 12 YOU TALK TOO MUCH - Joe Jones (Roulette) 4
8 7 MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN - Connie Francis (M-G-M) 10
9 6 MR. CUSTER - Larry Verne (Era) 9
10 9 DEVIL OR ANGEL - Bobby Vee (Liberty) 6
11 10 KIDDIO - Brook Benton (Mercury) 11
12 11 THEME FROM THE APARTMENT - Ferrante & Teicher
(United Artists) 13
13 8 A MILLION TO ONE - Jimmy Charles (Promo) 13
14 17 NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Bonds (Legrand) 3
15 15 NEVER ON SUNDAY - Don Costa & His Orchestra (United Artists) 10
16 14 TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT - The Shirelles (Scepter) 14
17 18 DON’T BE CRUEL - Bill Black’s Combo (Hi) 6
18 23 BLUE ANGEL - Roy Orbison (Monument) 5
19 39 LET’S GO, LET’S GO, LET’S GO - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
(King) 2
20 30 THE HUCKLEBUCK - Chubby Checker (Parkway) 2
21 16 SHIMMY LIKE KATE - The Olympics (Arvee) 5
22 33 STAY - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs (Herald) 2
23 31 SHINING STAR - The Chaperones (Josie) 3
24 19 SO SAD (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) - The Everly Brothers
(Warner Bros.) 8
25 21 LET’S THINK ABOUT LIVING - Bob Luman (Warner Bros.) 5
26 -- POETRY IN MOTION - Johnny Tillotson (Cadence) 1
27 26 A FOOL IN LOVE - Ike & Tina Turner (Sue) 5
28 -- ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS - Bobby Darin (Atco) 1
29 32 SUMMER’S GONE - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount) 3
30 40 PETER GUNN - Duane Eddy & The Rebels (Jamie) 2
31 -- [THEME FROM] THE SUNDOWNERS - The Felix Slatkin Ochestra
(Liberty) / Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra (Dot) 1
32 -- TO EACH HIS OWN - The Platters (Mercury) 1
33 29 (You’ve Got To) MOVE TWO MOUNTAINS - Marv Johnson
(United Artists) 5
34 25 YOU MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME - Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor) 7
35 34 CINDERELLA - The Classics (Dart) 2
36 24 WALK--DON’T RUN - The Ventures (Dolton) 12
37 35 TWISTIN’ U.S.A. - Danny & The Juniors (Swan) 3
38 -- LONELY TEENAGER - Dion (Laurie) 1
39 28 PINEAPPLE PRINCESS - Annette with The Afterbeats
(Buena Vista) 9
40 -- LOVE WALKED IN - Dinah Washington (Mercury) 1