WMGM Top 40 Survey

For the Week of April 10, 1961

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  RUNAWAY - Del Shannon (Big Top)                                6
 2   2  BLUE MOON - The Marcels (Colpix)                               7
 3   4  (I Don’t Know Why) BUT I DO - Clarence Henry (Argo)            4
 4  10  DADDY’S HOME - Shep & The Limelites (Hull)                     3
 5   3  I’VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR - Linda Scott (Canadian-American)  7
 6  17  MOTHER-IN-LAW - Ernie K-Doe (Minit)                            4
 7  20  TONIGHT I FELL IN LOVE - The Tokens (Warwick)                  2
 8  15  A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY - Gene McDaniels (Liberty)            3
 9   5  BABY BLUE - The Echoes (Seg-way)                               7
10   7  DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE - The Shirelles (Scepter)          9
11   9  PONY TIME - Chubby Checker (Parkway)                          12
12   6  GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas (Atlantic)          9
13  12  TONIGHT MY LOVE, TONIGHT - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)           4
14   8  ONCE UPON A TIME - Rochell & The Candles (Swingin’)            8
15  11  PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER - Cathy Jean & The Roommates (Valmor)  14
16  38  AFRICAN WALTZ - Johnny Dankworth & His Orchestra (Roulette)    2
17  14  THINK TWICE - Brook Benton (Mercury)                           9
18  16  ONE MINT JULEP - Ray Charles (Impulse!)                        3
19  29  GOOD GOODBY - The Bob Knight Four (Laurel)                     3
20  24  DON’T WORRY - Marty Robbins (Columbia)                         7
21  21  FUNNY - Maxine Brown (Nomar)                                   3
22  13  APACHE - Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar (Atco)                   11
23  36  SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL - The Drifters (Atlantic)               2
24  --  TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER - Adam Wade (Coed)                       1
25  28  YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME - Brenda Lee (Decca)                      2
26  22  TRUST IN ME - Etta James (Argo)                                3
27  19  SURRENDER - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)                         9
28  25  WALK RIGHT BACK - The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros.)          10
29  26  THE WATUSI - The Vibrations (Checker)                          7
30  34  THE SECOND TIME AROUND - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)               4
31  --  PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE - Steve Lawrence (United Artists)          1
32  30  I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE - The Chimes (Tag)                    2
33  35  IN MY HEART - The Timetones (Times Square)                     2
34  --  I WANT YOU - The Celebrities (Music Makers)                    1
35  18  I DON’T WANT TO CRY - Chuck Jackson (Wand)                    10
36  --  SUCU SUCU - Ping-Pong (Kapp)                                   1
37  23  THE TOUCHABLES - Dickie Goodman (Mark-X)                       9
38  31  LIKE, LONG HAIR - Paul Revere & The Raiders (Gardena)          2
39  37  PLEASE SAY YOU WANT ME - Little Anthony & The Imperials (End)  3
40  --  WHERE I FELL IN LOVE - The Capris (Old Town)                   1

 

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