WMGM Top 40 Survey
For the Week of March 20, 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 BLUE MOON - The Marcels (Colpix) 4
2 7 RUNAWAY - Del Shannon (Big Top) 3
3 2 GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas (Atlantic) 6
4 4 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE - The Shirelles (Scepter) 6
5 5 PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER - Cathy Jean & The Roommates (Valmor) 11
6 6 BABY BLUE - The Echoes (Seg-way) 4
7 3 PONY TIME - Chubby Checker (Parkway) 9
8 12 I’VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR - Linda Scott (Canadian-American) 4
9 10 ONCE UPON A TIME - Rochell & The Candles (Swingin’) 5
10 8 SURRENDER - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) 6
11 9 THE TOUCHABLES - Dickie Goodman (Mark-X) 6
12 11 WHEELS - The String-A-Longs (Warwick) 11
13 17 APACHE - Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar (Atco) 8
14 16 THINK TWICE - Brook Benton (Mercury) 6
15 14 WALK RIGHT BACK - The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros.) 7
16 13 WHERE THE BOYS ARE - Connie Francis (M-G-M) 11
17 22 I DON’T WANT TO CRY - Chuck Jackson (Wand) 7
18 23 DON’T WORRY - Marty Robbins (Columbia) 4
19 15 CALCUTTA - Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra (Dot) 14
20 26 THE WATUSI - The Vibrations (Checker) 4
21 20 SPANISH HARLEM - Ben E. King (Atco) 12
22 19 ASIA MINOR - Kokomo (Felsted) 7
23 33 TUNES OF GLORY - Mitch Miller & His Orchestra (Columbia) 6
24 27 HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLUES - Kathy Young with The Innocents
(Indigo) 3
25 39 PONY EXPRESS - Danny & The Juniors (Swan) 2
26 30 YOU CAN HAVE HER - Roy Hamilton (Epic) 10
27 28 BYE BYE BABY - Mary Wells (Motown) 3
28 -- TONIGHT MY LOVE, TONIGHT - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount) 1
29 18 GOOD TIME BABY - Bobby Rydell (Cameo) 9
30 31 HEARTS OF STONE - Bill Black’s Combo (Hi) 3
31 29 EXODUS - Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists) 18
32 21 BABY SITTIN’ BOOGIE - Buzz Clifford (Columbia) 11
33 -- THE SECOND TIME AROUND - Frank Sinatra (Reprise) 1
34 24 THERE’S A MOON OUT TONIGHT - The Capris (Old Town) 14
35 -- (I Don’t Know Why) BUT I DO - Clarence Henry (Argo) 1
36 -- MOTHER-IN-LAW - Ernie K-Doe (Minit) 1
37 25 LAZY RIVER - Bobby Darin (Atco) 5
38 -- THIS WORLD WE LOVE IN (Il Cielo In Una Stanza) - Mina (Time) 1
39 -- PLEASE TELL ME WHY - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick) 1
40 -- WHAT’D I SAY - Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun) 1