KFWB

Fabulous Forty Survey

FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 5, 1962

Survey courtesy Scott Stevens

 
THIS
WEEK		 LAST
WEEK
  1. THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT--THE TOKENS-RCA VICTOR
  2. THE TWIST Chubby Checker-Parkway
  3. *CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE Elvis Presley-RCA Victor
  4. DUKE OF EARL Gene Chandler-Veejay
  5. LET THERE BE DRUMS Sandy Nelson-Imperial
  6. I KNOW Barbara George-A.F.O.
  7. PEPPERMINT TWIST Joey Dee & Starliters-Roulette
  8. *HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET 16 Neil Sedaka-RCA Victor
  9. *SURFERS STOMP The Mar-Kets-Union
10. *WHEN I FALL IN LOVE The Lettermen-Capitol
11. *MOON RIVER Henry Mancini-RCA Victor
12. IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY James Ray-Caprice
13. THE WANDERER Dion-Laurie
14. *LITTLE BITTY TEAR Burl Ives-Decca
15. *BABY IT'S YOU The Shirelles-Scepter
16. *GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD James Darren-Colpix
17. THERE'S NO OTHER LIKE MY BABY The Crystals-Philles
18. *RUN TO HIM Bobby Vee-Liberty
19. *SURFIN' The Beachboys-Candix
20. WALK ON BY Leroy Van Dyke-Mercury
21. LET'S GO TRIPPIN' Dick Dale-Deltone
22. TOWN WITHOUT PITY Gene Pitney-Musicor
23. UNCHAIN MY HEART Ray Charles-ABC/Par
24. *JINGLE BELL ROCK Chubby Checker-Bobby Rydell-Cameo
25. YOU'RE THE REASON Bobby Edwards-Crest
26. *PLEASE MR. POSTMAN The Marvelettes-Tamla
27. NORMAN Sue Thompson-Hickory
28. *POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES Frank Sinatra-Reprise
29. *BIG BAD JOHN Jimmy Dean-Columbia
30. YOUR MA SAID YOU CRIED Kenny Dino-Musicor
31. MOMENTS TO REMEMBER Jennell Hawkins-Amazon
32. *WHEN THE BOY IN YOUR ARMS Connie Francis-MGM
33. *JAMBALAYA Fats Domino-Imperial
34. DEAR LADY TWIST Gary (U.S.) Bonds-Legrand
35. *AND THEN CAME LOVE Ed Townsend-Challenge
36. CRAZY Patsy Cline-Decca
37. TONIGHT Ferrante & Teicher-United Artists
38. *BANDIT OF MY DREAMS Eddie Hodges-Cadence
39. *DEAR IVAN Jimmy Dean-Columbia
40. *SMALL SAD SAM Phil McLean-Versatile

*RECORDS FIRST HEARD ON KFWB

FAVORITE ALBUMS

1. BLUE HAWAII Elvis Presley-RCA Victor
2. SOUPY SALES SHOW Soupy Sales-Reprise
3. LET THERE BE DRUMS Sandy Nelson-Imperial
4. CHUBBY CHECKER/BOBBY RYDELL Chubby Checker-Bobby Rydell-Cameo
5. KING OF KINGS Frank Chacksfield-London

This survey is compiled each week by radio station KFWB Los Angeles, California. It is a true accurate and unbiased account of record popularity, based upon sales reports, distributor accounts and all information available to the music staff of KFWB.

KFWB 1962 index

 2
3
1
11
5
7
9
8
27
10
4
6
37
14
18
13
16
15
33
12
17
22
23
25
20
19
Debut
30
32
21
24
28
35
Debut
34
38
36
Debut
40
29