KFWB

Fabulous Forty Survey

FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 19, 1962

Survey courtesy Scott Stevens

 

THIS 
WEEK
LAST 
WEEK
  1. THE TWIST--CHUBBY CHECKER-PARKWAY 
  2.*SURFERS STOMP -- The Mar-Kets-Union 
  3. DUKE OF EARL-- Gene Chandler-Veejay 
  4.THE WANDERER Dion-Laurie
  5. PEPPERMINT TWIST Joey Dee & Starliters-Roulette 
  6.*SURFIN' The Beach Boys-Candix
  7.*CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE-Elvis Presley-RCA Victor
  8. LET THERE BE DRUMS Sandy Nelson-Imperial
  9. THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT--The Tokens-RCA Victor
10. I KNOW Barbara George-A. F. O 
11. DEAR LADY TWIST- Gary (U.S.) Bonds-Legrand
12. *NORMAN - Sue Thompson-Hickory
13. *WHEN I FALL IN LOVE- The Lettermen-Capitol
14. *BABY IT'S YOU' -The Shirelles-Scepter-
15. *HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET 16 -Neil Sedaka-RCA Victor
16. LITTLE BITTY TEAR -Burl Ives-Decca
17.MOMENTS TO REMEMBER-Jennell Hawkins-Amazon 
18. MOON RIVER Henry Mancini-RCA Victor 
19. GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD-Jimmy Darren-Colpix 
20. IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY-James Ray-Caprice
21. UNCHAIN MY HEART -Ray Charles-ABC/Par 
22. *CRYING IN THE RAIN The Everly Bros.-Warner Brothers
23. WALK ON BY - Leroy Van Dyke-Mercury
24. TOWN WITHOUT PITY Gene Pitney-Musicor
25. *BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY Brenda Lee-Decca
26. *POCKET FULL OF MIRACLES-Frank Sinatra-Reprise 
27. *SHADRACK Brook Benton-Mercury 
28. JUST OUT OF REACH- Solomon Burke-Atlantic
29. WHEN THE BOY IN YOUR ARMS Connie Francis-M-G-M
30. MR. MOTO-The Belaires-Arvee
31. *BANDIT OF MY DREAMS Eddie Hodges-Cadence
32. *JAMBALAYA Fats Domino-Imperial
33. I'M BLUE-The Ikettes-Atco
34. *RUN TO HIM Bobby Vee-Liberty
35. *PLEASE MR. POSTMAN The Marvelettes-Tamla
36. *I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS -Pat Boone-Dot
37. YOU'RE THE REASON--Bobby Edwards-Crest
38. LET'S TWIST AGAIN Chubby Checker-Parkway
39. LET'S GO TRIPPIN Dick Dole-Deltone
40. *PERCOLATOR Billy Joe & The Checkmates-Dore

*RECORDS FIRST HEARD ON KFWB

FAVORITE ALBUMS

1. Let There Be Drums--Sand Nelson-Imperial
2. Blue Hawaii--Elvis Presley-RCA Victor
3. Your Twist Party--Chubby Checker-Parkway
4. West Side Story--MST-Columbia
5. Breakfast At Tiffany's--Henry Mancini-RCA Victor

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

1
6
3
9
5
11
4
7
2
8
16
13
10
12
15
19
25
17
18
25
28
40
21
22
34
20
39
Encore
32
33
38
26
Debut
27
23
Debut
31
Encore
29
Debut