KFWB

Fabulous Forty Survey

FOR WEEK ENDING MARCH 2, 1962

Survey courtesy Scott Stevens

 

THIS
WEEK
LAST WEEK
  1. *LOVE LETTERS--KETTY LESTER-ERA
  2. WHAT'S YOUR NAME Don & Juan-Bigtop
  3. *HEY BABY Bruce Channel-Smash 
  4. *COTTON FIELDS The Highwaymen-United Artists
  5. MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW Kenny Ball-Kapp
  6. I'M BLUE - The Ikettes-Atco
  7. DREAMY EYES Johnny Tillotson-Cadence
  8. LET ME IN The Sensations-Argo
  9. *SURFIN' The Beach boys-Candix
10. THE WANDERER - Dion-Laurie
11. *JAMIE-Eddie Holland-Motown
12. DUKE OF EARL - Gene Chandler-Veeiay 
13. *CRYING IN THE RAIN The Everly Bros.-Warner Bros.
14. THE TWIST Chubby Checker-Parkway 
15. *DREAM BABY -Roy Orbison-Monument
16. SMOKY PLACES- The Corsairs-Tuff
17. *TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY- Sam Cooke-RCA Victor 
18. *PERCOLATOR-Billy Joe & The Checkmates-Dore
19. I'VE GOT BONNIE. Bobby Rydell-Cameo 
20.*HER ROYAL MAJESTY -James Darren-Colpix
21. *DON'T BREAK THE HEART THAT LOVES YOU Connie Francis-MGM 
22. *TUFF- Ace Cannon--Hi 
23. *MEMORIES OF MARIA Jerry Byrd-Monument
24. DEAR LADY TWIST Gary (U.S.) Bonds-Legrand
25. ALL YOU HAD TO DO Chris Montez-Monogram
26. *SHE'S GOT YOU Patsy Cline-Decca
27. IRRESISTIBLE YOU - Darin-Atco
28. *BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY- Brenda Lee-Decca 
29. *PLEASE DON'T ASK ABOUT BARBARA Bobby Vee-Liberty
30. *CAJUN QUEEN Jimmy Dean-Columbia.
31. *SHADRACK Brook Benton-Mercury
32. *SURFER'S STOMP The Mar-Kets-Union
33. *SHE CRIED -Jay & The Americans-United Artists
34. *NORMAN Sue Thompson-Hickory 
35. *WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE The Kingston Trio-Capitol
36. PEPPERMINT TWIST - Joey Dee & Starliters-Roulette
37. *JOHNNY ANGEL Shelley Fabares-Colpix
38. MR. MOTO The Belaires-Arvee
39. MOMENTS Jennell Hawkins-Amazon
40. CRY TO ME Solomon Burke-Atlantic

*RECORDS FIRST HEARD ON KFWB

FAVORITE ALBUMS

1. Sinatra and Strings--Frank Sinatra-Reprise
2. West Side Story--MST-Columbia
3. Your Twist Party--Chubby Checker-Parkway
4. College Concert--The Kingston Trio-Capitol
5. Let There Be Drums--Sandy Nelson-Imperial

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
4
2
1
5
23
3
14
11
9
13
12
7
10
6
29
15
37
16
38
19
28
8
21
31
22
27
26
18
40
20
34
17
Debut
32
33
25
Debut
35
24
Encore