KFWB

Fabulous Forty Survey

FOR WEEK ENDING AUGUST 5, 1961

Survey courtesy Bob Broze

 

THIS 
WEEK
LAST 
WEEK
  1. *MOUNTAIN HIGH-- DICK & DEE DEE-LIBERTY
  2. TOSSIN' & TURNIN' Bobby Lewis-Beltone
  3. QUARTER TO 3 U.S. Bonds-Legrand
  4. I LIKE IT LIKE THAT Chris Kenner-Instant
  5. *MICHAEL Highwaymen-United Artists
  6. LAST NIGHT Mar-Keys-Satellite
  7. *LET'S TWIST AGAIN Chubby Checker-Parkway
  8. *WATER BOY Don Shirley Trio-Cadence
  9. PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES Curtis Lee--Dunes
10. *HEART AND SOUL Jan & Dean-Chollenge
11. *LOVER'S ISLAND Blue Jays-Milestone
12. *HATS OFF TO LARRY Del Shannon---Big Top
13. *TOGETHER Connie Francis-MGM
14. TONIGHT The Velvets-Monument
15. *CUPID Sam Cooke-RCA Victor
16. *DON'T BET MONEY HONEY Linda Scott-Can.Am
17. THE ASTRONAUT Jose Jiminez-Kapp
18. *DUM DUM Brenda Lee-Decca
19. *HURT Timi Yuro-Liberty
20. *TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY Bobby Vee-Liberty
21. I JUST DON'T. UNDERSTAND Ann Margret-RCA Victor
22. *SACRED Castelles-Era
23. RONNIE Morcee Joe--Robbee
24. SO CLOSE TO HEAVEN Ral Donner--Gone
25. THAT'S WHAT GIRLS ARE MADE FOR The Spinners-Tri-Phi
26. TELL ME WHY. The Belmonts-Sabrina
27. *DOES YOUR CHEWING GUM LOSE ITS FLAVOR. Lonnie Donegan-Dot
28. SCHOOL IS OUT U.S. Bonds-Legrand
29. *I'M A FOOL TO CARE  Joe Barry-Smash
30. WOODEN HEART Joe Dowell-Smash
31 . *THE FISH Bobby Rydell-Cameo
32. *MEXICO Bob Moore-Monument
33. SEA OF HEARTBREAK Don Gibson-RCA Victor
34. EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART The Pips-Veejay
35. *LET THE FOUR WINDS BLOW Fats Domino-Imperial
36. *YELLOW BIRD Lawrence Welk-Dot
37. *TRAVELIN' MAN Ricky Nelson-Imperial
38. I'LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN The Platters-Mercury
39. *RAINDROPS Dee Clark-Veejay
40. *A TEAR Gene McDaniel-Liberty

*RECORDS FIRST HEARD ON KFWB

FAVORITE ALBUMS

1. Swingalong With Me--Frank Sinatra-Reprise
2. Jose Jimenez At The Hungry I--Bill Dona-Kapp
3. Yellow Bird--Arthur Lyman-Hi-Fi
4. KFWB Disc/Coveries--Various-KFWB
5. Stan Freeberg Presents The U.S.A. Vol. 11--Stan Freberg-Capitol

This survey is compiled each week by radio station-KFWB, Los Angeles, California, from reports of sales of recorded sound gathered from all leading retail outlets in the Los Angeles area. This survey is a true, accurate and unbiased account.

KFWB 1961 index

20
1
2
8
31
7
13
4
9
5
7
6
22
15
11
18
38
12
16
Debut
14
10
21
26
23
33
Debut
Debut
27
36
28
Debut
Debut
19
Debut
17
24
Debut
39
29