KFWB

Fabulous Forty Survey

FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 10, 1961

Survey courtesy Scott Stevens
THIS
WEEK		 LAST
WEEK

  1. *BIG BAD JOHN--JIMMY DEAN-COLUMBIA 
  2. *RUNAROUND SUE Dion-Laurie 
  3. *BRISTOL STOMP The Dovells-Parkway 
  4. *GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD James Darren-Colpix 
  5. IT WILL STAND The Showmen-Minit 
  6. SOMETIME Gene Thomas-United Artists 
  7. PLEASE, MR. POSTMAN The Marvelettes-Tamla
  8. *MOON RIVER Henry Mancini-RCA Victor 
  9. *LET'S GET TOGETHER Hayley Mills-Vista 
10. 'TONIGHT Ferrante & Teicher-United Artists 
11. LANGUAGE OF LOVE John D. Loudermilk-RCA Victor 
12. *TRADE WINDS Aki Aleong-Reprise 
13. *A WONDER LIKE YOU Ricky Nelson-Imperial 
14. *TOWER OF STRENGTH Gene McDaniels-Liberty 
15. *UP A LAZY RIVER Si Zentner-Liberty 
16. THIS TIME Troy Shondell-Liberty 
17. *HIT THE ROAD JACK Ray Charles-ABC/Par 
18. FOOL #1 Brenda Lee-Decca
19. *TAKE FIVE Dave Brubeck--Columbia 
20. *TONIGHT Eddie Fisher-7 Arts 
21. *I UNDERSTAND The G-Clefs-Terrace
22. CANDY MAN Roy Orbison-Monument
23. *SWEETS FOR MY SWEET The Drifters-Atlantic
24. LET'S GO TRIPPEN Dick Dale-Deltone
25. THE FLY Chubby Checker-Parkway
26. CRYING Roy Orbison-Monument
27. *MY SPECIAL BOY Carol Connors-Columbia
28. EVERLOVIN' Ricky Nelson-Imperial
29. I WANNA THANK YOU/DOOR TO PARADISE Bobby Rydell--Cameo
30. *EVERYBODY'S CRYIN' Jimmy Beaumont-May
31. CRAZY Patsy Cline-Decca
32. *HEARTACHES The Marcels-Colpix
33. *RUN TO HIM Bobby Vee-Liberty
34. *1 REALLY LOVE YOU The Stereos-Cub
35. WALK ON BY Leroy Van Dyke-Mercury
36. *HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET 16 Neil Sedaka-RCA Victor
37. IT'S TOO SOON TO KNOW Etta James-Argo
38. *FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Jimmy Elledge-RCA Victor
39. UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE Curtis Lee-Dunes
40. TILL The Angels-Caprice

*RECORDS FIRST HEARD ON KFWB

FAVORITE ALBUMS

1. I Remember Tommy--Frank Sinatra-Reprise
2. Judy at Carnegie Hall--Judy Garland-Capitol
3. Time Out--Dave Brubeck-Columbia
4. Never on Sunday--Connie Francis-MGM
5. Jump Up Calypso--Harry Belafonte-RCA Victor

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
1
2
6
4
7
3
8
11
5
14
9
31
15
17
22
10
19
13
20
32
Debut
26
21
35
30
16
23
38
Debut
39
33
Debut
Debut
18
Debut
Debut
Debut
36
37
Debut