KFWB

Fabulous Forty Survey

FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 24, 1961

Survey courtesy Scott Stevens

 
THIS
WEEK		 LAST
WEEK
  1. *GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD--JAMES DARREN-COLPIX
  2. *MOON RIVER Henry Mancini-RCA Victor
  3. *BIG BAD JOHN Jimmy Dean-Columbia
  4. *PLEASE MR. POSTMAN The Marvelettes-Tamla
  5. LET'S GO TRIPPIN' Dick Dale-Deltone
  6. IT WILL STAND The Showmen-Minit
  7. *RUNAROUND SUE Dion-Laurie
  8. *RUN TO HIM Bobby Vee-Liberty
  9. SOMETIME Gene Thomas-United Artists
10. *TONIGHT Ferrante & Teicher-United Artists
11. *BRISTOL STOMP The Dovells-Parkway
12. FOOL #1 Brenda Lee-Decca
13. TILL The Angels-Caprice
14. *UP A LAZY RIVER Si Zentner-Liberty
15. *CRAZY Patsy Cline-Decca
16. LANGUAGE OF LOVE John D. Loudermilk-RCA Victor
17. YOU'RE THE REASON Bobby Edwards-Crest
18. THERE'S NO OTHER LIKE MY BABY The Crystals-Philles
19. *A WONDER LIKE YOU Ricky Nelson-Imperial
20. *TRADE WINDS Aki Aleong-Reprise
21. *HEARTACHES The Marcels--Colpix
22. I UNDERSTAND The G-Clefs-Terrace
23. *TONIGHT Eddie Fisher-7 Arts
24. *FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Jimmy Elledge-RCA Victor
25. *LET'S GET TOGETHER Hayley Mills--Vista
26. *TOWER OF STRENGTH Gene McDaniels-Liberty
27. *HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET 16 Neil Sedaka-RCA Victor
28. THE FLY Chubby Checker-Parkway
29. CANDY MAN Roy Orbison-Monument
30. *HIT THE ROAD JACK Ray Charles-ABC/Par
31. I WANNA THANK YOU Bobby Rydell-Cameo
32. YOUR MA SAID YOU CRIED Kenny Dino--Musicor
33. *I WONDER The Pentagons-Jamie
34. TOWN WITHOUT PITY Gene Pitney-Musicor
35. I DON'T KNOW WHY Linda Scott-Con-Am
36. *TAKE FIVE Dave Brubeck-Columbia
37. THIS TIME Troy Shondell-Liberty
38. WALK ON BY Leroy Van Dyke-Mercury
39. SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN Dinah Washington-Mercury
40. *AND THEN CAME LOVE Ed Town send-Challenge

*RECORDS FIRST HEARD ON KFWB

FAVORITE ALBUMS

1. Judy at Carnegie Hall--Judy Garland-Capitol
2. Behind the Button Down Mind--Bob Newhart-Warner Brothers
3. I Remember Tommy--Frank Sinatra-Reprise
4. Breakfast at Tiffany's--Henry Mancini-RCA Victor
5. A Personal Appearance--Shelley Berman-Verve

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
4
2
3
10
6
5
18
8
10
7
17
25
12
15
9
Debut
22
13
19
28
26
31
29
21
23
36
24
20
33
27
Debut
32
18
Debut
14
16
Encore
39
Debut