KFWB

Fabulous Forty Survey

FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 1, 1961

Survey courtesy Scott Stevens

 
THIS
WEEK		 LAST WEEK

  1. *MOON RIVER Henry Mancini-RCA Victor
  2. *GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD James Darren-Colpix
  3. THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT The Tokens-RCA Victor 
  4. LET'S GO TRIPPIN' Dick Dale-Deltone 
  5. *RUN TO HIM Bobby Vee-Liberty 
  6. *BIG BAD JOHN Jimmy Dean-Columbia 
  7. *PLEASE MR. POSTMAN The Marvelettes-TamIa 
  8. IT WILL STAND The Showmen-Minit
  9. *RUNAROUND SUE Dion-Laurie 
10. THERE'S NO OTHER LIKE MY BABY The Crystals-Philles 
11. *TONIGHT Ferrante & Teicher-United Artists 
12. *HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET 16 Neil Sedaka-RCA Victor 
13. TILL The Angels--Caprice 
14. YOU'RE THE REASON Bobby Edwards--Crest 
15. *CRAZY Patsy Cline-Decca 
16 *BRISTOL STOMP The Dovells-Parkway 
17. *CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE Elvis Presley-RCA Victor 
18. FOOL # 1 Brenda Lee-Decca 
19. LANGUAGE OF LOVE John D. Loudermilk-RCA Victor 
20. WALK ON BY Leroy Van Dyke-Mercury 
21. *A WONDER, LIKE YOU Ricky Nelson--Imperial
22. *UP A LAZY RIVER Si Zentnar-Liberty
23. THE TWIST Chubby Checker-Parkway
24. YOUR MA SAID YOU CRIED Kenny Dino-Musicor
25. I DON'T KNOW WHY Linda Scott-Can-Am
26. *TRADE WINDS Aki Aleong-Reprise
27. *FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Jimmy Elledge-RCA Victor
28. TOWN WITHOUT PITY Gene Pitney--Musicor
29. *HEARTACHE'S The Marcels-Colpix
30. THE FLY Chubby Checker-Parkway
31. I UNDERSTAND The G-Clefs-Terrace
32. SOMETIME Gene Thomas-United Artists
33. SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN Dinah Washington--Mercury
34. *LITTLE BITTY TEAR Burl Ives-Decca
35. IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY James Ray-Caprice
36. *WHEN I FALL IN LOVE The Lettermen-Capitol
37. *WHEN THE BOY IN YOUR ARMS Connie Francis-MGM
38. *AND THEN CAME LOVE Ed Townsend-Challenge
39. JUST OUT OF REACH Solomon Burke-Atlantic
40. LET THERE BE DRUMS Sandy Nelson-Imperial

*RECORDS FIRST HEARD ON KFWB

FAVORITE ALBUMS

1. BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S Henry Mancini-RCA Victor
2. I REMEMBER TOMMY Frank Sinatra-Reprise
3. TIME OUT Dave Brubeck-Columbia
4. JUDY AT CARNEGIE HALL Judy Garland-Capitol
5. BEHIND THE BUTTON DOWN MIND Bob Newhart-Warner Bros.

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

KFWB 1961 index
2
1
Debut
5
8
3
4
6
7
18
10
27
13
17
15
11
Debut
12
16
38
19
14
Encore
32
35
20
24
34
21
28
22
9
39
Debut
Debut
Debut
Debut
40
Debut
Debut