KFWB

Fabulous Forty Survey

FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 22, 1961

Survey courtesy Scott Stevens

 
THIS
WEEK		 LAST
WEEK
  1. THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT--THE TOKENS-RCA VICTOR 
  2. *CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE Elvis Presley-RCA Victor
  3. THE TWIST/TWISTIN' U.S.A. Chubby Checker-Parkway
  4. *MOON RIVER Henry Mancini-RCA Victor
  5. *RUN TO HIM Bobby Vee-Liberty
  6. *HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET 16 Neil Sedaka-RCA Victor
  7. *LITTLE BITTY TEAR Burl Ives-Decca
  8. LET THERE BE DRUMS Sandy Nelson-Imperial
  9. *GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD James Darren-Colpix
10. THERE'S NO OTHER LIKE MY BABY The Crystals-Philles
11. WALK ON BY Leroy Van Dyke Mercury
12. I KNOW Barbara George-A.F.O.
13. IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY James Ray-Caprice
14. YOU'RE THE REASON Bobby Edwards--Crest
15. LET'S GO TRIPPIN' Dick Dale-Deltone
16. *PLEASE MR. POSTMAN The Marvelettes-Tamla
17. *WHEN I FALL IN LOVE The Lettermen---Capitol
18. TOWN WITHOUT PITY Gene Pitney-Musicor
19. I DON'T KNOW WHY Linda Scott--Can-Am
20. YOUR MA SAID YOU CRIED Kenny Dino--Musicor
21. *BABY IT'S YOU The Shirelles-Scepter
22. PEPPERMINT TWIST Joey Doe & Starlighters-Roulette
23. *WHEN THE BOY IN YOUR ARMS Connie Francis-MGM
24. UNCHAIN MY HEART Ray Charles-ABC/Par
25. *BRISTOL STOMP The Dovells-Parkway
26. MOMENTS TO REMEMBER Jennell Hawkins-Amazon
27. TIL' The Angels-Caprice
28. TONIGHT Ferrante & Teicher-United Artists
29. REVENGE Brook Benton-Mercury
30. *BIG BAD JOHN Jimmy Dean-Columbia
31. JUST OUT OF REACH Solomon Burke-Atlantic
32. *AND THEN CAME LOVE Ed Townsend-Challenge
33. CRAZY Patsy Cline -Decca
34. *POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES Frank Sinatra-Reprise
35. *JINGLE BELL ROCK Bobby Rydell-Chubby Checker-Cameo
36. *SMALL SAD SAM Phil McLean-Versatile
37. *FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Jimmy Elledge-RCA Victor
38. DUKE OF EARL Gene Chandler-Veejay
39. FOOL #1 Brenda Lee--Decca
40. IT WILL STAND The Showmen-Minit

*RECORDS FIRST HEARD ON KFWB

FAVORITE ALBUMS

1. BLUE HAWAII Elvis Presley-RCA Victor
2. THE SOUPY SALES SHOW Soupy Sales-Reprise
3. BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S Henry Mancini-RCA Victor
4. YOUR TWIST PARTY Chubby Checker-Parkway
5. CAMELOT--OBC-Columbia

This survey Is compiled each week by radio station KFWB, Los Angeles, Callfornla. 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 1961 index

1
2
5/32
3
6
9
8
12
4
10
11
36
25
14
7
15
20
18
16
13
40
31
29
35
21
Debut
19
17
30
22
26
34
24
Debut
38
Debut
27
Debut
28
23