KFWB

FABULOUS FORTY SURVEY

FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 6, 1958

Survey courtesy Joe Richardson

TW											LW

 1.  LITTLE STAR				The Elegants--Apt			 1
 2.  Nel Blue Di Pinto Di Blu			Domenico Modugno--Decca			 2
 3. *Bird Dog					Everly Bros.--Cadence			 5
 4.  Patricia					Prez Prado--Victor			 3
 5.  One Summer Night				Danleers--Mercury			 4
 6.  Just A Dream				Jimmy Clanton--Ace			 6
 7.  You Cheated				The Shields--Tender			 9
 8. *Are You Really Mine			Jimmy Rodgers--Roulette			15
 9.  My True Love				Jack Scott--Carleton			 7
10.  Everybody Loves A Lover			Doris Day--Columbia			 8
11.  Come Closer To Me				Nat "King" Cole--Capitol		10
12.  Born Too Late				Pony Tails--ABC/Para			28
13.  Ginger Bread				Frankie Avalon--Chancellor		13
14.  King Creole				Pvt. Elvis Presley--Victor		14
15.  Fever					Peggy Lee--Capitol			12
16.  Summertime Blues				Eddie Cochran--Liberty			31
17. *How The Time Flies				Jerry Wallace--Challenge		11
18.  It's All In The Game			Tommy Edwards--MGM			33
19. *Come On Let's Go				Ricky Valance (mistake)--Delfi		20
20.  Lazy Summer Night				Four Preps--Capitol			25
21. *Suzie Darlin'				Robin Luke--Dot				27
22.  Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes		Bobby Freeman--Josie			24
23. *Poor Little Fool				Ricky Nelson--Imperial			19
24.  Tea For Two Cha Cha			Tommy Dorsey--Decca			40
25.  When					Kalin Twins--Decca			21
26.  King Creole Vol. #2			Pvt. Elvis Presley--Victor		22
27. *If Dreams Came True			Pat Boone--Dot				29
28. *Near You					Rodger Williams--Kapp			38
29.  Volare					Dean Martin--Capitol			16
30.  Western Movies				Olympics--Demon				18
31.  Rockin' Robin				Bobby Day--Class		       New
32. *Splish Splash				Bobby Darin--Atco			17
33.  Ram Rod					Duane Eddy--Jamie		       New
34. *La Paloma					Billy Vaughn--Dot			34
35.  Tears On My Pillow				The Imperials--End		       New
36. *Delicious					Jim Backus--Jubilee			32
37. *Love's A Funny Little Game			Vogues--Dot			       New
38.  Dance, Everyone, Dance			Betty Madigan--Coral		       New
39.  Devoted To You				Everly Bros.--Cadence		       New
40. *Tears From My Heart			Thurston Harris--Alladin	       New

*RECORDS HEARD FIRST ON KFWB

FAVORITE ALBUMS

1. Las Vegas Prima Style			Louis Prima--Capitol
2. Johnny's Greatest Hits			Johnny Mathis--Columbia
3. Taboo					Arthur Lyman--Hi Fi
4. Elvis' Golden Records			Pvt. Elvis Presley--Victor
5. Stardust					Pat Boone--Dot

Mistakes from original survey preserved.

This survey is compiled each week by radio station KFWB, Los Angeles, California, from reports
of record sales gathered from all leading retail outlets in the Los Angeles area and reports from
the Al Jarvis "Committee of 500". This Survey is a true, accurate and unbiased account.

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