KFWB

FABULOUS FORTY SURVEY

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 6, 1958

Survey courtesy Joe Richardson

TW											LW

 1. *DONNA					Ritchie Valens--Delfi			 1
 2.  TOM DOOLEY					Kingston Trio--Capitol			 2
 3.  BEEP BEEP					Playmates--Roulette			 3
 4. *I GOT STUNG				Pvt. Elvis Presley--Victor		 4
 5.  THE DAY THE RAINS CAME			Jane Morgan--Kapp			10
 6.  THE END					Earl Grant--Decca			11
 7.  TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM			Teddy Bears--Dore			 6
 8.  TEA FOR TWO CHA CHA			Tommy Dorsey Orch.--Decca		14
 9.  THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC			Keely Smith & Louie Prima--Capitol	 7
10.  QUEEN OF THE HOP				Bobby Darin--Atco			18
11. *PROBLEMS					Everly Bros.--Cadence			19
12.  IT'S ALL IN THE GAME			Tommy Edwards--MGM			 9
13. *LA BOMBA					Ritchie Valens--Delfi			24
14. *MR. GRILLON				Geo. Garabedian Players--Mark		16
15. *I GOT A FEELING				Ricky Nelson--Imperial			13
16.  TOPSY (PART II)				Cozy Cole--Love			 	 5
17.  IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE			Conway Twittie*--MGM			 8
18.  THE CHIPMUNK SONG				David Seville--Liberty		       New
19. *MR. SUCCESS				Frank Sinatra--Capitol			17
20.  POOR BOY					Royaltones--Jubilee			23
21. *LETTER TO AN ANGEL				Jimmy Clanton--Ace			26
22. *NON DIMENTICAR				Nat "King" Cole--Capitol		21
23.  CHANTILLY LACE				Big Bopper--Mercury			12
24.  I'LL WAIT FOR YOU				Frankie Avalon--Chancellor		15
25.  LOVE IS ALL WE NEED			Tommy Edwards--MGM			36
26. *ALMOST IN YOUR ARMS			Johnny Nash--ABC/Par			22
27. *I'LL REMEMBER TONIGHT			Pat Boone--Dot				29
28.  COUNT EVERY STAR				Rivieras--Coed				20
29.  BIMBOMBEY					Jimmy Rogers--Roulette			37
30.  WALKING ALONE				Diamonds--Mercury			35
31. *CALL ME					Johnny Mathis--Columbia			25
32.  CANNONBALL					Duane Eddy--Jamie			33
33.  WIGGLE WIGGLE				Accents--Brunswick		       New
34.  ONE NIGHT					Pvt. Elvis Presley--Victor	       New
35.  LONESOME TOWN				Ricky Nelson--Imperial			40
36.  THERE GOES MY HEART			Joni James--MGM				39
37.  I WANT TO BE HAPPY CHA CHA			Tommy Dorsey Orch.--Decca	       New
38.  FALLIN'					Connie Francis--MGM			27
39. *COQUETTE					Fats Domino--Imperial			34
40.  GUAGLIONE					Prez Prado--Victor			32

RECORDS HEARD FIRST ON KFWB

FAVORITE ALBUMS

1.  Only The Lonely				Frank Sinatra--Capitol
2.  Cole Espanole				Nat "King" Cole--Capitol
3.  Concert In Rhythm				Ray Conniff--Columbia
4.  Johnny's Greatest Hits			Johnny Mathis--Columbia
5.  King Creole					Elvis Presley--Victor

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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*On #17, the still can't spell Conway's last name right.