KFWB

FABULOUS FORTY SURVEY

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 20, 1958

Survey courtesy Joe Richardson

TW											LW

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

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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