KFWB

FABULOUS FORTY SURVEY

FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 11, 1959

Survey courtesy Richard Williams

TW											LW

 1.  VENUS					Frankie Avalon--Chancellor		 1
 2.  SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU			Skyliners--Calico			 4
 3.  COME SOFTLY TO ME				Fleetwoods--Dolphine			 2
 4.  PINK SHOE LACES				Dodie Stevens--Crystalettes		 3
 5.  SEA CRUISE					Frankie Ford--Ace			11
 6.  I'VE HAD IT				Bell Notes--Time			 5
 7. *I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT			Pfc. Elvis Presley--RCA Victor		10
 8.  NEVER BE ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU		Ricky Nelson--Imperial			 7
 9. *HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG			Andy Williams--Cadence			 6
10. *GUESS WHO					Jesse Belvin--RCA Victor		 8
11. *MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN		Tommy Edwards--MGM			 9
12.  IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME			Brook Benton--Mercury			12
13. *CHARLIE BROWN				Coasters--Atco				15
14.  MAY YOU ALWAYS				McGuire Sisters--Coral			13
15. *WHERE WERE YOU				Lloyd Price--ABC/Para			22
16. *ALVIN'S HARMONICA				David Seville--Liberty			16
17. *PETER GUNN					Ray Anthony--Capitol			17
18.  (SORRY) I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME		Impalas--Cub			       New
19. *WANG DANG TAFFY APPLE TANGO		Pat Boone--Dot				23
20.  TALL PAUL					Annette--Disneyland			19
21. *POOR JENNY					Everly Bros.--Cadence		       New
22. *THAT'S WHY					Jackie Wilson--Brunswick	       New
23.  EVERYBODY LOVES TO CHA CHA CHA		Sam Cooke--Keen				40
24.  I CRIED A TEAR				La Verne Baker--Atlantic		14
25. *THAT'S MY LITTLE SUZIE			Ritchie Valens--Del-Fi			30
26. *A FOOL SUCH AS I				Pfc. Elvis Presley--RCA Victor		29
27.  77 SUNSET STRIP				Don Ralke--Warner Bros.			26
28. *PETER GUNN					Henry Mancini--RCA Victor		31
29.  LONELY TEARDROPS				Jackie Wilson--Brunswick		20
30. *CHILDREN'S MARCHING SONG			Cyril Stapleton--London			39
31.  MY HEART SINGS				Paul Anka--ABC/Para			21
32.  GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE			The Virtues--Hunt		       New
33. *TIJUANA JAIL				Kingston Trio--Capitol			25
34. *TRAGEDY					Thomas Wayne--Fernwood			18
35.  HANGING TREE				Marty Robbins--Columbia		       New
36.  HAPPY ORGAN				Dave Cortez--Clock		       New
37. *QUIET VILLAGE				Martin Denny--Liberty		       New
38. *A TOUCH OF PINK				Jerry Wallace--Challenge		35
39. *SOME ONE					Johnny Mathis--Columbia		       New
40.  TURN ME LOOSE				Fabian--Chancellor			37

*RECORDS HEARD FIRST ON KFWB			Mistakes preserved from original survey

FAVORITE ALBUMS

1. Peter Gunn					TVST--Victor
2. Come Dance With Me				Frank Sinatra--Capitol
3. Open Fire, Two Guitars			Johnny Mathis--Columbia
4. At The Hungry I				Kingston Trio--Capitol
5. The Flower Drum Song				OBC--Columbia

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. 
This Survey is a true, accurate and unbiased account.

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