KFWB

FABULOUS FORTY SURVEY

FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 25, 1959

Survey courtesy Richard Williams

TW											LW

 1.  VENUS					Frankie Avalon--Chancellor		 1
 2.  SEA CRUISE					Frankie Ford--Ace			 4
 3.  SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU			Skyliners--Calico			 2
 4.  SORRY (I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME)		Impalas--Cub				 8
 5.  PINK SHOE LACES				Dodie Stevens--Crystallete		 5
 6.  COME SOFTLY TO ME				Fleetwoods--Dolphin			 3
 7.  HAPPY ORGAN				Dave Cortez--Clock			19
 8. *QUIET VILLAGE				Martin Denny--Liberty			15
 9.  I'VE HAD IT				Bell Notes--Time			 6
10. *I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT			Pfc. Elvis Presley--RCA Victor		 7
11. *POOR JENNY					Everly Bros.--Cadence			11
12. *NEVER BE ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU		Ricky Nelson--Imperial			 9
13. *THAT'S WHY					Jackie Wilson--Brunswick		13
14. *HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG			Andy Williams--Cadence			10
15. *WANG DANG TAFFY APPLE TANGO		Pat Boone--Dot				19
16.  GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE			The Virtues--Hunt			32
17.  EVERYBODY LOVES TO CHA CHA CHA		Sam Cooke--Keen				16
18. *A FOOL SUCH AS I				Pfc. Elvis Presley--RCA Victor		28
19.  TURN ME LOOSE				Fabian--Chancellor			25
20. *TELL HIM NO				Travis & Bob--Sandy			29
21. *GUESS WHO					Jesse Belvin--RCA Victor		12
22. *SOMEONE					Johnny Mathis--Columbia			39
23.  77 SUNSET STRIP				Don Ralke--Warner Bros.			21
24. *I MISS YOU SO				Paul Anka--ABC/Para			38
25.  IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME			Brook Benton--Mercury			14
26.  MAY YOU ALWAYS				McGuire Sisters--Coral			17
27. *THAT'S MY LITTLE SUSIE			Ritchie Valens--Del-Fi			30
28. *PETER GUNN					Ray Anthony--Capitol			26
29. *TIJUANA JAIL				Kingston Trio--Capitol			36
30.  77 SUNSET STRIP				Frank Ortega--Jubilee			--
31.  BAD					Cozy Cole--Love				34
32. *KOOKIE KOOKIE				Ed Byrnes--Warner Bros.		       New
33. *ALVIN'S HARMONICA				David Seville--Liberty			23
34. *CHARLIE BROWN				Coasters--Atco				22
35.  IN THE VALLEY OF LOVE			Harry Simone--20th Fox			37
36.  SIX NIGHTS A WEEK				Crests--Coed			       New
37. *MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN		Tommy Edwards--MGM			24
38. *A TOUCH OF PINK				Jerry Wallace--Challenge		40
39. *TALK OF THE SCHOOL				Sonny James--Capitol		       New
40.  WALKING TO MOTHERS				Ray Anthony--Capitol		       New

*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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