KFWB

FABULOUS FORTY SURVEY

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 2, 1959

Survey courtesy Richard Williams

TW											LW

 1.  HAPPY ORGAN				Dave Cortez--Clock			 7
 2.  SORRY (I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME)		Impalas--Cub				 4
 3. *QUIET VILLAGE				Martin Denny--Liberty			 8
 4.  SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU			Skyliners--Calico			 3
 5.  VENUS					Frankie Avalon--Chancellor		 1
 6.  SEA CRUISE					Frankie Ford--Ace			 2
 7. *POOR JENNY					Everly Bros.--Cadence			11
 8.  COME SOFTLY TO ME				Fleetwoods--Dolphin			 6
 9.  GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE			The Virtues--Hunt			16
10. *KOOKIE KOOKIE				Ed Byrnes--Warner Bros.			32
11. *I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT			Pfc. Elvis Presley--RCA Victor		10
12. *THAT'S WHY					Jackie Wilson--Brunswick		13
13.  PINK SHOE LACES				Dodie Stevens--Crystalette		 5
14.  TURN ME LOOSE				Fabian--Chancellor			19
15. *NEVER BE ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU		Ricky Nelson--Imperial			12
16.  EVERYBODY LOVES TO CHA CHA CHA		Sam Cooke--Keen				17
17.  I'VE HAD IT				Bell Notes--Time			 9
18. *WANG DANG TAFFY APPLE TANGO		Pat Boone--Dot				15
19. *TELL HIM NO				Travis & Bob--Sandy			20
20. *A FOOL SUCH AS I				Pfc. Elvis Presley--RCA Victor		18
21.  KANSAS CITY				Wilbert Harrison--Fury		       New
22. *LITTLE BOY BLUE				Huelyn Duvall--Challenge	       New
23. *HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG			Andy Williams--Cadence			14
24. *GUESS WHO					Jesse Belvin--RCA Victor		21
25. *I MISS YOU SO				Paul Anka--ABC/Para			24
26.  IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME			Brook Benton--Mercury			25
27. *A TEENAGER IN LOVE				Dion & the Belmonts--Laurie	       New
28. *TIJUANA JAIL				Kingston Trio--Capitol			29
29. *SOMEONE					Johnny Mathis--Columbia			22
30.  77 SUNSET STRIP				Don Ralke--Warner Bros.			23
31. *BAD					Cozy Cole--Love				31
32. *IN THE VALLEY OF LOVE			Harry Simeone--20th Fox			35
33.  MAY YOU ALWAYS				McGuire Sisters--Coral			26
34. *THAT'S MY LITTLE SUSIE			Ritchie Valens--Del-Fi			27
35.  THERE IS SOMETHING ON MY MIND		Big Jay McNeely--Swingin'	       New
36.  DREAM LOVER				Bobby Darin--Atco		       New
37.  SIX NIGHTS A WEEK				Crests--Coed				36
38. *A TOUCH OF PINK				Jerry Wallace--Challenge		38
39.  GOODBYE, JIMMY, GOODBYE			Kathy Linden--London		       New
40.  ONLY YOU					Frank Pourcell--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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