KFWB

FABULOUS FORTY SURVEY

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 9, 1959

Survey courtesy Richard Williams

TW											LW

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

*RECORDS HEARD FIRST ON KFWB

FAVORITE ALBUMS

1.  Inside Shelly Berman			Shelly Berman--Verve
2.  Afro-Desia					Martin Denny--Liberty
3.  Exotica #1					Martin Denny--Liberty
4.  Gigi					MST--MGM
5.  Peter Gunn					TVST--Victor

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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