KFWB

FABULOUS FORTY SURVEY

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 16, 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.  KANSAS CITY				Wilbert Harrison--Fury			 7
 4. *QUIET VILLAGE				Martin Denny--Liberty			 3
 5. *KOOKIE KOOKIE				Ed Byrnes--Warner Bros.			 4
 6. *A TEENAGER IN LOVE				Dion & The Belmonts--Laurie		10
 7.  GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE			The Virtues--Hunt			 5
 8.  DREAM LOVER				Bobby Darin--Atco			16
 9.  SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU			Skyliners--Calico			 6
10.  TURN ME LOOSE				Fabian--Chancellor			12
11.  BONGO ROCK					Preston Epps--Original			23
12.  VENUS					Frankie Avalon--Chancellor		 8
13.  PINK SHOE LACES				Dodie Stevens--Crysallette		14
14.  GIDGET					Jimmy Darren--Col Pix			36
15. *WONDERFUL LOVABLE YOU			Teddy Bears--Dore			39
16.  COME SOFTLY TO ME				Fleetwoods--Dolphin			15
17. *LITTLE BOY BLUE				Huelyn Duvall--Challenge		22
18. *IN THE VALLEY OF LOVE			Harry Simeone--20th Fox			28
19. *POOR JENNY					Everly Bros.--Cadence			 9
20. *THAT'S WHY					Jackie Wilson--Brunswick		18
21.  SEA CRUISE					Frankie Ford--Ace			11
22.  ONLY YOU					Frank Pourcell--Capitol			34
23.  EVERYBODY LOVES TO CHA CHA CHA		Sam Cooke--Keen				19
24. *TELL HIM NO				Travis & Bob--Sandy			17
25. *NEVER BE ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU		Ricky Nelson--Imperial			20
26.  GOODBYE, JIMMY, GOODBYE			Kathy Linden--Felsted			32
27.  SIX NIGHTS A WEEK				Crests--Coed				38
28. *I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT			Pfc. Elvis Presley--Victor		13
29. *A FOOL SUCH AS I				Pfc. Elvis Presley--Victor		21
30. *I MISS YOU SO				Paul Anka--ABC/Para			24
31.  SO FINE					The Fiestas--Old Town		       New
32.  I'VE HAD IT				Bell Notes--Time			35
33. *BAD					Cozy Cole--Love				26
34. *PERSONALITY				Lloyd Price--ABC/Para		       New
35.  BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS			Johnny Horton--Columbia		       New
36.  ENDLESSLY					Brook Benton--Mercury			37
37.  I MUST BE DREAMING				Nat "King" Cole--Capitol	       New
38. *GUESS WHO					Jesse Belvin--RCA Victor		33
39.  77 SUNSET STRIP				Frank Ortega--Jubilee			--
40. *FOR A PENNY				Pat Boone--Dot			       New

*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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