KFWB

FABULOUS FORTY SURVEY

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 23, 1959

Survey courtesy Richard Williams

TW											LW

 1.  HAPPY ORGAN				Dave Cortez--Clock			 1
 2.  KANSAS CITY				Wilbert Harrison--Fury			 3
 3. *QUIET VILLAGE				Martin Denny--Liberty			 4
 4. *A TEENAGER IN LOVE				Dion & The Belmonts--Laurie		 6
 5. *KOOKIE KOOKIE				Ed Byrnes--Warner Bros.			 5
 6.  SORRY, I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME		Impalas--Cub				 2
 7.  DREAM LOVER				Bobby Darin--Atco			 8
 8.  BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS			Johnny Horton--Columbia			35
 9.  BONGO ROCK					Preston Epps--Original			11
10.  GIDGET					Jimmy Darren--Col Pix			14
11.  GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE			The Virtues--Hunt			 7
12.  ONLY YOU					Frank Pourcell--Capitol			22
13.  TURN ME LOOSE				Fabian--Chancellor			10
14. *WONDERFUL LOVABLE YOU			Teddy Bears--Dore			15
15. *PERSONALITY				Lloyd Price--ABC/Para			34
16. *POOR JENNY					Everly Bros.--Cadence			19
17. *LITTLE BOY BLUE				Huelyn Duvall--Challenge		17
18.  SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU			Skyliners--Atco				 9
19.  SO FINE					The Fiestas--Old Town			31
20.  GOODBYE, JIMMY, GOODBYE			Kathy Linden--Felsted			26
21. *IN THE VALLEY OF LOVE			Harry Simeone--20th Fox			18
22. *THAT'S WHY					Jackie Wilson--Brunswick		20
23.  PINK SHOE LACES				Dodie Stevens--Crystallette		13
24.  VENUS					Frankie Avalon--Chancellor		12
25.  COME SOFTLY TO ME				Fleetwoods--Dolphin			16
26. *I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT			Pfc. Elvis Presley--RCA/Victor		28
27.  SEA CRUISE					Frankie Ford--Ace			21
28. *A FOOL SUCH AS I				Pfc. Elvis Presley--RCA/Victor		29
29.  ENDLESSLY					Brook Benton--Mercury			36
30. *FOR A PENNY				Pat Boone--Dot				40
31. *BAD					Cozy Cole--Love				33
32. *TELL HIM NO				Travis & Bob--Sandy			24
33. *NEVER BE ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU		Ricky Nelson--Imperial			25
34.  EVERYBODY LOVES TO CHA CHA CHA		Sam Cooke--Keen				23
35. *HALLELUJAH I LOVE HIM SO			Peggy Lee--Capitol		       New
36.  I MISS YOU SO				Paul Anka--ABC/Para			30
37.  I MUST BE DREAMING				Nat "King" Cole--Capitol		37
38.  SIX NIGHTS A WEEK				Crests--Coed				27
39.  THERE'S NO SUCH THING			Jimmy Darren--Col Pix		       New
40. *SWEET CHILE				Sheb Wooley--MGM		       New

*RECORDS HEARD FIRST ON KFWB

FAVORITE ALBUMS

1. Exotica #1					Martin Denny--Liberty
2. Inside Shelley Berman			Shelley Berman--Verve
3. Look To Your Heart				Frank Sinatra--Capitol
4. At The Hungry I				Kingston Trio--Capitol
5. Gigi						MST/MGM

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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