KFWB

FABULOUS FORTY SURVEY

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 30, 1959

Survey courtesy Richard Williams

TW											LW

 1.  BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS			Johnny Horton--Columbia			 8
 2.  HAPPY ORGAN				Dave Cortez--Clock			 1
 3.  KANSAS CITY				Wilbert Harrison--Fury			 2
 4. *QUIET VILLAGE				Martin Denny--Liberty			 3
 5.  DREAM LOVER				Bobby Darin--Atco			 7
 6. *KOOKIE KOOKIE				Ed Byrnes--Warner Bros.			 5
 7. *A TEENAGER IN LOVE				Dion & The Belmonts--Laurie		 4
 8.  SORRY, I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME		Impalas--Cub				 6
 9.  BONGO ROCK					Preston Epps--Original			 9
10. *PERSONALITY				Lloyd Price--ABC/Para			15
11.  GIDGET					Jimmy Darren--Col Pix			10
12.  SO FINE					The Fiestas--Old Town			19
13.  GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE			The Virtues--Hunt			11
14.  TURN ME LOOSE				Fabian--Chancellor			13
15.  ONLY YOU					Frank Pourcell--Capitol			12
16. *POOR JENNY					Everly Bros.--Cadence			16
17. *WONDERFUL LOVABLE YOU			Teddy Bears--Dore			14
18. *LITTLE BOY BLUE				Huelyn Duvall--Challenge		17
19.  ENDLESSLY					Brook Benton--Mercury			29
20.  GOODBYE, JIMMY, GOODBYE			Kathy Linden--Felsted			20
21.  SINE I DON'T HAVE YOU			Skyliners--Atco				18
22.  SIX NIGHTS A WEEK				Crests--Coed				38
23. *THAT'S WHY					Jackie Wilson--Brunswick		22
24. *IN THE VALLEY OF LOVE			Harry Simeone--20th Fox			21
25. *LONELY BOY					Paul Anka--ABC/Para		       New
26.  VENUS					Frankie Avalon--Chancellor		24
27.  PINK SHOE LACES				Dodie Stevens--Crystallette		23
28.  SEA CRUISE					Frankie Ford--Ace			27
29. *SWEET CHILE				Sheb Wooley--MGM			40
30. *BAD					Cozy Cole--Love				31
31. *A BOY WITHOUT A GIRL			Frankie Avalon--Chancellor	       New
32.  COME SOFTLY TO ME				Fleetwoods--Dolphin			25
33.  I MUST BE DREAMING				Nat "King" Cole--Capitol		37
34. *ALONG CAME JONES				Coasters--Atco			       New
35. *I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT			Pfc. Elvis Presley--RCA Victor		26
36. *A FOOL SUCH AS I				Pfc. Elvis Presley--RCA Victor		28
37.  I MISS YOU SO				Paul Anka--ABC/Para			36
38. *NEVER BE ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU		Ricky Nelson--Imperial			33
39.  TAKE A MESSAGE TO MARY			Everly Bros.--Cadence		       New
40. *TELL HIM NO				Travis & Bob--Sandy			32

*RECORDS HEARD FIRST ON KFWB			Note label mistake on #21. Should be Calico
						Group would later be on Atco.
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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