KFWB

FABULOUS FORTY SURVEY

FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 6, 1959

Survey courtesy Richard Williams

TW											LW

 1.  BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS			Johnny Horton--Columbia			 1
 2.  KANSAS CITY				Wilbert Harrison--Fury			 3
 3.  HAPPY ORGAN				Dave Cortez--Clock			 2
 4. *PERSONALITY				Lloyd Price--ABC/Para			10
 5.  DREAM LOVER				Bobby Darin--Atco			 5
 6. *A TEENAGER IN LOVE				Dion & The Belmonts--Laurie		 7
 7.  GIDGET					Jimmy Darren--Col Pix			11
 8. *QUIET VILLAGE				Martin Denny--Liberty			 4
 9. *KOOKIE KOOKIE				Ed Byrnes--Warner Bros.			 6
10.  SO FINE					The Fiestas--Old Town			12
11.  BONGO ROCK					Preston Epps--Original			 9
12.  ONLY YOU					Frank Pourcell--Capitol			15
13.  GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE			The Virtues--Hunt			13
14.  SORRY, I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME		Impalas--Cub				 8
15. *WONDERFUL LOVABLE YOU			Teddy Bears--Dore			17
16. *A BOY WITHOUT A GIRL			Frankie Avalon--Chancellor		31
17. *SWEET CHILE				Sheb Wooley--MGM			29
18.  GOODBYE, JIMMY, GOODBYE			Kathy Linden--Felsted			20
19. *LITTLE BOY BLUE				Huelyn Duvall--Challenge		18
20.  TURN ME LOOSE				Fabian--Chancellor			14
21. *LONELY BOY					Paul Anka--ABC/Para			25
22. *ALONG CAME JONES				Coasters--Atco				34
23.  ENDLESSLY					Brook Benton--Mercury			19
24. *POOR JENNY					Everly Bros.--Cadence			16
25.  I'M READY					Fats Domino--Imperial		       New
26. *I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU			The Flamingos--End		       New
27.  I MUST BE DREAMING				Nat "King" Cole--Capitol		33
28.  SIX NIGHTS A WEEK				Crest--Coed				22
29.  TALLAHASSIE LASSIE				Freddy Cannon--Swan		       New
30.  THERE IS SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND		Big Jay McNeely--Swinging		--
31.  SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU			Skyliners--Calico			21
32.  LIKE YOUNG					Andre Previn & David Rose--MGM	       New
33.  SUSIE JONES				Nortones--Warner Bros.		       New
34. *THAT'S WHY					Jackie Wilson--Brunswick		23
35. *IN THE VALLEY OF LOVE			Harry Simeone--20th Fox			24
36.  PINK SHOE LACES				Dodie Stevens--Crystallette		27
37. *FRANKIE					Connie Francis--MGM		       New
38. *THIS I SWEAR				Skyliners--Calico		       New
39.  THERE IS NO SUCH THING			Jimmy Darren--Col Pix			--
40. *JUDY					David Seville--Liberty		       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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