KFWB

FABULOUS FORTY SURVEY

FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 20, 1959

Survey courtesy Richard Williams

TW											LW

 1.  BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS			Johnny Horton--Columbia			 1
 2. *PERSONALITY				Lloyd Price--ABC/Para			 3
 3.  DREAM LOVER				Bobby Darin--Atco			 4
 4.  KANSAS CITY				Wilbert Harrison--Fury			 2
 5. *I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU			Flamingos--End				15
 6. *LONELY BOY					Paul Anka--ABC/Para			14
 7. *A BOY WITHOUT A GIRL			Frankie Avalon--Chancellor		11
 8.  HAPPY ORGAN				Dave Cortez--Clock			 5
 9.  SO FINE					The Fiestas--Old Town			 9
10. *A TEENAGER IN LOVE				Dion & The Belmonts--Laurie		 6
11. *KOOKIE KOOKIE				Ed Byrnes--Warner Bros.			10
12.  TALLAHASSIE LASSIE				Freddie Cannon--Swan			20
13.  GIDGET					Jimmy Darren--Col Pix			 7
14. *ALONG CAME JONES				Coasters--Atco				16
15. *QUIET VILLAGE				Martin Denny--Liberty			 8
16.  BONGO ROCK					Preston Epps--Original			12
17. *FRANKIE					Connie Francis--MGM			23
18.  ONLY YOU					Frank Pourcell--Capitol			13
19. *THIS I SWEAR				Skyliners--Calico			31
20.  I'M READY					Fats Domino--Imperial			30
21.  LIKE YOUNG					Andre Previn & David Rose--MGM		33
22.  SORRY, I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME		Impalas--Cub				19
23. *SWEET CHILE				Sheb Wooley--MGM			22
24.  GOODBYE, JIMMY, GOODBYE			Kathy Linden--Felsted			18
25.  I MUST BE DREAMING				Nat "King" Cole--Capitol		38
26. *HIGH HOPES					Frank Sinatra--Capitol		       New
27.  GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE			The Virtues--Hunt			17
28.  I'LL BE SATISFIED				Jackie Wilson--Brunswick	       New
29. *THE WONDER OF YOU				Ray Peterson--RCA Victor		40
30.  ENDLESSLY					Brook Benton--Mercury			25
31.  I'VE COME OF AGE				Billy Storm--Columbia			26
32.  SO CLOSE					Brook Benton--Mercury		       New
33.  THERE'S NO SUCH THING			Jimmy Darren--Col Pix			32
34.  YOU'RE SO FINE				Falcons--Unart			       New
35.  TURN ME LOOSE				Fabian--Chancellor			20
36. *BABY TALK					Jan & Dean--Dore		       New
37. *LITTLE BOY BLUE				Huelyn Duvall--Challenge		24
38. *FIVE PENNIES				Dodie Stevens--Crystallette		37
39.  WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES		Dinah Washington--Mercury	       New
40. *RING A LING A LARIO			Jimmy Rodgers--Roulette			28

*RECORDS FIRST HEARD ON KFWB

FAVORITE ALBUMS

1. EXOTICA #1					Martin Denny--Liberty
2. Peter Gunn, Vol. 2				T.V. St.--RCA
3. Peter Gunn					T.V. St.--RCA
4. Taboo					Arthur Lyman--Hi Fi
5. Mills Bros. Greatest Hits			Mills Brothers--Dot

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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