KFWB

FABULOUS FORTY SURVEY

FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 27, 1959

Survey courtesy Richard Williams

TW											LW

 1.  BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS			Johnny Horton--Columbia			 1
 2. *LONELY BOY					Paul Anka--ABC/Para			 6
 3. *PERSONALITY				Lloyd Price--ABC/Para			 2
 4.  DREAM LOVER				Bobby Darin--Atco			 3
 5.  KANSAS CITY				Wilbert Harrison--Fury			 4
 6. *I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU			Flamingos--End				 5
 7. *A TEENAGER IN LOVE				Dion & The Belmonts--Laurie		10
 8. *A BOY WITHOUT A GIRL			Frankie Avalon--Chancellor		 7
 9.  TALLAHASSIE LASSIE				Freddie Cannon--Swan			12
10. *FRANKIE					Connie Francis--MGM			17
11.  SO FINE					The Fiestas--Old Town			 9
12. *ALONG CAME JONES				Coasters--Atco				14
13.  HAPPY ORGAN				Dave Cortez--Clock			 8
14.  GIDGET					Jimmy Darren--Col Pix			13
15. *BABY TALK					Jan & Dean--Dore			36
16. *THIS I SWEAR				Skyliners--Calico			19
17.  BONGO ROCK					Reston Epps--Original			16
18. *QUIET VILLAGE				Martin Denny--Liberty			15
19. *HIGH HOPES					Frank Sinatra--Capitol			26
20.  YOU'RE SO FINE				The Falcons--Unart			34
21.  ONLY YOU					Frank Pourcell--Capitol			18
22. *KOOKIE KOOKIE				Ed Byrnes--Warner Bros.			11
23.  LIKE YOUNG					Andre Previn & David Rose--MGM		21
24. *THE WONDER OF YOU				Ray Peterson--RCA Victor		29
25.  TIGER					Fabian--Chancellor		       New
26.  I'VE COME OF AGE				Billy Storm--Columbia			31
27.  I'M READY					Fats Domino--Imperial			20
28.  GOODBYE, JIMMY, GOODBYE			Kathy Linden--felsted			24
29. *MONA LISA					Carl Mann--Phillips		       New
30.  GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE			The Virtues--Hunt			27
31.  ENDLESSLY					Brook Benton--Mercury			30
32.  I MUST BE DREAMING				Nat "King" Cole--Capitol		25
33. *SWEET CHILE				Sheb Wooley--MGM			23
34.  SORRY, I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME		Impalas--Cub				22
35.  JUST KEEP IT UP				Dee Clark--Reo (as listed on survey)   New
36.  WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES		Dinah Washington--Mercury		39
37.  CHAPEL OF DREAMS				Dubs--Gone			       New
38. *FIVE PENNIES				Dodie Stevens--Crystalette		38
39. *RING A LING A LARIO			Jimmie Rodgers--Roulette		40
40. *SWEETER THAN YOU				Ricky Nelson--Imperial		       New

*RECORDS HEARD FIRST ON KFWB

FAVORITE ALBUMS

1. Inside Shelly Berman				Shelly Berman--Verve
2. Peter Gunn Vol. 2				T.V. ST--RCA
3. Exotica #1					Martin Denny--Liberty
4. Peter Gunn					T.V. ST--RCA
5. Porgy & Bess					MST--Columbia

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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