KFWB

FABULOUS FORTY SURVEY

FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 11, 1959

Survey courtesy Richard Williams

TW											LW

 1.  BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS			Johnny Horton--Columbia			 1
 2. *LONELY BOY					Paul Anka--ABC/Para			 2
 3. *PERSONALITY				Lloyd Price--ABC/Para			 3
 4. *BABY TALK					Jan & Dean--Dore			 9
 5. *A BOY WITHOUT A GIRL			Frankie Avalon--Chancellor		 5
 6.  TALLAHASSIE LASSIE				Freddie Cannon--Swan			10
 7.  YOU'RE SO FINE				The Falcons--Unart			14
 8. *FRANKIE					Connie Francis--MGM			 6
 9.  DREAM LOVER				Bobby Darin--Atco			 4
10.  THE WONDER OF YOU				Ray Peterson--RCA Victor		18
11. *THIS I SWEAR				Skyliners--Calico			13
12. *HIGH HOPES					Frank Sinatra--Capitol			16
13. *I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU			Flamingos--End				 7
14.  TIGER					Fabian--Chancellor			22
15. *RAGTIME COWBOY JOE				Chipmunks--Liberty			39
16.  SO FINE					The Fiestas--Old Town			11
17.  KANSAS CITY				Wilbert Harrison--Fury			 8
18. *A TEENAGER IN LOVE				Dion & The Belmonts--Laurie		12
19.  HUSHABYE					Mystics--Laurie				32
20.  WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES		Dinah Washington--Mercury		21
21.  I'VE COME OF AGE				Billy Storm--Columbia			26
22. *MONA LISA					Carl Mann--Phillips			30
23. *ALONG CAME JONES				Coasters--Atco				15
24.  LIKE YOUNG					Andre Previn & David Rose--MGM		27
25.  GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE			The Virtues--Hunt			--
26.  I'LL BE SATISFIED				Jackie Wilson--Brunswick		25
27. *SWEETER THAN YOU				Ricky Nelson--Imperial			38
28.  BONGO ROCK					Preston Epps--Original			29
29.  HAPPY ORGAN				Dave Cortez--Clock			17
30.  JUST KEEP ITUP				Dee Clark--Reo (as listed on survey)	34
31. *KOOKIE KOOKIE				Ed Byrnes--Warner Bros.			28
32. *BIG HUNK OF LOVE				Elvis Presley--RCA Victor	       New
33.  ONLY YOU					Frank Pourcell--Capitol			24
34. *BEI MIR BIST DU SCHON			Prima & Smith--Dot			35
35. *QUIET VILLAGE				Martin Denny--Liberty			20
36. *FORTY MILES OF BAD ROAD			Duane Eddy--Jamie			31
37.  WATERLOO					Stonewall Jackson--Columbia	       New
38.  I'M READY					Fats Domino--Imperial			23
39.  THERE GOES MY BABY				The Drifters--Atlantic		       New
40. *TWIXT, TWELVE & TWENTY			Pat Boone--Dot			       New

*RECORDS HEARD FIRST ON KFWB

FAVORITE ALBUMS

1.  Peter Gunn, Vol. ll				T.V. St--RCA
2.  Porgy & Bess				MST--Columbia
3.  Kingston Trio, At Large			Kingston Trio--Capitol
4.  Hollywood In Rhythm				Ray Conniff--Columbia
5.  Peter Gunn, Vol. 1				T.V. St--RCA

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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