KFWB/98
Fabulous Forty Survey
FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 15, 1962
Survey courtesy Mike Devich
1. SHERRY FOUR SEASONS-VEE JAY 1 2. *MONSTER MASH Bobby Pickett-Garpax 2 3. SHEILA Tommy Roe-ABC/Par 4 4. KINKY DINK Baby Cortez-Chess 12 5. *LET'S DANCE Chris Montez-Monogram 5 6. *A SWINGIN' SAFARI Billy Vaughn-Dot 6 7. *GREEN ONIONS Booker T. & MG's-Stax 9 8. *SURFIN' SAFARI Beach Boys-Capitol 3 9. *POINT OF NO RETURN Gene McDaniels-Liberty 11 10. *LET'S GO Routers-Warner Bros 13 11. *RAMBLIN' ROSE Nat King Cole-Capitol 16 12. I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO Tony Bennett-Columbia 19 13. THE LOCO-MOTION Little Eva-Dimension 7 14. *COME ON LITTLE ANGEL Belmonts-Sabina 35 15. *SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES Springfields-Philips 23 16. *IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER-Carole King-Dimension 10 17. PARTY LIGHTS Claudine Clark-Chancellor 8 18. *DEVIL WOMAN Marty Robbins-Columbia 20 19. *ALLEY CAT Bent Fabric--Atco 17 20. *YOU BELONG TO ME Duprees-Coed 33 21. *WHAT'S A MATTER BABY Timi Yuro----Liberty 15 22. *SHE'S NOT YOU Elvis Presley--RCA Victor 14 23. *TEEN-AGE IDOL Rick Nelson--Imperial 29 24. *I REMEMBER YOU Frank Ifield-Vee Jay 25 25. *TELL IT TO THE BIRDS Dore Alpert---Carnival 40 26. BEECHWOOD 4-5789 Marvelettes-Tamla 39 27. *YOU DON'T KNOW ME Ray Charles-ABC/Par 18 28. HULLY GULLY BABY Dovells-Parkway Debut 29. *RAIN RAIN GO AWAY Bobby Vinton--Epic 37 30. *A WONDERFUL DREAM Majors-Imperial 24 31. DON'T EVER LEAVE ME Bob and Earl-Tempo 31 32. *SOFTLY AS 1 LEAVE YOU Matt Monro-Liberty 22 33. STOP THE WEDDING Etta James-Argo 38 34. YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH Mary Wells-Motown Debut 35. *SHAME ON ME Bobby Bare-RCA/Victor 28 36. VENUS IN BLUE JEANS Jimmy Clanton-Ace Debut 37. LIE TO ME Brook Benton-Mercury Debut 38. *MIDNIGHT SUN Five Whispers-Liberty Debut 39. *SEND ME A PILLOW TO DREAM ON Johnny Tillotson-Cadence Debut 40. *KING OF THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD (EP) Elvis Presley-RCA Victor Debut
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FAVORITE ALBUMS
1. Sinatra and Swingin' Brass Frank Sinatra-(Reprise) 2. The New Christy Minstrels The Christy Minstrels-(Columbia) 3. Eddie Cano at P.J.'s Eddie Cano-(Reprise) 4. Music Man MST-(Warner Bros.) 5. Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music-Ray Charles-ABC (Paramount)
This survey is compiled each week by radio station KFWB, Los Angeles, California. It is a true, accurate and unbiased account of record popularity, based upon sales reports, distributor accounts and all informatlon available to the music staff of KFWB.