WJJD
40 Top Tunes Of Greater Chicago
MARCH 9, 1959. Survey No. 40 VOL. 3

WKS LAST WEEK THIS WEEK	TITLE					ARTIST			LABEL

5	 1	 1. VENUS						FRANKIE AVALON 	CHANCELLOR 
13	 2	 2. DONNA						RITCHIE VALENS	DEL FI 
4	 3	 3. ALVIN'S HARMONICA				CHIPMUNKS		LIBERTY 
5	 7	 4. CHARLIE BROWN					COASTERS		ATCO 
6	 5	 5. SHE SAY						DIAMONDS		MERCURY 
8	 4	 6. I'VE HAD IT					BELL NOTES		TIME 
8	 6	 7. PETITE FLEUR					CHRIS BARBER		LAURIE 
6	 8	 8. TRAGEDY						THOMAS WAYNE		FERNWOOD 
3	17	 9. IT'S LATE					RICKY NELSON		IMPERIAL 
2	30	10. COME SOFTLY TO ME				RONNIE HEIGHT	DORE 
2	30a	10a.COME SOFTLY TO ME				FLEETWOODS		DOLPHIN 
5	13	11. CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK			EDDY ARNOLD		RCA 
9	 9	12. I GOT A WIFE					MARK IV		MERCURY 
12	12	13. HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG				ANDY WILLIAMS	CADENCE 
8	10	14. I CRIED A TEAR					LAVERN BAKER		ATLANTIC 
12	11	15. STAGGER LEE					LLOYD PRICE		ABC  
3	23	16. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME			BROOK BENTON		MERCURY 
6	20	17. FIRST ANNIVERSARY				CATHY CARR		ROULETTE 
10	14	18. TAUL PAUL					ANNETTE		DISNEYLAND
9	16	19. LONELY ONE					DUANE EDDY		JAMIE 
4	25	20. HIAWATHA 					BUDD McCOY		RCA 
3	29	21. NO OTHER ARMS					CHORDETTES		CADENCE 
10	21	22. CHILDREN'S MARCHING SONG			MITCH MILLER		COLUMBIA 
10	21a	21a.CHILDREN'S MARCHING SONG			CYRIL STAPLETON	LONDON 
10	21b	21b.CHILDREN'S MARCHING SONG			SAUTER-FINEGAN	KAPP
2	35	23. GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE				VIRTUES		HUNT 
16	15	24. SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES			PLATTERS		MERCURY
3	31	25. PLEASE MR. SUN/MORNING SIDE MT.		TOMMY EDWARDS	MGM 
7	18	26. PLAIN JANE					BOBBY DARIN		ATCO 
12	19	27. PETER GUNN					RAY ANTHONY		CAPITOL
2	40	28. WHERE WERE YOU					LLOYD PRICE		ABC 
4	33	29. MY DARLING'S EARRINGS 			NICK NOBLE		CORAL 
2	38	30. ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT			JAYE P. MORGAN	MGM 
6	34	31. STORY OF MY LOVE 				CONWAY TWITTY	MGM 
1	--	32. THIS SHOULD GO ON 				ROD BERNARD		ARGO 
2	39	33. TOMBOY						PERRY COMO		RCA 
6	24	34. DON'T TAKE YOUR GUNS				JOHNNY CASH		COLUMBIA
1	--	35. CLASS CUTTER					DALE HAWKINS		CHECKER 
5	32	36. ANTHONY BOY					CHUCK BERRY		CHESS
1	--	37. PINK SHOELACES					DODIE STEVENS	CRYSTALETTE 
1	--	38. TRADE WINDS					BILLY VAUGHN		DOT 
1	--	39. THERE MUST BE A WAY				JONI JAMES		MGM 
1	--	40. THE BEAT						ROCKIN' "R"S		TEMPUS 

NEW RECORDS TO WATCH 

ANSWER TO A MAIDEN'S PRAYER - June Valli - Mercury 
BECAUSE YOU'RE YOUNG/I'M NEVER - J. Rodgers - Roulette 
BOOM-A-DIP-DIP - Stan Robinson - Monument 
HEAVENLY LOVER - Teresa Brewer - Coral 
I CAN'T SIT DOWN - Marie & Rex - Carlton 
IF I DIDN'T CARE - Connie Francis - MGM 
I KNEEL AT YOUR THRONE Joe Medlin - Mercury 
I'M YOURS - Eydie Gorme - ABC 
ITALIAN COWBOY SONG - Lou Monte - RCA 
IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE - Buddy Holly - Coral 
MILLIONAIRE - Prez Prado - RCA 
MOONLIGHT SERENADE - Rivieras - Coed 
RECORD HOP BLUES Quarter Notes - Whiz 
SEA CRUISE - Frankie Ford - Ace 
TEENAGE HEAVEN - Eddie Cochran - Liberty 
TOUCH OF PINK - Dick Jacobs - Coral 
TUKE #1 - Buddy Johnson - Roulette 
VOICE OF LOVE/AS TIME GOES BY - J. Nash - ABC 
WHEN THE SAINTS/TELLING LIES - Fats Domino - Imperial 
YANCY DERRINGER - Tommy Mara - Felsted
 

WJJD 1959 index 

Chicagoland Home 

Survey courtesy Malcolm "Mac" MacQuillan