WJJD
40 Top Tunes Of Greater Chicago
APRIL 13, 1959. Survey No. 45 VOL. 3

WKS LAST WEEK THIS WEEK	TITLE					ARTIST			LABEL

6	 3	 1. PINK SHOELACES					DODIE STEVENS	CRYSTALETTE 
10	 1	 2. VENUS						FRANKIE AVALON 	CHANCELLOR 
8	 4	 3. IT'S LATE					RICKY NELSON		IMPERIAL 
7	 2	 4. COME SOFTLY TO ME				FLEETWOODS		DOLPHIN 
7	 2a	 4a.COME SOFTLY TO ME				RONNIE HEIGHT	DORE 
4	 6	 5. TURN ME LOOSE					FABIAN			CHANCELLOR 
7	 5	 6. GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE				VIRTUES		HUNT 
4	 8	 7. I NEED YOUR LOVE				ELVIS PRESLEY	RCA 
4	16a	 8. TELL HIM NO 					TRAVIS & BOB		SANDY 
4	16	 8a.TELL HIM NO 					JACKSON BROS.	ATCO 
5	 9 	 9. SEA CRUISE					FRANKIE FORD		ACE 
5	14	10. HAPPY ORGAN					DAVE CORTEZ		CLOCK 
6	10	11. CLASS CUTTER					DALE HAWKINS		CHECKER 
8	11	12. PLEASE MR. SUN					TOMMY EDWARDS	MGM 
18	 7	13. DONNA						RITCHIE VALENS	DEL FI 
4	21	14. EVERYBODY LIKES TO CHA CHA			SAM COOKE		KEEN 
8	13	15. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME			BROOK BENTON		MERCURY 
11	12	16. TRAGEDY						THOMAS WAYNE		FERNWOOD  
4	20	17. IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE			BUDDY HOLLY		CORAL 
6	19	18. THE BEAT						ROCKIN' "R"S		TEMPUS 
3	26	19. YEP						DUANE EDDY		JAMIE 
6	18	20. THIS SHOULD GO ON 				ROD BERNARD		ARGO 
5	23	21. AS TIME GOES BY					JOHNNY NASH		ABC 
2	29	22. THREE STARS					TOMMY DEE		CREST 
1	--	22a.THREE STARS					RUBY WRIGHT		KING 
2	37	23. SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU 			SKYLINERS 		CALICO 
10	15	24. CHARLIE BROWN					COASTERS		ATCO 
2	34	25. THAT'S WHY					JACKIE WILSON	BRUNSWICK 
7	22	26. WHERE WERE YOU					LLOYD PRICE		ABC 
3	30	27. FOR A PENNY					PAT BOONE		DOT 
2	40	28. SORRY (I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME)		IMPALAS		CUB 
9	17	29. ALVIN'S HARMONICA				CHIPMUNKS		LIBERTY 
1	--	30. KANSAS CITY					WILBERT HARRISON	FURY 
3	33	31. I GO APE						NEIL SEDAKA		RCA 
3	36	32. ALMOST GROWN					CHUCK BERRY		CHESS 
2	39	33. COME TO ME 					MARV JOHNSON		UNITED ART. 
1	--	34. TAKE A MESSAGE TO MARY			EVERLY BROS.		CADENCE 
1	--	35. I MISS YOU SO					PAUL ANKA		ABC 
2	38	36. IMITATION OF LIFE				EARL GRANT		DECCA 
1	--	37. SIX NIGHTS A WEEK				CRESTS			COED 
1	--	38. QUIET VILLAGE					MARTIN DENNY		LIBERTY 
1	--	39. TIJUANA JAIL					KINGSTON TRIO	CAPITOL 
1	--	39a.TIJUANA JAIL					JOHNNY & JONIE	CHALLENGE 
1	--	40. THAT'S MY LITTLE SUSIE			RITCHIE VALENS	DEL FI 

NEW RECORDS TO WATCH 

ENDLESSLY - Brook Benton - Mercury 
GOODBYE JIMMY GOODBYE - Kathy Linden - Felsted 
GOODNIGHT IRENE - Billy Williams - Coral 
GUESS WHO - Jesse Belvin - RCA 
I NEED YOUR LOVIN' - Roy Hamilton - Epic 
ISLAND OF LOVE - Sheppards - Apex 
I THINK I'M GONNA KILL MYSELF - Buddy Knox - Roulette 
MORE BROTHERS - Vic Faraci - Phonograph 
MOTHER'S LOVE - Diamonds - Mercury  
MOTORCYCLE MICHAEL - Archers - Summer 
ONLY YOU  - Frank Pourcel - Capitol 
ROCKING BANDIT - Ray Smith - Sun 
SECRET LOVE - Jimmy Ricks - Felsted 
SO FINE - Fiestas - Old Town
SOMEONE - Johnny Mathis - Columbia 
SQUARE ROCK PT. III Squares - Bristol 
TEENAGER IN LOVE - Dion & Belmonts - Laurie 
TWO BROTHERS - David Hill - Kapp 
WHO'S THAT KNOCKIN' - Genies - Shad 
YOUNG IDEAS - Chico Holiday - RCA 

DISC JOCKEYS LISTED:

CY NELSON 4 - 6 A. M. 9 - 10 A.M. 
DICK ELLIOT 6 - 9 A. M. 12 - 2 P. M. 
SID ROBERTS 10 - 12 NOON 2 - 3 P. M. 
CARMINE ANTHONY 3 - 6 P. M. 
CARL WARNER News Editor 

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