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SILVER DOLLAR SURVEY

Chicago's Official Radio Record Survey

SEPTEMBER 25, 1964

THIS                                                                                  LAST          WEEKS
WEEK                                                                                 WEEK     PLAYED

*  1. Pretty Woman..................................Roy Orbison - Monument      1      7
*  2. Do Wah Diddy Diddy..........................Manfred Mann - Ascot      5      5
*  3. The House Of The Rising Sun..................The Animals - MGM      2      9
*  4. Last Kiss..............................................J. Frank Wilson - Josie      3      7
*  5. Remember....................................The Shangri-La's - Red Bird      4      8
*  6. It Hurts To Be In Love...........................Gene Pitney - Musicor    11     9
*  7. Bread and Butter................................The Newbeats - Hickory    15     9
*  8. Because.........................................The Dave Clark Five - Epic      7    10
*  9. A Summer Song.................Chad Stuart & Jeremy Clyde - WA      6     9
*10. Chug-A-Lug ...........................................Roger Miller - Smash    16     5
*11. From A Window...............................Billy J. Kramer - Imperial     20     4
*12. Haunted House..........................................Gene Simmons - Hi     22     9
*13. Clinging Vine............................................Bobby Vinton - Epic     21     7
*14. Little Honda..........................................The Hondells-Mercury     24     5
*15. Dancing In The Street..................Martha & Vandella's - Gordy    14     6
*16. Car Hop.....................................................The Exports - King      9    10
*17. Baby I Need Your Lovin'..................The Four Tops - Motown    18     7
*16. G.T.O. ....................................Ronny & The Daytona's - Mala    13     7
*19. We'll Sing In The Sunshine.........................Gale Garnett - RCA    25     6
*20. Match Box..............................................The Beatle's - Capitol    30     4
*20A Slow Down............................................The Beatle's- Capitol    30     4
*21. Someday We're Gonna Love Again........The Searchers - Kapp    26    5
*22. Say You .............................................Ronnie Dove - Diamond    23    6
*23. Save It For Me................................The Four Seasons - Philips    19    6
*24. Baby Be Mine.................................The Jelly Beans - Red Bird     --     3
*25. Come A Little Bit Closer................Jay & The Americans - UA     --     3
*26. Have I The Right.......................The Honey Combs - Interphon     --     3
*27. It's All Over Now.........................The Rolling Stones - London     17    7
*29. I Just Don't Understand..................Tommy Adderly - Mar Mar     --     3
*29. Softly As I Leave You..........................Frank Sinatra - Reprise     --     6
*30. Tobacco Road...........................The Nashville Teens - London     --     3

R & B MUSIC SURVEY

  1. Funny......................................................Joe Hinton - Backbeat     ; 2     6
  2. Mercy Mercy.........................................Don Covey - Rosemart      1     4
  3. You Must Believe Me....................The Impressions - ABC Para     --     3
  4. Rhythm......................................................Major Lance - Okeh      3     3
  5. I Stand Accused.......................................Jerry Butler - Vee Jay      9     2
  6. Dancing In The Street ....................Martha & Vandellas - Gordy     --     6
  7. Steal Away..............................................Jimmy Hughes - Fame      5     2
  8. Why You Wanna Make Me Blue........The Temptations - Gordy      --    2
  9. You'll Never Got To Heaven............Dionne Warwick - Scepter       8     2
10. Let It Be Me...........................Betty Everett & Jerry Butler - VJ      --     4

FEATURED ALBUMS

BOBBY VINTON'S GREATEST HITS -EPIC
MY FAIR LADY SWINGS - THE KIRBY STONE FOUR -- WARNER BROS.

Note the different ways "Martha & the Vandellas" is printed. #15 on regular survey with apostrophe
and #6 on R&B section without as on record label.

This survey is compiled each week by WLS Radio Chicago from reports of all
record sales gathered from leading record outlets in the Chicagoland area.
Hear Dex Card play all the SILVER DOLLAR SURVEY hits daily from 3:00 to
6:30 P.M. *Denotes record first heard in Chicago on WLS.

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