KDWB

FABULOUS FORTY SURVEY

WEEK OF AUGUST 17, 1963

 

This Week                                                                                                                        Last Week

  1. Hello Muddah Hello Fadduh                                            Allan Sherman-Warner Bros.             9
  2. Surf City                                                                          Jan & Dean-Liberty                           3
  3. Wipeout/Surfer Joe                                                          Surfaris-Dot                                      2
  4. Fingertips Pt. 2                                                                Little Stevie Wonder-Tamla                1
  5. Abilene                                                                            George Hamilton IV-RCA                 5
  6. Marlena/Candy Girl                                                         Four Seasons-Veejay                         8
  7. Green Green                                                                    New Christy Minstrels-Columbia        7
  8. Blowin' In The Wind                                                        Peter, Paul & Mary-Warner Bros.      4
  9. Surfer Girl                                                                        Beachboys-Capitol                           31
10. Please Don't Talk To The Lifeguard                                 Diane Ray-Mercury                           15
11. Easier Said Than Done                                                     Essex-Roulette                                   6
12. Detroit City                                                                      Bobby Bare-RCA                            12
13. My Boyfriend's Back                                                       Angels                                              14
14. Just One Look                                                                 Doris Troy-Atlantic                           17
15. Pride & Joy                                                                     Marvin Gaye-Tamla                          16
16. Jack The Ripper                                                              Link Wray & his Wray Men              19
17. Devil In Disguise                                                              Elvis Presley-RCA                            13
18. Desert Pete                                                                      Kingston Trio-Capitol                       23
19.
20. Ring Of Fire                                                                     Johnny Cash-Columbia                     20
21. If I Had A Hammer                                                          Trini Lopez-Reprise                          38
22. Daughter                                                                          Blenders-Witch                            Debut
23. The Lonely Surfer                                                            Jack Nitzche-Reprise                        27
24. Judy's Turn To Cry                                                          Lesley Gore-Mercury                       24
25. Danke Schoen                                                                 Wayne Newton-Capitol                    25
26. 
27. Memphis                                                                          Lonnie Mack-Fraternity                   10
28. 
29. The Monkey Time                                                            Major Lance-Okeh                          36
30. How Many Teardrops                                                      Lou Christie-Roulette                   Debut
31. 
32. Groovy Baby                                                                   Billy Abbott-Parkway                       39
33. Surfin' Hootenanny                                                           Al Casey-Stacy                                37
34. Drownin' My Sorrows                                                      Connie Francis-MGM                 Debut
35. 8x10                                                                                Bill Anderson-Decca                    Debut
36. 
37. More                                                                                Kai Winding-Verve                          32
38. 
39. 
40. 

Well, an almost complete 1963. This survey was "reconstructed" using the previous week's position from the survey of August 24th. Original is still needed to fill in the missing numbers.

KDWB 1963 index