KDWB

FABULOUS FORTY SURVEY

WEEK ENDING AUGUST 24, 1963

Survey courtesy Don Betzold

This 								      Last 
Week 								      Week 

 1. Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh 		Allan Sherman-Warner Bros. 	 1 		
 2. My Boyfriends Back The 		Angels-Smash 			13 	
 3. Wipe Out/Surfer Joe 		The Surfaris-Dot 		 3 	
 4. Surf City 				Jan & Dean-Liberty 		 2 		
 5. Fingertips-Pt.2 			Little Stevie Wonder-Tamla 	 4 
 6. Abilene 				George Hamilton IV-RCA 		 5 		
 7. Green, Green 			New Christy Minstrels-Columbia   7 
 8. Surfer Girl 			Beach Boys-Capitol 		 9 		
 9. Marlena/Candy Girl 			Four Seasons-Vee Jay 		 6 	
10. Blowin' In The Wind 		Peter, Paul & Mary-Warner Bros.  8 	
11. Detroit City 			Bobby Bare-RCA 			12 		
12. If I Had A Hammer 			Trini Lopez-Reprise 		21
13. Jack The Ripper 			Link Wray & His Ray Men-Swan 	16 
14. Please Don't Talk To The Lifeguard  Diane Ray--Mercury 		10 
15. Pride and Joy 			Marvin Gaye--Tamla 		15 	
16. Easier Said Than Done 		The Essex-Roulette 		11 
17. Blue Velvet 			Bobby Vinton-Epic 	     Debut 	
18. Devil In Disguise 			Elvis Presley-RCA 		17 	
19. Danke Schoen 			Wayne Newton-Capitol 		25 
20. The Monkey Time 			Major Lance-Okeh 		29
21. Groovy Baby 			Billy Abbott-Parkway 		37
22. Daughter 				The Blenders-Witch 		27
23. The Lonely Surfer 			Jack Nitzsche-Reprise 		23
24. Surfin' Hootenanny 			Al Casey-Stacy 			33
25. More 				Kai Winding-Verve 		37
26. Martian Hop 			The Ran-Dells-Chairman 	     Debut
27. Just One Look 			Doris Troy-Atlantic 		14 
28. Desert Pete 			Kingston Trio-Capitol 		18
29. Judy's Turn To Cry 			Lesley Gore-Mercury 		24
30. How Many Teardrops 			Lou Christie-Roulette 		30
31. Drownin' My Sorrows 		Connie Francis-MGM 		34
32. Painted, Tainted Rose 		Al Martino-Capitol 	     Debut
33. 8 x 10 				Bill Anderson-Decca 		35
34. Ring Of Fire 			Johnny Cash-Columbia  		20
35. Mama Don't Allow 			The Rooftop Singers-Vanguard Debut
36. Bust Out 				The Busters-Arlen 	     Debut
37. Wham! 				Lonnie Mack-Fraternity 	     Debut
38. Memphis 				Lonnie Mack-Fraternity  	27
39. Chinese Checkers 			Booker T. & The MG's-Stax    Debut
40. China Nights 			Kyu Sakamofo-Capitol 	     Debut

FAVORITE ALBUMS


1. MOVING 				Peter, Paul & Mary


2. BYE BYE BIRDIE 			Soundtrack  


3. MY SON, THE NUT 			Allan Sherman


4. LITTLE STEVIE WONDER - THE 12 YEAR OLD GENIUS  Little Stevie Wonder


5. DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES  		Andy Williams

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