KDWB
FABULOUS FORTY SURVEY
FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 26, 1959
Survey courtesy Tom Gavaras at Radio Tapes.com
This Week Last Week 1. MACK THE KNIFE Bobby Darin--Atco 2 2. MR. BLUE Fleetwoods--Dalton 1 3. MARY LOU Ronnie Hawkins--Roulette 7 4. MORGEN Ivo Robic--Laurie 9 5. TEEN BEAT Sandy Nelson--Original Sound 3 6. I AIN'T NEVER Web Pierce--Decca 13 7. I'M GONNA GET MARRIED Lloyd Price--A.B.C. Paramount 14 8. SLEEPWALK Johnny & Santo--Canadian American 5 9. DANNY BOY Conway Twitty--M.G.M 16 10. JUST ASK YOUR HEART Frankie Avalon--Chancellor 10 11. THREE BELLS The Browns--R.C.A. 4 12. THE BATTLE OF KOOKAMONGA Homer & Jethro--R.C.A. 17 13. MAKIN' LOVE Floyd Robinson--R.C.A. -- 14. POISON IVY Coasters--Atco 28 15. TORQUAY Fireballs--Top Rank 11 16. WITH OPEN ARMS Jane Morgan--Kapp 12 17. JUST AS MUCH AS EVER Bob Beckham--Decca -- 18. RED RIVER ROCK Johnny & The Hurricanes--Warwick 15 19. TIL I KISSED YOU Everly Brothers--Cadence 8 20. PRIMROSE LANE Jerry Wallace--Challenge 23 21. MY OWN TRUE LOVE Jimmy Clanton--Ace 25 22. CARIBBEAN Mitchell Torok--Guyden 20 23. THE ANGELS LISTENED IN Crests--Co-Ed 22 24. LONELY STREET Andy Williams--Cadence 32 25. DECK OF CARDS Wink Martin--Dot -- 26. YOU'RE MINE Fireflies--Unart 30 27. COME ON & GET MET Fabian--Chancellor -- 28. I LOVES YOU PORGY Nina Simone--Bethlehem -- 29. BREAKIN' UP IS HARD TO DO Jivin' Dean--Mercury 26 30. HEY LITTLE GIRL Dee Clark--Abner 33 31. PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER Paul Anca--A.B.C. 6 32. SUZIE BABY Bobby Vee & The Shadows--Liberty -- 33. TWO HEARTS MAKE ONE LOVE The Wisdoms--Gaiety -- 34. A WORRIED MAN The Kingston Trio--Capitol -- 35. THERE IS SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND Big Jay McNeely--Swingin' 31 36. BROKEN HEARTED MELODY Sarah Vaughn--Mercury 27 37. BABY TALK Jan & Dean--Dore 19 38. SEA OF LOVE Phil Phillips--Mercury 24 39. FOOL'S HALL OF FAME Pat Boone--Dot -- 40. SOMETHIN' ELSE Eddie Cochran--Liberty --
FAVORITE ALBUMS
INSIDE SHELLEY BERMAN Verve KINGSTON TRIO AT LARGE Capitol SONGS BY RICKY NELSON Imperial SOUTH PACIFIC ORIGINAL CAST Victor HEAVENLY (JOHNNY MATHIS) Columbia
This survey is compiled each week by radio station KDWB from reports of record sales gathered from all leading retail outlets in the Twin City area. This survey is a true, accurate and unbiased account.
PLENTY OF MISTAKES ARE PRESERVED FROM THE ORIGINAL SURVEY IN THIS RETYPED ONE.
#33 is Twin Cities Doo-Wop and an extremely rare on an original pressing.
Scan of original survey can be found at Radio Tapes.com
CHANNEL
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