KDWB
FABULOUS FORTY SURVEY
WEEK ENDING JANUARY 13, 1962
Survey courtesy Tom Policone
This Last Week Week
1. *CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE/ROCK A-HULA BABY Elvis Presley-RCA Victor 1 2. *PEPPERMINT TWIST Joey Dee & The Starliters-Roulette 3 3. *THE TWIST Chubby Checker-Parkway 2 4. *A LITTLE BITTY TEAR Burl Ives-Decca 8 5. *THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT The Tokens-RCA Victor 5 6. *LET THERE BE DRUMS Sandy Nelson-Imperial 15 7. *RUN TO HIM/WALKIN' WITH MY ANGEL Bobby Vee-Liberty 4 8. *WHEN I FALL IN LOVE The Lettermen-Capitol 12 9. *NORMAN Sue Thompson-Hickory 6 10. *FLYING BLUE ANGELS George, Johnny 3 The Pilots-Co-Ed 7 11. *DEAR LADY Gary (U. S.) Bonds-Le Grand 31 12. *YOU'RE THE REASON Bobby Edwards-Crest 10 13. *THAT'S MY PA Sheb Wooley-MGM 9 14. *THERE'S NO OTHER (LIKE MY BABY) The Crystals-Philles 13 15. *MAJESTIC Dion-Laurie 14 16. *PLEASE MR. POSTMAN The Marvelettes-Tamla 11 17. *GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD James Darren-Colpix 16 18. *IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEARTACHE Wanda Jackson-Capitol 17 19. *BIG BAD JOHN Jimmy Dean-Columbia 18 20. *SMALL SAD SAM Phil McLean-Versatile 22 21. *TOWN WITHOUT PITY Gene Pitney-Musicor 34 22. *MOON RIVER Henry Mancini-RCA Victor 20 23. *IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY-James Ray-Caprice 26 24. HAPPY JOSE Jack Ross-Dot 27 25. *HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET SIXTEEN Neil Sedaka-RCA Victor 21 26. *WALK ON BY Leroy Van Dyke-Mercury 19 27. *UNCHAIN MY HEART Ray Charles-ABC Paramount 35 28. *TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT Bobby Bland-Duke 40 29. *I DON'T KNOW WHY Linda Scott-Canadian-American 25 30. *LANGUAGE OF LOVE John D. Loudermilk-RCA Victor 29 31. *JINGLE BELL ROCK Chubby Checker/Bobby Rydell-Cameo 30 32. *THE LOST PENNY Brook Benton-Mercury 36 33. LET ME IN The Sensations-Argo 39 34. *COTTON FIELDS The Highwaymen-United Artists Debut 35. *TONIGHT Ferrante & Teicher-United Artists 24 Eddie Fisher-7 Arts 36. *WHEN THE BOY IN YOUR ARMS/BABY'S FIRST CHRISTMAS Connie Francis-MGM 23 37. *SO DEEP Brenda Lee-Decca Debut 38. *CRAZY Patsy Cline-Decca 32 39. *RUNAROUND SUE Dion-Laurie 33 40. *ANYBODY BUT ME/FOOL NUMBER ONE Brenda Lee-Decca 28 *RECORDS FIRST HEARD ON KDWB FAVORITE ALBUMS 1. BLUE HAWAII Elvis Presley-RCA Victor 2. BIG BAD JOHN Jimmy Dean-Columbia 3. PEPPERMINT TWIST Joey Dee & The Starliters-Roulette 4. YOUR TWIST PARTY Chubby Checker-Parkway 5. LET THERE BE DRUMS Sandy Nelson-Imperial
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.
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