KDWB

FABULOUS FORTY SURVEY

WEEK ENDING MAY 27, 1961

Survey courtesy Tom Policone

This 									Last 
Week									Week

 1. Hello Mary Lou/Travelin' Man 	Ricky Nelson--Imperial		 1 
 2. Yellow Bird				Arthur Lyman--Hi-Fi		 3 
 3. Louisiana Man			Rusty & Doug--Hickory		 2 
 4. Underwater				Frogmen--Candix 		11
 5. Daddy's Home			Shep & Limelites--Hull		 4 
 6. Breaking In A Brand New Broken Heart-Connie Francis--MGM		 7
 7. Running Scared			Roy Orbison--Monument		 5
 8. Lil' Ole Me				Cornbread & Jerry--Liberty	 9 
 9. I've Told Every Little Star		Linda Scott--Canadian-American	 6
10. Bumble Boogie		   B. Bumble & The Stingers--Rendezvous  8 
11. Runaway				Del Shannon--Big Top 		10 
12. Get With It				Sandy Nelson--Imperial 		25 
13. Ronnie				Marcy Joe--Robbie 		15 
14. Continental Walk			Rollers--Liberty 		19 
15. Tragedy				Fleetwoods--Dolton 		21 
16. Mother In Law			Ernie K. Doe--Minit 		13 
17. Just Call Me Lonesome		Eddy Arnold--RCA Victor 	14 
18. Girl Of My Best Friend		Ral Donner--Gone 		26
19. Blue Moon				Marcels--Colpix 		12 
20. On The Rebound			Floyd Cramer--RCA Victor 	16 
21. Quarter To Three			(Gary) U.S. Bonds--Le Grand 	40 
22. Hello Walls				Faron Young--Capitol 		30 
23. Flaming Star			Elvis Presley--RCA Victor 	17 
24. Portrait Of My Love			Steve Lawrence--United Artists  18 
25. The Next Kiss			Conway Twitty--MGM 		29 
26. Moody River				Pat Boone--Dot 			27 
27. I Feel So Bad			Elvis Presley--RCA Victor 	38 
28. How Many Tears			Bobby Vee--Liberty 		37 
29. You Can Depend On Me		Brenda Lee--Decca 		23 
30. Just For Old Times Sake		McGuire Sisters--Coral 		24 
31. Mama Said				Shirelles--Scepter 		36 
32. Raindrops				Dee Clark--Veejay 		debut 
33. Take Good Care Of Her		Adam Wade--Coed 		33
34. Bonanza				Al Caiola--United Artists 	34 
35. Mess Around				Chubby Checker--Parkway 	39 
36. Waterboy				Don Shirley Trio--Cadence 	debut 
37. The Boll Weevil Song		Brook Benton--Mercury 		debut
38. Peanut Butter			Marathons--Arvee 		debut 
39. Girl Machine			Johnny Walsh--Warner Bros. 	debut 
40. Little Devil			Neil Sedaka--RCA Victor 	debut

FAVORITE ALBUMS
1. MAKE WAY				Kingston Trio--Capitol
2. GREAT MOTION PICTURE THEMES		United Artists
3. TONIGHT IN PERSON			Limelighters--RCA Victor
4. RING A DING				Frank Sinatra--Reprise
5. GENIUS PLUS SOUL EQUALS JAZZ		Ray Charles--Impulse
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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