WABC Silver Dollar Sound Survey for Week of 9 January 1962

Courtesy of the WABC Musicradio 77 Internet Web Site
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Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
For more information contact Allan Sniffen

                                                                                                                                          
 TW                                                             LW
  1. Peppermint Twist, Pt 1 -                                     
              Joey Dee & the Starliters (Roulette)  *1 week #1*  2
  2. I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George (AFO)   4
  3. The Twist - Chubby Checker (Parkway)                        3
  4. The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens (RCA)                  1
  5. The Wanderer - Dion (Laurie)                                5
  6. Baby It's You - The Shirelles (Scepter)                    12
  7. Run to Him - Bobby Vee (Liberty)                            6
  8. Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley (RCA)           14
  9. Goodbye Cruel World - James Darren (Colpix)                 8
 10. Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen - Neil Sedaka (RCA)          10
 11. Town Without Pity - Gene Pitney (Musicor)                  21
 12. Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes (Tamla)                7
 13. There's No Other (Like My Baby) - The Crystals (Philles)    9
 14. Poor Fool - Ike and Tina Turner (Sue)                      26
 15. Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury)                      19
 16. Moon River - Jerry Butler (Vee Jay)                        13
 17. What's So Good About Goodbye - The Miracles (Tamla)        --
 18. The Greatest Hurt - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)              --
 19. Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)             20
 20. Turn On Your Love Light - Bobby Bland (Duke)               --
*21. A Little Bitty Tear - Burl Ives (Decca)                    40
 22. Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson (Imperial)               16
 23. Cotton Fields - The Highwaymen (United Artists)            15
 24. Our Concerto - Steve Lawrence (United Artists)             --
 25. Irresistible You/Multiplication - Bobby Darin (Atco)       29
 26. Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler (Vee Jay)                     --
 27. Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker (Parkway)               24
 28. Pocketful of Miracles - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)            33
 29. Gypsy Woman - The Impressions (ABC-Paramount)              17
 30. Chip Chip - Gene McDaniels (Liberty)                       --
 31. Revenge - Brook Benton (Mercury)                           --
 32. I Need Some One - The Belmonts (Sabina)                    27
 33. She Taught Me How to Cry - Frankie Sardo (Rayna)           --
*34. If I Had Only Known - Jerry Jackson (Kapp)                 22
 35. Norman - Sue Thompson (Hickory)                            11
 36. She's Everything (I Wanted You to Be) - Ral Donner (Gone)  25
 37. If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody - James Ray (Caprice) 34
 38. Funny How Time Slips Away - Jimmy Elledge (RCA)            39
*39. Break It to Me Gently - Brenda Lee (Decca)           Pick Hit
 40. Silver Dollar - Barry Darvell (Atlantic)                   23

Radio 77 Pick Hit:
     Midnight In Moscow - Kenny Ball (Kapp)                       

*denotes former Radio 77 Pick Hit

 

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