WABC Silver Dollar Sound Survey for Week of 8 May 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. Soldier Boy - The Shirelles (Scepter)         *3 weeks #1*  1
  2. Mashed Potato Time - Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo)                  2
  3. Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares (Colpix)                     3
  4. She Cried - Jay & the Americans (United Artists)            4
  5. Uptown - The Crystals (Philles)                             6
  6. Stranger On the Shore - Mr. Acker Bilk (Atco)               5
  7. I Wish That We Were Married - Ronnie & the Hi-Lites (Joy)   7
  8. I Sold My Heart to the Junkman - The Blue-Belles (Newtown) 10
  9. Lover Please - Clyde McPhatter (Mercury)                    8
 10. The One Who Really Loves You - Mary Wells (Motown)         16
 11. Lovers Who Wander - Dion (Laurie)                          24
 12. Don't Play That Song (You Lied) - Ben E. King (Atco)       20
 13. Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) -                         
                                        Ernie Maresca (Seville) 15
 14. Dear One - Larry Finnegan (Old Town)                       12
 15. Slow Twistin' - Chubby Checker with Dee Dee Sharp (Parkway) 9
 16. Twist, Twist Senora - Gary "U.S." Bonds (Legrand)          13
 17. Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson (Wand)18
 18. Shout - Part I - Joey Dee & the Starliters (Roulette)      14
 19. Palisades Park - Freddie Cannon (Swan)                     36
*20. Love Letters - Ketty Lester (Era)                          11
 21. Al Di La' - Emilio Pericoli (Warner Brothers)              --
 22. I Love You - The Volume's (Chex)                           37
 23. Twistin' Matilda - Jimmy Soul (S.P.Q.R.)                   21
*24. Caterina - Perry Como (RCA)                                17
*25. Funny Way of Laughin' - Burl Ives (Decca)                  30
 26. Playboy - The Marvelettes (Tamla)                          --
 27. Night Train - James Brown & the Famous Flames (King)       --
 28. Village of Love -                                            
             Nathaniel Mayer & the Fabulous Twilights (Fortune) 32
 29. Soul Twist - King Curtis & the Noble Knights (Enjoy)       35
 30. Young World - Rick Nelson (Imperial)                       19
*31. Good Luck Charm - Elvis Presley (RCA)                      28
 32. Old Rivers - Walter Brennan (Liberty)                      25
 33. Conscience - James Darren (Colpix)                         --
 34. If You Want To - The Carousels (Gone)                      22
 35. What Now My Love - Jane Morgan (Kapp)                      23
*36. Count Every Star - Linda Scott (Canadian-American)         --
 37. It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' - Johnny Tillotson (Cadence)   --
*38. Theme From Ben Casey - Valjean (Carlton)                   40
*39. I'll Take You Home - The Corsairs (Tuff)                   33
*40. Everybody Loves Me But You - Brenda Lee (Decca)            27
     
Radio 77 Pick Hit:
     Gee, It's Wonderful - Bobby Rydell (Cameo)                   

*denotes former Radio 77 Pick Hit

 

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