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KDWB

(Minneapolis)

FABULOUS FORTY SURVEY

WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 21, 1961

Survey courtesy Tom Policone

This                                                                       Last 
Week                                                                    Week
 1. *RUNAROUND SUE                 Dion Laurie               1
 2. *BIG BAD JOHN                       Jimmy Dean-Columbia       2
 3. *BRISTOL STOMP                      The Dovells--Parkway      6
 4. *LET'S GET TOGETHER                 Haley Mills-Vista         3
 5. *MEXICO                             Bob Moore-Monument        5
 6. *HIS LATEST FLAME/LITTLE SISTER     Elvis Presley--RCA Victor 4
 7. *MOON RIVER                         Henry Mancini-RCA Victor 22
 8. *HIT THE ROAD JACK                  Ray Charles-ABC          10
 9. *STICK SHIFT                        Duals-Sue                11
10. *THIS TIME                          Troy Shondell-Liberty     8
11.  THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT           The Lettermen--Capitol    7
12. *CRYING                             Roy Orbison-Monument      9
13. *YA YA                              Lee Dorsey-Fury          13
14. *I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME             Paris Sisters-Gregmark   12
15. *THE GREAT IMPOSTER                 Fleetwoods-Dolton        14
16. *A WONDER LIKE YOU/EVERLOVIN'       Ricky Nelson-Imperial    24
17.  ASTRONAUT                          Jose Jiminez--Kapp       15
18. *TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY          Bobby Vee Liberty        18
19. *IMAGE-PART 1 & 2                       Hank Levine-ABC          19
20. *SAD MOVIES                         Sue Thompson-Hickory     16
21.  YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY Bobby Darin-Atco        20
22. *MY TRUE STORY                      Jive Five-Beltone        23
23. *DON'T BLAME ME                     Everly Bros.-Warner Bros.28
24. *YOUR MA SAID YOU CRIED IN YOUR SLEEP LAST NIGHT
                                        Kenny Dino-Musicor      Debut
25. *ANYBODY BUT ME/FOOL NUMBER ONE     Brenda Lee-Decca         39
26. *WITHOUT YOU                        Johnny Tillotson-Cadence 17
27. *MORE MONEY FOR YOU AND ME          Four Preps--Capitol      21
28. *THE MOUNTAIN'S HIGH                Dick and Dee Dee-Liberty 25
29. *WHO PUT THE BOMP                   Barry Mann-ABC           26
30. *I DIDN'T FIGURE ON HIM             Ral Donner-Gone          40
31. *KISSIN' ON THE PHONE               Paul Anka-ABC            27
32. *GYPSY WOMAN                        Impressions-ABC         Debut
33. *YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT     Ral Donner-Gone          29
34. *HUMAN                              Tommy Hunt-Scepter      Debut
35. *DOES YOUR CHEWING GUM LOSE ITS FLAVOR-Lonnie Donegan-Dot    30
36. *MISSING YOU                        Ray Peterson-Dunes       33
37. *BRIDGE OF LOVE                     Joe Dowell-Smash        Debut
38. *GOD, COUNTRY AND MY BABY           Johnny Burnette-Liberty Debut
39. *WOODEN HEART                       Gus Backus-Fono Graf     38
                                        Joe Dowell-Smash
40. *I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND            Ann Margaret-RCA Victor  31

*RECORDS FIRST HEARD ON KDWB

FAVORITE ALBUMS

1. KDWB DISC/COVERY ALBUM               Various Artists-Liberty
2. THE LIGHTLY FABULOUS LIMELIGHTERS    Limeliters-RCA Victor
3. JUDY AT CARNEGIE HALL                Judy Garland-Capitol
4. EBB TIDE                             Earl Grant-Decca
5. PORTRAIT OF JOHNNY                   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.


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