KDAY 1580 AM

                   KDAY 1580 – LOS ANGELES
                         50,000 WATTS
             THE ONLY OFFICIAL MUSIC SURVEY SERVING
                    LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO
                       KDAY TOP 50 SURVEY
                WEEK STARTING DECEMBER 2 - 8, 1961

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    1. The Lion Sleeps Tonight – Tokens                             1
    2. Moon River - Henry Mancini                                   3
    3. Run To Him – Bobby Vee                                       4
    4. Let's Go Trippin - Dick Dale & The Deltones                  5
    5. Goodbye Cruel World – Jimmy Darren                           2
    6. There's No Other – Crystals                                  8
    7. Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen – Neil Sedaka                 11
    8. Til – Angels                                                 7
    9. The Twist – Chubby Checker                                  24
   10. You're The Reason - Bobby Edwards                            9
   11. Your Ma Said You Cried... – Kenny Dino                      14
   12. Walk On By – Leroy Van Dyke                                 18
   13. I Don’t Know Why – Linda Scott                              13
   14. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean                                    6
   15. Please Mr. Postman - Marvelettes                            10
   16. Let There Be Drums – Sandy Nelson                           35
   17. Bristol Stomp - Dovells                                     15
   18. It Will Stand - Showmen                                     16
   19. Tonight - Ferrante & Teicher/E. Fisher                      12
   20. Town Without Pity – Gene Pitney                             21
   21. Language Of Love - John D. Loudermilk                       17
   22. Crazy - Patsy Cline                                         22
   23. I Wanna Thank You - Bobby Rydell                            35
   24. Rock-A-Hula/Can’t Help Falling... – Elvis Presley           --
   25. And Then Came Love – Ed Townsend                            40
   26. Heartaches - The Marcels                                    19
   27. Little Bitty Tear – Burl Ives                               --
   28. September In The Rain - Dinah Washington                    29
   29. Fool Number One - Brenda Lee                                23
   30. Sometime - Gene Thomas                                      27
   31. It's Too Soon To Know - Etta James                          28
   32. Funny How Time Slips Away - Jimmy Elledge                   33
   33. When I Fall In Love – Lettermen                             47
   34. Moments To Remember – Jennell Hawkins                       36
   35. The Peppermint Twist – Joey Dee & Starliters                50
   36. If You Gotta Make A Fool... – James Ray                     49
   37. I Know – Barbara George                                     46
   38. Poor Fool – Ike & Tina Turner                               41
   39. I Wonder If Your Love... - The Pentagons                    30
   40. Unchain My Heart – Ray Charles                              --
   41. A Wonder Like You - Ricky Nelson                            31
   42. When The Boy In Your Arms – Connie Francis                  --
   43. Revenge – Brook Benton                                      --
   44. Never, Never – Jive Five                                    39
   45. Up A Lazy River – Si Zentner                                32
   46. Turn On Your Love Light – Bobby Bland                       --
   47. Gypsy Woman – Impressions                                   37
   48. Jambalaya – Fats Domino                                     --
   49. I Understand - G-Clefs                                      38
   50. Room Full Of Tears – Drifters                               --

       KDAY HOT RISERS
   51. Pop Goes The Weasel – Anthony Newley
   52. The Wanderer – Dion                          
   53. Baby It’s You – Shirelles         
   54. Letter Full Of Tears – Gladys Knight
   55. Hey Little Girl – Del Shannon

       KDAY PICK              
       Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Rydell & Chubby Checker

       KDAY LISTENER PICK
       Lost Someone – James Brown & Famous Flames

       DJ’s
       Tom Clay
       Sam Babcock
       Art Laboe
       
 NOTE: The song titles and artists shown above are presented exactly
    as they are shown on the printed survey.  Any typos, spelling 
    errors and/or other anomalies are as they appear on the printed 
    sheet. 

     Survey courtesy of Rhett Lake.

Contributed by: Gary Pfeifer (Thursday, 2021-05-06)