WMCA 570 AM

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Week: 1957-12-13
Format: T40
        WMCA New York Survey for Week of 13 December 1957
         NEW YORK'S OFFICIAL GUIDE TO RECORD POPULARITY  
                    WMCA'S TOP 21 SINGLES                
   1. At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors                               1
   2. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - Jimmie Rodgers                      2
   3. Raunchy - Bill Justis                                          4
   4. Why Don't They Understand - George Hamilton                   11
   5. Rock And Roll Music - Chuck Berry                              7
   6. Silhouettes - Rays                                             3
   7. You Send Me - Sam Cooke                                        5
   8. Teardrops - Lee Andrews                                        8
   9. April Love - Pat Boone                                         9
  10. Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis                         12
  11. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley                                 6
  12. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly                                       10
  13. Liechtensteiner Polka - Will Glahe                            14
  14. Hey Little Girl - Techniques                                  16
  15. Oh Boy - Crickets                                             13
  16. My Special Angel - Bobby Helms                                17
  17. Could This Be Magic - Dubs                                    15
  18. That's All I Want From You - Silva-Tones                      --
  19. Hey School Girl - Tom & Jerry                                 --
  20. All The Way - Frank Sinatra                                   18
  21. Buzz Buzz Buzz - Hollywood Flames                             --

       WAX TO WATCH:

      A Broken Promise - Four Coins
      Echoes Keep Calling Me - Little Joe
      I'll Come Running Back - Sam Cooke
      Object Of My Affection - D. Davis
      Photographs - Chordettes
      This Is The Nite - Valiants
      You're The Greatest - Bobby Scott
      A Very Special Love - Johnny Nash
      I Want You To Know - Fats Domino
      Colonel Boogie - Edmundo Ros
      Five More Steps - Ray Stevens
      Waitin' In School - Ricky Nelson
      Second Fiddle - The Rays
      Do What You Did - Thurston Harris
      Yellow Dog Blues - Joe Darensbourg
      Don't Let Go - Roy Hamilton  
      You Are My Destiny - Paul Anka
      I Ain't Gonna Do It No More - Petticoats
      Dancing With My Shadow - Four Voices
      For Sentimental Reasons - Sam Cooke
      Tiny Spaceman - Wes Bryan

      DEE JAY'S CORNER...
      Music hath charm!..Whether it's a pretty ballad, up-tempo piece 
      or beat-with-a-rock, there's a favorite for every gal and guy
      listening!  Frankly, we _like_ matching music to listeners --
      mixing Rodgers and The Rays with Shore and Sinatra -- to please
      _all_ tastes!  When we say "OK, THIS is B.K." -- we hope it's OK
      with _YOU_ too!  Give us a listen at 570kc on POP MUSIC, 2:00 PM
      to 4:00 PM, and MUSIC MAKERS, 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM.

                               Bert "Pops" Knapp

   DJ's:
   Roger Gallagher & Joe O'Brien
   Bob Callan
   Ernie Stone
   Bert Knapp
   Alun Williams
   Dave Leeds
   Murray Kaufman
   Ed Welch

Contributed by: Gary Pfeifer (Sunday, 2004-05-23)




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