WAKE 1340 AM

ATLANTA, GEORGIA

Week: 1962-01-19
Format: T40
                      WAKE 1340 - ATLANTA      
                  OFFICIAL HIT PARADERS SURVEY
                   WEEK OF JANUARY 19, 1962
   TW                                                             LW
    1. Cotton Fields – Highwaymen                                  1
    2. Can’t Help Falling In Love/Rock-A-Hula Baby – Elvis Presley 2
    3. The Twist – Chubby Checker                                  3
    4. Lost Someone – James Brown                                 20
    5. Peppermint Twist – Joey Dee & The Starliters                7
    6. Tuff – Ace Cannon                                           5
    7. Please Mr. Postman – Marvelettes                            6
    8. If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody – James Ray           12
    9. Funny How Time Slips Away – Jimmy Elledge                   4
   10. I Know – Barbara George                                    10
   11. Hey Baby – Bruce Channel                                   --
   12. I’m Blue – Ikettes                                         24
   13. It Will Stand – Showmen                                     8
   14. Smoky Places – Corsairs                                     9
   15. A Little Bitty Tear – Burl Ives/Wanda Jackson              15
   16. Norman – Sue Thompson                                      11
   17. Baby It’s You - Shirelles                                  17
   18. Duke Of Earl – Gene Chandler                               46
   19. Letter Full Of Tears – Gladys Knight                       19
   20. Dear Lady – U.S. Bonds                                     47
   21. Multiplication/Irresistible – Bobby Darin                  21
   22. The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens                       13
   23. Moon River – Jerry Butler/Henry Mancini                    16
   24. Walk On By – Leroy Van Dyke                                14
   25. Let Me In – Sensations                                     31
   26. Crying In The Rain – Everly Brothers                       35
TIE27. Let There Be Drums – Sandy Nelson                          20
TIE27. Wanderer/Majestic – Dion                                   25
   28. So Deep/Break It To Me Gently – Brenda Lee                 30
   29. You Don’t Miss Your Water – William Bell                   40
TIE30. Big Bad John – Jimmy Dean                                  26
TIE30. Drown In My Own Tears – Don Shirley                        33
   31. Go On Home – Patti Page                                    48
   32. Run To Him – Bobby Vee                                     19
   33. Jambalaya/I Hear You Knockin’ – Fats Domino                18
   34. Goodbye Cruel World – James Darren                         27
   35. The Lost Penny/Shadrack – Brook Benton                     36
   36. Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth – Jimmy Reed                    37
   37. The Cajun Queen – Jimmy Dean                               39
   38. My Boomerang Won’t Come Back – Charlie Drake               32
   39. Sometimes I’m Tempted – Marty Robbins                      38
   40. Chattanooga Choo Choo/Let’s Go – Floyd Cramer              41
TIE41. Flying Blue Angels – The Pilots                            31
TIE41. That’s A Good Idea – Grover Mitchell                       50
TIE42. Money – Jerry Lee Lewis                                    34
TIE42. I Want A Guy – Marvelettes                                 --
   43. Dear Ivan – Jimmy Dean                                     23
TIE44. Wanted – Bobbie Smith                                      43
TIE44. He Knows I Love Him Too Much – The Paris Sister            --
   45. What’s So Good About Goodbye – The Miracles                42
   46. Perhaps – Billy Jo Royal                                   --
   47. Shimmy, Shimmy Walk – The Megatons                         44
   48. Small Sad Sam – Phil Mclean                                26
   49. Unchain My Heart – Ray Charles                             28
   50. Pop-Eye – Huey Smith                                       --

       HIT PARADER PICS              
       BUDDY MOORE: Annie Get Your Yo-Yo – Little Jr. Parker
       BOB McKEE: Dr. Feelgood – Dr. Feelgood And The Interns
       STAN RICHARDS: Ecstasy – Ben E. King             
       PAUL DREW: Abby – Helen La Croix            
       GENE BLAINE: What’s Your Name – Don & Juan        
       LUCKY KNIGHT: Thunder Road – Robert Mitchum

       WIDE-A-WAKE ALBUMS OF THE WEEK
       Tonight – Ferrante & Teicher
       Do The Twist With Ray Charles – Ray Charles
       The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens
       Stereo 35 MM. Vol. II
       The Everly Brothers Instant Party – Everly Brothers
       Live It Up - Johnny Mathis

 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 (Friday, 2022-12-30)




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