WJJD 1160 AM

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Week: 1961-12-18
Format: T40
                        WJJD 1160 - CHICAGO    
                FORTY TOP TUNES OF GREATER CHICAGO
                      WEEK OF DECEMBER 18, 1961
   TW                                                             LW
    1. The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens                        3
    2. Let There Be Drums – Sandy Nelson                           1
    3. Run To Him – Bobby Vee                                      2
    4. Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen – Neil Sedaka                 4
    5. Moon River – Henry Mancini                                  7
    6. Goodbye Cruel World – Jimmy Darren                          5
    7. Walk On By – Leroy Van Dyke                                 9
    8. Please Mr. Postman – Marvelettes                            8
    9. Just Out Of Reach – Solomon Burke                           6
   10. Till – Angels                                              13
   11. I Don’t Know Why – Linda Scott                             14
   12. I Understand – G-Clefs                                     10
   13. Your Ma Said You Cried – Kenny Dino                        15
   14. When I Fall In Love – Lettermen                            24
   15. Peppermint Twist – Joey Dee                                26
   16. Tonight – Ferrante & Teicher                               11
   17. Garden Of Eden – Bobby Comstock                            17
   18. The Twist – Chubby Checker                                 29
   19. Runaround Sue – Dion                                       12
   20. Moon River – Jerry Butler                                  20
   21. Smoky Places – Corsairs                                    32
   22. Rock A Hula/Can’t Help Falling – Elvis Presley             35
   23. What A Walk – Bobby Lewis                                  19
   24. Little Miss U.S.A. – Barry Mann                            27
   25. Big John – Jimmy Dean                                      15
   26. Small Sad Sam – Phil Mclean                                38
   27. Let’s Go Trippin’ – Dick Dale                              36
   28. I Wonder – Pentagons                                       22
   29. You’re The Reason Why – Bobby Edwards                      18
   30. Hey Little Girl – Del Shannon                              33
   31. I Know – Barbara George                                    40
   32. Turn Around-Look At Me – Herbert Grunch                    21
   33. Little Alter Boy – Vic Dana                                39
   34. Jingle Bell Rock – Rydell & Checker                        --
   35. Baby’s First Christmas – Connie Francis                    --
   36. She’s Everything – Ral Donner                              --
   37. Crazy – Patsy Cline                                        37
   38. Johnny Will – Pat Boone                                    --
   39. Gypsy Rover – Highwaymen                                   --
   40. Over The Mountain – Ronnie Rice                            --

       UP 'N COMING  
       Bootie Green – Clovers
       Burnt Biscuits – Triumphs
       Dear Lady Twist – U.S. Bonds
       Do-Re-Mi – Lee Dorsey
       Dreamy Eyes – Johnny Tillotson
       Happy Guy – Nino & Ebbtides
       Happy Jose – Jack Ross/Dave Appell
       Irrestable You – Bobby Darin
       Letterfull Of Tears – Gladys Knight & The Pips
       Love You – Bob Conrad
       Majestic/Wanderer – Dion
       Motorcycle – Tico & Triumphs
       New Kind Of Love – Willie Harper
       One Degree North – Mar-Keys
       Pocketful Of Miracles – Frank Sinatra
       Poor Fool – Ike & Tina Turner
       Town Without Pity – Gene Pitney
       You Don’t Have To Be A Tower – Gloria Lynne
       White Fang – Soapy Sales
                                 
 NOTES: The artist of the #32 song should be Glen Campbell.

    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 Ed Erxleben.

Contributed by: Gary Pfeifer (Sunday, 2023-01-08)




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