WAKR 1590 AM

AKRON, OHIO

Week: 1961-12-02
Format: T40
                    WAKR 1590 - TOP OF YOUR DIAL
                       OFFICIAL TOP 40 TUNES
                      WEEK OF DECEMBER 2, 1961   
    1. The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Tokens                            8
    2. Please Mr. Postman - Marvelettes                            1
    3. Till - Angels                                               3
    4. Run To Him - Bobby Vee                                     15
    5. Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke                                 5
    6. Peppermint Twist - Joey Dee                                14
    7. I Know - Barbara George                                    12
    8. Goodbye Cruel World - Jimmy Darren                          2
    9. Milk And Honey - Eddie Fisher                              10
   10. Little Altar Boy - Vic Dana                                30
   11. Moon River - Henry Mancini                                  4
   12. Flying Circle - Frank Slay                                 23
   13. When I Fall In Love - Lettermen                            26
   14. Funny How Time Slips Away - Jimmy Elledge                   7
   15. Gypsy Woman - Impressions                                   6
   16. Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson                          11
   17. Dreamy Eyes - Johnny Tillotson                             17
   18. Just Out Of Reach - Solomon Burke                          13
   19. Revenge - Brook Benton                                     31
   20. Happy Birthday Sweet 16 - Neil Sedaka                      28
   21. The Twist - Chubby Checker                                 39
   22. There's No Other - Crystals                                38
   23. The Roach - Gene & Wendell                                 --
   24. Tonight - Ferrante & Teicher                               16
   25. Cotton Fields - Highwaymen                                 40
   26. The Majestic - Dion                                        36
   27. It's All Because - Linda Scott                             22
   28. Poor Fool - Ike & Tina                                     40
   29. Up A Lazy River - Si Zentner                               25
   30. Pop Goes The Weasel - Anthony Newley                       33
   31. Crazy - Patsy Cline                                        19
   32. Smile/She Really Loves You - Timi Yuro                     24
   33. Lonesome Number One - Don Gibson                           37
   34. I Need Someone - Belmonts                                  32
   35. Searchin' - Jack Eubanks                                   34
   36. In The Middle Of A Heartache - Wanda Jackson               35
   37. Hip Soul - Shirley Scott                                   --
   38. Preview Of Paradise - Adam Wade                            --
   39. Rock-A-Hula Baby - Elvis Presley                           --
   40. Just Friends - Bob Beckham                                 --
Tie40. You'll Come Back - Johnny Douglas                          --

       WAKR'S JOHNNY MIDNITE PICKS:
       A Little Bitty Tear - Burl Ives
       Baby It's You - Shirelles
       One Degree North - Mar-Keys
       Portrait Of A Fool - Conway Twitty
       Dear Lady - Gary (U.S.) Bonds

       AKRON'S TOP 7 DISC JOCKEYS (pictured)
       Rog Carter
       Jack Ryan
       Robert E. Lee
       Wes Hopkins
       Rick Shaw
       Joe Grant
       Johnny Midnite
 

  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 Wayne Swickley.

Contributed by: Gary Pfeifer (Thursday, 2011-12-01)




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