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Music Survey: WCOP Boston “Forty Top Tunes” Week of Dec. 30, 1957

                     WCOP – RADIO BOSTON

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               FORTY TOP TUNES OF GTREATER BOSTON

                 FOR WEEK OF DECEMBER 30, 1957

TW                                                         LW

 1. At The Hop – Danny & The Juniors                        1

 2. La Dee Dah – Billie & Lillie                            4

 3. Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms                          3

 4. Love Bug Crawl – Jimmy Edwards                         29

 5. That's Why I Was Born – Janis Harper                    9

 6. Roc-A-Chicka – Warner Mack                             10

 7. Ruby Ruby – Billy Porto                                 7

 8. Love Me Forever – Four Esquires                         2

8a. Love Me Forever – Eydie Gorme                          2a

 9. Liechensteiner Polka – Will Glhae                       8

10. Why Don't They Understand – George Hamilton IV          6

11. Very Special Love – Johnny Nash                        14

12. Hey Little Girl – Techniques                           16

13. Put A Light In The Window – Four Lads                   5

14. Henrietta – Jimmy Dee                                  19

15. Pretend You Don't See Her – Jerry Vale                 11

16. Great Balls Of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis                  18

17. You're The Greatest – Billy Scott                      25

18. Joker – Billy Myles                                    12

18a. Joker – Hilltoppers                                  12a

19. Oh Boy – The Crickets                                  13

20. Raunchy – Bill Justis                                  15

20a. Raunchy – Ernie Freeman                              15a

21. Sail Along Silvery Moon – Billy Vaughn                 30

22. The Stroll – The Diamonds                              37

23. All The Way – Frank Sinatra                            17

24. Silhouettes – The Rays                                 22

25. On The Street Where You Live – Jonah Jones             23

26. One Blade Of Grass – Jack Carroll                      27

27. Dance To The Bop – Gene Vincent                        20

28. Waitin' In School – Ricky Nelson                       34

29. You Send Me – Sam Cooke                                24

29a.You Send Me – Teresa Brewer                           24a

30. Jailhouse Rock – Elvis Presley                         21

31. Wild Is The Wind – Johnny Mathis                       38

32. I'm New At The Game Of Love – Jane Morgan              36

33. Hard Times – Noble Watts                               40

34. April Love – Pat Boone                                 32

35. Peggy Sue – Buddy Holly                                35

36. Bobby – Barbara McNair                                

37. Broken Promise – Four Coins                            31

38. If I Can Help Somebody – Billy Eckstine                26

39. I Want You To Know – Fats Domino                      

40. Could This Be Magic – Dubs                            

 

      WCOP TOP TWENTY LP & EP ALBUMS

   1. Pal Joey (Sound Track)              

   2. Jonah Jones

   3. Dream Along With Me       

   4. Around The World (Sound Track)

   5. Lester Lanin At The Tiffany Ball

   6. Elvis Christmas Album

   7. Vaughan/Eckstine

   8. My Fair Lady (Broadway Cast)

   9. Fabulous Forties

  10. Jennie Smith                  

  11. Pajama Game (Sound Track)

  12. Fascination     

  13. Pat Sings Irving Berlin

  14. Loving You

  15. Ella And Louis Sing Again

  16. Wonderful Wonderful

  17. Jimmie Rodgers

  18. Eydie Swings The Blues    

  19. Just One Of Those Things

  20. Marshard Resort Favorites

 

NOTES: Artists are not shown for many of the albums on the survey.  

    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 Stephen Simon.

 

From the Gary Pfeifer collection.

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