WHIL – DIAL 1430
NEW ENGLAND'S ORIGINAL RECORD SURVEY
GREATER BOSTON'S TOP 30
MAY 8, 1961
1. Travelin' Man – Ricky Nelson
2. You Can Depend On Me – Brenda Lee
3. Runaway – Del Shannon
4. Brand New Broken Heart – C. Francis
5. Flaming Star – Elvis Presley
6. Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It – Freddie Cannon
7. Daddy's Home – The Limelights
8. Hello Walls – D. Lory/Faron Young
9. Little Devil – Neil Sedaka
10. Kissing Game – Dion
11. Pick Me Up – Pat Zill
12. Abdul's Party – Larry Verne
13. I'm A Fool To Care – Joe Barry
14. Old Black Magic – Bobby Rydell
15. In My Heart – The Timetones
16. Running Scared – Roy Orbison
17. Big Big World – Johnny Burnette
18. But I Do – Clarence Henry
19. A Hundred Pounds Of Clay – G. McDaniels
20. My Kind Of Girl – Matt Monroe
21. Theme For A Dream – Cliff Richard
22. Ronnie – Marcy Joe
23. A Little Feeling – Jack Scott
24. Be My Boy – The Paris Sisters
25. Hey Mister Cupid – Joe Nelson
26. Blue Moon – The Marcels
27. Mess Around – Chubby Checker
28. Halfway To Paradise – Tony Orlando
29. Who Else But You – Frankie Avalon
30. Mama Said – The Shirelles
WHIL HIT RECORD
How Many Tears – Bobby Vee
Knock On Your Door – Eddie Hodges
Stand By Me – Ben E. King
What A Surprise – Johnny Maestro
Indian Giver – Annette
Tragedy – The Fleetwoods
Love Makes The World Go Round – J. Morgan
Lucy's Theme – Clebanoff/Greely
Moody River – Pat Boone
Way With Love – Costa/Soffici/Edwards
Touchables In Brooklyn – D. Goodman
Peanut Butter – The Marathons
Little Egypt – The Coasters
Triangle – Janie Grant
Jimmy Martinez – Marty Robbins
Great Shakin' Fever – Dorsey Burnette
HOT NEW ALBUMS
100 Lbs. Of Clay – Gene McDaniels
Voice Of The Sixties – J. Sommers
Ernie Look At Love – Tenn. Ernie Ford
Golden Hit Instrumentals – Al Caiola
Music From Jerome Kern – Melachrino Strings
More Greatest Hits – Marty Robbins
Let's Make Memories Tonight – E. Arnold
The Second Time Around – Jane Morgan
Gone With The Wind – Orig. Score
Mother-In-Law – Ernie K. Doe
Glenn Miller Meets Dorsey Bros.
Runnin' Wild – Dick Schory
Songs You Will Never Forget – Lolita
Accent – Jan August
Viva La Pachanga – Joe Sherman
Bob Walsh
Jack Chadderton
Bob Edgerly
Don Masters
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 Stephen Simon.
From the Gary Pfeifer collection.
