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                KRDO 1240 – COLORADO SPRINGS     

                      TOP 40 FROM 1240              

                      DECEMBER 12, 1958

TW                                                        LW

 1. Chipmunk Song – Chipmunk & Seville                    –

 2. Beep Beep – Playmates                                  1

 3. Lonesome Town – Ricky Nelson                           3

 4. To Know Him Is To Love Him – Teddy Bears               4

 5. Tom Dooley – Kingston Trio                             3

 6. I Got Stung – Elvis Presley                            5

 7. Love Is All We Need – Tommy Edwards                    6

 8. Problems – Everly Brothers                             9

 9. Bimbombey – Jimmy Rodgers                             18

10. Topsy (Part II) – Cozy Cole                            7

11. The World Outside – Four Coins                        17

12. Hide Away – Four Esquires                             10

13. Forget Me Not – Kalin Twins                           14

14. Cannonball – Duane Eddy                               12

15. I'll Remember Tonight – Pat Boone                     13

16. It's Only Make Believe – Conway Twitty                 8

17. Pussy Cat – Ames Brothers                             11

18. That Old Black Magic – Louis Prima & Keely Smith      25

19. Mr. Success – Frank Sinatra                           20

20. Poor Boy – Royal Tones                                21

21. Cimarron – Billy Vaughn                               27

22. No One Knows – Dion & Belmonts                        22

23. Call Me – Johnny Mathis                               16

24. The Day The Rains Came – Jane Morgan                  15

25. It's All In The Game – Tommy Edwards                  19

26. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes – Platters                    28

27. Yellow Bird – Norman Luboff                           30

28. Philadelphia, U.S.A. – Ne-Tornados                    33

29. Letter To An Angel – Jimmy Clanton                    34

30. I Want To Be Happy Cha Cha – Tommy Dorsey Orch.       37

31. Fallin' – Connie Francis                              32

32. Mocking Bird – Four Lads                              38

33. A Lover's Question – Clyde McPhatter                  40

34. Non Dimenticar – Nat "King" Cole                      26

35. Coma Prima – Domenico Modugno                         39

36. My Happiness – Connie Francis                         –

37. There Goes My Heart – Joni James                      35

38. The End – Earl Grant                                  23

39. Whole Lot Of Lovin' – Fats Domino                     –

40. Pledging My Love – Royal Hamilton                     –

    KRDO TOP PICK HIT OF THE WEEK

    Let's Love – Johnny Mathis

    KRDO UP AND COMERS

    Tico Tico – Billy Vaughn

    Look Away Love – Tony Bennett

    Need You – Donnie Owens

    I Found A New Baby – Jill Corey

    KRDO PICK ALBUM OF THE WEEK

    Christmas Sing-Along With Mitch Miller – Mitch Miller And The Chorus

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.

             58 – KFXD – THE VOICE OF BOISE VALLEY

                   BOISE VALLEY MUSIC SURVEY

                   WEEK OF NOVEMBER 12, 1975

TW                                                         LW

 1. Island Girl – Elton John                                1

 2. Bad Blood – Neil Sedaka With Elton John                 2

 3. Calypso – John Denver                                   3

 4. Low Rider – War                                         7

 5. Who Loves You – Four Seasons                            4

 6. The Way I Want To Touch You – The Captain And Tennille  6

 7. Sky High – Jigsaw                                      10

 8. Nights On Broadway – Bee Gees                          12

 9. Heat Wave – Linda Ronstadt                              9

10. Games People Play – Spinners                           15

11. This Will Be – Natalie Cole                            11

12. Fly, Robin, Fly – Silver Convention                    20

13. My Little Town – Simon & Garfunkel                     18

14. Do It Any Way You Wanna – People's Choice              14

15. I Only Have Eyes For You – Art Garfunkel               18

16. That's The Way (I Like It) – K.C. & The Sunshine Band  23

17. Sailing – Rod Stewart                                  17

18. Lady Blue – Leon Russell                                8

19. I'm On Fire – 5000 Volts                               27

20. Eighteen With A Bullet – Pete Wingfield                24

21. Venus And Mars/Rock Show – Wings                       25

22. Miracles – Jefferson Starship                          15

23. SOS – Abba                                             16

24. Diamonds And Rust – Joan Baez                          29

25. Let's Do It Again – The Staple Singers                 28

26. Saturday Night – The Bay City Rollers                  –

27. Fox On The Run – Sweet                                 –

28. I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You – Leon Haywood     –

29. Just Too Many People – Melissa Manchester              30

30. Change With The Times – Van McCoy                      –

       Hard Luck Story – Elton John

       Our Day Will Come – Frankie Valli

       50 Ways To Leave Your Lover – Paul Simon

       Is It Love That We're Missing – Quincy Jones

       Using The Power – Climax Blues Band

       Evil Woman – The Electric Light Orchestra

       Carry Me – Crosby & Nash

       Welcome To My Nightmare – Alice Cooper

       Over My Head – Fleetwood Mac

       You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate

       Rock And Roll All Nite – Kiss

       NEW MUSIC

       I Write The Songs – Barry Manilow

       Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross

       Love Rollercoaster – Ohio Players

       KFXD ALBUM PROGRAM

       High On You – Sly Stone

       Another Life – Todd Rundgren's Utopia

       You – Aretha Franklin

       Chewing Pine – Leo Kottke

       Love Songs – Peter Yarrow

       Oh, What A Night – New Riders Of The Purple Sage

       ALBUMS & TAPES

 1. Rock Of The Westies – Elton John                          

 2. Windsong – John Denver                            

 3. Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd                           

 4. Minstrel In The Gallery – Jethro Tull                     

 5. Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen                         

 6. The Who By Numbers – The Who                              

 7. Still Crazy After All These Years – Paul Simon         

 8. Extra Texture (Read All About It) – George Harrison       

 9. The Hungry Years – Neil Sedaka                            

10. Prisoner In Disguise – Linda Ronstadt                     

       Pictured: Windy Green

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.

  From the Gary Pfeifer collection.

       WFIL – PHILADELPHIA       

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 17, 1975

TW                                                          LW

 1. That's The Way (I Like It) – K.C. & The Sunshine Band    3

 2. Island Girl – Elton John                                 1

 3. Feelings – Morris Albert                                 2

 4. They Just Can't Stop (The Games People Play) – Spinners  4

 5. This Will Be – Natalie Cole                              7

 6. The Way I Want To Touch You – Captain & Tennille         5

 7. Fly, Robin, Fly – Silver Convention                     13

 8. Miracles – Jefferson Starship                            6

 9. Bad Blood – Neil Sedaka With Elton John                  8

10. Who Loves You – Four Seasons                            10

11. My Little Town – Simon & Garfunkel                      15

12. Lyin' Eyes – Eagles                                      9

13. Low Rider – War                                         11

14. Nights On Broadway – Bee Gees                           17

15. The Last Game Of The Season – David Geddes              21

16. Sky High – Jigsaw                                       23

17. SOS – Abba                                              12

18. Ballroom Blitz – Sweet                                  14

19. I Love Music (Part 1) – O'Jays                          24

20. I Write The Songs – Barry Manilow                       –

21. This Old Man – Purple Reign                             26

22. Volare – Al Martino                                     27

23. Fame – David Bowie                                      15

24. Eighteen With A Bullet – Pete Wingfield                 –

25. Lady Blue – Leon Russell                                18

26. Get Down Tonight – K.C. & The Sunshine Band             20

       HITBOUND

       Paloma Blanca – George Baker Selection

       Let's Do It Again – The Staple Singers

       Saturday Night – Bay City Rollers

       PHILLY'S TOP TEN LP'S

    1. Rock Of The Westies – Elton John

    2. Red Octopus – Jefferson Starship

    3. K.C & The Sunshine Band – K.C & The Sunshine Band

    4. Windsong – John Denver

    5. Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen

    6. Still Crazy After All These Years – Paul Simon

    7. Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd

    8. Trying To Get The Feeling – Barry Manilow

    9. Honey – Ohio Players 

   10. Face The Music – Electric Light Orchestra

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.

From the Gary Pfeifer collection.

                    THE NEW WCOL – DIAL 1230

                          MUSIC METER      

                COLUMBUS' ONLY AUTHENTIC SURVEY

                     WEEK OF JULY 1, 1963    

TW                                                       LW

 1. Surf City – Jan & Dean                                8

 2. On Top Of Spaghetti – Tom Glaser                      4

 3. Sukiyaki – Kyu Sakamoto                               2

 4. Fingertips – Little Stevie Wonder                    20

 5. Harry The Hairy Ape – Ray Stevens                     1

 6. Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer – Nat Cole             3

 7. Easier Said Than Done – The Essex                    12

 8. Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport – Rolf Harris              6

 9. So Much In Love – The Tymes                          11

10. Detroit City – Bobby Bare                            15

11. Ring Of Fire – Johnny Cash                           18

12. Ten Commandments Of Love – James McArthur             5

13. When A Boy Falls In Love – Mel Carter                36

14. Hootenanny – The Glencoves                           23

15. Just One Look – Doris Troy                           30

16. Memphis – Lonnie Mack                                 7

17. Hopeless – Andy Williams                             31

18. Every Step Of The Way – Johnny Mathis                10

19. What Do Little Girls Dream Of – The Castells         38

20. Don't You Forget It – Perry Como                     26

21. Summer's Comin' – Kirby St. Romain                   22

22. Come And Get These Memories – Martha & The Vandellas  9

23. Like The Big Guys Do – The  Rocky Fellers            27

24. One Fine Day – The Chiffons                          14

25. Swinging On A Star – Big Dee Irwin                   16

26. My True Confession – Brook Benton                    33

27. It's My Party – Leslie Gore                          13

28. Denise – Randy & The Rainbows                        –

29. Black Cloud/Birdland – Chubby Checker                17

30. Summertime – Chris Columbo Quintet                   40

31. The Tips Of My Fingers – Roy Clark                   –

32. Blue On Blue – Bobby Vinton                          19

33. Shut Down – The Beach Boys                           21

34. Wipe Out – The Surfaris                              –

35. Abilene – George Hamilton IV                         –

36. Hello Stranger – Barbara Lewis                       24

37. Blowing In The Wind – Peter, Paul & Mary             –

38. My Summer Love – Ruby & The Romantics                25

39. Don't Say Goodnight And Mean Goodbye – The Shirelles –

40. Not Me – The Orlons                                  –

       PICK HIT OF THE WEEK

       Devil In Disguise – Elvis Presley     

       FEATURE ALBUM OF THE WEEK

       Gene Pitney Sings World Wide Winners   

       Pictured:  Ron Allen   

                  12 Midnight to 6:00 AM

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.

  From the Gary Pfeifer collection.