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                      WJBK – RADIO 1500
                         FORMULA 45
          DETROIT'S BEST MOST ACCURATE MUSIC SURVEY
                       JUNE 30, 1958             

TW                                                      LW

 1. Purple People Eater – Sheb Wooley                     1

 2. Endless Sleep – Reynolds/Ross                         4

 3. Splish Splash – Bobby Darin                          23

 4. Rebel Rouser – Duane Eddy                            14

 5. Poor Little Fool – Ricky Nelson                      –

 6. Secretly – Jimmy Rodgers                              2

 7. I Wonder Why – Dion & Belmonts                       13

 8. Yakity Yak – The Coasters                             6

 9. Hi School Confidential – Jerry Lee Lewis              9

10. Got A Match – Daddy O's/Stein                         3

11. Don't Go Home – The Playmates                         5

12. For Your Love – Ed Townsend                          12

13. You Need Hands – Eydie Gorme                          7

14. Guess Things Happen That Way – Johnny Cash           22

15. Whippoorwill – Keely Smith                           21

16. Hard Headed Woman – Elvis Presley                    33

17. Willie & Hand Jive – Johnny Otis                     –

18. Do You Want To Dance – Bobby Freeman                  8

19. Chihuahua – Hugo & Luigi                             13

20. All I Have To Do Is Dream – Everly Bros.             11

21. Moonlight Bay – Drifters/Leahy                       24

22. Hot Spell – Margaret Whitting                        16

23. I Love You So – Chantels                             19

24. I'm Sorry – Royal Holidays                           27

25. Enchanted Island – Four Lads                         35

26. Left Right Out Of Your Heart – Patti Page            39

27. Jennie Lee – Ward/Jan & Arnie                        17

28. Judy – Frankie Vaughan                               34

29. Fever – Peggy Lee                                    –

30. Little Serenade – Frank Randazzo                     –

31. Woodchopper's Ball – Hutch Davie                     18

32. Blip Blop – Bill Doggett                             41

33. A Certain Smile – Johnny Mathis                      –

34. My True Love – Jack Scott                            –

35. Your Precious Love – Jerry Butler                    –

36. Patricia – Perez Prado                               –

37. Leroy – Jack Scott                                   15

38. I'll Always Be In Love – Rosemary June               20

39. Ding Dong – The McGuires                             25

40. Ev'ry Hour Ev'ry Day – Four Voices                   28

41. You'd Be Surprised – Kathy Linden                    26

42. If Dreams Come True – Pat Boone                      –

43. Windy – Paul Gayten                                  –

44. Rave On – Buddy Holly                                42

45. When – Kalin Twins                                   –

          WJBK RADIO "SOUND SPECIAL"

       Try The Impossible – Lee Andrews

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.

                      WHYN – RADIO 56
                   IN SPRINGFIELD, MASS
                 56 FUN HITS FOR THE WEEK
                       May 2, 1969                  

TW                                                         LW

 1. It's Your Thing – Isley Brothers                        1

 2. To Know You Is To Love You – Bobby Vinton               2

 3. The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel                           7

 4. Sweet Cherry Wine – Tommy James & Shondells             5

 5. Goodbye – Mary Hopkin                                   8

 6. Hair – Cowsills                                         6

 7. These Eyes – Guess Who?                                 9

 8. Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In – 5th Dimension            4

 9. You've Made Me So Very Happy – Blood, Sweat & Tears     3

10. Wishful Sinful – Doors                                 14

11. Gitarzan – Ray Stevens                                 24

12. Love – Mercy                                           16

13. The Chokin' Kind – Joe Simon                           15

14. Get Back/Don't Let Me Down – Beatles                   26

15. More Today Than Yesterday – Spiral Starecase           12

16. Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' – Crazy Elephant               10

17. Nothing But A Heartache – Flirtations                  25

18. Only The Strong Survive – Jerry Butler                 13

19. Hawaii Five-O – Ventures                               11

20. River Is Wide – Grassroots                             22

21. Where's The Playground Susie – Glen Campbell           31

22. The Composer – Diana Ross & The Supremes               20

23. A Million To One – Brian Hyland                        17

24. Way It Used To Be – Englebert Humperdinck              18

25. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby – Marvin Gaye          32

26. Rose Garden – Dobie Gray                               34

27. Heather Honey – Tommy Roe                              35

28. Day Is Done – Peter, Paul & Mary                       45

29. Everyday With You Girl – Classics IV                   33

30. Grazing In The Grass – Friends Of Distinction          28

31. Mama Soul – Soul Survivors                             52

32. Tryin' To Get To You – Bill Wendry & Boss Tweeds       37

33. Lodi – Creedence Clearwater Revival                    55

34. Don't Give In To Him – Gary Puckett & Union Gap        21

35. I Could Never Lie To You – New Colony Six              54

36. Looking In My Window – Puff                            27

37. In Those Bad Bad Old Days – Foundations                29

38. Cissy Strut – Meters                                   44

39. I Shall Be Released – Box Tops                         39

40. We Can't Go On This Way – Unchained Mynds              –

41. Morning Girl – Neon Philharmonic                       50

42. I've Been Hurt – Bill Deal & Rhondels                  42

43. Pinball Wizard – The Who                               43

44. Time Is Tight – Booker T. & MGs                        30

45. Stand! – Sly & Family Stone                            40

46. Oh Happy Day – Edwin Hawkins Singers                   51

47. Happy Heart – Andy Williams                            41

48. Love Is All I Have To Give – Checkmates Ltd.           46

49. I'm A Drifter – Bobby Goldsboro                        47

50. Someday Man – Monkees                                  56

51. One – Three Dog Night                                  –

52. Brown Arms In Houston – Orpheus                        –

53. Pretty World – Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66              –

54. Seattle – Perry Como                                   –

55. Sausalito – Al Martino                                 –

56. The April Fools – Dionne Warwick                       –

       Bob Allen      6 A.M. – 10 A.M. 

       Lou Terri     10 A.M. -  2 P.M.  (pictured)

       Bud Williams   2 P.M. -  6 P.M. 

       Ron Savage     6 P.M. – 10 P.M. 

       O'Brady       10 P.M. -  2 A.M. 

       Dennis Lee     2 A.M. -  6 A.M  

       Fred King    

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 Tracy Carman.

From the Gary Pfeifer collection.