Thanks to John Frank of Oakland, California for Transcribing and Compiling These 1960S WAKY Surveys!
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Thanks to John Frank of Oakland, California for transcribing and compiling these 1960s WAKY Surveys! WAKY TOP FORTY JANUARY 30, 1960 1. Teen Angel – Mark Dinning 2. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans – Freddy Cannon 3. Tracy’s Theme – Spencer Ross 4. Running Bear – Johnny Preston 5. Handy Man – Jimmy Jones 6. You’ve Got What It Takes – Marv Johnson 7. Lonely Blue Boy – Steve Lawrence 8. Theme From A Summer Place – Percy Faith 9. What Did I Do Wrong – Fireflies 10. Go Jimmy Go – Jimmy Clanton 11. Rockin’ Little Angel – Ray Smith 12. El Paso – Marty Robbins 13. Down By The Station – Four Preps 14. First Name Initial – Annette 15. Pretty Blue Eyes – Steve Lawrence 16. If I Had A Girl – Rod Lauren 17. Let It Be Me – Everly Brothers 18. Why – Frankie Avalon 19. Since You Broke My Heart – Everly Brothers 20. Where Or When – Dion & The Belmonts 21. Run Red Run – Coasters 22. Let Them Talk – Little Willie John 23. The Big Hurt – Miss Toni Fisher 24. Beyond The Sea – Bobby Darin 25. Baby You’ve Got What It Takes – Dinah Washington & Brook Benton 26. Forever – Little Dippers 27. Among My Souvenirs – Connie Francis 28. Shake A Hand – Lavern Baker 29. It’s Time To Cry – Paul Anka 30. Woo Hoo – Rock-A-Teens 31. Sand Storm – Johnny & The Hurricanes 32. Just Come Home – Hugo & Luigi 33. Red Wing – Clint Miller 34. Time And The River – Nat King Cole 35. Boogie Woogie Rock – [?] 36. Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop – Little Anthony & The Imperials 37. How Will It End – Barry Darvell 38. Country Boy – Fats Domino 39. Love Me, My Love – Dean Martin 40. Harbor Lights – Platters WAKY PICK HIT OF THE WEEK This Magic Moment – Drifters [Original chart listed song titles only, except for Pick Hit. Artists listed here are fair assumptions.] WAKY TOP 40 MAY 21, 1960 1. Cathy’s Clown – Everly Brothers 2. Another Sleepless Night – Jimmy Clanton 3. Burning Bridges – Jack Scott 4. Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool – Connie Francis 5. Swingin’ School – Bobby Rydell 6. Cherry Pie – Skip & Flip 7. Why I’m Walkin’ – George Hamilton IV 8. Sink The Bismarck – Johnny Horton 9. Barbara – Temptations 10. Stairway To Heaven – Neil Sedaka 11. Love You So – Ron Holden 12. Finger Poppin’ Time – Hank Ballard & The Midnighters 13. Paper Roses – Anita Bryant 14. Young Emotions – Ricky Nelson 15. My Home Town – Paul Anka 16. Way Of A Clown – Teddy Randazzo 17. Alley Oop – Hollywood Argyles 18. Sweet Nothin’s – Brenda Lee 19. Dutchman’s Gold – Walter Brennan 20. Rockin’ Good Way – Dinah Washington & Brook Benton 21. Walkin’ The Floor Over You – Pat Boone 22. A Star Is Born – Mark Dinning 23. Fannie Mae – Buster Brown 24. How Do You Know It’s Love – Teresa Brewer 25. Mountain Of Love – Harold Dorman 26. Ain’t Gonna Be That Way – Marv Johnson 27. Three Steps To Heaven – Eddie Cochran 28. City Lights – Debbie Reynolds 29. Stuck On You – Elvis Presley 30. Earth Angel – Johnny Tillotson 31. Down Yonder – Johnny & The Hurricanes 32. Night – Jackie Wilson 33. Good Timin’ – Jimmy Jones 34. Wonderful World – Sam Cooke 35. All I Could Do Was Cry – Etta James 36. Tell Me That You Love Me – Fats Domino 37. When You Wish Upon A Star – Dion & The Belmonts 38. Fame And Fortune – Elvis Presley 39. Rebel Walk – Duane Eddy 40. Right By My Side – Ricky Nelson PICK HIT OF THE WEEK Biology – Danny Valentino WAKY SILVER DOLLAR SURVEY WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 4, 1962 1. Sherry – Four Seasons 2. Patches – Dickey Lee 3. Do You Love Me – Contours 4. Monster Mash – Bobby “Boris” Pickett 5. Green Onions – Booker T. & The M.G.’s 6. Let’s Dance – Chris Montez 7. Twist And Shout – Isley Brothers 8. Hide And Go Seek – Bunker Hill 9. Night Owl – Tren-Dells 10. Only Love Can Break A Heart – Gene Pitney 11. I Remember You – Frank Ifield 12. Sweetheart, Please Don’t Go – Cosmo 13. Popeye – Chubby Checker 14. Alley Cat – Bent Fabric 15. Ramblin’ Rose – Nat King Cole 16. You Beat Me To The Punch – Mary Wells 17. Shame On Me – Bobby Bare 18. Til Death Do Us Part – Bob Braun 19. If I Had A Hammer – Peter, Paul & Mary 20. Come On Little Angel – Belmonts 21. Lie To Me – Brook Benton 22. Venus In Blue Jeans – Jimmy Clanton 23. All Alone Am I – Brenda Lee 24. What’s A Matter Baby – Timi Yuro 25. You Belong To Me – Duprees 26. Silver Threads And Golden Needles – Springfields 27. Two Lovers – Mary Wells 28. He’s A Rebel – Crystals 29. Mama Sang A Song – Stan Kenton 30. This Is My Story – Sultans 31. A Tree In The Meadow – Lettermen 32. Anna – Arthur Alexander 33. James (Hold The Ladder Steady) – Sue Thompson 34. If A Man Answers – Bobby Darin 35. Wonderful Dream – Majors 36. I Was Such A Fool – Connie Francis 37. I Found A Love – Falcons 38. Next Door To An Angel – Neil Sedaka 39. Stop The Clock – Fats Domino 40. Magic Wind – Don & Juan SILVER DOLLER DISC-COVERY Ride – Dee Dee Sharp Jim Brand – 5:30-9 Tim Tyler 9-12 noon Jay Reynolds – 12 noon-3 Jack Sanders – 3-7 Sonny Limbo – 7-12 M Gene Snyder – 12 M-5:30 WAKY SILVER DOLLAR SURVEY WEEK ENDING MAY 17, 1963 1. It’s My Party – Lesley Gore 2. I Will Follow Him – Little Peggy March 3. Don’t Say Nothin’ Bad – Cookies 4. Another Saturday Night – Sam Cooke 5. If You Wanna Be Happy – Jimmy Soul 6. If You Need Me – Wilson Pickett 7. Pushover – Etta James 8. Puff – Peter, Paul & Mary 9. Two Kinds Of Teardrops - Del Shannon 10. Young And In Love – Dick & DeeDee 11. Still – Bill Anderson 12. Take These Chains From My Heart – Ray Charles 13. Pipeline – Chantays 14. Reverend Mr. Black – Kingston Trio 15. This Old Heart – Monarchs 16. You Can’t Sit Down – Dovells 17. Da Doo Ron Ron – Crystals 18. Tore Up – Harmonica Fats 19. Hot Pastrami – Dartells 20. End Of The World – Skeeter Davis 21. Foolish Little Girl – Shirelles 22. Losing You – Brenda Lee 23. Two Faces Have I – Lou Christie 24. Ain’t That A Shame/Soon – Four Seasons 25. He’s So Fine – Chiffons 26. These Arms Of Mine – Otis Redding 27. Ten Commandments Of Love – James MacArthur 28. Patty Baby – Freddy Cannon 29. This Little Girl – Dion 30. That’s How Heartaches Are Made – Baby Washington 31. The Dog – Rufus Thomas 32. Surfin’ U.S.A./Shut Down – Beach Boys 33. Danger – Vic Dana 34. Rockin’ Crickets – Rockin’ Rebels 35. Hello Stranger – Barbara Lewis 36. Let’s Go Steady Again – Neil Sedaka 37. 18 Yellow Roses - Bobby Darin 38. The Good Life – Tony Bennett 39. Small Town Gossip/Things I Like- Cosmo & The Counts 40. This Empty Place – Dionne Warwick SILVER DOLLER DISC-COVERY Gypsy Woman – Rick Nelson Jim Brand – 5:30-9 Tim Tyler 9-12 noon George Williams – 12 noon-3 Jack Sanders – 3-7 Jerry Barr – 7-12 M Gene Snyder – 12 M-5:30 WAKY SILVER DOLLAR SURVEY WEEK ENDING AUGUST 30, 1963 1. Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton 2. My Boyfriend’s Back – Angels 3. We Belong Together – Janie Moss & The Epics 4. Candy Girl – Four Seasons 5. Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh – Allan Sherman 6. Surfer Joe – Surfaris 7. Painted, Tainted Rose – Al Martino 8. Fingertips (Part 2) – Little Stevie Wonder 9. Little Deuce Coupe/Surfer Girl – Beach Boys 10. Denise – Randy & The Rainbows 11. Pretty Girls Everywhere – Arthur Alexander 12. Blowing In The Wind – Peter, Paul & Mary 13. Make The World Go Away – Timi Yuro 14. Judy’s Turn To Cry – Lesley Gore 15. Hey Girl – Freddie Scott 16. If I Had A Hammer – Trini Lopez 17. More – Kai Winding 18. Then He Kissed Me – Crystals 19. I Want To Stay Here – Steve & Eydie 20. Memphis – Lonnie Mack 21. Heat Wave – Martha & The Vandellas 22. You Can Never Stop Me Loving You – Johnny Tillotson 23. When A Boy Falls In Love – Mel Carter 24. Nobody But You – Dick Bush 25. Easier Said Than Done – Essex 26. Danke Schoen – Wayne Newton 27. Wonderful, Wonderful – Tymes 28. Wham! – Lonnie Mack 29. Hopeless – Andy Williams 30. Someone Like You – Eddie Morris 31. How Many Teardrops – Lou Christie 32. Just One Look – Doris Troy 33. Martian Hop - Ran-Dells 34. True Love Never Runs Smooth – Gene Pitney 35. Hopeless - Andy Williams 36. Please Don’t Talk To The Lifeguard – Diane Ray 37. Wait Til My Bobby Comes Home – Darlene Love 38. Man With A Horn – Tommy Wills 39. Windy And Warm – Boots Randolph 40. China Nights – Kyu Sakamoto SILVER DOLLER DISC-COVERY Early To Bed – Quantrell Rader Jim Brand – 5:30-9 Tim Tyler 9-12 noon George Williams – 12 noon-3 Jack Sanders – 3-7 Jerry Barr – 7-12 M Gene Snyder – 12 M-5:30 [Same song listed for #29 and #35.] WAKY SILVER DOLLAR SURVEY WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 2, 1963 1. Blue Velvet – Bobby Vinton 1 2. We Belong Together – Janie Moss & The Epics 3 3. My Boyfriend’s Back – Angels 2 4. Little Deuce Coupe/Surfer Girl – Beach Boys 9 5. Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh – Allan Sherman 5 6. Then He Kissed Me – Crystals 18 7. Candy Girl – Four Seasons 4 8. Surfer Joe – Surfaris 6 9. Painted, Tainted Rose – Al Martino 7 10. Denise – Randy & The Rainbows 10 11. Hey Girl – Freddie Scott 15 12. Someone Like You – Eddie Morris 30 13. Heat Wave – Martha & The Vandellas 21 14. I Want To Stay Here – Steve & Eydie 19 15. Fingertips (Part 2) – Little Stevie Wonder 8 16. Blowing In The Wind – Peter, Paul & Mary 12 17.