1959-05-30 — 2UE 950 AM ( Sydney, New South Wales )
2UE - 950 AM - SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
THE ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC SURVEY OF HIT TUNES
2UE OFFICIAL TOP 40
COMMENCING SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1959
TW | LW | | ARTIST | TITLE | WKS |
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39 | 32 | | Jimmie Rodgers | Bimbombey | 21 | 17 | 15 | | The Platters | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | 18 | 12 | 10 | | Billy Grammer | Gotta Travel On | 14 | 5 | 6 | | Chris Barber's Jazz Band | Petite Fleur (Little Flower) | 14 | 7 | 3 | | Andy Williams | The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) | 13 | 14 | 11 | | Ritchie Valens | Donna | 12 | 21 | 21 | | The Diamonds | She Say (Oom Dooby Doom) | 12 | 32 | 26 | | Jimmie Rodgers | Waltzing Matilda | 12 | 3 | 2 | | Frankie Avalon | Venus | 11 | 23 | 13 | | Tommy Sands And The Raiders | Bigger Than Texas | 11 | 8 | 9 | | Billy Williams | Nola | 10 | 31 | 29 | | Jack Scott | Goodbye Baby | 10 | 28 | 18 | | Perry Como | Tomboy | 10 | 6 | 7 | | Johnny Cash | Don't Take Your Guns To Town | 9 | 16 | 24 | | Annette With The Afterbeats | Tall Paul | 9 | 18 | 19 | | Brook Benton | It's Just A Matter Of Time | 8 | 4 | 5 | | Dodie Stevens | Pink Shoe Laces | 8 | 11 | 8 | | Nicola Paone | Blah, Blah, Blah | 7 | 2 | 1 | | Elvis Presley | (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I | 7 | 26 | 20 | | The Coasters | Charlie Brown | 7 | 27 | 23 | | Frank Sinatra | French Foreign Legion | 6 | 24 | 17 | | Johnny Western | The Ballad Of Paladin | 6 | 15 | 14 | | Reg Owen And His Orchestra | Manhattan Spiritual | 5 | 9 | 28 | | Elvis Presley | I Need Your Love Tonight | 5 | 1 | 4 | | Col Joye With The Joy Boys | Bye Bye Baby Goodbye | 5 | 10 | 16 | | The Fleetwoods | Come Softly To Me | 4 | 30 | 36 | | Duane Eddy | The Lonely One | 3 | 38 | 37 | | Ricky Nelson | It's Late | 3 | 29 | 33 | | Ricky Nelson | Never Be Anyone Else But You | 3 | 19 | 22 | | The Virtues | Guitar Boogie Shuffle | 3 | 13 | 12 | | Dave "Baby" Cortez | The Happy Organ | 3 | 25 | 27 | | Travis And Bob | Tell Him No | 2 | 20 | 30 | | Lloyd Price | (You've Got) Personality | 2 | 35 | 34 | | Jerry Wallace | A Touch Of Pink | 2 | 34 | 38 | | Shirley Bassey | Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me | 2 | 22 | 39 | | The Chipmunks | Alvin's Harmonica | 2 | 36 | -- | | Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Two | Luther Played The Boogie | 1 | 37 | -- | | Kay Starr | (I Don't Care) Only Love Me | 1 | 33 | -- | | Tommy Edwards | The Morning Side Of The Mountain | 1 | 40 | -- | | The Platters | Enchanted | 1 |
NOTE: Survey does not list Artists. The artists listed are a best-guess
of the Artists who released these singles at the time of this survey
although several of the songs listed were recorded by mulitple
artists which was a common practice at the time of this survey.
Survey also contains "EIGHTY TOP 40 PREDICTIONS" without noting the
Artist.
THESE DROPPED OUT
To Know Him Is To Love Him
My Heart Sings
Stagger Lee
Red River Rose
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