NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
Week: 1960-03-27
Format: T40WKDA presents the official Coca-Cola TOP 40 TUNES OF METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE
WKDA NASHVILLE 1240
VOL 5 SURVEY NO. 13
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 21, 1960
1. Percy Faith And His Orchestra - The Theme From "A Summer Place"
2. Bobby Rydell - Wild One
3. Jimmy Jones - Handy Man
4. Debbie Reynolds - Am I That Easy To Forget
5. Connie & The Cones - Lonely Girl's Prayer
6. Jack Scott - What In The World's Come Over You
7. The Little Dippers - Forever
8. Lloyd Price - Lady Luck
9. Neil Sedaka - Stairway to Heaven
10. Ruth Brown - Don't Deceive Me
… (click here to view all chart data)
Personal note: This survey was a work of art. I am not being hyperbolic, or
hyperbaric. See the copy November 1. There is no telling what this cost to
print. Of course, Coca-Cola was paying for it, so who cares? (Maybe that
explains why Cokes were selling for $1.80 in Nashville in ’59.)
WKDA "PICK HIT" OF THE WEEK: unknown
THE WKDA “FEATURE ALBUM” of the week: unknown
25 WKDA HOT PROSPECTS: (mostly unknown; I’m guessing the ones I listed,
since they first appear on next week’s chart)
WKDA HOT ALBUM PROSPECTS: unknown
WAX WATCH: unknown
*Former WKDA Pick Hit: #17, #21
Survey note: missing; recreated from 2/28. Songs at the missing position
chart numbers are unknown.
Notes col: Record labels. Cad = Cadence, Carl = Carlton, Chan = Chancellor,
Col = Columbia, Merc = Mercury, Old = Old Town (but not Road), Roul =
Roulette, Top R. = Top Rank (but not boxing), UA = United Artists
NOTES:
#9. Same as the Led Zep- You mean it’s not?
#14 Better ‘n Donny O.
#17, #35 2 on survey: impressive!
#21 Likely the oldest song on the survey
#26 Referring to Tracy Lord (played by Diana Lin) on an NBC production of
The Philadelphia Story.
Contributed by: Doug Dean (Saturday, 2021-10-16) | |