WMCA 570 AM

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Week: 1957-12-20
Format: T40
        WMCA New York Survey for Week of 20 December 1957
         NEW YORK'S OFFICIAL GUIDE TO RECORD POPULARITY  
                    WMCA'S TOP 21 SINGLES                
   1. At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors                               1
   2. Raunchy - Bill Justis                                          3
   3. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - Jimmie Rodgers                      2
   4. Rock And Roll Music - Chuck Berry                              5
   5. Why Don't They Understand - George Hamilton                    4
   6. Teardrops - Lee Andrews                                        8
   7. You Send Me - Sam Cooke                                        7
   8. Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis                         10
   9. Liechtensteiner Polka - Will Glahe                            13
  10. Silhouettes - Rays                                             6
  11. April Love - Pat Boone                                         9
  12. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley                                11
  13. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly                                       12
  14. Waitin' In School - Ricky Nelson                              --
  15. Hey School Girl - Tom & Jerry                                 19
  16. Jingle Bells Rock - Bobby Helms                               --
  17. That's All I Want From You - Silva-Tones                      18
  18. Oh Boy - Crickets                                             15
  19. Buzz Buzz Buzz - Hollywood Flames                             21
  20. I'll Come Running Back - Sam Cooke                            --
  21. La Dee Dah - Billy & Lillie                                   --


       WAX TO WATCH:

      A Broken Promise - Four Coins
      Echoes Keep Calling Me - Little Joe
      Photographs - Chordettes
      This Is The Nite - Valiants
      You're The Greatest - Bobby Scott
      A Very Special Love - Johnny Nash
      I Want You To Know - Fats Domino
      Colonel Bogey - Edmundo Ros
      Colonel Bogie - Mitch Miller
      Five More Steps - Ray Stevens
      Don't Let Go - Roy Hamilton  
      You Are My Destiny - Paul Anka
      For Sentimental Reasons - Sam Cooke
      Angel Tears - L.K. Bryant
      The Stroll - Diamonds
      Bobby - B. McNair
      Click Clack - Dickey Doo
      Jo-Ann - The Playmates
      Sail Along Silvery Moon - Billy Vaughan
      Sugartime - McGuire Sisters

      DEE JAY'S CORNER...
      Did you know that _you_ -- the record buyers -- are the _real_
      Kings and Queens of the music world?  When you've heard them 
      _all_, you decide which tunes rate tops...and that's how disc 
      hits are crowned!  It's just as easy as dialing our daily 
      platter sessions on WMCA - 570 on your dial - where we spin all
      the new hits _first_ to help you make your choice!  Hope you
      tune in often...and let all us at WMCA help make your holiday
      season gayer than ever!

                                   Alun Williams

   DJ's:
   Roger Gallagher & Joe O'Brien
   Bob Callan
   Ernie Stone
   Bert Knapp
   Alun Williams
   Dave Leeds
   Murray Kaufman
   Ed Welch

Contributed by: Gary Pfeifer (Sunday, 2004-05-23)




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