WRIT 1340 AM

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

Week: 1956-09-01
Format: T40
                       WRIT SURVEY REPORT         
                    1340 ON YOUR RADIO DIAL      
                            TOP 40            
                  WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 1, 1956
    1. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley                                   1
    2. Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley                              3
    3. Tonight You Belong To Me - Patience & Prudence              4
    4. Flying Saucers - Buchanan-Goodman                           2
    5. Canadian Sunset - Andy Williams                             7
    6. My Prayer - Platters                                        6
    7. Whatever Will Be, Will Be - Doris Day                       5
    8. Old Philosopher - Eddie Lawrence                           10
    9. Be Bop A Lula - Gene Vincent                                8
   10. Weary Blues - McGuire Sisters/Welk                         14
   11. Song For A Summer Night - Mitch Miller                      9
   12. When White Lilacs Bloom Again - Helmut Zacharias           25
   13. Bus Stop Song - Four Lads                                  28
   14. Rip It Up - Bill Haley                                     15
   15. Allegheny Moon - Patti Page                                11
   16. The Fool - Sanford Clark                                   --
   17. Canadian Sunset - Hugo Winterhalter                        13
   18. You Don't Know Me - Jerry Vale                             19
   19. Ka Ding Dong - Diamonds                                    32
   20. Soft Summer Breeze - Eddy Heywood                          16
   21. Middle Of The House - Rusty Draper                         39
   22. Fabulous Character - Sarah Vaughan                         12
   23. Tumbling Tumbleweeds - Roger Williams                      36
   24. Candy Store On The Corner - Tony Bennett                   25
   25. After The Lights Go Down Low - Al Hibbler                  18
   26. When My Dreamboat Comes Home - Fats Domino                 27
   27. Happiness Streets - Georgia Gibbs                          21
   28. I'll Be Laughing Tonight - John Leslie                     22
   29. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You - Elvis Presley         20
   30. Heart & Soul - Tom & Dan                                   37
   31. In The Alps - McGuire Sisters/Welk                         30
   32. I'm In Love Again - Fats Domino                            17
   33. Rip It Up - Little Richard                                 24
   34. Mama Teach Me To Dance - Eydie Gorme                       --
   35. I Promise To Remember - Teenagers                          40
   36. Soft Summer Breeze - Diamonds                              --
   37. More - Perry Como                                          26
   38. Heartaches - Somethin' Smith                               --
   39. Friendly Persuasion - Pat Boone                            --
   40. Thirteen Going On Fourteen - Crewcuts                      --

       COMERS
       Race With The Devil - Gene Vincent
       49 Shades Of Green - Ames Brothers
       Young Love - Rover Boys
       When The Tide Is High - Gogi Grant
       Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind - Five Keys
       Faithful Hussar - Ted Heath
       Just One Of Those Things - Sammy Davis Jr.
       War And Peace - Vic Damone
       Time Will Tell - Bobby Charles
       U.F.O. - Syd Lawrence
       When The White Lilacs Bloom Again - Billy Vaughn
       Walking In The Rain - Johnny Ray

       TOP ALBUMS
    1. Oklahoma
    2. Eddie Duchin
    3. King And I 
    4. My Fair Lady
    5. Calypso 
           
       DJ's
       Gene Edwards
       Larry Fischer
       Don Metzger
       Bob Leonard
       Gerry Grainger

   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. 

Contributed by: Gary Pfeifer (Thursday, 2006-08-31)




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