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Well this week finds three new tunes on the top ten and a new number one; tune.
After’eight weeks on the Hot One-Hundred Brenda Lee has worked her way up to
the number one position this.week with her Decca. recording of I’M SORRY, the
flip side of this tune is also in the top ten in the number six spot a rocker
called THAT’S ALL YOU GOTTA DO. The Everly Brothers are back* in the top ten
this week with their follow-up to CATHY'S CLOWN in the number eight position is
their Cadence recording Of WHEN WILL I BE LOVED. The boys have switched labels
and now record for the Top Rank recording company. The number nine tune this
week is the only sad song in the top ten, it’s Ray Peterson and his RCA^record
ing of TELL LAURA I LOVE HER, This tune has been on the charts for six weeks
and last week it was in the number twelve spot. The other newcomer to the top
ten is a Billboard star performer in the number ten spot after only three weeks
on the charts, a novelty tune entitled ITSY BITSYrTSENIE "WEENIE YELLOW POLKA DOT
BIKINI by Brian Hyland on the Leader recording label.
The hottest tune on the charts this week is the latest-RCA cut by Elvis, cur
rently in the number 44‘‘ position the first week on the charts is IT*3 .NOW OR
NEVER,. Bobby Rydell has made the charts for the first time this week, in the
number 60 spot with his Cameo release of VOLARE. A couple of other songs that
made good moves in the past week were IN MY LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD by Anita
Bryant, This tune jumped' from 94 last week to 61 this week, also looking good
was the number 62 tune ’up from 80 last week, it’s called ALL MY LOVE onr the
Brunswick recording labe.l by Jackie V/ilson. :
Here is a'list of the top ten tunes in the country this week, according to the
latest survey taken by Billboard Magazine,.
1. I’M SORRY .
2. ALLEY-OOP
3. ' EVERYBODY1S SOMEBODY * S FOOL
4. ONLY THE LONELY
5. BECAUSE THEY’RE YOUNG
6. THAT’S ALL YOU GOTTA DO
7. MULE SKINNER BLUES
8. WILL I BE LOVED
9. ' 1ELL IAURA I IOVE HER .
10. ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE YELLOW
POLKA DOT BIKINI
HOLLYWOOD ARGYLES
CONNIE FRANCIS
ROY ORERISON
DUANE EDDY.
BRENDA IEE. .
FENDERMAN
EVER1Y BROTHERS
RAY PETERSON
- BRIAN HYLAND
The following tunes made the Hot One-Hundred for the first time last week and
should be moving up the charts in the coming weeks*
95* IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT
90. TA-TA *'
87. WIST “•
> - 60. "VOLARE
•44. IT!S NOW OR NEVER
DION AND THE BELMONTS
CLYDE McPHATTER
. HANK BALLARD AND
THE MIDNIGHTERS
- BOBBY RYDELL
ELVIS PRESLEY
My personal pick to click this week is from the rhythm and Slu^s field of music
a tune called HdNEST I DD by a group known as the Innocents» , . ;
Well that does it for this week. A special reminder for all you. people who dig
Rock ft* Roll to listen in every afternoon from 300 till 5 sOO for the RHYTHM
REVUE show with your host JIM SPEARS. That*s every Monday thru Friday over AFRS
RADIO 890 on your dial. Until next week....PLAY IT COOL.
R.P. the D.J.