Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 280

 

Steve Gaynor. Pop vocalist. In the early 1950s recorded two singles, in 1959 one single with Orchestra dir. by Ray Ellis, released by MGM.

Jodi Hale. Teen Rock singer - one single for United Artists Records, composed and produced by Ted Varnick.

Sonny Hannibal. Pop and Soul singer from New York City - one single for Lite (label from NYC), written by Bobby Stevenson.

Phil Johns & The Lonely Ones. Teen Sound group - one single for River Records (label from Biloxi, Mississippi).

Candy Cole. Teen Pop singer - one single for Musicor Records.

Ross Sisters. Country vocal group - one single for Capitol Records, co-written by Marijohn Wilkin and classified to Teen Sound.

Darryl Jenson. Teen Pop singer from New York City - one single for Gone Records (label from NYC).

Maureen Gray. Pop and R&B singer, born in 1948 in NYC - died 2014 in Philadelphia. Discovered by John Madara at the age of 12. Between 1961 and 1963 she recorded numerous singles, for different Philadelphia labels.

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 279

 

Ted Embry. Rockabilly singer - one single for Ac'cent (label from Hollywood, California).

Dian Erhardt. Teen Pop singer - one single for RCA Victor.

Don Evans. Teen Pop singer - one single for Great Lakes Records (label from Detroit, Michigan). Several other artists used this name.

The Four Saints. Vocal-instrumental group from the Midwest: John Howell, Bob Erickson, Jerry DuChene and Doug Evans. They recorded one single, A-Side track from The Warner Bros. Picture “Days Of Wine And Roses”.

Freddy Faulkner. Teen Pop and Doo-Wop singer from Philadelphia. Recorded one solo single for Swan, with Frank Slay & His Orchestra. Three more singles with Doo-Wop group The Illusions (see Vxx).
https://whitedoowopcollector.blogspot.com/2020/04/freddy-faulknerswan-records.html

Shirley Elliston. Shirley Marie O'Garra, married name Shirley Elliston (1929 – 2005). Soul singer and songwriter. The 1^st single released in 1961 by Shell (NYC label) under the married name.
Then, she recorded numerous singles (not listed by Kreiter) under the stage name Shirley Ellis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Ellis

Andy Forray. Born in South Carolina in 1942. His given name was Artie Forray, under which he had one release on the Dot record label in 1962, but when he signed with Diamond Records, they renamed him Andy Forray. After this recording, Andy signed with Paul Korda, moved to England and appeared in the London cast of Hair for several years. During that time he made a number of recordings for Decca, Parlophone and Fontana before returning to acting. He died in 2019 in England.

Amy Fields. Teen Pop singer - one single for DeWitt Records (label from Huntington Station, New York).

Jackie Forrest. Teen Pop singer from Queens, NYC. She was 14 year old when she recorded two singles, for Top Rank International in 19961 and Hitsville Records (local NYC label) in 1962.

Lenny Frank. Rockabilly singer and guitarist. Born in 1943 in Highland NY. At  the age of sixteen he organized his first band called The Rhythm Rockers. In 1962 they made their first record, A-Side credited to Lee Dorn, B-side credited to Lenny Frank. This record was released by Ranger Records (label from Poughkeepsie, New York) and sold well in the Hudson Valley area where Lenny Frank was making a name for himself in the many resort hotels and clubs. In 1963 he recorded the 2^nd single, released by A-B-S Records (label originally from Elizaville, New York).

Fred Farrah (with The Hitch-Hikers). Rockabilly singer. Recorded for local labels from Detroit, Michigan (Sabre and Revelle).

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 278

 

Ted Caruso. Pop singer - one single for Kenco Records (label from New York City).

The Del-Rays. Rock band from Reading, Pennsylvania. They recorded for Wide (local label from Reading). A-side track of the 1^st single is instrumental, B-Side is Teen Pop (listed by Kreiter). They recorded two more instrumental-only singles for the same label. NOT to be confused with Doo-Wop group The Delrays also from Redding, Pennsylvania.

Dick DeWayne Combo. Rockabilly musician. The 1st single for Adona Records (label from East Chicago, Indiana) re-released by Cliff Records (label from Chicago, Illinois). The 2^nd single for B.K. Records (label from Chicago, Illinois).

Duke Dickson. Teen Pop singer. Two singles for Global Records (label from Bakersfield, California) with different backing bands.

Double Dates. Vince Catalano project, one single for Luck (label from New York City), Vince Catalano composed and produced both tracks.

Johnny Draper. Rockabilly singer, son of Rusty Draper. The 1^st single recorded with the Merry Melody Singers in Nashville and released by Smash Records. The 2^nd single for Sound Stage 7 (subsidiary label of Monument).

Mario Duron (& The Wig-Wags). Rockabilly artist. One single for Wig-Wag Records (label from Greensburg, Pennsylvania).

Don Elliott. Teen Pop singer - one single for Gone Records (Label from NYC). NOT to be confused with Don Elliott Helfman (prolific trumpeter and vocalist).

Susan Dwight & The Minks. Rock & Roll artists. They released two singles for Ermine (label from Chicago, Illinois, owned by Bill Erman). A-side of the 1^st single released in 1959 and credited to The Minks has been re-recorded and released in 1961, credited to Susan Dwight & The Minks. B-side of both singles was the same, both tracks were composed by Bill Erman.

Pop vocal trio comprised of Don Ralke (piano, baritone), Dick Crowe (bass, tenor), and Jimmy Cook (acoustic guitar, lead singer). In the mid-1950s they recorded numerous singles for Crown Records and Verve, in 1958 one single for Dot (listed by Kreiter). 

Dudley Duncan. Real Name: Al Hazan. Born 1934 in Los Angeles - died 2019. Pop-rock singer, songwriter, and record producer, often known as the "Mystery Music Man of the Sixties" because of his habit of using alternative names (at least 18 aliases such as B. Bumble, Ali Hassan, Crazy Luke, The Galaxies, Dudley Duncan, Al Anthony). The single credited to Dudley Duncan was released by Smash Records, Hazan composed both tracks. This single was previously released by Downbeat Records (label from Garden Grove, CA) and credited to Al Anthony.

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 277

 

Al Elias. Born Albert Sahley Elias in 1929, Charleston, West Virginia - died 2015. Rock and Pop vocalist. Recorded for RCA Victor and Payson (small label from NYC).

Sandra Lee. Teen Pop singer from Pennsylvania. Recorded one single for  Varbee Records (small label from Pittsburgh).

Shirley Collie. Country music and Rockabilly artist. Born Shirley Angelina Simpson in 1931, in Missouri - died 2010. In 1956 she signed a recording contract with ABC-Paramount and released her first singles on the label under her Jubilee stage name, Shirley Caddell (see T19).
In later years she recorded numerous singles for Liberty, as Shirley Collie, some of them were recorded with other country stars (Warren Smith, Willie Nelson), three Liberty singles entered Billboard Country chart (one solo, two in duets). She married to Willie Nelson from 1963-1971. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Collie_Nelson

Don Sargent. Pop and Rock musician from California. Recorded six singles, two for RCA Victor and four for small labels from California (Mecca, Catalina, World Pacific, Golden Melody).

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 276

 

The Christophers. Teen Sound vocal group - one single for Dart Records (label from Houston, Texas).

The Cindarellas. Teen Sound vocal group - one single for Escapade Records (label from New York, NY).

The Corvettes with Bill Duzan. Rock band from Indiana. The 1^st single recorded for Duncan (label from Vincennes, Indiana):  Sonny Kixmiller (drums); Larry Pucell (bass); Rex Walters (lead guitar); Bill Duzan  (guitar, vocals). After personal changes they changed their name to Chain Reaction and then to The Free Reign. Several other groups used this name.

Jody Daniels. Teen Pop singer - one single for Dot.

Johnny Dawn. Doo-Wop singer from NYC - one single for Swirl (label from NYC, only one 45 released).

Johnny Day. John Luhring. Teen Doo-Wop singer - one single for Doré, Luhring composed both songs.

Richard Denny. Teen Pop and Doo-Wop singer - one single for OKeh (label from NYC).

Jimmy Carroll & The Boy Friends. Teen Pop singers. One single for Glaser Hollywood, on some pressings credited to Jimmy Carroll Jr.

Eddie Delmar. Marvin Della Croce. Teen Doo-Wop singer from The East Coast. Recorded for Vegas Records (Philadelphia) and Madison Records (NYC).

Arlie Neaville (aka Dean Carter). Rockabilly singer from Champaign-Urbana, Illinois (1937 - 2023). In 1961 released the 1^st single, for Ping Records (local label from Illinois), the 2^nd single for Fraternity, as Arlie Nevil.
For several years during the mid and late 1960s he recorded and performed as Dean Carter, specializing in rockabilly and soul influenced garage rock.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlie_Neaville

The Crawford Brothers (Johnny and Bobby). Actors and Teen Pop singers. They recorded one single together. The older brother Bobby (right) recorded one solo single. Johnny recorded numerous singles, including hit ones.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Crawford

Diana Lee. Diana Costello. Teen Rock singer. She sang “Short Shorts” with The Royal Teens. When she was 14/15 years and was before she was put together with The Royal Teens, she recorded one solo single for Liberty.

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 275

 

Mike Alday. Teen Pop singer from Chattanooga, TN

Pete Allen. Teen Pop singer from New York - one single for Glory (local NYC label).

Mike Andre. Teen Pop singer from New York, probably from Nevada - one single for Crosby (label from Las Vegas, Nevada).

Marty Anka. Teen Pop singer, cousin of Paul. Recorded one single for Imperial, re-issued by Stripe Records and credited to Marty Antel.

Mike Alday. Teen Pop singer from Chattanooga, TN.

Bruce Blalock. Edwin Orlando Blalock, Teen Pop singer and composer. Recorded one single for Coral.

Ed - Viv – Chris. Teen Sound vocal trio from NYC - one single for Aris Records (only one 45 released).

Bea Alden. Pop and Country singer from Kinston NC. Recorded two singles for Minaret (label from Nashville, Tennessee).

Donel Austin & The Rockin' Impallas. Rock 'n' Roll singer. In the early 1960s he recorded, with different backing bands, for Mida Records (label from Miami, Florida) and  Alon Records (label from New Orleans, Louisiana).

Ronnie Angel. Real Name: Ronnie Stoots. Teen Pop singer from Memphis, TN (1941 - 2012). He sang with bands including The Mar-Keys and The Regents. In 1960 he recorded the first solo single for Rita (local label from Memphis), more singles in the mid and late 1960s.

Dori Carroll. Pop singer from Bloomington, Indiana. Recorded one single for Grand (local label).

Ronnie Burns. Actor and singer, adopted son of George Burns and Gracie Allen (actors, comedians). One single for Verve Records.

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963, Teen 274

 

Johnny Cooper. Teen Pop and Rock singer and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. In the early 1960s he recorded for Ermine (label from Chicago, owned by Bill Erman), more singles in the late 1960s, for different labels.

Mike Franco. Teen Pop singer from New York City, lead singer of The Gothic's (see Vxx). Recorded one solo single for Duel (label from NYC), Jerry Samuels' arrangement and production.
https://doo-wop.blogg.org/main-tag/gothics-1-c30025550

Dennis Wells. Teen Pop singer - one single for Crest (label from Hollywood, CA).

Lenny Davis & The Megatons. Teen Pop singer from Nashville. Recorded two singles for local labels (Do-Ra-Me Records and Prism) with studio musicians who performed with Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison and many others.

https://doo-wop-groups.blogspot.com/2025/03/megatones-lenny-davis-the.html

Doug & Freddy. Douglas Salamanca and Freddy Ruiz from El Monte, California. They released three singles on local California labels. Moreover, they released one single under the name of The Memories (see Tb74).
https://wwwyoufoundthateastsidesoundcom.blogspot.com/2011/09/eastside-legends-doug-freddy.html

Kelly Garrett. Real Name: Ellen Boulton. Singer and actress (1944 - 2013). The first single recorded in 1963 for Äva Records (label from Los Angeles, CA).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Garrett_(singer)

Dick Powell. Pop and Jazz singer. Singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss (1904 - 1963). In the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s he recorded numerous singles and albums. In 1961 he recorded one track of a single released by Record Producers Corporation, paired with a track credited to

Linda Wells, presumably alias of Kathy Linden.

Vinyl to PC transfer (pdf Tutorial)

Singles of obscure Artists are hard to find. Missing below, Discogs Seller* in the right column, if available:

*  You can buy the missing 45 and send mp3 to me (e-mail, WeTransfer), or buy the missing 45 and send it to my address, or send money via “donation” button and I will buy the missing 45. I have no time to send you back such 45, sorry. The blog is wide-opened to collectors-contributors who are willing to share rare and missing songs and only to contributors (listed in the main post).

Sharing strategy has been re-modeled. Please read comment to T404

Extensive research on biographies is an essential component in Obscure Artists 1956-1963 project. Biographical data are

• included in booklets attached to each part, in pdf format, also, they are texted by each post/part to make them accessible for Google (or other browser) AI search engine.
• collected from the Internet resources also provided by collectors who contribute to the project.

Any comments (amendments, additions) associated with biographies are greatly appreciated.

 Missing Teen Sound - updated 19.08.2026

link to Missing UK in Content post 

Sound quality is essential = digital rips only

Having a pleasure in listening obscure records in good sound quality is more important than collecting poor rips. Sound quality of majority of YouTube rips also many tracks from CD compilations is very poor and such copies are disregarded. Making a good rip is very simple, modern (produced in the XXI century) turntable and Audacity (freeware) is all that you need. I have prepared  

Vinyl-to-PC (Tutorial)

Please follow the guidelines. You can purchase a 45, make a rip and send mp3 to me - I prefer raw rips and my own remastering.

Every single track is remastered (1), iZotope RX7 licensed software and Audacity freeware are applied. All files are properly tagged. 

Tags: 1. Title, 2. Artist, 3. Album, 4. Publisher, 5. Copyright, 6. Comment, 7. www, 8. Cover

(1) remastering = fixing any shortcomings of the ripped vinyl or the transferred CD track (de-click, de-noise, normalization, intro/outro silence of 0.75/2.00). The frequency spectrum is not "improved", it remains unchanged, as the norm.

Link to Google sheet with discographies of Obscure Artists (Teen, Rock, Doo-Wop, Popcorn, Instrumental)

Obscure US Artists 1956-1963 updated 22.08.2026

missing 45s are highlighted in columns A&B

Teen Sound Artists are denoted in column N by K, K' or K- (more info in the main post). 

Location of the file containing the discography of the Artist you are looking for can be found in column R.

Content of the blog

Above: recently added Posts

Project Description, Terms of Participation (old projects)      MissUK MissUS

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963; CB & MV 100+, 1959-1963

The Bachelors LPs & 45s 1963-1975  track-list

Rare Brit Pop, Lost Gems  track-list

Non-Billboard Cash Box, Music Vendor, Gavin Rep.  tracks CB  MV  Gavin

Non-Billboard Territorial & Breakout

British Chart 1952-1966  track-list UK Chart 1952-1969

British Chart 1967-1979; US Chart 1970s  track-list 1970s   US 1970s

Deutsche Hit Parade 1959-1969  track-list 

Hit Parade France 1959-1969   track-list

Hit Parade Italia 1959-1969  track-list

Billboard:

Easy Listening 1965-1969   track-list

Country 1944-1969 : 68,9  66,7  64,5  62,3  60,1  58,9  56,7  54,5  52,3  50,1  48,9  46,7  44,,5  tracks

R&B 1942-1969 : 68,9  66,7  64,5  62,3  60,1  58,9  56,7  54,5  52,3  50,1  48,9  46,7  44,,5  42,3  tracks

Top 20/30 Hits of the 40's : 40,1  42,3  44,5  46,7  48,9   track-list

Top 30/100 Hits of the 50's : 50,1  52,3  54,5  56  57  58  59   track-list

Hot 100 & BU Hits of the 60's : 69  68  67  66  65  64  63  62  61  60  track-list

Older posts can be found below this post: Observations after five years

My 45’s and 33’s

An aggregate sheet of all US charts 1954-1969:
US Charts 1954-1969

Tutorials

Extracting info from Google Sheet

Vinyl-to-PC

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Piątki na Piątki 

cykliczna audycja muzyczna w Radiu z Charakterem, odcinki 1.....100+ do odsłuchania

Hit Parades Excel

Obscure American Artists 1956-1963 (discog-s) CB Looking Ahead & MV Hit Records 1959-1963

The turn of the 1950s and 1960s was a breaking point in the history of pop music, golden age of rockabilly, teen pop and doo wop. In 1959, Billboard BU has been launched and extended the number of chart entries, Cash Box, Music Vendor and Regional Charts (Gavin, Breakout, Territorial) added many other entries. Nevertheless, many “good” Artists from American music scene didn’t enter any chart and they are worth to be saved from obscurity. Discographies of Artists that recorded between 1956 (beginning of RnR) and 1963 (year preceding British Invasion) one/few singles*, create Parts divided into five categories

·         Rock(abilly) and C&W
·         Instrumental
·        Black Doo-Wop
·        Teen Sound (see below)
·        Popcorn (see below)

and denoted as Xnn:  X=R,Q,V,T,P. For many Artists, categorization is fuzzy!!!
* If discography spans beyond this period, then selected earlier/later recordings can be taken into account as suplement

Popcorn category has been extracted. This style, established in Belgium in the 1970s,  includes a wide variety of American obscure Blues, Soul and Trad. Pop recorded in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Singles of obscure Artists are hard to find. Missing available on Internet Marketplace below, Seller in the right column:

 Missing 

Sound quality is essential = digital rips only*

Having a pleasure in listening obscure records in good sound quality is more important than collecting poor rips. Sound quality of majority of YouTube rips also many tracks from bootleg CD compilations is very poor and such copies are disregarded. Making a good rip is very simple, modern (produced in the XXI century) turntable and Audacity (freeware) is all that you need. I have prepared  Vinyl-to-PC (Tutorial) - please follow the guidelines.

* every single track is professionally remastered and tagged (99% of CD tracks are improperly tagged)  see Project Description, Terms of Participation (old projects)

Each discography has been carefully researched, booklets with biographies are attached. Primary references: Discogs, 45cat and

http://rcs-discography.com (Rockin’ Country Style)
http://doo-wop.blogg.org
http://rocky-52.net

https://www.rocknroll-schallplatten-forum.de

Teen Collectors Record Guide 

This Guide lists singles from Kreiter’s collection and can’t be considered as  a database of Teen Sound discographies, rather as a comprehensive list of Teen Sound Artists. 

Numerous errors have been rectified, omissions added*.

Kreiter's Preface: 

"Before 1956 the Teen Sound and even Rock and  Roll were practically non-existent. Shortly after the British Invasion, in 1964 the Teen Sound was gone.”

Therefore, recordings made after 1963 are taken into account only exceptionally. Other exclusions:

1. Non-American Artists (UK, Canada, Australia, etc.)

2. Popular Artists who entered chart(s) - only recordings made for label(s) listed in Kreiter

 3. Artists not confirmed on Discogs/45cat and/or records with release year not confirmed

4. Budget labels 

* Incomplete discographies of Artists listed by Kreiter are completed (denoted by K’). Artists not listed by Kreiter but present on popular Teen Sound CD compilations are added (denoted by K-). Some Artists listed by Kreiter and included in the sheet evidently can't be classified to Teen Sound - they belong to other genres (Soul, R&B, Country, Black Doo-Wop, Trad. Pop).

T01  T02  T03  T04  T05  T06  T07  T08  T09  T10  T11  T12  T13  T14  T15  T16  T17  T18  T19  T20  T21

T22  T23  T24  T25  T26  T27  T28  T29  T30  T31  T32  T33  T34  T35  T36  T37  T38  T39  T40  T41  T42

T43  T44  T45  T46  T47  T48  T49  T50  T51  T52  T53  T54  T55  T56  T57  T58  T59  T60  T61  T62  T63

T64  T65  T66  T67  T68  T69  T70  T71  T72  T73  T74  T75  T76  T77  T78  T79  T80  T81  T82  T83  T84

T85  T86  T87  T88  T89  T90  T91  T92  T93  T94  T95  T96  T97  T98  T99  Ta00

Ta01  Ta02  Ta03  Ta04  Ta05  Ta06  Ta07  Ta08  Ta09  Ta10  Ta11  Ta12  Ta13  Ta14  Ta15  Ta16  Ta17  Ta18

Ta19  Ta20  Ta21  Ta22  Ta23  Ta24  Ta25  Ta26  Ta27  Ta28  Ta29  Ta30  Ta31  Ta32  Ta33  Ta34  Ta35  Ta36

Ta37  Ta38  Ta39  Ta40  Ta41  Ta42  Ta43  Ta44  Ta45  Ta46  Ta47  Ta48  Ta49  Ta50  Ta51  Ta52  Ta53  Ta54

Ta55  Ta56  Ta57  Ta58 Ta59  Ta60  Ta61  Ta62  Ta63  Ta64  Ta65  Ta66  Ta67  Ta68  Ta69  Ta70  Ta71

P01  P02  P03  P04  P05  P06  P07  P08  P09  P10  P11  P12  P33

R01  R02  R03  R04  R05  R06  R07  R08  R09  R10  R11  R12  R13  R14  R15  R16  R17  R18  R19  R20

R21  R22  R23  R24  R25  R26  R27  R28  R29  R30  R31  R32  R33  R34  R35  R36  R37  R38  R39  R40

Q01  Q02  Q03  Q04  Q05  Q06  Q07  Q08  Q09  Q10  Q11  Q12  Q13  Q14  Q15  Q16  Q17  Q18  Q19

Q20  Q21  Q22  Q23  Q24  Q25  Q26  Q27  Q28  Q29  Q30  Q31  Q32  Q33  Q34  Q35  Q36  Q37  Q38

Q39  Q40  Q41  Q42  Q43  Q44  Q45  Q46  Q47  Q48  Q49  Q50  Q51  Q52  Q53  Q54  Q55  Q56  Q57

Q58  Q59  Q60  Q61  Q62  Q63  Q64  Q65  Q66  Q67  Q68  Q69  Q70  Q71

V01

Access to passes only for collectors who actively participate in the project! Please read comment to T404

Please read carefuly the below  Project Description

Obscure American Artists project has been launched to create a library of music recorded by forgotten artists, from 1956 to 1963. To

save obscure artists 1956-63 from oblivion,

in another words. Their recordings are available only on original 45’s. This project is profit free project, created by passionate collectors of old music who decided to contribute their collections. I’m the main contributor, list of 45’s in my collection below:

My collection of 45's updated 30.06.26

I would like to thank all contributors of rips from original 45’s: Frank, Roy, Darrell, Gyro, Russ, Glen, George and many others sharing rips with John (Richard Sibello,...), who shares next with me. 

There is also a group of contributors who do not have their own collection of 45’s and shared individual tracks found on the Internet (Jerry, Dean, David, ...). I would like to say thank you for help so far, please only rips from original 45’s in the future. Occasionally, very good YouTube copies are used, each is professionally remastered. Overall, big thank you to all YouTubers who post good rips of rare 45's 1956-1963, from own collection.

Extensive research on biographies is an essential component in Obscure Artists 1956-1963 project. Biographical data are

• included in booklets attached to each part, in pdf format. Also, they are texted by each post/part to make them accessible for Google (or other browser) AI search engine.
• collected from the Internet resources also provided by collectors who contribute to the project.

Previously posted files (detailed track-lists) can be found below this post Observations after five years

CASH BOX LOOKING AHEAD 1959-1963

non-Billboard (all charts); non-Breakout Hits; non- Music Vendor; non-Gavin Report
no re-entries and re-issues, single edits only
392 singles ≈ ¼ of all singles that entered Looking Ahead 1959-1963.

As & Bs - no missing tracks!

NL01  NL02  NL03  NL04  NL05  NL06  NL07  

NL08  NL09  NL10  NL11  NL12  NL13  NL14

NL15  NL16  NL17  NL18  NL19  NL20  NL21

NL22  NL23  NL24  NL25  NL26

Track-list LA

Looking Ahead chart started on October 3, 1959 (with 20 positions) and grew up to 50 positions by April 29, 1961.

MV HIT RECORDS 101-150 1959-1963

non-Billboard (all charts); non-Breakout Hits; non-Gavin Report, non-CB (incl. LA)*

≈ 750 45's (SP or EP) ≈ 70% of all 45's that entered MV 100+ 1959-1963, In majority, from the original 45's (from my record collection). Mono single edits only. 

One 45 (Dennis Day) missing (denoted on the sheet)

Every track is professionally remastered and tagged (see Project Description}. Data are collected from original charts, as printed in Music Vendor = numerous omissions and errors present in Whitburn’s book are rectified.

Links to H01-H50 below.

 

Non-Bill... Hit Records

* On February 23, 1959, Music Vendor magazine introduced “Beat Of The Week - Heading For The Top 100” chart (5-35 entries). This was 15 weeks prior to Billboard introducing its “Bubbling Under” chart. In September of 1962, Music Vendor’s "Heading  For The Top 100" chart grew to 50 positions and changed its name to “Looking Up”. In April of 1964**, Music Vendor became Record World and this chart was retitled “Singles Coming Up”.

H01  H02  H03  H04  H05  H06  H07  H08  H09  H10  H11  H12  H13  H14  H15  H16  H17  H18  H19  H20

H21  H22  H23  H24  H25  H26  H27  H28  H29  H30  H31  H32  H33  H34  H35  H36  H37  H38  H39  H40

H41  H42  H43  H44  H45  H46  H47  H48  H49  H50  H51  H52  H53  H54  H55

** The last issue of Music Vendor was released on the 11^th of April 1964. Track-list for 15 weeks of 1964 below, links to corresponding files (H51-H55) above (no missing tracks).

Non Bill… Hit Records 64

Tracks US Charts 59-63

you can download and sort by charts (column F): Bill, Bill R&B (B), Bill Country (C), Gavin (NG), Breakout Hits (NB), Music Vendor (NV) and Cash Box (N and NL)

Links to already posted non-Billboard Cash Box, Music Vendor, Gavin Report can be found in
non-Bill CB, MV & GR

Links to Territorial and Breakout Hits can be found in

T & BH