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Note: WPGC was included on the Evening Star's weekly list of Top Ten songs along with other DC area stations as early as 10/05/58.

Prior to that time, the station produced a weekly list sent out to record promoters, etc. containing the 50 Top Hits of the Week.

Thus far, only one of these lists has been located. Below, is the list from 06/21/58, graciously donated by WPGC's Fred Gray.

Read more on WPGC's Gene Winters, 'John Mack' (Max Richmond) / Alice Renee' and Bob Bartel.

 

 

TW	Song Title	Artist Name	LW
1	Purple People Eater	Sheb Wooley	01
2	Looking Back	Nat King Cole	12
3	Yakety Yak	Coasters	07
4	All I Have To Do Is Dream	Everly Brothers	03
5	Do You Want To Dance	Bobby Freeman	02
6	Secretely	Jimmie Rodgers	04
7	Willie & The Hand Jive	Johnny Otis Show	11
8	I Guess Things Happen That Way	Johnny Cash	27
9	OOOO My Soul	Little Richard	33
10	Big Man	Four Preps	13
11	High School Confidential	Jerry Lee Lewis	32
12	What Am I Living For	Chuck Willis	15
13	I Love You So	Chantels	30
14	Endless Sleep	Jodie Reynolds	09
15	When	Kalin Twins	16
16	Jennie Lee	Jan & Arnie	10
17	Witch Doctor	David Seville	18
18	Flying Saucer Goes West	Buchanan & Goodman	21
19	Johnny B. Goode	Chuck Berry	08
20	Talk To Me Talk To Me	Little Willie John	14
21	Twilight Time	The Platters	16
22	For Your Precious Love	Jerry Butler	--
23	Cha Hua Hua	Hugo & Luigi	34
24	Wear My Ring Around Your Neck	Elvis Presley	26
25	Kewpie Doll	Perry Como	25
26	Oh Lonesome Me	Don Gibson	31
27	Patricia	Prez Prado	--
28	Chanson D'Amour	Art & Dottie Todd	21
29	For Your Love	Ed Townsend	23
30	Splish Splash	Bobby Darin	--
31	Try The Impossible	Lee Andrews	35
32	Indian Love Call	Ernie Freeman	28
33	Rave On	Buddy Holly	29
34	My Lucky Love	Doug Franklin	40
35	Bewitched	Betty Smith Group	43
36	Ding Dong	McQuire Sisters	38
37	I Wonder Why	Dion & The Belmonts	17
38	Bewildered	Mickey & Sylvia	--
39	Zorro	Chordettes	44
40	He's Got The Whole World	Laurie London	36
41	Sugar Moon	Pat Boone	22
42	Rock & Roll Age	Four J's	42
43	God's Little Acre	Joe Valino	48
44	Padre	Toni Arden	20
45	All My Life	Sam Cooke	--
46	No Chemise Please	Jerry Granahan	47
47	Scarlet Ribbons	Kingston Trio	46
48	Dream	Betty Johnson	41
49	Enchanted Island	Jane Morgan	--
50	Moonlight Bay	Drifters	--
TH	Tom, Dick & Harry	Johnny Oliver	--
TH	Eh Marie! Eh Marie!	Lou Monte	--
TH	After The Senior Prom	Tommy Sands	--

 

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