WABC All American Survey for Week of 26 July 1966

Courtesy of the WABC Musicradio 77 Internet Web Site
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Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
For more information contact Allan Sniffen

                                                                                                                                              
                                                                 
 TW                                                             LW
  1. Hanky Panky -                                                
           Tommy James & the Shondells (Roulette)  *3 weeks #1*  1
  2. Wild Thing - The Troggs (Atco/Fontana)                      2
 *3. Lil' Red Riding Hood - Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs (MGM)    4
 *4. They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! -                   
                                 Napoleon XIV (Warner Brothers)  3
  5. Summer In the City - The Lovin' Spoonful (Kama Sutra)       5
 *6. Mother's Little Helper - The Rolling Stones (London)        6
 *7. I Saw Her Again - The Mamas & the Papas (Dunhill)           8
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  8. The Pied Piper - Crispian St. Peters (Jamie)                7
  9. Sweet Pea - Tommy Roe (ABC)                                16
 10. Sunny - Bobby Hebb (Philips)                               22
 11. Strangers In the Night - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)            9
 12. Ain't Too Proud to Beg - The Temptations (Gordy)           19
 13. See You In September - The Happenings (B.T. Puppy)         29
*14. Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle (Columbia)                    11
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 15. Dirty Water - The Standells (Tower)                        10
 16. Paperback Writer - The Beatles (Capitol)                   14
 17. The Impossible Dream (The Quest) - Jack Jones (Kapp)       20
 18. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me -                          
                                    Dusty Springfield (Philips) 17
 19. This Door Swings Both Ways - Herman's Hermits (MGM)        23
 20. Hungry - Paul Revere & the Raiders (Columbia)              21
*21. Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys (Capitol)             58
 22. Over Under Sideways Down - The Yardbirds (Epic)            28
 26. Mr. Dieingly Sad - The Critters (Kapp)                     --
 29. Blowin' In the Wind - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)                32
 34. Misty - Richard "Groove" Holmes (Prestige)                 43
*38. Land of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)            PH
 83. Turn-Down Day - The Cyrkle (Columbia)                      --
     
Hot Prospects:
     Satisfied With You - The Dave Clark Five (Epic)              
     The Dangling Conversation - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)     
     Go Ahead and Cry - The Righteous Brothers (Verve)            
     
Radio 77 Pick Hit:
     You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes (Motown)                 
     
*Former Pick Hit
     
All American of the Week:
     Charlie Greer - Midnight - 6:00AM, Tuesday-Saturday


SPECIAL NOTE:  "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" by 
Napoleon XIV (on the Warner Brothers label) generated massive 
amounts of protest in New York and elsewhere.  The protests mostly 
came from mental health professionals, advocates for mental 
health, and families of those afflicted with mental illness or 
psychological/psychiatric disorders.  Both New York Top 40 
stations (WABC and WMCA) banned airplay of the song; WABC doing so 
in the middle of last week's survey, when the song reached its 
peak position.  WABC acknowledged this on the air, continued to 
list the song on the survey, and its position was noted during 
Cousin Brucie's Top 20 countdown on Tuesday evenings, but it was 
never again played on the air.

 

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