WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for January 26, 1966

Courtesy of the WMCA Good Guys Internet Web Site
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Survey collected and contributed by Randy Price, Peter Kanze and Greg Lance
For more information contact Allan Sniffen

 

 

TW  LW
 1   1  *#WE CAN WORK IT OUT / DAY TRIPPER - The Beatles (Capitol)
 2   6  #A WELL RESPECTED MAN - The Kinks (Reprise)
 3   2  THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
 4  17  LIGHTNIN’ STRIKES - Lou Christie (MGM)
 5  15  UPTIGHT (Everything’s Alright) - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
 6   5  #THE DUCK - Jackie Lee (Mirwood)
 7   3  *#AS TEARS GO BY - The Rolling Stones (London)
 8  10  DON’T MESS WITH BILL - The Marvelettes (Tamla)
 9   4  BARBARA ANN - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
10   8  #(You’re Gonna) HURT YOURSELF - Frankie Valli (Smash)
11   9  *MY LOVE - Petula Clark (Warner Bros.)
12  11  *#MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU - The Supremes (Motown)
13  12  #GOING TO A GO-GO - The Miracles (Tamla)
14  18  LIKE A BABY - Len Barry (Decca)
15  20  NO MATTER WHAT SHAPE (Your Stomach’s In) - The T-Bones (Liberty)
16  24  *#WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU - The 4 Seasons (Philips)
17  14  FLOWERS ON THE WALL - The Statler Brothers (Columbia)
18  13  THUNDERBALL - Tom Jones (Parrot)
19  21  LIES - The Knickerbockers (Challenge)
20  19  FIVE O’CLOCK WORLD - The Vogues (Co & Ce)
21  22  WHEN LIKING TURNS TO LOVING - Ronnie Dove (Diamond)
22  23  BYE BYE BLUES - Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra (Decca)
23  42  CRYING TIME - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)
24  31  TAKE ME FOR WHAT I’M WORTH - The Searchers (Kapp)
25  46  THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN’ - Nancy Sinatra (Reprise)

26  SS  #Batman Theme - The Marketts (Warner Bros.)
27   7  *She’s Just My Style - Gary Lewis & The Playboys (Liberty)
28  25  A Hard Day’s Night - The Ramsey Lewis Trio (Cadet)
29  26  You Didn’t Have To Be So Nice - The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)
30  28  Zorba The Greek / Tijuana Taxi - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M)
31  38  We Know We’re In Love - Lesley Gore (Mercury)
32  39  Get Out Of My Life, Woman - Lee Dorsey (Amy)
33  41  *Long Live Our Love - The Shangri-Las (Red Bird)
34  43  Call Me - Chris Montez (A&M)
35  44  The Cheater - Bob Kuban & The In-Men (Musicland U.S.A.)
36  45  Listen People - Herman’s Hermits (MGM LP cut†)
37  47  *At The Scene - The Dave Clark Five (Epic)
38  48  Just Like Me - Paul Revere & The Raiders (Columbia)
39  49  What Now My Love - Sonny & Cher (Atco)
40  50  Don’t Forget About Me - Barbara Lewis (Atlantic)
41  51  You Baby - The Turtles (White Whale)
42  52  The Weekend - Jack Jones (Kapp)
43  53  Stop! - The Moody Blues (London)
44  54  In My Room (El Amor) - Verdelle Smith (Capitol)
45  55  Georgia On My Mind - The Righteous Brothers (Moonglow)
46  56  Since I Lost The One I Love - The Impressions (ABC-Paramount)
47  --  Woman - Peter & Gordon (Capitol)
48  57  Love Makes The World Go Round - Deon Jackson (Carla)
49  --  I’ll Go Crazy - James Brown & The Famous Flames (King)
50  --  *Somewhere There’s A Someone - Dean Martin (Reprise)
51  --  Elusive Butterfly - Bob Lind (World Pacific)
52  --  The Ballad Of The Green Berets - SSgt. Barry Sadler (RCA Victor)
53  --  This Golden Ring - The Fortunes (Press)
54  --  I Fought The Law - The Bobby Fuller Four (Mustang)
55  --  Tears - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
56  --  Husbands And Wives - Roger Miller (Smash)
57  --  It’s Too Late - Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)

SURE SHOT: HOMEWARD BOUND - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)

#Former Sure Shot
*Heard first in New York on WMCA

†"Listen People" was from the soundtrack for "When The Boys Meet The Girls";
 as of this date, it had not yet been released as a single.

NOTE: The date that appeared on the original printed chart was Jan. 27, 1966, 
a Thursday. However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, Jan. 26, so 
the date that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect.

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