WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for December 6, 1967

Courtesy of the WMCA Good Guys Internet Web Site
www.musicradio77.com/wmca



Survey collected and contributed by Randy Price, Peter Kanze and Greg Lance
For more information contact Allan Sniffen

 

TW  LW 
 1   3  I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE - Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul)
 2   6  *#HELLO GOODBYE - The Beatles (Capitol)
 3   2  #DAYDREAM BELIEVER - The Monkees (Colgems)
 4   1  THE RAIN, THE PARK & OTHER THINGS - The Cowsills (MGM)
 5   8  ##I SECOND THAT EMOTION - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla)
 6  11  LOVE POWER - The Sandpebbles (Calla)
 7   4  ##INCENSE AND PEPPERMINTS - The Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni)
 8   5  *#KEEP THE BALL ROLLIN’ - Jay & The Techniques (Smash)
 9  13  I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
10   7  *#IN AND OUT OF LOVE - Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown)
11  22  ##STORYBOOK CHILDREN - Billy Vera & Judy Clay (Atlantic)
12  45  *CHAIN OF FOOLS - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
13   9  *WATCH THE FLOWERS GROW - The 4 Seasons (Philips)
14  28  ##SNOOPY’S CHRISTMAS - The Royal Guardsmen (Laurie)
15  20  *YESTERDAY - Ray Charles (ABC/TRC)
16  39  HONEY CHILE - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (Gordy)
17  16  *SHE’S MY GIRL - The Turtles (White Whale)
18  24  BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE - Bobby Vee & The Strangers (Liberty)
19  31  *#IT’S WONDERFUL - The Young Rascals (Atlantic)
20  25  AND GET AWAY - The Esquires (Bunky)
21  46  PIECE OF MY HEART - Erma Franklin (Shout)
22  43  SKINNY LEGS AND ALL - Joe Tex (Dial)
23  51  IN ANOTHER LAND - Bill Wyman (London)
24  42  *LOVE ME TWO TIMES - The Doors (Elektra)
25  40  BEND ME, SHAPE ME - The American Breed (Acta)

26  26  *I Can See For Miles - The Who (Decca)
27  15  Please Love Me Forever - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
28  17  Soul Man - Sam & Dave (Stax)
29  32  ##A Little Rain Must Fall - The Epic Splendor (Hot Biscuit)
30  33  #Baby You Got It - Brenton Wood (Double Shot)
31  34  *Wear Your Love Like Heaven - Donovan (Epic)
32  38  Since You Showed Me How To Be Happy - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)
33  47  Susan - The Buckinghams (Columbia)
34  48  Dancin’ Out Of My Heart - Ronnie Dove (Diamond)
35  49  If I Could Build My Whole World Around You - Marvin Gaye & Tammi 
        Terrell (Tamla)
36  52  This Thing Called Love - The Webs (Pop-Side)
37  53  Best Of Both Worlds - Lulu (Epic)
38  54  Am I That Easy To Forget - Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)
39  55  Good Combination - Sonny & Cher (Atco)
40  56  Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred & His Playboy Band (Paula)
41  57  My Baby Must Be A Magician - The Marvelettes (Tamla)
42  SS  *#Two Little Kids - Peaches & Herb (Date)
43  LS  ##Next Plane To London - The Rose Garden (Atco)
44  RE  Different Drum - The Stone Poneys (Capitol)
45  RE  You Better Sit Down Kids - Cher (Imperial)
46  10  It Must Be Him - Vikki Carr (Liberty)
47  23  (The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts - The Bee Gees (Atco)
48  --  Explosion In My Soul - The Soul Survivors (Crimson)
49  --  *Darlin’ - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
50  --  Dancing Bear - The Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill)
51  --  Who Will Answer? - Ed Ames (RCA Victor)
52  --  The Lesson - Vikki Carr (Liberty)
53  --  I’ll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today) - The O’Jays (Bell)
54  --  Woman, Woman - The Union Gap (Columbia)
55  --  Magic Colors - Lesley Gore (Mercury)
56  --  I’m Coming Home - Tom Jones (Parrot)
57  --  Everybody Knows - The Dave Clark Five (Epic)

SURE SHOT: *TO GIVE (The Reason I Live) - Frankie Valli (Philips)
LONG SHOT: I CAN’T SHAKE THIS FEELING - The Carmel (MGM)
ALBUM IN ORBIT: *MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR - The Beatles (Capitol)

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

NOTE: The dates that appeared on the original chart as printed in GO Magazine 
were Dec. 7-13, 1967, representing a Thursday through Wednesday week. 
However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, Dec. 6, so the date that 
appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect.
 

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