WABC's All American Survey for Week of 19 May 1964
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Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
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TW LW 1. Chapel of Love - The Dixie Cups (Red Bird) *2 weeks #1* 1 2. Hello, Dolly! - Louis Armstrong (Kapp) 2 *3. Love Me Do - The Beatles (Tollie/Capitol) 3 4. A World Without Love - Peter and Gordon (Capitol) 4 5. My Guy - Mary Wells (Motown) 5 6. Love Me With All Your Heart - The Ray Charles Singers (Command) 8 7. Walk On By - Dionne Warwick (Scepter) 11 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Do You Want to Know a Secret - The Beatles (Vee Jay) 6 9. (Just Like) Romeo & Juliet - The Reflections (Golden World)13 10. P.S. I Love You - The Beatles (Tollie/Capitol) 15 11. Little Children - Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas (Imperial) 9 *12. Do You Love Me - The Dave Clark Five (Epic) 14 13. People - Barbra Streisand (Columbia) 18 *14. Don't Throw Your Love Away - The Searchers (Kapp) 29 ----------------------------------------------------------------- *15. A World Without Love - Bobby Rydell (Cameo) 23 16. Ronnie - The 4 Seasons (Philips) 7 17. It's Over - Roy Orbison (Monument) 16 18. Bits and Pieces - The Dave Clark Five (Epic) 12 19. Diane - The Bachelors (London) 21 20. Be My Girl - The Four Evers (Smash) 27 21. I Get Around - The Beach Boys (Capitol) HP *22. Sugar and Spice - The Searchers (Liberty) 22 23. What's the Matter With You Baby - Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells (Motown) 28 24. Tell Me Why - Bobby Vinton (Epic) HP 25. Be Anything (But Be Mine) - Connie Francis (MGM) 38 26. I Don't Want to be a Loser - Lesley Gore (Mercury) -- 27. I Don't Want to be Hurt Anymore - Nat "King" Cole (Capitol)-- 28. Gonna Get Along Without You Now - Tracey Dey (Amy) 31 29. The First Night of the Full Moon - Jack Jones (Kapp) -- *31. No Particular Place to Go - Chuck Berry (Chess) PH 44. Rock Me Baby - B.B. King (Kent) 44 56. Rules of Love - The Orlons (Cameo) 33 Hot Prospects: What'd I Say - Elvis Presley (RCA) Can't You See That She's Mine - The Dave Clark Five (Epic) Alone - The 4 Seasons (Vee Jay) Soon You'll Be Leaving Me - The Roulettes (Roulette) The Girl From Ipanema - Stan Getz/Astrud Gilberto (Verve) A Little Toy Balloon - Danny Williams (United Artists) Today - The New Christy Minstrels (Columbia) Anna - The Beatles (Vee Jay EP) WABC Exclusive!: My Man - Walter Gates (Swan) Radio 77 Pick Hit: She's My Girl - Bobby Shafto (Parlophone) *Previous Pick Hit All American of the Week: Bruce Morrow - 10:00 PM-Midnight Monday - Friday 7:00 PM-Midnight Saturday SPECIAL NOTE: There is an "alternate" version of this week's survey, with different positions below #17. On this "alternate" survey, there are no #s 18, 19, or 20. ("Bits and Pieces," at #18, is announced as #22; "Diane," at #19, is announced as #23, and "Be My Girl," at #20, is announced as #24.) Lesley Gore is #25, as opposed to #26. The Beach Boys are #26, not #21. Nat "King" Cole is #26, not 27. Connie Francis is mentioned as both #27 and #42, instead of #25! "Sugar and Spice" is #28, not 22. Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells are #30, not 23. Bobby Vinton is #31, instead of #24. Finally, Tracey Dey is announced as #55, not 28. The general consensus about all of these discrepancies is that they are completely inaccurate; speculation is that WABC may have inadvertently printed an inaccurate in-studio reference list, and then changed it when the mistakes were noticed. (The inaccurate, or "alternate" numbers are announced by the DJs, except for Dan Ingram, who reported the songs as they appear in order on the normal list, which is believed to be accurate.) This is the first big week of survey discrepancies since the surveys of spring 1963, when different numbers were announced on the air over those listed on the weekly printed store surveys.
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