WABC's All American Survey for Week of 24 November 1964
Courtesy of the WABC Musicradio 77
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Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
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TW LW *1. She's Not There - The Zombies (Parrot) *1 week #1* 2 2. Baby Love - The Supremes (Motown) 1 3. Time Is On My Side - The Rolling Stones (London) 4 4. Ringo - Lorne Greene (RCA) 10 5. You Really Got Me - The Kinks (Reprise) 6 *6. Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las (Red Bird) 3 7. I'm Into Something Good - Herman's Hermits (MGM) 11 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8. My Love, Forgive Me - Robert Goulet (Columbia) 12 9. Mr. Lonely - Bobby Vinton (Epic) 15 10. Walking in the Rain - The Ronettes (Philles) 7 11. Goin' Out of My Head - Little Anthony & the Imperials (DCP) 9 12. I Feel Fine - The Beatles (Capitol) HP 13. Last Kiss - J. Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers (Josie) 5 14. She's a Woman - The Beatles (Capitol) HP ----------------------------------------------------------------- 15. Come a Little Bit Closer - Jay & the Americans (UA) 13 16. Ask Me - Elvis Presley (RCA) 22 17. Come See About Me - The Supremes (Motown) 29 *18. Any Way You Want It - The Dave Clark Five (Epic) 41 *19. Saturday Night at the Movies - The Drifters (Atlantic) HP *20. Big Man In Town - The 4 Seasons (Philips) 33 23. I'm Gonna Be Strong - Gene Pitney (Musicor) 20 26. Have I the Right? - The Honeycombs (Interphon) 16 *28. Too Many Fish in the Sea - The Marvelettes (Tamla) PH 37. Keep Searchin' - Del Shannon (Amy) HP Mountain of Love - Johnny Rivers (Imperial) HP Hawaii Tattoo - The Waikikis (Kapp) -- *Dance, Dance, Dance - The Beach Boys (Capitol) 23 Hot Prospects: Love Potion No. 9 - The Searchers (Kapp) Leader of the Laundromat - The Detergents (Roulette) Right Or Wrong - Ronnie Dove (Diamond) I'm Gonna Love You Too - The Hullaballoos (Roulette) Amen - The Impressions (ABC-Paramount) Simon Says - The Shangri-Las (Smash) Shaggy Dog - Mickey Lee Lane (Swan) The Wedding - Julie Rogers (Mercury) Fiddler On the Roof - The Village Stompers (Epic) Oh No Not My Baby - Maxine Brown (Wand) Smile - Betty Everett & Jerry Butler (Vee Jay) (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me - Sandie Shaw (Reprise) The Jerk - The Larks (Money) Everything's Alright - The Newbeats (Hickory) First and Exclusive Collector's Item on WABC!: I've Got a Woman - The Beatles [no label] Radio 77 Pick Hit: The Promised Land - Chuck Berry (Chess) *Previous Pick Hit All American of the Week: Scott Muni - 7:15 PM-10:00 PM Monday - Friday 7:00 PM-10:30 PM Sunday SPECIAL NOTES: No play on "Mountain of Love" or "Hawaii Tattoo." The "First and Exclusive Collector's Item" this week was announced as a European recording not available in the U.S. This "Collector's Item" is what would later be known as a "bootleg recording." The quality was terrible, sounding like it was recorded off a radio, using a microphone sitting next to a speaker, rather than a line input. Even parts of the intro and outro of the song were chopped, as though to eliminate DJ patter. The fact that WABC would play a song of this quality (definitely not broadcast quality) and questionable origin underscores the intense level of competition Top 40 radio stations felt at the time, to satiate the public's still heavy appetite for anything by or about the Beatles. (Now THIS was Beatlemania!) It should also be noted here that this is the first time in nine weeks that the Beatles are (once again) in the Top 20 on WABC.
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