WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for December 8, 1965

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   1  TASTE OF HONEY - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M)
 2   4  TURN! TURN! TURN! (To Everything There Is A Season) - The Byrds 
        (Columbia)
 3   3  *I GOT YOU (I Feel Good) - James Brown & The Famous Flames (King)
 4   6  DON’T THINK TWICE - The Wonder Who? (Philips)
 5  SS  *#WE CAN WORK IT OUT / DAY TRIPPER - The Beatles (Capitol)
 6   2  *#I HEAR A SYMPHONY - The Supremes (Motown)
 7   8  1-2-3 - Len Barry (Decca)
 8   7  YOU’VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY - The Silkie (Fontana)
 9  11  *#OVER AND OVER - The Dave Clark Five (Epic)
10  10  *LET’S HANG ON! - The 4 Seasons (Philips)
11  12  *#I CAN NEVER GO HOME ANYMORE - The Shangri-Las (Red Bird)
12  16  #HANG ON SLOOPY - The Ramsey Lewis Trio (Cadet)
13  13  FEVER - The McCoys (Bang)
14   5  RESCUE ME - Fontella Bass (Checker)
15  18  ENGLAND SWINGS - Roger Miller (Smash)
16  15  *IT’S MY LIFE - The Animals (MGM)
17  25  #THE DUCK - Jackie Lee (Mirwood)
18  23  MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY - Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor)
19  22  *EBB TIDE - The Righteous Brothers (Philles)
20  24  YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO BE SO NICE - The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)
21  17  *#THE LITTLE GIRL I ONCE KNEW - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
22  20  YOU’VE BEEN CHEATIN’ - The Impressions (ABC-Paramount)
23  35  THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
24  26  *#A MUST TO AVOID - Herman’s Hermits (MGM)
25  37  *SHE’S JUST MY STYLE - Gary Lewis & The Playboys (Liberty)

26  14  *#Get Off Of My Cloud - The Rolling Stones (London)
27  21  *Sunday And Me - Jay & The Americans (United Artists)
28  31  Love Bug - Jack Jones (Kapp)
29   9  A Lover’s Concerto - The Toys (DynoVoice)
30  33  A Sweet Woman Like You - Joe Tex (Dial)
31  36  I Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore - The Young Rascals (Atlantic)
32  38  Mystic Eyes - Them (Parrot)
33  40  Hole In The Wall - The Packers (Pure Soul)
34  42  Jenny Take A Ride! - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels (New Voice)
35  43  I Can Tell - Reparata & The Delrons (RCA Victor)
36  44  One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) - Barry Young (Dot)
37  45  Five O’Clock World - The Vogues (Co & Ce)
38  46  Princess In Rags - Gene Pitney (Musicor)
39  47  There Won’t Be Any Snow (Christmas In The Jungle) - Derrik Roberts 
        (Roulette)
40  48  Good Hard Rock - Ian Whitcomb (Tower)
41  49  Thunderball - Tom Jones (Parrot)
42  50  *Attack - The Toys (DynoVoice)
43  51  Where The Sun Has Never Shone - Jonathan King (Parrot)
44  52  Spanish Harlem - King Curtis (Atco)
45  53  California Dreamin’ - The Mama’s & The Papa’s (Dunhill)
46  54  Second Hand Rose - Barbra Streisand (Columbia)
47  55  Spanish Eyes - Al Martino (Capitol)
48  56  *May You Always - Harry Harrison (Amy) [Harrison was a DJ at the 
        station]
49  57  *Where Were You When The Lights Went Out - Dan Daniel (Mala) [Daniel 
        was a DJ at the station]
50  --  *My Love - Petula Clark (Warner Bros.)
51  --  Crying Time - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)
52  --  No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach’s In) - The T-Bones (Liberty)
53  --  Zorba The Greek / Tijuana Taxi - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M)
54  --  The Men In My Little Girl’s Life - Mike Douglas (Epic)
55  --  Belinda - Vito & The Elegants (Laurie)
56  --  Recovery - Fontella Bass (Checker)
57  --  Like A Baby - Len Barry (Decca)

SURE SHOT: *AS TEARS GO BY - The Rolling Stones (London)
ALBUM IN ORBIT: RUBBER SOUL - The Beatles (Capitol)

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

NOTE: The date that appeared on the original printed chart was Dec. 9, 1965, 
a Thursday. However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, Dec. 8, so 
the date that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect.

 

 

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