WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for August 17, 1966

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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   4  *#SUMMER IN THE CITY - The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)
 2   3  SUNNY - Bobby Hebb (Philips)
 3   1  SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER - The Happenings (B.T. Puppy)
 4   7  YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE - The Supremes (Motown)
 5   5  LIL’ RED RIDING HOOD - Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs (MGM)
 6   2  WILD THING - The Troggs (Fontana / Atco)
 7   8  SWEET PEA - Tommy Roe (ABC)
 8  22  *#YELLOW SUBMARINE / ELEANOR RIGBY - The Beatles (Capitol)
 9   6  BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
10  20  SUNSHINE SUPERMAN - Donovan (Epic)
11   9  WOULDN’T IT BE NICE - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
12  15  *#MR. DIEINGLY SAD - The Critters (Kapp)
13  12  #LAND OF 1000 DANCES - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
14  16  WADE IN THE WATER - Ramsey Lewis (Cadet)
15  17  BUS STOP - The Hollies (Imperial)
16  19  WARM AND TENDER LOVE - Percy Sledge (Atlantic)
17  40  OPEN THE DOOR TO YOUR HEART - Darrell Banks (Revilot)
18  23  WORLD OF FANTASY - The Five Stairsteps (Windy C)
19  25  SUMMERTIME - Billy Stewart (Chess)
20  21  HOW SWEET IT IS (To Be Loved By You) - Jr. Walker & The All Stars 
        (Soul)
21  24  ##BLACK IS BLACK - Los Bravos (Press)
22  50  *BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP - The Temptations (Gordy)
23  26  *#GO AHEAD AND CRY - The Righteous Brothers (Verve)
24  36  WORKING IN THE COAL MINE - Lee Dorsey (Amy)
25  35  SUNNY AFTERNOON - The Kinks (Reprise)

26  27  ##Respectable - The Outsiders (Capitol)
27  SS  #Cherish - The Association (Valiant)
28  LS  ##Pushin’ Too Hard - The Seeds (GNP Crescendo)
29  10  *#Mother’s Little Helper - The Rolling Stones (London)
30  13  *#I Saw Her Again - The Mama’s & The Papa’s (Dunhill)
31  18  *I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love - Petula Clark (Warner Bros.)
32  31  Turn-Down Day - The Cyrkle (Columbia)
33  33  The Dangling Conversation - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
34  38  With A Girl Like You - The Troggs (Fontana / Atco)
35  41  There Will Never Be Another You - Chris Montez (A&M)
36  42  The Philly Freeze - Alvin Cash & The Registers (Mar-V-Lus)
37  43  Cherry, Cherry - Neil Diamond (Bang)
38  45  Little Darling, I Need You - Marvin Gaye (Tamla)
39  47  Get Away - Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (Imperial)
40  48  Guantanamera - The Sandpipers (A&M)
41  49  That’s Enough - Rosco Robinson (Wand)
42  51  I Want To Be With You - Dee Dee Warwick (Mercury)
43  52  Dream With Me - Jacobson & Tansley (Filmways)
44  53  Gonna Fix You Good (Every Time You’re Bad) - Little Anthony & The 
        Imperials (Veep)
45  54  Chapel In The Fields - The Knickerbockers (Challenge)
46  55  *I Got To Handle It - The Capitols (Karen)
47  56  Can’t Satisfy - The Impressions (ABC)
48  57  Out Of Time - Chris Farlowe (MGM)
49  --  *What A Party - Tom Jones (Parrot)
50  --  *Just Like A Woman - Bob Dylan (Columbia)
51  --  Keep Looking - Solomon Burke (Atlantic)
52  RE  Wipe Out - The Surfaris (Dot)
53  --  Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke (Smash)
54  --  Time Stopped - Marvin Smith (Brunswick)
55  --  A Woman Of The World - The Gentrys (MGM)
56  --  Come Share The Good Times With Me - Julie Monday (Rainbow)
57  --  Devri - The Platters (Musicor)

SURE SHOT: ALL STRUNG OUT - Nino Tempo & April Stevens (White Whale)
LONG SHOT: 96 TEARS - ? (Question Mark) & The Mysterians (Cameo)

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

NOTE: The date that appeared on the original chart as printed in GO Magazine 
was August 18, 1966, a Thursday. However, this chart debuted on the air on 
Wednesday, August 17, so the date that appears above reflects when the chart 
actually took effect.
 

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