WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for December 21, 1966

Courtesy of the WMCA Good Guys Internet Web Site
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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   1  *#I’M A BELIEVER - The Monkees (Colgems)
 2   3  #WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL - The New Vaudeville Band (Fontana)
 3   2  DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON & GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY - Mitch Ryder & 
        The Detroit Wheels (New Voice)
 4   8  ##TELL IT LIKE IT IS - Aaron Neville (Par-Lo)
 5  10  *#STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE - The Four Tops (Motown)
 6   5  *THAT’S LIFE - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
 7   6  *#YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON - The Supremes (Motown)
 8  12  #WORDS OF LOVE - The Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill)
 9  23  ##HEY, LEROY, YOUR MAMA’S CALLIN’ YOU - Jimmy Castor (Smash)
10  25  ##SNOOPY VS. THE RED BARON - The Royal Guardsmen (Laurie)
11   4  *#GOOD VIBRATIONS - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
12   7  BORN FREE - Roger Williams (Kapp)
13   9  ##COMING HOME SOLDIER - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
14  18  AT THE PARTY - Hector Rivera (Barry!)
15  15  I’M YOUR PUPPET - James & Bobby Purify (Bell)
16  13  *#MELLOW YELLOW - Donovan (Epic)
17  11  LADY GODIVA - Peter & Gordon (Capitol)
18  14  *TELL IT TO THE RAIN - The 4 Seasons (Philips)
19  24  #OH YEAH! - The Joe Cuba Sextet (Tico)
20  32  CRY - Ronnie Dove (Diamond)
21  40  STAND BY ME - Spyder Turner (MGM)
22  37  WHERE WILL THE WORDS COME FROM - Gary Lewis & The Playboys (Liberty)
23  39  TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS - Otis Redding (Volt)
24  54  LET’S FALL IN LOVE - Peaches & Herb (Date)
25  55  GEORGY GIRL - The Seekers (Capitol)

26  SS  #Knight In Rusty Armour - Peter & Gordon (Capitol)
27  LS  ##Hello Hello - The Sopwith “Camel” (Kama Sutra)
28  19  *I’m Ready For Love - Martha & The Vandellas (Gordy)
29  22  I (Who Have Nothing) - Terry Knight & The Pack (Lucky Eleven)
30  26  Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
31  28  *Bad Misunderstanding - The Critters (Kapp)
32  33  Skate (pt. 1) - Dean Parrish (Boom)
33  34  *Nashville Cats - The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)
34  45  It Tears Me Up - Percy Sledge (Atlantic)
35  16  Whispers (Gettin’ Louder) - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)
36  17  (I Know) I’m Losing You - The Temptations (Gordy)
37  21  I’m Gonna Miss You - The Artistics (Brunswick)
38  20  (We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet - The Blues Magoos (Mercury)
39  36  Wack Wack - The Young Holt Trio (Brunswick)
40  43  *Color My World - Petula Clark (Warner Bros.)
41  38  Another Night - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
42  41  Walk With Faith In Your Heart - The Bachelors (London)
43  42  Green, Green Grass Of Home - Tom Jones (Parrot)
44  46  Pretty Ballerina - The Left Banke (Smash)
45  47  The Sweet Sounds Of Summer - The Shangri-Las (Mercury)
46  51  I Dig Girls - J.J. Jackson (Calla)
47  52  Music To Watch Girls By - The Bob Crewe Generation (DynoVoice)
48  53  Gallant Men - Senator Everett McKinley Dirkson (Capitol)
49  56  Talk Talk - The Music Machine (Original Sound)
50  57  Love Me - Bobby Hebb (Philips)
51  RE  Wish Me A Rainbow - The Gunter Kallmann Chorus (4 Corners Of The 
        World)
52  --  Are You Lonely For Me - Freddie Scott (Shout)
53  --  Soul Superman - The Hesitations (Kapp)
54  --  Wild Thing - Senator Bobby (Parkway)
55  --  You Have No Time To Lose - The Four Pennies (Brunswick)
56  --  98.6 - Keith (Mercury)
57  --  Bring It Up - James Brown & The Famous Flames (King)

SURE SHOT: KIND OF A DRAG - The Buckinghams (U.S.A.)
LONG SHOT: THE BEAT GOES ON - Sonny & Cher (Atco)

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

NOTE: The date that appeared on the original chart as printed in GO Magazine 
was Dec. 22, 1966, a Thursday. However, this chart debuted on the air on 
Wednesday, Dec. 21, so the date that appears above reflects when the chart 
actually took effect.
 

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