WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for January 5, 1966
Courtesy of the WMCA Good Guys
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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 *#WE CAN WORK IT OUT / DAY TRIPPER - The Beatles (Capitol) 2 2 THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia) 3 3 TURN! TURN! TURN! (To Everything There Is A Season) - The Byrds (Columbia) 4 6 #THE DUCK - Jackie Lee (Mirwood) 5 14 YOU DIDNT HAVE TO BE SO NICE - The Lovin Spoonful (Kama Sutra) 6 9 *SHES JUST MY STYLE - Gary Lewis & The Playboys (Liberty) 7 8 *#A MUST TO AVOID - Hermans Hermits (MGM) 8 10 THE MEN IN MY LITTLE GIRLS LIFE - Mike Douglas (Epic) 9 7 TASTE OF HONEY - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M) 10 5 *#AS TEARS GO BY - The Rolling Stones (London) 11 4 *I GOT YOU (I Feel Good) - James Brown & The Famous Flames (King) 12 11 *#OVER AND OVER - The Dave Clark Five (Epic) 13 21 *ATTACK - The Toys (DynoVoice) 14 20 *EBB TIDE - The Righteous Brothers (Philles) 15 12 *ITS MY LIFE - The Animals (MGM) 16 23 IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR - Frank Sinatra (Reprise) 17 18 *MAY YOU ALWAYS - Harry Harrison (Amy) [Harrison was a DJ at the station] 18 13 DONT THINK TWICE - The Wonder Who? (Philips) 19 25 ZORBA THE GREEK - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M) 20 28 #(Youre Gonna) HURT YOURSELF - Frankie Valli (Smash) 21 22 BARBARA ANN - The Beach Boys (Capitol) 22 26 #A WELL RESPECTED MAN - The Kinks (Reprise) 23 38 LIKE A BABY - Len Barry (Decca) 24 SS #GOING TO A GO-GO - The Miracles (Tamla) 25 34 *MY LOVE - Petula Clark (Warner Bros.) 26 15 Youve Been Cheatin - The Impressions (ABC-Paramount) 27 19 Thunderball - Tom Jones (Parrot) 28 24 Recovery - Fontella Bass (Checker) 29 33 Five OClock World - The Vogues (Co & Ce) 30 36 No Matter What Shape (Your Stomachs In) - The T-Bones (Liberty) 31 40 Night Time - The Strangeloves (Bang) 32 41 Spread It On Thick - The Gentrys (MGM) 33 42 *Tell Me Why - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) 34 43 Lies - The Knickerbockers (Challenge) 35 44 Take Me For What Im Worth - The Searchers (Kapp) 36 37 *Michelle - The Beatles (Capitol LP cut) [from Rubber Soul] 37 45 Flowers On The Wall - The Statler Brothers (Columbia) 38 52 *Angels (Watching Over Me) - The Medical Missionaries Of Mary Choral Group (Kapp) 39 53 Look Through Any Window - The Hollies (Imperial) 40 54 Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? - Bob Dylan (Columbia) 41 55 Dont Mess With Bill - The Marvelettes (Tamla) 42 56 Uptight (Everythings Alright) - Stevie Wonder (Tamla) 43 57 Hide And Seek - The Sheep (Boom) 44 32 Jenny Take A Ride! - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels (New Voice) 45 49 Spanish Eyes - Al Martino (Capitol) 46 -- *The Keys To My Soul - The Silkie (Fontana) 47 -- Lightnin Strikes - Lou Christie (MGM) 48 -- A Little Bit Of Soap - The Exciters (Bang) 49 -- Cleos Mood - Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul) 50 -- When Liking Turns To Loving - Ronnie Dove (Diamond) 51 -- Love Is All We Need - Mel Carter (Imperial) 52 -- A Hard Days Night - The Ramsey Lewis Trio (Cadet) 53 -- We Know Were In Love - Lesley Gore (Mercury) 54 -- Bye Bye Blues - Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra (Decca) 55 -- Get Out Of My Life, Woman - Lee Dorsey (Amy) 56 -- Breakin Up Is Breakin My Heart - Roy Orbison (MGM) 57 -- Sandy - Ronny & The Daytonas (Mala) SURE SHOT: *MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU - The Supremes (Motown) #Former Sure Shot *Heard first in New York on WMCA NOTE: The date that appeared on the original printed chart was Jan. 6, 1966, a Thursday. However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, Jan. 5, so the date that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect.
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