WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for March 23, 1966
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 2 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN - The Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill)
2 1 THE BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS - SSgt. Barry Sadler (RCA Victor)
3 4 (Youre My) SOUL AND INSPIRATION - The Righteous Brothers (Verve)
4 5 SHAKE ME, WAKE ME (When Its Over) - The Four Tops (Motown)
5 3 *#19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN - The Rolling Stones (London)
6 7 DAYDREAM - The Lovin Spoonful (Kama Sutra)
7 6 *#NOWHERE MAN - The Beatles (Capitol)
8 8 THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN - Nancy Sinatra (Reprise)
9 12 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
10 10 THIS OLD HEART OF MINE (Is Weak For You) - The Isley Brothers
(Tamla)
11 16 GOOD LOVIN - The Young Rascals (Atlantic)
12 15 #HOMEWARD BOUND - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
13 9 ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY - Bob Lind (World Pacific)
14 13 BABY SCRATCH MY BACK - Slim Harpo (Excello)
15 14 *#SURE GONNA MISS HER - Gary Lewis & The Playboys (Liberty)
16 25 SOMEWHERE - Len Barry (Decca)
17 18 IM SO LONESOME I COULD CRY - B.J. Thomas & The Triumphs (Scepter)
18 54 SHE BLEW A GOOD THING - The Poets (Symbol)
19 24 THE LOVE YOU SAVE (May Be Your Own) - Joe Tex (Dial)
20 23 SPANISH FLEA - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M)
21 46 BANG BANG (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Cher (Imperial)
22 40 *A SIGN OF THE TIMES - Petula Clark (Warner Bros.)
23 29 TIME WONT LET ME - The Outsiders (Capitol)
24 41 *RHAPSODY IN THE RAIN - Lou Christie (MGM)
25 27 *#LEANING ON THE LAMP POST - Hermans Hermits (MGM)
26 SS *#Sloop John B - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
27 11 Stop! - The Moody Blues (London)
28 17 *Rags To Riches - Lenny Welch (Kapp)
29 19 Love Makes The World Go Round - Deon Jackson (Carla)
30 21 Get Ready - The Temptations (Gordy)
31 22 My Baby Loves Me - Martha & The Vandellas (Gordy)
32 30 Kicks - Paul Revere & The Raiders (Columbia)
33 32 The Rains Came - The Sir Douglas Quintet (Tribe)
34 33 Walkin My Cat Named Dog - Norma Tanega (New Voice)
35 38 I Cant Grow Peaches On A Cherry Tree - Just Us (Colpix)
36 -- Together Again - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)
37 42 *Till The End Of The Day - The Kinks (Reprise)
38 43 Satisfaction - Otis Redding (Volt)
39 44 Think Ill Go Somewhere And Cry Myself To Sleep - Al Martino
(Capitol)
40 45 Ill Take Good Care Of You - Garnet Mimms (United Artists)
41 47 I Hear Trumpets Blow - The Tokens (B.T. Puppy)
42 48 Thats When The Tears Start - The Blossoms (Reprise)
43 49 A Groovy Kind Of Love - The Mindbenders (Fontana)
44 50 Helpless - Kim Weston (Gordy)
45 51 Rhythm And Blues - The King Bees (RCA Victor)
46 36 You Baby - The Turtles (White Whale)
47 37 The Boogaloo Party - The Flamingos (Philips)
48 55 Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers (Imperial)
49 56 I Love You 1000 Times - The Platters (Musicor)
50 57 Goin Wild - The Jive Five (United Artists)
51 -- Got My Mojo Working (pt. 1) - Jimmy Smith (Verve)
52 -- Message To Michael - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
53 -- Im Comin Home, Cindy - Trini Lopez (Reprise)
54 -- Too Young - Tommy Vann & The Echoes (Academy)
55 -- Love Me With All Of Your Heart - The Bachelors (London)
56 -- Frankie And Johnny - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
57 -- Young Love - Lesley Gore (Mercury)
SURE SHOT: GLORIA - The Shadows Of Knight (Dunwich)
#Former Sure Shot
*Heard first in New York on WMCA
NOTE: The date that appeared on the original chart as printed in GO magazine
was March 24, 1966, a Thursday. However, this chart debuted on the air on
Wednesday, March 23, so the date that appears above reflects when the chart
actually took effect.
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