WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for November 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   1  *#YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON - The Supremes (Motown)
 2   3  DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON & GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY - Mitch Ryder & 
        The Detroit Wheels (New Voice)
 3   2  #WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL - The New Vaudeville Band (Fontana)
 4   4  BORN FREE - Roger Williams (Kapp)
 5   8  *#MELLOW YELLOW - Donovan (Epic)
 6   5  *#GOOD VIBRATIONS - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
 7  16  I’M YOUR PUPPET - James & Bobby Purify (Bell)
 8  15  ##COMING HOME SOLDIER - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
 9  21  WHISPERS (Gettin’ Louder) - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)
10  20  *I’M READY FOR LOVE - Martha & The Vandellas (Gordy)
11   7  WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED - Jimmy Ruffin (Soul)
12  14  *STOP STOP STOP - The Hollies (Imperial)
13   9  LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE - The Monkees (Colgems)
14  25  MUSTANG SALLY - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
15  17  *THAT’S LIFE - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
16  22  *A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FOOL - Jack Jones (Kapp)
17  19  THE WHEEL OF HURT - Margaret Whiting (London)
18  12  WALK AWAY RENEE - The Left Banke (Smash)
19  11  BANG! BANG! - The Joe Cuba Sextet (Tico)
20   6  POOR SIDE OF TOWN - Johnny Rivers (Imperial)
21  18  I GOT THE FEELIN’ (Oh No No) - Neil Diamond (Bang)
22  23  HAVE YOU EVER LOVED SOMEBODY - The Searchers (Kapp)
23  30  *A PLACE IN THE SUN - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
24  39  (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU - The Temptations (Gordy)
25  46  I NEED SOMEBODY - ? & The Mysterians (Cameo)

26  26  #Help Me Girl - The Outsiders (Capitol)
27  27  ##A Hazy Shade Of Winter - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
28  28  #Pandora’s Golden Heebie Jeebies - The Association (Valiant)
29  29  ##I Love My Dog - Cat Stevens (Deram)
30  SS  #Words Of Love - The Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill)
31  LS  ##Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville (Par-Lo)
32  24  (He’s) Raining In My Sunshine - Jay & The Americans (United Artists)
33  31  Please Say You’re Fooling - Ray Charles (ABC/TRC)
34  33  Long Hair - Tony & Siegrid (RCA Victor)
35  35  *East West - Herman’s Hermits (MGM)
36  34  *No Milk Today - Herman’s Hermits (Columbia UK) [import]
37  36  I Don’t Need Anything - Maxine Brown (Wand)
38  37  I’m Gonna Make You Love Me - Dee Dee Warwick (Mercury)
39  38  *Bad Misunderstanding - The Critters (Kapp)
40  40  You Can Bring Me All Your Heartaches - Lou Rawls (Capitol)
41  41  *Going Nowhere - Los Bravos (Press)
42  42  Cry - Ronnie Dove (Diamond)
43  44  (We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet - The Blues Magoos (Mercury)
44  45  Please Don’t Ever Leave Me - The Cyrkle (Columbia)
45  48  Money (That’s What I Want) (pt. 1) - Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul)
46  49  Holy Cow - Lee Dorsey (Amy)
47  50  Lady Godiva - Peter & Gordon (Capitol)
48  51  I (Who Have Nothing) - Terry Knight & The Pack (Lucky Eleven)
49  52  Baby What I Mean - The Drifters (Atlantic)
50  53  Communication Breakdown - Roy Orbison (MGM)
51  54  The Girl That Stood Beside Me - Bobby Darin (Atlantic)
52  55  We Got A Thing That’s In The Groove - The Capitols (Karen)
53  56  I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) - The Electric Prunes (Reprise)
54  --  *I’ve Passed This Way Before - Jimmy Ruffin (Soul)
55  --  *Tell It To The Rain - The 4 Seasons (Philips)
56  --  Goodnight My Love - The Happenings (B.T. Puppy)
57  --  Skate (pt. 1) - Dean Parrish (Boom)

SURE SHOT: *I’M A BELIEVER - The Monkees (Colgems)
LONG SHOT: SO WHAT’S NEW - Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra (Decca)

*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 Nov. 24, 1966, a Thursday. However, this chart debuted on the air on 
Wednesday, Nov. 23, so the date that appears above reflects when the chart 
actually took effect.

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