WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for April 26, 1967

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   8  *GROOVIN’ - The Young Rascals (Atlantic)
 2   9  I GOT RHYTHM - The Happenings (B.T. Puppy)
 3  13  #GIRL, YOU’LL BE A WOMAN SOON - Neil Diamond (Bang)
 4   1  *##SOMETHIN’ STUPID - Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
 5   2  HAPPY TOGETHER - The Turtles (White Whale)
 6   5  *#A LITTLE BIT ME, A LITTLE BIT YOU - The Monkees (Colgems)
 7   6  *#THE HAPPENING - The Supremes (Motown)
 8   4  SWEET SOUL MUSIC - Arthur Conley (Atco)
 9  23  #RESPECT - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
10   7  ##FRIDAY ON MY MIND - The Easybeats (United Artists)
11   3  THIS IS MY SONG - Petula Clark (Warner Bros.)
12  16  THE WHOLE WORLD IS A STAGE - The Fantastic Four (Ric-Tic)
13  22  RELEASE ME (And Let Me Love Again) - Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)
14  11  JIMMY MACK - Martha & The Vandellas (Gordy)
15  20  I’M INDESTRUCTIBLE - Jack Jones (Kapp)
16  31  HAPPY JACK - The Who (Decca)
17  10  CLOSE YOUR EYES - Peaches & Herb (Date)
18  21  ##PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE - The Tokens (Warner Bros.)
19  33  *I WAS KAISER BILL’S BATMAN - Whistling Jack Smith (Deram)
20  25  WITH THIS RING - The Platters (Musicor)
21  27  *#MIRAGE - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette)
22  50  *ALL I NEED - The Temptations (Gordy)
23  35  BUY FOR ME THE RAIN - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Liberty)
24  SS  *#CREEQUE ALLEY - The Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill)
25  42  TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA & THREE LITTLE FISHES - Mitch Ryder & The
        Detroit Wheels (New Voice)

26  28  ##My Babe - Ronnie Dove (Diamond)
27  29  ##Simon Smith And His Amazing Dancing Bear - The Alan Price Set
        (Parrot)
28  LS  ##Let’s Live For Today - The Grass Roots (Dunhill)
29  15  #I’m A Man - The Spencer Davis Group (United Artists)
30  17  ##I Think We’re Alone Now - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette)
31  19  Dead End Street - Lou Rawls (Capitol)
32  32  Funky Broadway (pt. 1) - Dyke & The Blazers (Original Sound)†
33  36  Lay Some Happiness On Me - Dean Martin (Reprise)
34  38  Gotta Leave Us Alone - The Outsiders (Capitol)
35  39  Come On Down To My Boat - Every Mother’s Son (MGM)
36  41  *Six O’Clock - The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)
37  43  My Girl Josephine - Jerry Jaye (Hi)
38  44  Love Me Forever - Roger Williams (Kapp)
39  46  Him Or Me--What’s It Gonna Be? - Paul Revere & The Raiders (Columbia)
40  47  She’d Rather Be With Me - The Turtles (White Whale)
41  48  Hi-Ho Silver Lining - Jeff Beck (Epic)
42  49  A Beautiful Story - Sonny & Cher (Atco)
43  51  Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead - The Fifth Estate (Jubilee)
44  52  Shake A Tail Feather - James & Bobby Purify (Bell)
45  53  Bright Shiny Colors - The Shirelles (Scepter)
46  54  The Oogum Boogum Song - Brenton Wood (Double Shot)
47  55  I Can Hear The Rain - Reparata & The Delrons (RCA Victor)
48  56  I’ve Lost You - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)
49  57  Mister Man - The Raves (Smash)
50  --  Beat The Clock - The McCoys (Bang)
51  --  Can’t Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli (Philips)
52  --  We Had A Good Thing Goin’ - The Cyrkle (Columbia)
53  --  (I Don’t Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance - Neil Scott (Cameo)
54  --  *Girls In Love - Gary Lewis & The Playboys (Liberty)
55  --  Nothing Takes The Place Of You - Toussaint McCall (Ronn)
56  --  Carol Cartoon - The Eye-ful Tower (SSS Int’l)
57  --  They’re Here - Boots Walker (Rust)

SURE SHOT: SUNDAY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME - Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury)
LONG SHOT: *RED ROSES FOR MOM - Bobby Vinton (Epic)

†Shown on the original survey and announced on the air as “Broadway”
 by The Blazers (in order to avoid using the words “funky” and “dyke”)

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

NOTE: The dates that appeared on the original chart as printed in GO Magazine
were April 27-May 3, 1967, representing a Thursday through Wednesday week.
However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, April 26, so the date
that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect. 

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