WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for April 17, 1968
Courtesy of the WMCA Good Guys
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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 HONEY - Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)
2 1 *YOUNG GIRL - The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)
3 7 *#A BEAUTIFUL MORNING - The Rascals (Atlantic)
4 4 DANCE TO THE MUSIC - Sly & The Family Stone (Epic)
5 3 CRY LIKE A BABY - The Box Tops (Mala)
6 6 ##MIGHTY QUINN (Quinn The Eskimo) - Manfred Mann (Mercury)
7 5 *#LADY MADONNA - The Beatles (Capitol)
8 12 THE BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE - Georgie Fame (Epic)
9 24 #TIGHTEN UP - Archie Bell & The Drells (Atlantic)
10 13 I GOT THE FEELIN - James Brown & The Famous Flames (King)
11 9 SIMON SAYS - The 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)
12 10 #VALLERI - The Monkees (Colgems)
13 8 #(Sweet Sweet Baby) SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE - Aretha Franklin
(Atlantic)
14 15 THE UNICORN - The Irish Rovers (Decca)
15 16 SUMMERTIME BLUES - Blue Cheer (Philips)
16 SS #COWBOYS TO GIRLS - The Intruders (Gamble)
17 14 *##KISS ME GOODBYE - Petula Clark (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
18 17 SOUL SERENADE - Willie Mitchell (Hi)
19 18 CAN'T FIND THE TIME - Orpheus (MGM)
20 21 IF YOU CAN WANT - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla)
21 19 ##TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER - Percy Sledge (Atlantic)
22 31 PLAYBOY - Gene & Debbe (TRX)
23 47 *AINT NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
(Tamla)
24 22 #FUNKY STREET - Arthur Conley (Atco)
25 46 DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
26 11 La-La-Means I Love You - The Delfonics (Philly Groove)
27 20 #Take Good Care Of My Baby - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
28 23 *Forever Came Today - Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown)
29 28 ##I Will Always Think About You - The New Colony Six (Mercury)
30 29 *Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music - Jay & The Techniques (Smash)
31 25 ##Goodbye Baby (I Dont Want To See You Cry) - Tommy Boyce & Bobby
Hart (A&M)
32 26 ##Love Is Blue (LAmour Est Bleu) - Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra
(Philips)
33 27 Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - The
First Edition (Reprise)
34 30 Call Me Lightning - The Who (Decca)
35 32 In Need Of A Friend - The Cowsills (MGM)
36 34 The Impossible Dream - The Hesitations (Kapp)
37 35 Delilah - Tom Jones (Parrot)
38 37 Jennifer Juniper - Donovan (Epic)
39 41 Were Rolling On - The Impressions (ABC)
40 43 Shes Lookin Good - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
41 44 Yummy Yummy Yummy - The Ohio Express (Buddah)
42 45 Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
43 48 Soul Train - The Classics IV (Imperial)
44 49 Paying The Cost To Be The Boss - B.B. King (BluesWay)
45 50 Impossible Mission (Mission Impossible) - The Soul Survivors (Crimson)
46 51 *I Promise To Wait My Love - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (Gordy)
47 52 *The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) - Otis Redding (Volt)
48 53 May I Take A Giant Step (Into Your Heart) - The 1910 Fruitgum Co.
(Buddah)
49 54 Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
50 55 Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette)
51 56 Look To Your Soul - Johnny Rivers (Imperial)
52 57 *Friends - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
53 -- Sugar (Dont Take Away My Candy) - The Jive Five (Musicor)
54 -- Brooklyn Roads - Neil Diamond (Uni)
55 -- Sleepy Joe - Hermans Hermits (MGM)
56 -- Finders Keepers - Salt Water Taffy (Buddah)
57 -- Elevator - Grapefruit (Equinox)
SURE SHOT: LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU - Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury)
LONG SHOT: MY GIRL/HEY GIRL - Bobby Vee (Liberty)
ALBUM IN ORBIT: *THE BIRDS, THE BEES AND THE MONKEES - The Monkees (Colgems)
*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 18-24, 1968, representing a Thursday through Wednesday week.
However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, April 17, so the date
that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect.
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