WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for April 24, 1968

Courtesy of the WMCA Good Guys Internet Web Site
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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  HONEY - Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)
 2   3  *#A BEAUTIFUL MORNING - The Rascals (Atlantic)
 3   2  *YOUNG GIRL - The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia)
 4   5  CRY LIKE A BABY - The Box Tops (Mala)
 5   9  #TIGHTEN UP - Archie Bell & The Drells (Atlantic)
 6   4  DANCE TO THE MUSIC - Sly & The Family Stone (Epic)
 7   8  THE BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE - Georgie Fame (Epic)
 8   6  ##MIGHTY QUINN (Quinn The Eskimo) - Manfred Mann (Mercury)
 9  16  #COWBOYS TO GIRLS - The Intruders (Gamble)
10   7  *#LADY MADONNA - The Beatles (Capitol)
11  15  SUMMERTIME BLUES - Blue Cheer (Philips)
12  14  THE UNICORN - The Irish Rovers (Decca)
13  22  PLAYBOY - Gene & Debbe (TRX)
14  21  ##TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER - Percy Sledge (Atlantic)
15  19  CAN'T FIND THE TIME - Orpheus (MGM)
16  11  SIMON SAYS - The 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)
17  17  *##KISS ME GOODBYE - Petula Clark (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
18  12  #VALLERI - The Monkees (Colgems)
19  25  DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
20  23  *AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
        (Tamla)
21  29  ##I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU - The New Colony Six (Mercury)
22  13  #(Sweet Sweet Baby) SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE - Aretha Franklin
        (Atlantic)
23  30  *BABY MAKE YOUR OWN SWEET MUSIC - Jay & The Techniques (Smash)
24  LS  ##MY GIRL/HEY GIRL - Bobby Vee (Liberty)
25  49  MRS. ROBINSON - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)

26  37  Delilah - Tom Jones (Parrot)
27  10  I Got The Feelin’ - James Brown & The Famous Flames (King)
28  20  If You Can Want - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla)
29  24  #Funky Street - Arthur Conley (Atco)
30  27  #Take Good Care Of My Baby - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
31  18  Soul Serenade - Willie Mitchell (Hi)
32  40  She’s Lookin’ Good - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
33  41  Yummy Yummy Yummy - The Ohio Express (Buddah)
34  42  Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
35  44  Paying The Cost To Be The Boss - B.B. King (BluesWay)
36  45  Impossible Mission (Mission Impossible) - The Soul Survivors (Crimson)
37  46  *I Promise To Wait My Love - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (Gordy)
38  47  *The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) - Otis Redding (Volt)
39  48  May I Take A Giant Step (Into Your Heart) - The 1910 Fruitgum Co.
        (Buddah)
40  50  Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette)
41  51  Look To Your Soul - Johnny Rivers (Imperial)
42  52  *Friends - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
43  53  Sugar (Don’t Take Away My Candy) - The Jive Five (Musicor)
44  54  Brooklyn Roads - Neil Diamond (Uni)
45  55  Sleepy Joe - Herman’s Hermits (MGM)
46  56  Finders Keepers - Salt Water Taffy (Buddah)
47  57  Elevator - Grapefruit (Equinox)
48  SS  #Like To Get To Know You - Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury)
49  --  *I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) - The Temptations
        (Gordy)
50  --  *Love In Every Room (Meme Si Tu Revenais) - Paul Mauriat & His
        Orchestra (Philips)
51  --  If I Were A Carpenter - The Four Tops (Motown)
52  --  Sock It To Me Sunshine - The Curtain Calls (Dot)
53  --  A Man Without Love (Quando M’innamoro) - Engelbert Humperdinck
        (Parrot)
54  --  How’d We Ever Get This Way - Andy Kim (Steed)
55  --  Ready, Willing And Able - The American Breed (Acta)
56  --  It Can’t Be Too Late - The Smubbs (Spring)
57  --  The Good, The Bad And The Ugly - Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra (RCA
        Victor)

SURE SHOT: JELLY JUNGLE (Of Orange Marmalade) - The Lemon Pipers (Buddah)
LONG SHOT: HERE’S TO YOU - Hamilton Camp (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)

*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 25-May 1, 1968, representing a Thursday through Wednesday week.
However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, April 24, so the date
that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect.
 

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