WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for April 24, 1968
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 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 *AINT 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 Shes 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 (Dont Take Away My Candy) - The Jive Five (Musicor)
44 54 Brooklyn Roads - Neil Diamond (Uni)
45 55 Sleepy Joe - Hermans 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 Minnamoro) - Engelbert Humperdinck
(Parrot)
54 -- Howd We Ever Get This Way - Andy Kim (Steed)
55 -- Ready, Willing And Able - The American Breed (Acta)
56 -- It Cant 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: HERES 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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