WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for August 28, 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  *#PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE - The Rascals (Atlantic)
 2   2  SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE - Cream (Atco)
 3   4  ##LIGHT MY FIRE - Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)
 4   6  BROWN EYED WOMAN - Bill Medley (MGM)
 5   3  TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME - The Vogues (Reprise)
 6  10  *#YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla)
 7   5  ##BORN TO BE WILD - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
 8   7  LOVE MAKES A WOMAN - Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)
 9  12  STAY IN MY CORNER - The Dells (Cadet)
10  11  *#THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
11  19  GIRL WATCHER - The O’Kaysions (ABC)
12  16  I CAN’T STOP DANCING - Archie Bell & The Drells (Atlantic)
13  23  *#HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)
14   8  ##CLASSICAL GAS - Mason Williams (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
15   9  STONED SOUL PICNIC - The 5th Dimension (Soul City)
16  18  ##LISTEN HERE - Eddie Harris (Atlantic)
17  28  1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT - The 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)
18  22  *THE FOOL ON THE HILL - Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M)
19  47  SLIP AWAY - Clarence Carter (Atlantic)
20  20  AND SUDDENLY - The Cherry People (Heritage)
21  14  #HELLO, I LOVE YOU - The Doors (Elektra)
22  24  #MR. BUSINESSMAN - Ray Stevens (Monument)
23  33  DOWN ON ME - Big Brother & The Holding Company (Mainstream)
24  32  IF LOVE IS IN YOUR HEART - Friend & Lover (Verve Forecast)
25  39  *#STREET FIGHTING MAN - The Rolling Stones (London)

26  15  Journey To The Center Of The Mind - The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)
27  21  *Do It Again - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
28  25  Give A Damn - Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury)
29  26  ##Soul-Limbo - Booker T. & The MG’s (Stax)
30  37  My Way Of Life - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
31  45  Barefoot In Baltimore - The Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni)
32  50  ##Naturally Stoned - The Avant-Garde (Columbia)
33  38  Who Is Gonna Love Me? - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
34  SS  *#Poor Baby - The Cowsills (MGM)
35  LS  ##On The Road Again - Canned Heat (Liberty)
36  35  Sealed With A Kiss - Gary Lewis & The Playboys (Liberty)
37  40  ##Hush - Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)
38  54  Midnight Confessions - The Grass Roots (Dunhill)
39  34  I Can’t Dance To That Music You’re Playin’ - Martha Reeves & The 
        Vandellas (Gordy)
40  42  *To Wait For Love - Herb Alpert (A&M)
41  43  Keep The One You Got - Joe Tex (Dial)
42  44  Cinnamon - Derek (Bang)
43  52  My Special Angel - The Vogues (Reprise)
44  53  Fire - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic)
45  55  Do You Wanna Dance - The Love Society (Scepter)
46  46  I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You - The Bee Gees (Atco)
47  48  You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling/(You’re My) Soul And Inspiration - 
        Vivian Reed (Epic)
48  56  I’ve Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) - Eddie Floyd (Stax)
49  57  That Kind Of Woman - Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts (Bell)
50  --  Mission: Impossible Theme/Norwegian Wood - Alan Copeland (ABC)
51  --  San Francisco Girls (Return Of The Native) - Fever Tree (Uni)
52  --  (The Lament Of The Cherokee) Indian Reservation - Don Fardon (GNP 
        Crescendo)
53  --  The Weight - Jackie DeShannon (Imperial)
54  --  Ice In The Sun - The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)
55  --  Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)
56  --  Chained - Marvin Gaye (Tamla)
57  --  I Can See A Light - The Good Earth (DynoVoice)

SURE SHOT: *HEY JUDE - The Beatles (Apple)
LONG SHOT: OH LORD, WHY LORD - Los Pop Tops (Calla)

*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 August 29-Sept. 4, 1968, representing a Thursday through Wednesday week. 
However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, August 28, so the date 
that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect.
 

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