WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for August 7, 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   2  *#PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE - The Rascals (Atlantic)
 2   1  STONED SOUL PICNIC - The 5th Dimension (Soul City)
 3   4  SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE - Cream (Atco)
 4   5  #HELLO, I LOVE YOU - The Doors (Elektra)
 5   3  REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS - Friend & Lover (Verve Forecast)
 6  13  TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME - The Vogues (Reprise)
 7  12  LOVE MAKES A WOMAN - Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)
 8   9  ##DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME - Mama Cass (Dunhill)
 9   6  HURDY GURDY MAN - Donovan (Epic)
10  10  ##SOUL-LIMBO - Booker T. & The MG’s (Stax)
11  16  ##CLASSICAL GAS - Mason Williams (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
12  23  ##LIGHT MY FIRE - Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)
13  20  I CAN’T STOP DANCING - Archie Bell & The Drells (Atlantic)
14  25  BROWN EYED WOMAN - Bill Medley (MGM)
15  19  PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN - The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)
16  24  *#YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla)
17   8  *#LADY WILLPOWER - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia)
18  53  STAY IN MY CORNER - The Dells (Cadet)
19  38  (Love Is Like A) BASEBALL GAME - The Intruders (Gamble)
20  22  JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND - The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)
21  32  ##BORN TO BE WILD - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
22  40  I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)
23  43  AND SUDDENLY - The Cherry People (Heritage)
24  34  *DO IT AGAIN - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
25  LS  ##LISTEN HERE - Eddie Harris (Atlantic)

26   7  The Horse - Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. of Soul)
27  11  This Guy’s In Love With You - Herb Alpert (A&M)
28  14  Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela (Uni)
29  15  *Jumpin’ Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones (London)
30  17  Halfway To Paradise - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
31  18  *Indian Lake - The Cowsills (MGM)
32  29  Lover’s Holiday - Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Int’l)
33  33  1, 2, 3, Red Light - The 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)
34  41  Montage - Picardy (Dunhill)
35  42  Everybody’s Talkin’ - Nilsson (RCA Victor)
36  44  Give A Damn - Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury)
37  45  #Can’t You Find Another Way (Of Doing It) - Sam & Dave (Atlantic)
38  46  Please Return Your Love To Me - The Temptations (Gordy)
39  47  *The Fool On The Hill - Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M)
40  48  Magic Bus - The Who (Decca)
41  49  #Mr. Businessman - Ray Stevens (Monument)
42  50  ##Private Number - Judy Clay & William Bell (Stax)
43  51  *Help Yourself - Tom Jones (Parrot)
44  52  If Love Is In Your Heart - Friend & Lover (Verve Forecast)
45  54  Girl Watcher - The O’Kaysions (ABC)
46  55  Down On Me - Big Brother & The Holding Company (Mainstream)
47  56  I Can’t Dance To That Music You’re Playin’ - Martha Reeves & The 
        Vandellas (Gordy)
48  57  Tell Someone You Love Them - Dino, Desi & Billy (Reprise)
49  SS  *#The House That Jack Built - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
50  RE  Down At Lulu’s - The Ohio Express (Buddah)
51  --  Sealed With A Kiss - Gary Lewis & The Playboys (Liberty)
52  --  The Eyes Of A New York Woman - B.J. Thomas (Scepter)
53  --  I Loved And Lost - The Impressions (ABC)
54  --  My Way Of Life - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
55  --  Who Is Gonna Love Me? - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
56  --  Six Man Band - The Association (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
57  --  Special Occasion - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla)

SURE SHOT: *STREET FIGHTING MAN - The Rolling Stones (London)
LONG SHOT: HUSH - Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)

*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 8-14, 1968, representing a Thursday through Wednesday week. 
However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, August 7, so the date 
that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect.
 

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