WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for July 17, 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  THIS GUY’S IN LOVE WITH YOU - Herb Alpert (A&M)
 2   3  STONED SOUL PICNIC - The 5th Dimension (Soul City)
 3   2  REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS - Friend & Lover (Verve Forecast)
 4   5  *JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH - The Rolling Stones (London)
 5   4  THE HORSE - Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. of Soul)
 6   6  *#LADY WILLPOWER - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia)
 7  10  #HELLO, I LOVE YOU - The Doors (Elektra)
 8   9  GRAZING IN THE GRASS - Hugh Masekela (Uni)
 9  14  HURDY GURDY MAN - Donovan (Epic)
10   8  THE LOOK OF LOVE - Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M)
11  23  *#PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE - The Rascals (Atlantic)
12   7  ##ANGEL OF THE MORNING - Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts (Bell)
13  22  ##DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME - Mama Cass (Dunhill)
14  16  LOVE MAKES A WOMAN - Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)
15  24  ##SOUL-LIMBO - Booker T. & The MG’s (Stax)
16  13  YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY - The Ohio Express (Buddah)
17  15  #BE YOUNG, BE FOOLISH, BE HAPPY - The Tams (ABC)
18  12  *INDIAN LAKE - The Cowsills (MGM)
19  19  A MAN WITHOUT LOVE (Quando M’innamoro) - Engelbert Humperdinck 
        (Parrot)
20  56  SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE - Cream (Atco)
21  25  HALFWAY TO PARADISE - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
22  39  JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND - The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)
23  40  MY NAME IS JACK - Manfred Mann (Mercury)
24  18  *#I’M A MIDNIGHT MOVER - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
25  36  PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN - The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)

26  11  Here Comes The Judge - Shorty Long (Soul)
27  17  Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
28  20  Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette)
29  21  Lover’s Holiday - Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Int’l)
30  27  *D.W. Washburn - The Monkees (Colgems)
31  29  *Autumn Of My Life - Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)
32  33  Don’t Take It So Hard - Paul Revere & The Raiders (Columbia)
33  --  Turn Around, Look At Me - The Vogues (Reprise)
34  34  ##Classical Gas - Mason Williams (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
35  35  The Impossible Dream - Roger Williams (Kapp)
36  41  ##Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
37  42  1, 2, 3, Red Light - The 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)
38  43  Somebody Cares - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette)
39  44  I Can’t Stop Dancing - Archie Bell & The Drells (Atlantic)
40  46  *Do It Again - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
41  48  Snoopy For President - The Royal Guardsmen (Laurie)
42  49  *#Don’t Give Up - Petula Clark (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
43  50  Mr. Bojangles - Jerry Jeff Walker (Atco)
44  51  Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon) - The Moody Blues (Deram)
45  52  God Bless Our Love - The Ballads (Venture)
46  53  You Met Your Match - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
47  54  (Love Is Like A) Baseball Game - The Intruders (Gamble)
48  55  The Snake - Al Wilson (Soul City)
49  57  Yesterday’s Dreams - The Four Tops (Motown)
50  SS  *#You’re All I Need To Get By - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla)
51  LS  ##Hitch It To The Horse - The Fantastic Johnny C (Phil-L.A. of Soul)
52  --  Down At Lulu’s - The Ohio Express (Buddah)
53  --  I Get The Sweetest Feeling - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)
54  --  Montage - Picardy (Dunhill)
55  --  Everybody’s Talkin’ - Nilsson (RCA Victor)
56  --  And Suddenly - The Cherry People (Heritage)
57  --  Give A Damn - Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury)

SURE SHOT: CAN’T YOU FIND ANOTHER WAY (Of Doing It) - Sam & Dave (Atlantic)
LONG SHOT: LIGHT MY FIRE - Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)

*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 July 18-24, 1968, representing a Thursday through Wednesday week. 
However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, July 17, so the date 
that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect.

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