WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for July 3, 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  REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS - Friend & Lover (Verve Forecast)
 3   2  *#LADY WILLPOWER - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia)
 4  11  *JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH - The Rolling Stones (London)
 5   5  THE HORSE - Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. of Soul)
 6  12  STONED SOUL PICNIC - The 5th Dimension (Soul City)
 7  13  GRAZING IN THE GRASS - Hugh Masekela (Uni)
 8  10  ##ANGEL OF THE MORNING - Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts (Bell)
 9   4  THE LOOK OF LOVE - Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M)
10   9  YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY - The Ohio Express (Buddah)
11   7  MacARTHUR PARK - Richard Harris (Dunhill)
12   6  MONY MONY - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette)
13  25  #HELLO, I LOVE YOU - The Doors (Elektra)
14  15  HERE COMES THE JUDGE - Shorty Long (Soul)
15  17  *INDIAN LAKE - The Cowsills (MGM)
16   8  MRS. ROBINSON - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
17  14  A MAN WITHOUT LOVE (Quando M’innamoro) - Engelbert Humperdinck 
        (Parrot)
18  19  *D.W. WASHBURN / IT’S NICE TO BE WITH YOU - The Monkees (Colgems)
19  24  *#I’M A MIDNIGHT MOVER - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
20  23  #BE YOUNG, BE FOOLISH, BE HAPPY - The Tams (ABC)
21  21  YOURS UNTIL TOMORROW - Vivian Reed (Epic)
22  22  *AUTUMN OF MY LIFE - Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)
23  20  LOVER’S HOLIDAY - Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Int’l)
24  48  *#LIFE - Sly & The Family Stone (Epic)
25  51  HURDY GURDY MAN - Donovan (Epic)

26  18  *#Think - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
27  16  ##(You Keep Me) Hangin’ On - Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)
28  26  The Good, The Bad And The Ugly - Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra (RCA 
        Victor)
29  27  Love Is All Around - The Troggs (Fontana)
30  28  ##With Pen In Hand - Billy Vera (Atlantic)
31  29  #Like To Get To Know You - Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury)
32  30  Delilah - Tom Jones (Parrot)
33  36  *Some Things You Never Get Used To - Diana Ross & The Supremes 
        (Motown)
34  38  Eleanor Rigby - Ray Charles (ABC/TRC)
35  54  Halfway To Paradise - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
36  42  Don’t Take It So Hard - Paul Revere & The Raiders (Columbia)
37  43  ##Classical Gas - Mason Williams (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
38  44  (The Puppet Song) Whiskey On A Sunday - The Irish Rovers (Decca)
39  45  You Got Style - Jon & Robin (Abnak)
40  47  The Impossible Dream - Roger Williams (Kapp)
41  55  Pictures Of Matchstick Men - The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)
42  53  ##Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Mama Cass (Dunhill)
43  46  Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife - Wayne Newton (MGM)
44  50  Amen - Otis Redding (Atco)
45  52  Journey To The Center Of The Mind - The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)
46  56  My Name Is Jack - Manfred Mann (Mercury)
47  57  I Loved And Lost - The Impressions (ABC)
48  LS  ##Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
49  SS  *#People Got To Be Free - The Rascals (Atlantic)
50  --  1, 2, 3, Red Light - The 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)
51  --  Somebody Cares - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette)
52  --  I Can’t Stop Dancing - Archie Bell & The Drells (Atlantic)
53  --  The Doctor - Mary Wells (Jubilee)
54  --  *Do It Again - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
55  --  Love Makes A Woman - Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)
56  --  People Make The World - Roosevelt Grier (Amy)
57  --  Snoopy For President - The Royal Guardsmen (Laurie)

SURE SHOT: DON’T GIVE UP - Petula Clark (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
LONG SHOT: SOUL-LIMBO - Booker T. & The MG’s (Stax)

*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 June 27-July 3, 1968, representing the previous Thursday through 
Wednesday week. However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, July 3, 
so the date that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect.
 

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