WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for May 1, 1968
Courtesy of the WMCA Good Guys
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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 HONEY - Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists) 2 2 *#A BEAUTIFUL MORNING - The Rascals (Atlantic) 3 5 #TIGHTEN UP - Archie Bell & The Drells (Atlantic) 4 9 #COWBOYS TO GIRLS - The Intruders (Gamble) 5 4 CRY LIKE A BABY - The Box Tops (Mala) 6 3 *YOUNG GIRL - The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett (Columbia) 7 13 PLAYBOY - Gene & Debbe (TRX) 8 12 THE UNICORN - The Irish Rovers (Decca) 9 19 DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE - Dionne Warwick (Scepter) 10 7 THE BALLAD OF BONNIE AND CLYDE - Georgie Fame (Epic) 11 11 SUMMERTIME BLUES - Blue Cheer (Philips) 12 6 DANCE TO THE MUSIC - Sly & The Family Stone (Epic) 13 25 MRS. ROBINSON - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia) 14 20 *AINT NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla) 15 8 ##MIGHTY QUINN (Quinn The Eskimo) - Manfred Mann (Mercury) 16 15 CANT FIND THE TIME - Orpheus (MGM) 17 24 ##MY GIRL/HEY GIRL - Bobby Vee (Liberty) 18 26 DELILAH - Tom Jones (Parrot) 19 14 ##TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER - Percy Sledge (Atlantic) 20 21 ##I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU - The New Colony Six (Mercury) 21 23 *BABY MAKE YOUR OWN SWEET MUSIC - Jay & The Techniques (Smash) 22 10 *#LADY MADONNA - The Beatles (Capitol) 23 33 YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY - The Ohio Express (Buddah) 24 38 *THE HAPPY SONG (Dum-Dum) - Otis Redding (Volt) 25 40 MONY MONY - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette) 26 30 #Take Good Care Of My Baby - Bobby Vinton (Epic) 27 31 Soul Serenade - Willie Mitchell (Hi) 28 32 Shes Lookin Good - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic) 29 35 Paying The Cost To Be The Boss - B.B. King (BluesWay) 30 37 *I Promise To Wait My Love - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (Gordy) 31 39 May I Take A Giant Step (Into Your Heart) - The 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah) 32 41 Look To Your Soul - Johnny Rivers (Imperial) 33 42 *Friends - The Beach Boys (Capitol) 34 43 Sugar (Dont Take Away My Candy) - The Jive Five (Musicor) 35 44 Brooklyn Roads - Neil Diamond (Uni) 36 47 Elevator - Grapefruit (Equinox) 37 46 Finders Keepers - Salt Water Taffy (Buddah) 38 48 #Like To Get To Know You - Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury) 39 49 *I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) - The Temptations (Gordy) 40 50 *Love In Every Room (Meme Si Tu Revenais) - Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra (Philips) 41 51 If I Were A Carpenter - The Four Tops (Motown) 42 52 Sock It To Me Sunshine - The Curtain Calls (Dot) 43 53 A Man Without Love (Quando Minnamoro) - Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot) 44 54 Howd We Ever Get This Way - Andy Kim (Steed) 45 55 Ready, Willing And Able - The American Breed (Acta) 46 56 It Cant Be Too Late - The Smubbs (Spring) 47 57 The Good, The Bad And The Ugly - Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra (RCA Victor) 48 SS #Jelly Jungle (Of Orange Marmalade) - The Lemon Pipers (Buddah) 49 LS ##Heres To You - Hamilton Camp (Warner Bros.-7 Arts) 50 -- *United - Peaches & Herb (Date) 51 -- Dont Sign The Paper Baby (I Want You Back) - Jimmy Delphs (Karen) 52 -- If You Dont Want My Love - Robert John (Columbia) 53 -- MacArthur Park - Richard Harris (Dunhill) 54 -- Im Sorry - The Delfonics (Philly Groove) 55 -- Shes A Heartbreaker - Gene Pitney (Musicor) 56 -- Randy - The Happenings (B.T. Puppy) 57 -- Reach Out Of The Darkness - Friend & Lover (Verve Forecast) SURE SHOT: TIME FOR LIVIN - The Association (Warner Bros.-7 Arts) LONG SHOT: CONGRATULATIONS - Cliff Richard (Uni) *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 May 2-8, 1968, representing a Thursday through Wednesday week. However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, May 1, so the date that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect.
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