WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for May 29, 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  MRS. ROBINSON - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
 2   3  MacARTHUR PARK - Richard Harris (Dunhill)
 3   5  THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra 
        (RCA Victor)
 4   2  #TIGHTEN UP - Archie Bell & The Drells (Atlantic)
 5   8  MONY MONY - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette)
 6  15  *#THINK - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
 7   4  *#A BEAUTIFUL MORNING - The Rascals (Atlantic)
 8   6  #COWBOYS TO GIRLS - The Intruders (Gamble)
 9  12  DELILAH - Tom Jones (Parrot)
10  13  LOVE IS ALL AROUND - The Troggs (Fontana)
11   9  PLAYBOY - Gene & Debbe (TRX)
12  11  *AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
        (Tamla)
13  14  ##MY GIRL/HEY GIRL - Bobby Vee (Liberty)
14  27  YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY - The Ohio Express (Buddah)
15  19  #LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU - Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury)
16  21  A MAN WITHOUT LOVE (Quando M’innamoro) - Engelbert Humperdinck
        (Parrot)
17  10  DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
18  16  TIP-TOE THRU’ THE TULIPS WITH ME - Tiny Tim (Reprise)
19   7  HONEY - Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)
20  24  THIS GUY’S IN LOVE WITH YOU - Herb Alpert (A&M)
21  36  *UNITED - Peaches & Herb (Date)
22  18  *I COULD NEVER LOVE ANOTHER (After Loving You) - The Temptations
        (Gordy)
23  50  ##ANGEL OF THE MORNING - Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts (Bell)
24  46  NEVER GIVE YOU UP - Jerry Butler (Mercury)
25  51  *JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH - The Rolling Stones (London)

26  25  *Indian Lake - The Cowsills (MGM)
27  17  The Unicorn - The Irish Rovers (Decca)
28  23  Master Jack - Four Jacks And A Jill (RCA Victor)
29  26  Sugar (Don’t Take Away My Candy) - The Jive Five (Musicor)
30  38  Reach Out Of The Darkness - Friend & Lover (Verve Forecast)
31  39  Here I Am Baby - The Marvelettes (Tamla)
32  40  The Days Of Pearly Spencer - David McWilliams (Kapp)
33  42  ##(You Keep Me) Hangin’ On - Joe Simon (Sound Stage 7)
34  43  Mountain Of Love - Ronnie Dove (Diamond)
35  44  *Yester Love - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla)
36  45  Turn Around, Look At Me - The Vogues (Reprise)
37  48  Safe In My Garden - The Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill)
38  49  *#Choo Choo Train - The Box Tops (Mala)
39  52  The Horse - Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. of Soul)
40  53  Unwind - Ray Stevens (Monument)
41  54  Bring A Little Lovin’ - Los Bravos (Parrot)
42  55  Step Inside Love - Cilla Black (Bell)
43  56  It Should Have Been Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul)
44  57  Move In A Little Closer - The Victorians (Arnold J.)
45  LS  *##Here Come The Judge - The Finky Fuzz (Epic)
46  SS  #Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy - The Tams (ABC)
47  --  *Some Things You Never Get Used To - Diana Ross & The Supremes
        (Motown)
48  --  *D.W. Washburn - The Monkees (Colgems)
49  --  People Sure Act Funny - Arthur Conley (Atco)
50  --  The Look Of Love - Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M)
51  --  Stoned Soul Picnic - The 5th Dimension (Soul City)
52  --  Eleanor Rigby - Ray Charles (ABC/TRC)
53  --  Yours Until Tomorrow - Vivian Reed (Epic)
54  --  America Is My Home - James Brown (King)
55  --  Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela (Uni)
56  --  The Story Of Rock And Roll - The Turtles (White Whale)
57  --  Sealed With A Kiss - The Toys (Musicor)

SURE SHOT: *LADY WILLPOWER - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia)
LONG SHOT: WITH PEN IN HAND - Billy Vera (Atlantic)

*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 30-June 5, 1968, representing a Thursday through Wednesday week.
However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, May 29, so the date that
appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect. 

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