WMCA Famous 57 Survey for November 6, 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  #LOVE CHILD - Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown)
 2   3  MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS - The Grass Roots (Dunhill)
 3   7  WHO’S MAKING LOVE - Johnnie Taylor (Stax)
 4   1  THOSE WERE THE DAYS - Mary Hopkin (Apple)
 5  12  WHITE ROOM - Cream (Atco)
 6   9  LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE - Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)
 7  14  I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
 8  15  HOLD ME TIGHT - Johnny Nash (JAD)
 9  17  CHEWY CHEWY - The Ohio Express (Buddah)
10  36  ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN - Dion (Laurie)
11   5  MAGIC CARPET RIDE - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
12   6  COURT OF LOVE - The Unifics (Kapp)
13  48  #FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
14   8  LITTLE GREEN APPLES - O.C. Smith (Columbia)
15  16  HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN - Jerry Butler (Mercury)
16  10  #HEY JUDE - The Beatles (Apple)
17  20  TALKING ABOUT MY BABY - Gloria Walker (Flaming Arrow)
18  21  PICKIN’ WILD MOUNTAIN BERRIES - Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Int’l)
19  22  GOODY GOODY GUMDROPS - The 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)
20  23  BRING IT ON HOME TO ME - Eddie Floyd (Stax)
21  25  PROMISES, PROMISES - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
22  42  STORMY - The Classics IV (Imperial)
23  47  FIRE - Five By Five (Paula)
24  37  THE STRAIGHT LIFE - Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)
25  40  LITTLE ARROWS - Leapy Lee (Decca)

26   4  Suzie Q. (pt. 1) - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
27  11  Elenore - The Turtles (White Whale)
28  13  Fool For You - The Impressions (Curtom)
29  18  I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You - The Bee Gees (Atco)
30  19  Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run) - Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral 
        Circus (Buddah)
31  24  Ride My See-Saw - The Moody Blues (Deram)
32  32  1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero - Bobby Russell (Elf)
33  35  #Sweet Blindness - The 5th Dimension (Soul City)
34  39  The Yard Went On Forever - Richard Harris (Dunhill)
35  41  #Peace Brother Peace - Bill Medley (MGM)
36  38  Let’s Make A Promise - Peaches & Herb (Date)
37  44  Kentucky Woman - Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)
38  49  Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero (The More I Love You) - Rene & Rene (White 
        Whale)
39  50  Sunday Sun - Neil Diamond (Bang)
40  51  From The Teacher To The Preacher - Gene Chandler & Barbara Acklin 
        (Brunswick)
41  52  American Boys - Petula Clark (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
42  53  Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell (Capitol)
43  54  Cloud Nine - The Temptations (Gordy)
44  55  Take My Overwhelming Love - The Hombres (Verve Forecast)
45  56  Do You Wanna Dance - The Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill)
46  57  Star-Crossed Lovers - Neil Sedaka (SGC)
47  PH  #A Man And A Half - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
48  --  Till - The Vogues (Reprise)
49  --  Too Weak To Fight - Clarence Carter (Atlantic)
50  --  Son-Of-A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)
51  --  Worst That Could Happen - The Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah)
52  --  Both Sides Now - Judy Collins (Elektra)
53  --  Goodnight My Love - The Duprees (Heritage)
54  --  Baby Let’s Wait - The Royal Guardsmen (Laurie)
55  --  With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker (A&M)
56  --  Nobody - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
57  --  I Can’t Turn You Loose - The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)

PICK HIT: SEE SAW - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)

#Former Pick Hit

NOTE: The dates that appeared on the original chart as printed in GO Magazine 
were Nov. 7-13, 1968, representing a Thursday through Wednesday week. 
However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, Nov. 6, so the date that 
appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect.
 

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