WMCA Famous 57 Survey for October 23, 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  THOSE WERE THE DAYS - Mary Hopkin (Apple)
 2  10  #LOVE CHILD - Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown)
 3   2  MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS - The Grass Roots (Dunhill)
 4   3  ELENORE - The Turtles (White Whale)
 5   6  FOOL FOR YOU - The Impressions (Curtom)
 6   5  LITTLE GREEN APPLES - O.C. Smith (Columbia)
 7   4  #HEY JUDE - The Beatles (Apple)
 8  18  MAGIC CARPET RIDE - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
 9  17  HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN - Jerry Butler (Mercury)
10  19  LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE - Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)
11  12  #OVER YOU - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia)
12  15  HOLD ME TIGHT - Johnny Nash (JAD)
13  13  WHITE ROOM - Cream (Atco)
14   9  COURT OF LOVE - The Unifics (Kapp)
15  16  SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME - Max Frost & The Troopers (Tower)
16   8  I’VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU - The Bee Gees (Atco)
17   7  FIRE - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic)
18  20  CHEWY CHEWY - The Ohio Express (Buddah)
19  14  SUZIE Q. (pt. 1) - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
20  23  WHO WAS THAT - Tina Britt (Veep)
21  46  WHO’S MAKING LOVE - Johnnie Taylor (Stax)
22  25  YOU TALK SUNSHINE, I BREATHE FIRE - The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)
23  24  HI-HEEL SNEAKERS - Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)
24  30  1432 FRANKLIN PIKE CIRCLE HERO - Bobby Russell (Elf)
25  38  GOODY GOODY GUMDROPS - The 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)

26  11  Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)
27  22  Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run) - Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral 
        Circus (Buddah)
28  21  Break Your Promise - The Delfonics (Philly Groove)
29  26  #Harper Valley P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)
30  27  #Sweet Blindness - The 5th Dimension (Soul City)
31  28  My Special Angel - The Vogues (Reprise)
32  29  Take Me For A Little While - Vanilla Fudge (Atco)
33  31  Pickin’ Wild Mountain Berries - Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Int’l)
34  32  Shame, Shame - The Magic Lanterns (Atlantic)
35  33  Keep On Lovin’ Me Honey - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla)
36  34  Shake - The Shadows Of Knight (Team)
37  36  The Straight Life - Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)
38  37  Let’s Make A Promise - Peaches & Herb (Date)
39  39  The Yard Went On Forever - Richard Harris (Dunhill)
40  40  I’m In A Different World - The Four Tops (Motown)
41  41  Listen To The Music - The Second Time (Tower)
42  42  Both Sides Now - The Johnstons (Tetragrammaton)
43  43  Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye - Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor)
44  44  Little Arrows - Leapy Lee (Decca)
45  45  #Peace Brother Peace - Bill Medley (MGM)
46  47  Stormy - The Classics IV (Imperial)
47  48  Ride My See-Saw - The Moody Blues (Deram)
48  49  Talking About My Baby - Gloria Walker (Flaming Arrow)
49  50  Not Enough Indians - Dean Martin (Reprise)
50  51  I Love How You Love Me - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
51  52  Bring It On Home To Me - Eddie Floyd (Stax)
52  53  Kentucky Woman - Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)
53  54  The Path Of Love - John Cowsill (MGM)
54  55  Promises, Promises - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
55  57  Cycles - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
56  PH  #Mornin’ Glory - Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell (Capitol)
57  --  Fire - Five By Five (Paula)

PICK HIT: FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)

#Former Pick Hit

NOTE: The dates that appeared on the original chart as printed in GO Magazine 
were Oct. 24-30, 1968, representing a Thursday through Wednesday week. 
However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, Oct. 23, so the date 
that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect.
 

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