WMCA Famous 57 Survey for October 2, 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 #HEY JUDE / REVOLUTION - The Beatles (Apple) 2 7 LITTLE GREEN APPLES - O.C. Smith (Columbia) 3 10 IVE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU - The Bee Gees (Atco) 4 12 #OVER YOU - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia) 5 22 THOSE WERE THE DAYS - Mary Hopkin (Apple) 6 18 FIRE - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic) 7 2 HUSH - Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton) 8 5 1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT - The 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah) 9 17 MY SPECIAL ANGEL - The Vogues (Reprise) 10 16 TIME HAS COME TODAY - The Chambers Brothers (Columbia) 11 3 #HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation) 12 15 DO IT AGAIN - The Beach Boys (Capitol) 13 24 COURT OF LOVE - The Unifics (Kapp) 14 32 ELENORE - The Turtles (White Whale) 15 19 HELP YOURSELF - Tom Jones (Parrot) 16 20 MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS - The Grass Roots (Dunhill) 17 25 #SWEET BLINDNESS - The 5th Dimension (Soul City) 18 23 FOOL FOR YOU - The Impressions (Curtom) 19 33 WHITE ROOM - Cream (Atco) 20 RE ON THE ROAD AGAIN - Canned Heat (Liberty) 21 49 SUZIE Q. (pt. 1) - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) 22 41 ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise) 23 37 BABY, COME BACK - The Equals (RCA Victor) 24 RE HOLD ME TIGHT - Johnny Nash (JAD) 25 29 PIECE OF MY HEART - Big Brother & The Holding Company (Columbia) 26 4 Girl Watcher - The OKaysions (ABC) 27 6 #People Got To Be Free - The Rascals (Atlantic) 28 8 Slip Away - Clarence Carter (Atlantic) 29 9 The Fool On The Hill - Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 (A&M) 30 11 Say It Loud--Im Black And Im Proud (pt. 1) - James Brown (King) 31 13 Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor) 32 34 Where Do I Go - Carla Thomas (Stax) 33 35 Bang-Shang-A-Lang - The Archies (Calendar) 34 38 Smell Of Incense - Southwest F.O.B. (HIP) 35 39 Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf (Dunhill) 36 40 Shoot Em Up, Baby - Andy Kim (Steed) 37 43 Abraham, Martin And John - Dion (Laurie) 38 46 Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run) - Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus (Buddah) 39 47 #I Met Her In Church - The Box Tops (Mala) 40 48 Lord Of The Manor - The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros.) 41 50 Hitchcock Railway / Hi-Heel Sneakers - Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor) 42 51 Do Your Own Thing - Brook Benton (Cotillion) 43 52 Im So Happy Now - The Company Front (Rising Sons) 44 53 The Most Beautiful Thing In My Life - Hermans Hermits (MGM) 45 54 Shape Of Things To Come - Max Frost & The Troopers (Tower) 46 55 You Talk Sunshine, I Breathe Fire - The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream) 47 56 Take Me For A Little While - Vanilla Fudge (Atco) 48 57 Porpoise Song - The Monkees (Colgems) 49 PH #Soul Drippin - The Mauds (Mercury) 50 -- 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero - Bobby Russell (Elf) 51 -- Pickin Wild Mountain Berries - Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Intl) 52 -- Shame, Shame - The Magic Lanterns (Atlantic) 53 -- Keep On Lovin Me Honey - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla) 54 -- Break Your Promise - The Delfonics (Philly Groove) 55 -- Shake - The Shadows Of Knight (Team) 56 -- Chewy Chewy - The Ohio Express (Buddah) 57 -- My Groovy Baby - Tom Dooley (TRX) PICK HIT: LOVE CHILD - Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown) #Former Pick Hit NOTE: The date that appeared on the original chart as printed in GO Magazine was Oct. 1, 1968, a Tuesday. However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, Oct. 2, so the date that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect. Beginning with this week, the designation for Heard first on WMCA was dropped and the title of the survey was changed from Fabulous 57 to Famous 57.
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