WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for September 4, 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  *#PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE - The Rascals (Atlantic)
 2   2  SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE - Cream (Atco)
 3   3  ##LIGHT MY FIRE - Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)
 4   7  ##BORN TO BE WILD - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
 5   4  BROWN EYED WOMAN - Bill Medley (MGM)
 6   5  TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME - The Vogues (Reprise)
 7  SS  *#HEY JUDE - The Beatles (Apple)
 8  13  *#HARPER VALLEY P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)
 9  17  1, 2, 3, RED LIGHT - The 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)
10   6  *#YOU’RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla)
11  11  GIRL WATCHER - The O’Kaysions (ABC)
12  18  *THE FOOL ON THE HILL - Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M)
13   9  STAY IN MY CORNER - The Dells (Cadet)
14  37  ##HUSH - Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)
15  25  *#STREET FIGHTING MAN - The Rolling Stones (London)
16   8  LOVE MAKES A WOMAN - Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)
17  12  I CAN’T STOP DANCING - Archie Bell & The Drells (Atlantic)
18  22  #MR. BUSINESSMAN - Ray Stevens (Monument)
19  10  *#THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
20  20  AND SUDDENLY - The Cherry People (Heritage)
21  14  ##CLASSICAL GAS - Mason Williams (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
22  23  DOWN ON ME - Big Brother & The Holding Company (Mainstream)
23  19  SLIP AWAY - Clarence Carter (Atlantic)
24  43  MY SPECIAL ANGEL - The Vogues (Reprise)
25  46  I’VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU - The Bee Gees (Atco)

26  15  Stoned Soul Picnic - The 5th Dimension (Soul City)
27  26  Journey To The Center Of The Mind - The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)
28  27  *Do It Again - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
29  36  Sealed With A Kiss - Gary Lewis & The Playboys (Liberty)
30  24  If Love Is In Your Heart - Friend & Lover (Verve Forecast)
31  32  ##Naturally Stoned - The Avant-Garde (Columbia)
32  33  Who Is Gonna Love Me? - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
33  34  *#Poor Baby - The Cowsills (MGM)
34  35  ##On The Road Again - Canned Heat (Liberty)
35  38  Midnight Confessions - The Grass Roots (Dunhill)
36  42  Cinnamon - Derek (Bang)
37  44  Fire - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic)
38  48  I’ve Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) - Eddie Floyd (Stax)
39  49  That Kind Of Woman - Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts (Bell)
40  LS  ##Oh Lord, Why Lord - Los Pop Tops (Calla)
41  50  Mission: Impossible Theme/Norwegian Wood - Alan Copeland (ABC)
42  51  San Francisco Girls (Return Of The Native) - Fever Tree (Uni)
43  52  (The Lament Of The Cherokee) Indian Reservation - Don Fardon (GNP 
        Crescendo)
44  53  The Weight - Jackie DeShannon (Imperial)
45  54  Ice In The Sun - The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)
46  55  Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)
47  56  Chained - Marvin Gaye (Tamla)
48  57  I Can See A Light - The Good Earth (DynoVoice)
49  --  Unchained Melody - The Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic)
50  --  Birmingham - The Movers (1-2-3)
51  --  Horse Fever - Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. of Soul)
52  --  Girls Can’t Do What The Guys Do - Betty Wright (Alston)
53  --  Hold Me Tight - Johnny Nash (JAD)
54  --  Land Of Love - The Moon People (Speed)
55  --  *I Found A True Love - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
56  --  Hole In My Pocket - The Barry Goldberg Reunion (Buddah)
57  --  Just Above My Hobby Horse’s Head - Richie Havens (Verve Forecast)

SURE SHOT: *OVER YOU - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia)
LONG SHOT: ELENORE - The Turtles (White Whale)

*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 Sept. 5-9, 1968, representing a Thursday through Monday week (oddly). 
However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, Sept. 4, so the date 
that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect.
 

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