WMCA Music Report for January 1, 1969

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  #I’M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME - Diana Ross & The Supremes & The
        Temptations (Motown)
 2   4  #TOUCH ME - The Doors (Elektra)
 3   2  I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE - Marvin Gaye (Tamla)
 4   3  WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN - The Brooklyn Bridge (Buddah)
 5   8  HOOKED ON A FEELING - B.J. Thomas (Scepter)
 6  20  EVERYDAY PEOPLE - Sly & The Family Stone (Epic)
 7  PH  #CAN I CHANGE MY MIND - Tyrone Davis (Dakar)
 8  21  LO MUCHO QUE TE QUIERO (The More I Love You) - Rene & Rene (White
        Whale)
 9   7  #FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
10  13  #I STARTED A JOKE - The Bee Gees (Atco)
11   5  WICHITA LINEMAN - Glen Campbell (Capitol)
12   9  STORMY - The Classics IV (Imperial)
13   6  SOULFUL STRUT - Young-Holt Unlimited (Brunswick)
14  14  CRIMSON AND CLOVER - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette)
15  22  #YOU SHOWED ME - The Turtles (White Whale)
16  --  HEY JUDE - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
17  16  CLOUD NINE - The Temptations (Gordy)
18  11  ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN - Dion (Laurie)
19  12  #LOVE CHILD - Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown)
20  --  THIS IS MY COUNTRY - The Impressions (Curtom)
21  --  (There’s Gonna Be A) SHOWDOWN - Archie Bell & The Drells (Atlantic)
22  --  COME LIVE WITH ME - Shadow Mann (Tomorrow’s Productions)
23  23  SON-OF-A PREACHER MAN - Dusty Springfield (Atlantic)
24  25  #CALIFORNIA SOUL - The 5th Dimension (Soul City)
25  --  I’VE GOTTA BE ME - Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise)

WMCace: TIME OF THE SEASON - The Zombies (Date)

Five More Heavies:
 1. No Not Much - The Smoke Ring (Buddah)
 2. Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man - The Bob Seger System (Capitol)
 3. Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March - The Box Tops (Mala)
 4. There’ll Come A Time - Betty Everett (Uni)
 5. Purple Haze - Dion (Laurie)

#Former WMCace

NOTE: The dates that appeared on the original chart as printed in 
GO Magazine were Jan. 2-8, 1969, representing a Thursday through 
Wednesday week. However, this chart took effect on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 
so the date that appears above reflects that for which the chart
was actually in effect.
 

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