WABC All American Survey for Week of 9 January 1968

Courtesy of the WABC Musicradio 77 Internet Web Site
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Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
For more information contact Allan Sniffen

                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                     
 TW                                                             LW
 *1. Hello Goodbye - The Beatles (Capitol)         *5 weeks #1*  1
  2. I Heard It Through the Grapevine -                           
                                Gladys Knight & the Pips (Soul)  3
  3. Woman, Woman - The Union Gap (Columbia)                     6
 *4. Bend Me, Shape Me - The American Breed (Acta)               4
 *5. Daydream Believer - The Monkees (Colgems)                   2
  6. Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) -                            
                           John Fred & his Playboy Band (Paula)  8
  7. Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)                 7
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  8. I Second that Emotion -                                      
                         Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (Tamla)  5
  9. You Better Sit Down Kids - Cher (Imperial)                 10
 10. Honey Chile - Martha Reeves & the Vandellas (Gordy)        14
*11. She's a Rainbow - The Rolling Stones (London)              13
 12. Green Tambourine - The Lemon Pipers (Buddah)               19
 13. My Baby Must Be a Magician - The Marvelettes (Tamla)       24
*14. It's Wonderful - The Young Rascals (Atlantic)               9
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 15. Different Drum - The Stone Poneys (Capitol)                21
 16. Storybook Children - Billy Vera & Judy Clay (Atlantic)     26
 17. To Give (The Reason I Live) - Frankie Valli (Philips)      25
 18. Love Power - The Sandpebbles (Calla)                       15
 19. If I Could Build My Whole World Around You -                 
                            Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla) 35
 20. Boogaloo Down Broadway -                                     
                    The Fantastic Johnny C. (Phil-L.A. of Soul) 12
 24. Darlin' - The Beach Boys (Capitol)                         --
 39. Tomorrow - The Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni)                --
 40. I Wish It Would Rain - The Temptations (Gordy)             --
*41. Strawberry Shortcake - Jay & the Techniques (Smash)        PH
 43. We Can Fly - The Cowsills (MGM)                            --
 49. Nobody But Me - The Human Beinz (Capitol)                  --
 68. I Can Take or Leave Your Loving - Herman's Hermits (MGM)   40
 69. You - Marvin Gaye (Tamla)                                  HP
     
Radio 77 Pick Hit:
     Baby, Now That I've Found You - The Foundations (Uni)        
     
*former Pick Hit
     
All American of the Week:
     Dan Ingram -  3:00 - 7:00 PM, Monday - Saturday


SPECIAL NOTES:  This week, WABC began its New Gold (recurrent) 
category.  This feature would remain, more or less consistently, 
until May 1982.  The first songs included in this category are:
     The Rain, the Park and Other Things - The Cowsills (MGM)     
     Keep the Ball Rolling - Jay & the Techniques (Smash)         
    *In and Out of Love - Diana Ross & the Supremes (Motown)      

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Charlie Greer, at the New York Hilton Hotel.  Admission: $1.00."

 

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