WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for March 30, 1966

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   3  (You’re My) SOUL AND INSPIRATION - The Righteous Brothers (Verve)
 2   1  CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ - The Mama’s & The Papa’s (Dunhill)
 3  11  GOOD LOVIN’ - The Young Rascals (Atlantic)
 4   4  SHAKE ME, WAKE ME (When It’s Over) - The Four Tops (Motown)
 5   5  *#19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN - The Rolling Stones (London)
 6  10  THIS OLD HEART OF MINE (Is Weak For You) - The Isley Brothers (Tamla)
 7   2  THE BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS - SSgt. Barry Sadler (RCA Victor)
 8   6  DAYDREAM - The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)
 9  26  *#SLOOP JOHN B - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
10   8  THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN’ - Nancy Sinatra (Reprise)
11   7  *#NOWHERE MAN - The Beatles (Capitol)
12  21  BANG BANG (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Cher (Imperial)
13  16  SOMEWHERE - Len Barry (Decca)
14  23  TIME WON’T LET ME - The Outsiders (Capitol)
15  17  I’M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY - B.J. Thomas & The Triumphs (Scepter)
16  18  SHE BLEW A GOOD THING - The Poets (Symbol)
17  15  *#SURE GONNA MISS HER - Gary Lewis & The Playboys (Liberty)
18  19  THE LOVE YOU SAVE (May Be Your Own) - Joe Tex (Dial)
19  24  *RHAPSODY IN THE RAIN - Lou Christie (MGM)
20  25  *#LEANING ON THE LAMP POST - Herman’s Hermits (MGM)
21  22  *A SIGN OF THE TIMES - Petula Clark (Warner Bros.)
22  32  KICKS - Paul Revere & The Raiders (Columbia)
23  36  TOGETHER AGAIN - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)
24  40  I’LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOU - Garnet Mimms (United Artists)
25  48  SECRET AGENT MAN - Johnny Rivers (Imperial)

26  SS  #Gloria - The Shadows Of Knight (Dunwich)
27   9  634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
28  12  #Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
29  13  Elusive Butterfly - Bob Lind (World Pacific)
30  20  Spanish Flea - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M)
31  27  Stop! - The Moody Blues (London)
32  34  Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog - Norma Tanega (New Voice)
33  43  A Groovy Kind Of Love - The Mindbenders (Fontana)
34  46  You Baby - The Turtles (White Whale)
35  49  I Love You 1000 Times - The Platters (Musicor)
36  14  Baby Scratch My Back - Slim Harpo (Excello)
37  28  *Rags To Riches - Lenny Welch (Kapp)
38  35  I Can’t Grow Peaches On A Cherry Tree - Just Us (Colpix)
39  41  I Hear Trumpets Blow - The Tokens (B.T. Puppy)
40  51  Got My Mojo Working (pt. 1) - Jimmy Smith (Verve)
41  52  Message To Michael - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
42  53  I’m Comin’ Home, Cindy - Trini Lopez (Reprise)
43  54  Too Young - Tommy Vann & The Echoes (Academy)
44  55  Love Me With All Of Your Heart - The Bachelors (London)
45  50  Goin’ Wild - The Jive Five (United Artists)
46  57  Young Love - Lesley Gore (Mercury)
47  --  Too Slow - The Impressions (ABC-Paramount)
48  --  Shapes Of Things - The Yardbirds (Epic)
49  --  Eight Miles High - The Byrds (Columbia)
50  --  Take Me Back To New Orleans - Gary (U.S.) Bonds (Legrand)
51  --  Try Too Hard - The Dave Clark Five (Epic)
52  --  When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge (Atlantic)
53  --  Let’s Start All Over Again - Ronnie Dove (Diamond)
54  --  (You Got) The Power Of Love - The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros.)
55  --  Come On Let’s Go - The McCoys (Bang)
56  --  Monday, Monday - The Mama’s & The Papa’s (Dunhill)
57  --  Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Bob Dylan (Columbia)

SURE SHOT: NOTHING’S TOO GOOD FOR MY BABY - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)

#Former Sure Shot
*Heard first in New York on WMCA

NOTE: The date that appeared on the original chart as printed in GO magazine
was March 31, 1966, a Thursday. However, this chart debuted on the air on 
Wednesday, March 30, so the date that appears above reflects when the chart
actually took effect. 

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