WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for January 4, 1967

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 A BELIEVER - The Monkees (Colgems)
 2   2  ##TELL IT LIKE IT IS - Aaron Neville (Par-Lo)
 3   7  ##SNOOPY VS. THE RED BARON - The Royal Guardsmen (Laurie)
 4   4  *#STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE - The Four Tops (Motown)
 5   3  ##HEY, LEROY, YOUR MAMA’S CALLIN’ YOU - Jimmy Castor (Smash)
 6   6  #WORDS OF LOVE - The Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill)
 7  14  GEORGY GIRL - The Seekers (Capitol)
 8   9  AT THE PARTY - Hector Rivera (Barry!)
 9  12  *TELL IT TO THE RAIN - The 4 Seasons (Philips)
10  16  STAND BY ME - Spyder Turner (MGM)
11  18  WILD THING - Senator Bobby (Parkway)
12  10  #WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL - The New Vaudeville Band (Fontana)
13  19  SUGAR TOWN - Nancy Sinatra (Reprise)
14  21  (We Ain’t Got) NOTHIN’ YET - The Blues Magoos (Mercury)
15   5  *THAT’S LIFE - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
16  13  ##COMING HOME SOLDIER - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
17   8  DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON & GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY - Mitch Ryder & 
        The Detroit Wheels (New Voice)
18  17  *#YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON - The Supremes (Motown)
19  15  #OH YEAH! - The Joe Cuba Sextet (Tico)
20  20  ARE YOU LONELY FOR ME - Freddie Scott (Shout)
21  22  TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS - Otis Redding (Volt)
22  39  PRETTY BALLERINA - The Left Banke (Smash)
23  25  *COLOR MY WORLD - Petula Clark (Warner Bros.)
24  42  MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS BY - The Bob Crewe Generation (DynoVoice)
25  SS  #GOOD THING - Paul Revere & The Raiders (Columbia)

26  26  #Knight In Rusty Armour - Peter & Gordon (Capitol)
27  27  ##Hello Hello - The Sopwith “Camel” (Kama Sutra)
28  28  #Kind Of A Drag - The Buckinghams (U.S.A.)
29  29  ##The Beat Goes On - Sonny & Cher (Atco)
30  LS  ##Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye - The Casinos (Fraternity)
31  11  (I Know) I’m Losing You - The Temptations (Gordy)
32  30  *#Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
33  40  The Sweet Sounds Of Summer - The Shangri-Las (Mercury)
34  43  Talk Talk - The Music Machine (Original Sound)
35  48  98.6 - Keith (Mercury)
36  44  Love Me - Bobby Hebb (Philips)
37  47  You Have No Time To Lose - The Four Pennies (Brunswick)
38  49  Bring It Up - James Brown & The Famous Flames (King)
39  50  Life Is Groovy - The United States Double Quartet (B.T. Puppy)
40  52  It’s Now Winter’s Day - Tommy Roe (ABC-Paramount)
41  51  Look What You’ve Done - The Pozo-Seco Singers (Columbia)
42  53  I Fooled You This Time - Gene Chandler (Checker)
43  54  I Got To Go Back (And Watch That Little Girl Dance) - The McCoys 
        (Bang)
44  55  Lovin’ You - Bobby Darin (Atlantic)
45  56  Papa Was Too - Joe Tex (Dial)
46  57  Lady - Jack Jones (Kapp)
47  --  Something Good (Is Going To Happen To You) - Carla Thomas (Stax)
48  --  All Strung Out Over You - The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)
49  --  For What It’s Worth (Stop, Hey What’s That Sound) - The Buffalo 
        Springfield (Atco)
50  --  Grizzly Bear - The Youngbloods (RCA Victor)
51  --  Skate Now - Lou Courtney (Riverside)
52  RE  Single Girl - Sandy Posey (MGM)
53  --  Deadend Street - The Kinks (Reprise)
54  --  You Got To Me - Neil Diamond (Bang)
55  --  Danger! She’s A Stranger - The Five Stairsteps (Windy C)
56  --  Ride, Ride, Ride - Brenda Lee (Decca)
57  --  Wish You Didn’t Have To Go - James & Bobby Purify (Bell)

SURE SHOT: *RUBY TUESDAY - The Rolling Stones (London)
LONG SHOT: THE HUNTER GETS CAPTURED BY THE GAME - The Marvelettes (Tamla)

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

NOTE: The date that appeared on the original chart as printed in GO Magazine 
was (mistakenly) Dec. 22, 1966, the Thursday from two weeks previous. 
However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1967, so the 
date that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect.

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