WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for October 11, 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   2  ##EXPRESSWAY TO YOUR HEART - The Soul Survivors (Crimson)
 2   1  TO SIR WITH LOVE - Lulu (Epic)
 3   3  ##THE LETTER - The Box Tops (Mala)
 4   6  COME BACK WHEN YOU GROW UP - Bobby Vee & The Strangers (Liberty)
 5  12  GIMME LITTLE SIGN - Brenton Wood (Double Shot)
 6   7  NEVER MY LOVE - The Association (Warner Bros.)
 7   5  *#HOW CAN I BE SURE - The Young Rascals (Atlantic)
 8   4  APPLES, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE - Jay & The Techniques (Smash)
 9  11  PATA PATA - Miriam Makeba (Reprise)
10  13  IT MUST BE HIM - Vikki Carr (Liberty)
11   9  *#PEOPLE ARE STRANGE - The Doors (Elektra)
12  15  SOUL MAN - Sam & Dave (Stax)
13  17  *#(You Make Me Feel Like) A NATURAL WOMAN - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
14  22  THE RAIN, THE PARK & OTHER THINGS - The Cowsills (MGM)
15  18  PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
16  16  (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) HIGHER AND HIGHER - Jackie Wilson 
        (Brunswick)
17  33  BEG, BORROW AND STEAL - The Ohio Express (Cameo)
18  14  *#LOVE IS STRANGE - Peaches & Herb (Date)
19  19  GET ON UP - The Esquires (Bunky)
20  25  ##SHOUT BAMALAMA - Mickey Murray (SSS Int’l)
21  24  KARATE-BOO-GA-LOO - Jerryo (Shout)
22   8  ##ODE TO BILLIE JOE - Bobbie Gentry (Capitol)
23  21  HEY BABY (They’re Playing Our Song) - The Buckinghams (Columbia)
24  29  #LITTLE GIRL - The Critters (Kapp)
25  31  (Loneliness Made Me Realize) IT’S YOU THAT I NEED - The Temptations 
        (Gordy)

26  26  ##Incense And Peppermints - The Strawberry Alarm Clock (Uni)
27  28  Everlasting Love - Robert Knight (Rising Sons)
28  30  ##By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Glen Campbell (Capitol)
29  SS  *#Keep The Ball Rollin’ - Jay & The Techniques (Smash)
30  LS  ##Heigh-Ho - The Fifth Estate (Jubilee)
31  52  Boogaloo Down Broadway - The Fantastic Johnny C (Phil-L.A. of Soul)
32  10  *#Dandelion - The Rolling Stones (London)
33  23  *Why Do Fools Fall In Love - The Happenings (B.T. Puppy)
34  34  Your Precious Love - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla)
35  40  The Last Waltz - Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)
36  42  *I Can See For Miles - The Who (Decca)
37  RE  Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) - The Hombres (Verve Forecast)
38  45  Lazy Day - Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury)
39  46  We Gotta Go Home - The Music Explosion (Laurie)
40  47  I Want Action - Ruby Winters (Diamond)
41  48  Excerpt From “A Teenage Opera” (Grocer Jack) - Keith West (New Voice)
42  49  *Homburg - Procol Harum (A&M)
43  50  *She Is Still A Mystery - The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)
44  51  You’ve Made Me So Very Happy - Brenda Holloway (Tamla)
45  53  I Say A Little Prayer - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
46  54  You’ve Got Me Hummin’ - The Hassles (United Artists)
47  55  Bo Diddley Bach - The Kingsmen (Wand)
48  56  I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Knight & The Pips (Soul)
49  57  I Almost Called Your Name - Margaret Whiting (London)
50  RE  The Look Of Love - Dusty Springfield (Philips)
51  --  *Glad To Be Unhappy - The Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill)
52  --  Out Of The Blue - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette)
53  --  Kentucky Woman - Neil Diamond (Bang)
54  --  Little Bitty Pretty One - Jewel Akens (Colgems)
55  --  Sweet, Sweet Lovin’ - The Platters (Musicor)
56  --  *Pony With The Golden Mane - Every Mother’s Son (MGM)
57  --  Hole In My Shoe - Traffic (United Artists)

SURE SHOT: MR. DREAM MERCHANT - Jerry Butler (Mercury)
LONG SHOT: DESIREE - The Left Banke (Smash)

*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 Oct. 12-18, 1967, representing a Thursday through Wednesday week. 
However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, Oct. 11, so the date 
that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect.
 

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