WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for December 22, 1965

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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   2  *#WE CAN WORK IT OUT / DAY TRIPPER - The Beatles (Capitol)
 2   1  TASTE OF HONEY - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M)
 3   9  THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
 4   3  TURN! TURN! TURN! (To Everything There Is A Season) - The Byrds 
        (Columbia)
 5   7  DON’T THINK TWICE - The Wonder Who? (Philips)
 6   5  *#OVER AND OVER - The Dave Clark Five (Epic)
 7   4  *I GOT YOU (I Feel Good) - James Brown & The Famous Flames (King)
 8  23  *#AS TEARS GO BY - The Rolling Stones (London)
 9  10  *#A MUST TO AVOID - Herman’s Hermits (MGM)
10  21  *SHE’S JUST MY STYLE - Gary Lewis & The Playboys (Liberty)
11   6  *#I HEAR A SYMPHONY - The Supremes (Motown)
12  16  #THE DUCK - Jackie Lee (Mirwood)
13   8  *LET’S HANG ON! - The 4 Seasons (Philips)
14  22  YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO BE SO NICE - The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)
15  24  THE MEN IN MY LITTLE GIRL’S LIFE - Mike Douglas (Epic)
16  25  *ATTACK - The Toys (DynoVoice)
17  13  ENGLAND SWINGS - Roger Miller (Smash)
18  12  *EBB TIDE - The Righteous Brothers (Philles)
19  17  *IT’S MY LIFE - The Animals (MGM)
20  43  *MAY YOU ALWAYS - Harry Harrison (Amy) [Harrison was a DJ at the 
        station]
21  20  I AIN’T GONNA EAT OUT MY HEART ANYMORE - The Young Rascals (Atlantic)
22  19  FEVER - The McCoys (Bang)
23  38  THUNDERBALL - Tom Jones (Parrot)
24  52  IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
25  56  BARBARA ANN - The Beach Boys (Capitol)

26  SS  #(You’re Gonna) Hurt Yourself - Frankie Valli (Smash)
27  15  Make The World Go Away - Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor)
28  18  You’ve Been Cheatin’ - The Impressions (ABC-Paramount)
29  30  A Sweet Woman Like You - Joe Tex (Dial)
30  32  Jenny Take A Ride! - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels (New Voice)
31  33  I Can Tell - Reparata & The Delrons (RCA Victor)
32  34  One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) - Barry Young (Dot)
33  35  Five O’Clock World - The Vogues (Co & Ce)
34  39  Where The Sun Has Never Shone - Jonathan King (Parrot)
35  40  Spanish Harlem - King Curtis (Atco)
36  36  Love Bug - Jack Jones (Kapp)
37  37  Hole In The Wall - The Packers (Pure Soul)
38  42  Spanish Eyes - Al Martino (Capitol)
39  31  Mystic Eyes - Them (Parrot)
40  28  *#The Little Girl I Once Knew - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
41  --  *Michelle - The Beatles (Capitol LP cut) [from Rubber Soul]
42  41  Second Hand Rose - Barbra Streisand (Columbia)
43  45  *My Love - Petula Clark (Warner Bros.)
44  46  Crying Time - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)
45  47  No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach’s In) - The T-Bones (Liberty)
46  48  Zorba The Greek - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M)
47  49  Belinda - Vito & The Elegants (Laurie)
48  50  Recovery - Fontella Bass (Checker)
49  51  Like A Baby - Len Barry (Decca)
50  53  Glitter And Gold - Danny & Diego (Musicor)
51  54  Are You There (With Another Girl) - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
52  55  Night Time - The Strangeloves (Bang)
53  57  Brown Paper Sack - The Gentrys (MGM)
54  --  *Tell Me Why - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
55  --  Lies - The Knickerbockers (Challenge)
56  --  Take Me For What I’m Worth - The Searchers (Kapp)
57  --  Flowers On The Wall - The Statler Brothers (Columbia)

SURE SHOT: A WELL RESPECTED MAN - The Kinks (Reprise)

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

NOTE: The date that appeared on the original printed chart was Dec. 23, 1965, 
a Thursday. However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, Dec. 22, so 
the date that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect. 

 

 

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