WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for December 29, 1965

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  *#WE CAN WORK IT OUT / DAY TRIPPER - The Beatles (Capitol)
 2   3  THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
 3   4  TURN! TURN! TURN! (To Everything There Is A Season) - The Byrds 
        (Columbia)
 4   7  *I GOT YOU (I Feel Good) - James Brown & The Famous Flames (King)
 5   8  *#AS TEARS GO BY - The Rolling Stones (London)
 6  12  #THE DUCK - Jackie Lee (Mirwood)
 7   2  TASTE OF HONEY - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M)
 8   9  *#A MUST TO AVOID - Herman’s Hermits (MGM)
 9  10  *SHE’S JUST MY STYLE - Gary Lewis & The Playboys (Liberty)
10  15  THE MEN IN MY LITTLE GIRL’S LIFE - Mike Douglas (Epic)
11   6  *#OVER AND OVER - The Dave Clark Five (Epic)
12  19  *IT’S MY LIFE - The Animals (MGM)
13   5  DON’T THINK TWICE - The Wonder Who? (Philips)
14  14  YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO BE SO NICE - The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)
15  28  YOU’VE BEEN CHEATIN’ - The Impressions (ABC-Paramount)
16  29  A SWEET WOMAN LIKE YOU - Joe Tex (Dial)
17  17  ENGLAND SWINGS - Roger Miller (Smash)
18  20  *MAY YOU ALWAYS - Harry Harrison (Amy) [Harrison was a DJ at the 
        station]
19  23  THUNDERBALL - Tom Jones (Parrot)
20  18  *EBB TIDE - The Righteous Brothers (Philles)
21  16  *ATTACK - The Toys (DynoVoice)
22  25  BARBARA ANN - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
23  24  IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
24  48  RECOVERY - Fontella Bass (Checker)
25  46  ZORBA THE GREEK - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M)

26  SS  #A Well Respected Man - The Kinks (Reprise)
27  11  *#I Hear A Symphony - The Supremes (Motown)
28  26  #(You’re Gonna) Hurt Yourself - Frankie Valli (Smash)
29  13  *Let’s Hang On! - The 4 Seasons (Philips)
30  21  I Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore - The Young Rascals (Atlantic)
31  37  Hole In The Wall - The Packers (Pure Soul)
32  30  Jenny Take A Ride! - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels (New Voice)
33  33  Five O’Clock World - The Vogues (Co & Ce)
34  43  *My Love - Petula Clark (Warner Bros.)
35  44  Crying Time - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)
36  45  No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach’s In) - The T-Bones (Liberty)
37  41  *Michelle - The Beatles (Capitol LP cut) [from Rubber Soul]
38  49  Like A Baby - Len Barry (Decca)
39  51  Are You There (With Another Girl) - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
40  52  Night Time - The Strangeloves (Bang)
41  --  Spread It On Thick - The Gentrys (MGM)
42  54  *Tell Me Why - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
43  55  Lies - The Knickerbockers (Challenge)
44  56  Take Me For What I’m Worth - The Searchers (Kapp)
45  57  Flowers On The Wall - The Statler Brothers (Columbia)
46  34  Where The Sun Has Never Shone - Jonathan King (Parrot)
47  35  Spanish Harlem - King Curtis (Atco)
48  36  Love Bug - Jack Jones (Kapp)
49  38  Spanish Eyes - Al Martino (Capitol)
50  42  Second Hand Rose - Barbra Streisand (Columbia)
51  47  Belinda - Vito & The Elegants (Laurie)
52  --  *Angels (Watching Over Me) - The Medical Missionaries Of Mary Choral 
        Group (Kapp)
53  --  Look Through Any Window - The Hollies (Imperial)
54  --  Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? - Bob Dylan (Columbia)
55  --  Don’t Mess With Bill - The Marvelettes (Tamla)
56  --  Uptight (Everything’s Alright) - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
57  --  Hide And Seek - The Sheep (Boom)

SURE SHOT: GOING TO A GO-GO - The Miracles (Tamla)

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

NOTE: The date that appeared on the original printed chart was Dec. 30, 1965, 
a Thursday. However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, Dec. 29, so 
the date that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect. 

 

 

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