WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for December 28, 1966

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   4  ##TELL IT LIKE IT IS - Aaron Neville (Par-Lo)
 3   9  ##HEY, LEROY, YOUR MAMA’S CALLIN’ YOU - Jimmy Castor (Smash)
 4   5  *#STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE - The Four Tops (Motown)
 5   6  *THAT’S LIFE - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
 6   8  #WORDS OF LOVE - The Mamas & The Papas (Dunhill)
 7  10  ##SNOOPY VS. THE RED BARON - The Royal Guardsmen (Laurie)
 8   3  DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON & GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY - Mitch Ryder & 
        The Detroit Wheels (New Voice)
 9  14  AT THE PARTY - Hector Rivera (Barry!)
10   2  #WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL - The New Vaudeville Band (Fontana)
11  36  (I Know) I’M LOSING YOU - The Temptations (Gordy)
12  18  *TELL IT TO THE RAIN - The 4 Seasons (Philips)
13  13  ##COMING HOME SOLDIER - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
14  25  GEORGY GIRL - The Seekers (Capitol)
15  19  #OH YEAH! - The Joe Cuba Sextet (Tico)
16  21  STAND BY ME - Spyder Turner (MGM)
17   7  *#YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON - The Supremes (Motown)
18  54  WILD THING - Senator Bobby (Parkway)
19  RE  SUGAR TOWN - Nancy Sinatra (Reprise)
20  52  ARE YOU LONELY FOR ME - Freddie Scott (Shout)
21  38  (We Ain’t Got) NOTHIN’ YET - The Blues Magoos (Mercury)
22  23  TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS - Otis Redding (Volt)
23  20  CRY - Ronnie Dove (Diamond)
24  24  LET’S FALL IN LOVE - Peaches & Herb (Date)
25  40  *COLOR MY WORLD - Petula Clark (Warner Bros.)

26  26  #Knight In Rusty Armour - Peter & Gordon (Capitol)
27  27  ##Hello Hello - The Sopwith “Camel” (Kama Sutra)
28  SS  #Kind Of A Drag - The Buckinghams (U.S.A.)
29  LS  ##The Beat Goes On - Sonny & Cher (Atco)
30  11  *#Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
31  12  Born Free - Roger Williams (Kapp)
32  22  Where Will The Words Come From - Gary Lewis & The Playboys (Liberty)
33  35  Whispers (Gettin’ Louder) - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)
34  37  I’m Gonna Miss You - The Artistics (Brunswick)
35  39  Wack Wack - The Young Holt Trio (Brunswick)
36  41  Another Night - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
37  42  Walk With Faith In Your Heart - The Bachelors (London)
38  43  Green, Green Grass Of Home - Tom Jones (Parrot)
39  44  Pretty Ballerina - The Left Banke (Smash)
40  45  The Sweet Sounds Of Summer - The Shangri-Las (Mercury)
41  46  I Dig Girls - J.J. Jackson (Calla)
42  30  Music To Watch Girls By - The Bob Crewe Generation (DynoVoice)
43  49  Talk Talk - The Music Machine (Original Sound)
44  50  Love Me - Bobby Hebb (Philips)
45  51  Wish Me A Rainbow - The Gunter Kallmann Chorus (4 Corners Of The 
        World)
46  53  Soul Superman - The Hesitations (Kapp)
47  55  You Have No Time To Lose - The Four Pennies (Brunswick)
48  56  98.6 - Keith (Mercury)
49  57  Bring It Up - James Brown & The Famous Flames (King)
50  --  Life Is Groovy - The United States Double Quartet (B.T. Puppy)
51  --  Look What You’ve Done - The Pozo-Seco Singers (Columbia)
52  --  It’s Now Winter’s Day - Tommy Roe (ABC-Paramount)
53  --  I Fooled You This Time - Gene Chandler (Checker)
54  --  I Got To Go Back (And Watch That Little Girl Dance) - The McCoys 
        (Bang)
55  --  Lovin’ You - Bobby Darin (Atlantic)
56  --  Papa Was Too - Joe Tex (Dial)
57  --  Lady - Jack Jones (Kapp)

SURE SHOT: GOOD THING - Paul Revere & The Raiders (Columbia)
LONG SHOT: THEN YOU CAN TELL ME GOODBYE - The Casinos (Fraternity)

*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 previous Thursday. However, this chart 
debuted on the air on Wednesday, Dec. 28, so the date that appears above 
reflects when the chart actually took effect.

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