WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for November 2, 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  *#YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON - The Supremes (Motown)
 2   2  LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE - The Monkees (Colgems)
 3   4  #WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL - The New Vaudeville Band (Fontana)
 4   3  BORN FREE - Roger Williams (Kapp)
 5   6  *#REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE - The Four Tops (Motown)
 6   7  BANG! BANG! - The Joe Cuba Sextet (Tico)
 7   9  *#GOOD VIBRATIONS - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
 8  12  WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED - Jimmy Ruffin (Soul)
 9  10  LOVE IS A HURTIN’ THING - Lou Rawls (Capitol)
10  21  DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON & GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY - Mitch Ryder & 
        The Detroit Wheels (New Voice)
11   5  WALK AWAY RENEE - The Left Banke (Smash)
12  11  ##96 TEARS - ? (Question Mark) & The Mysterians (Cameo)
13  19  THE WHEEL OF HURT - Margaret Whiting (London)
14  16  I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN - The 4 Seasons (Philips)
15  18  BUT IT’S ALRIGHT - J.J. Jackson (Calla)
16  22  HOORAY FOR HAZEL - Tommy Roe (ABC)
17  28  POOR SIDE OF TOWN - Johnny Rivers (Imperial)
18   8  #CHERISH - The Association (Valiant)
19  20  *A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FOOL - Jack Jones (Kapp)
20  25  *STOP STOP STOP - The Hollies (Imperial)
21  14  *#RAIN ON THE ROOF - The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)
22  39  I’M YOUR PUPPET - James & Bobby Purify (Bell)
23  42  I GOT THE FEELIN’ (Oh No No) - Neil Diamond (Bang)
24  29  COMING ON STRONG - Brenda Lee (Decca)
25  37  *I’M READY FOR LOVE - Martha & The Vandellas (Gordy)

26  27  ##Wish You Were Here, Buddy - Pat Boone (Dot)
27  SS  *#Mellow Yellow - Donovan (Epic)
28  LS  ##Coming Home Soldier - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
29  13  *#Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow? - The 
        Rolling Stones (London)
30  15  *#Dandy - Herman’s Hermits (MGM)
31  23  I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
32  43  Don’t Answer The Door (pt. 1) - B.B. King (ABC)
33  36  *On This Side Of Goodbye - The Righteous Brothers (Verve)
34  40  Secret Love - Billy Stewart (Chess)
35  41  The Proud One - Frankie Valli (Philips)
36  45  Time After Time - Chris Montez (A&M)
37  46  Have You Ever Loved Somebody - The Searchers (Kapp)
38  50  I’ll Be Home - The Platters (Musicor)
39  51  We Got A Thing That’s In The Groove - The Capitols (Karen)
40  52  Goin’ Too Far - The Fifth Order (Diamond)
41  54  Games That Lovers Play - Mantovani & His Orchestra (London) / Eddie 
        Fisher (RCA Victor)
42  55  Come Back - The Five Stairsteps (Windy C)
43  56  Whispers (Gettin’ Louder) - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)
44  57  *A Place In The Sun - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
45  --  Please Say You’re Fooling - Ray Charles (ABC/TRC)
46  --  (Come ’Round Here) I’m The One You Need - The Miracles (Tamla)
47  --  (He’s) Raining In My Sunshine - Jay & The Americans (United Artists)
48  --  Turn On Your Lovelight - Dean Parrish (Boom)
49  --  *That’s Life - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
50  --  *No Milk Today - Herman’s Hermits (Columbia UK) [import]
51  --  Sunshine Superman - Willie Bobo (Verve)
52  --  Mame - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M)
53  --  Long Hair - Tony & Siegrid (RCA Victor)
54  --  The Bears - The Fastest Group Alive (Valiant)
55  --  I Don’t Need Anything - Maxine Brown (Wand)
56  --  I’m Gonna Make You Love Me - Dee Dee Warwick (Mercury)
57  --  Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
  
SURE SHOT: HELP ME GIRL - The Outsiders (Capitol)
LONG SHOT: A HAZY SHADE OF WINTER - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)

*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 Nov. 3, 1966, a Thursday. However, this chart debuted on the air on 
Wednesday, Nov. 2, so the date that appears above reflects when the chart 
actually took effect.
 

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