WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for November 9, 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   4  BORN FREE - Roger Williams (Kapp)
 3   3  #WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL - The New Vaudeville Band (Fontana)
 4  10  DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON & GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY - Mitch Ryder & 
        The Detroit Wheels (New Voice)
 5   7  *#GOOD VIBRATIONS - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
 6   6  BANG! BANG! - The Joe Cuba Sextet (Tico)
 7   2  LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE - The Monkees (Colgems)
 8  11  WALK AWAY RENEE - The Left Banke (Smash)
 9   9  LOVE IS A HURTIN’ THING - Lou Rawls (Capitol)
10   8  WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED - Jimmy Ruffin (Soul)
11  17  POOR SIDE OF TOWN - Johnny Rivers (Imperial)
12  27  *#MELLOW YELLOW - Donovan (Epic)
13   5  *#REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE - The Four Tops (Motown)
14  20  *STOP STOP STOP - The Hollies (Imperial)
15  12  ##96 TEARS - ? (Question Mark) & The Mysterians (Cameo)
16  22  I’M YOUR PUPPET - James & Bobby Purify (Bell)
17  19  *A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FOOL - Jack Jones (Kapp)
18  16  HOORAY FOR HAZEL - Tommy Roe (ABC)
19  21  *#RAIN ON THE ROOF - The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)
20  25  *I’M READY FOR LOVE - Martha & The Vandellas (Gordy)
21  23  I GOT THE FEELIN’ (Oh No No) - Neil Diamond (Bang)
22  43  WHISPERS (Gettin’ Louder) - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)
23  24  COMING ON STRONG - Brenda Lee (Decca)
24  37  HAVE YOU EVER LOVED SOMEBODY - The Searchers (Kapp)
25  49  *THAT’S LIFE - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)

26  28  ##Coming Home Soldier - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
27  SS  #Help Me Girl - The Outsiders (Capitol)
28  LS  ##A Hazy Shade Of Winter - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
29  13  The Wheel Of Hurt - Margaret Whiting (London)
30  14  I’ve Got You Under My Skin - The 4 Seasons (Philips)
31  15  But It’s Alright - J.J. Jackson (Calla)
32  39  We Got A Thing That’s In The Groove - The Capitols (Karen)
33  40  Goin’ Too Far - The Fifth Order (Diamond)
34  41  Games That Lovers Play - Mantovani & His Orchestra (London) / Eddie 
        Fisher (RCA Victor)
35  42  Come Back - The Five Stairsteps (Windy C)
36  44  *A Place In The Sun - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
37  45  Please Say You’re Fooling - Ray Charles (ABC/TRC)
38  46  (Come ’Round Here) I’m The One You Need - The Miracles (Tamla)
39  47  (He’s) Raining In My Sunshine - Jay & The Americans (United Artists)
40  51  Sunshine Superman - Willie Bobo (Verve)
41  52  Mame - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (A&M)
42  53  Long Hair - Tony & Siegrid (RCA Victor)
43  54  The Bears - The Fastest Group Alive (Valiant)
44  55  I Don’t Need Anything - Maxine Brown (Wand)
45  56  I’m Gonna Make You Love Me - Dee Dee Warwick (Mercury)
46  57  Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
47  50  *No Milk Today - Herman’s Hermits (Columbia UK) [import]
48  --  *East West - Herman’s Hermits (MGM)
49  --  *Bad Misunderstanding - The Critters (Kapp)
50  --  (I Know) I’m Losing You - The Temptations (Gordy)
51  --  You Can Bring Me All Your Heartaches - Lou Rawls (Capitol)
52  --  *Going Nowhere - Los Bravos (Press)
53  --  Cry - Ronnie Dove (Diamond)
54  --  Ghost Riders In The Sky - The Baja Marimba Band (A&M)
55  --  (We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet - The Blues Magoos (Mercury)
56  --  Please Don’t Ever Leave Me - The Cyrkle (Columbia)
57  --  I Need Somebody - ? & The Mysterians (Cameo)

SURE SHOT: PANDORA’S GOLDEN HEEBIE JEEBIES - The Association (Valiant)
LONG SHOT: I LOVE MY DOG - Cat Stevens (Deram)

*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. 10, 1966, a Thursday. However, this chart debuted on the air on 
Wednesday, Nov. 9, so the date that appears above reflects when the chart 
actually took effect.

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