WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for August 7, 1968
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 2 *#PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE - The Rascals (Atlantic)
2 1 STONED SOUL PICNIC - The 5th Dimension (Soul City)
3 4 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE - Cream (Atco)
4 5 #HELLO, I LOVE YOU - The Doors (Elektra)
5 3 REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS - Friend & Lover (Verve Forecast)
6 13 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME - The Vogues (Reprise)
7 12 LOVE MAKES A WOMAN - Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)
8 9 ##DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME - Mama Cass (Dunhill)
9 6 HURDY GURDY MAN - Donovan (Epic)
10 10 ##SOUL-LIMBO - Booker T. & The MGs (Stax)
11 16 ##CLASSICAL GAS - Mason Williams (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
12 23 ##LIGHT MY FIRE - Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)
13 20 I CANT STOP DANCING - Archie Bell & The Drells (Atlantic)
14 25 BROWN EYED WOMAN - Bill Medley (MGM)
15 19 PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN - The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)
16 24 *#YOURE ALL I NEED TO GET BY - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla)
17 8 *#LADY WILLPOWER - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia)
18 53 STAY IN MY CORNER - The Dells (Cadet)
19 38 (Love Is Like A) BASEBALL GAME - The Intruders (Gamble)
20 22 JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND - The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)
21 32 ##BORN TO BE WILD - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
22 40 I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)
23 43 AND SUDDENLY - The Cherry People (Heritage)
24 34 *DO IT AGAIN - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
25 LS ##LISTEN HERE - Eddie Harris (Atlantic)
26 7 The Horse - Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. of Soul)
27 11 This Guys In Love With You - Herb Alpert (A&M)
28 14 Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela (Uni)
29 15 *Jumpin Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones (London)
30 17 Halfway To Paradise - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
31 18 *Indian Lake - The Cowsills (MGM)
32 29 Lovers Holiday - Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Intl)
33 33 1, 2, 3, Red Light - The 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)
34 41 Montage - Picardy (Dunhill)
35 42 Everybodys Talkin - Nilsson (RCA Victor)
36 44 Give A Damn - Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury)
37 45 #Cant You Find Another Way (Of Doing It) - Sam & Dave (Atlantic)
38 46 Please Return Your Love To Me - The Temptations (Gordy)
39 47 *The Fool On The Hill - Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 (A&M)
40 48 Magic Bus - The Who (Decca)
41 49 #Mr. Businessman - Ray Stevens (Monument)
42 50 ##Private Number - Judy Clay & William Bell (Stax)
43 51 *Help Yourself - Tom Jones (Parrot)
44 52 If Love Is In Your Heart - Friend & Lover (Verve Forecast)
45 54 Girl Watcher - The OKaysions (ABC)
46 55 Down On Me - Big Brother & The Holding Company (Mainstream)
47 56 I Cant Dance To That Music Youre Playin - Martha Reeves & The
Vandellas (Gordy)
48 57 Tell Someone You Love Them - Dino, Desi & Billy (Reprise)
49 SS *#The House That Jack Built - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
50 RE Down At Lulus - The Ohio Express (Buddah)
51 -- Sealed With A Kiss - Gary Lewis & The Playboys (Liberty)
52 -- The Eyes Of A New York Woman - B.J. Thomas (Scepter)
53 -- I Loved And Lost - The Impressions (ABC)
54 -- My Way Of Life - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
55 -- Who Is Gonna Love Me? - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
56 -- Six Man Band - The Association (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
57 -- Special Occasion - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Tamla)
SURE SHOT: *STREET FIGHTING MAN - The Rolling Stones (London)
LONG SHOT: HUSH - Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)
*Heard first in New York on WMCA
#Former Sure Shot
##Former Long Shot
NOTE: The dates that appeared on the original chart as printed in GO Magazine
were August 8-14, 1968, representing a Thursday through Wednesday week.
However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, August 7, so the date
that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect.
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