WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for July 24, 1968

Courtesy of the WMCA Good Guys Internet Web Site
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Survey collected and contributed by Randy Price, Peter Kanze and Greg Lance
For more information contact Allan Sniffen

 

TW  LW 
 1   2  STONED SOUL PICNIC - The 5th Dimension (Soul City)
 2   1  THIS GUY’S IN LOVE WITH YOU - Herb Alpert (A&M)
 3   7  #HELLO, I LOVE YOU - The Doors (Elektra)
 4   3  REACH OUT OF THE DARKNESS - Friend & Lover (Verve Forecast)
 5   8  GRAZING IN THE GRASS - Hugh Masekela (Uni)
 6  11  *#PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE - The Rascals (Atlantic)
 7   9  HURDY GURDY MAN - Donovan (Epic)
 8   4  *JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH - The Rolling Stones (London)
 9   5  THE HORSE - Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil-L.A. of Soul)
10  13  ##DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME - Mama Cass (Dunhill)
11   6  *#LADY WILLPOWER - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia)
12  20  SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE - Cream (Atco)
13  14  LOVE MAKES A WOMAN - Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)
14  15  ##SOUL-LIMBO - Booker T. & The MG’s (Stax)
15  34  ##CLASSICAL GAS - Mason Williams (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
16  18  *INDIAN LAKE - The Cowsills (MGM)
17  21  HALFWAY TO PARADISE - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
18  33  TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME - The Vogues (Reprise)
19  10  THE LOOK OF LOVE - Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M)
20  17  #BE YOUNG, BE FOOLISH, BE HAPPY - The Tams (ABC)
21  22  JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND - The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)
22  23  MY NAME IS JACK - Manfred Mann (Mercury)
23  25  PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN - The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)
24  39  I CAN’T STOP DANCING - Archie Bell & The Drells (Atlantic)
25  48  THE SNAKE - Al Wilson (Soul City)

26  12  ##Angel Of The Morning - Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts (Bell)
27  16  Yummy Yummy Yummy - The Ohio Express (Buddah)
28  19  A Man Without Love (Quando M’innamoro) - Engelbert Humperdinck 
        (Parrot)
29  24  *#I’m A Midnight Mover - Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)
30  29  Lover’s Holiday - Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Int’l)
31  31  *Autumn Of My Life - Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)
32  35  The Impossible Dream - Roger Williams (Kapp)
33  36  ##Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
34  37  1, 2, 3, Red Light - The 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)
35  38  Somebody Cares - Tommy James & The Shondells (Roulette)
36  40  *Do It Again - The Beach Boys (Capitol)
37  42  *#Don’t Give Up - Petula Clark (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
38  43  Mr. Bojangles - Jerry Jeff Walker (Atco)
39  44  Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon) - The Moody Blues (Deram)
40  45  God Bless Our Love - The Ballads (Venture)
41  46  You Met Your Match - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
42  47  (Love Is Like A) Baseball Game - The Intruders (Gamble)
43  49  Yesterday’s Dreams - The Four Tops (Motown)
44  50  *#You’re All I Need To Get By - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla)
45  51  ##Hitch It To The Horse - The Fantastic Johnny C (Phil-L.A. of Soul)
46  52  Down At Lulu’s - The Ohio Express (Buddah)
47  53  I Get The Sweetest Feeling - Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)
48  54  Montage - Picardy (Dunhill)
49  55  Everybody’s Talkin’ - Nilsson (RCA Victor)
50  56  And Suddenly - The Cherry People (Heritage)
51  57  Give A Damn - Spanky & Our Gang (Mercury)
52  SS  #Can’t You Find Another Way (Of Doing It) - Sam & Dave (Atlantic)
53  LS  ##Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)
54  --  Please Return Your Love To Me - The Temptations (Gordy)
55  --  *The Fool On The Hill - Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 (A&M)
56  --  Magic Bus - The Who (Decca)
57  --  Brown Eyed Woman - Bill Medley (MGM)

SURE SHOT: MR. BUSINESSMAN - Ray Stevens (Monument)
LONG SHOT: PRIVATE NUMBER - Judy Clay & William Bell (Stax)
ALBUM IN ORBIT: WAITING FOR THE SUN - The Doors (Elektra)

*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 July 25-31, 1968, representing a Thursday through Wednesday week. 
However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, July 24, so the date 
that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect.
 

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