WMCA Famous 57 Survey for October 16, 1968

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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   1  THOSE WERE THE DAYS - Mary Hopkin (Apple)
 2   8  MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS - The Grass Roots (Dunhill)
 3  10  ELENORE - The Turtles (White Whale)
 4   2  #HEY JUDE - The Beatles (Apple)
 5   3  LITTLE GREEN APPLES - O.C. Smith (Columbia)
 6  15  FOOL FOR YOU - The Impressions (Curtom)
 7   4  FIRE - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic)
 8   5  I’VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU - The Bee Gees (Atco)
 9   9  COURT OF LOVE - The Unifics (Kapp)
10  19  #LOVE CHILD - Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown)
11   7  TIME HAS COME TODAY - The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)
12   6  #OVER YOU - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia)
13  14  WHITE ROOM - Cream (Atco)
14  18  SUZIE Q. (pt. 1) - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
15  20  HOLD ME TIGHT - Johnny Nash (JAD)
16  22  SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME - Max Frost & The Troopers (Tower)
17  49  HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN - Jerry Butler (Mercury)
18  21  MAGIC CARPET RIDE - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
19  46  LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE - Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)
20  44  CHEWY CHEWY - The Ohio Express (Buddah)
21  23  BREAK YOUR PROMISE - The Delfonics (Philly Groove)
22  33  QUICK JOEY SMALL (Run Joey Run) - Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral 
        Circus (Buddah)
23  --  WHO WAS THAT - Tina Britt (Veep)
24  29  HI-HEEL SNEAKERS - Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)
25  37  YOU TALK SUNSHINE, I BREATHE FIRE - The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)

26  16  #Harper Valley P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)
27  11  #Sweet Blindness - The 5th Dimension (Soul City)
28  13  My Special Angel - The Vogues (Reprise)
29  38  Take Me For A Little While - Vanilla Fudge (Atco)
30  39  1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero - Bobby Russell (Elf)
31  40  Pickin’ Wild Mountain Berries - Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Int’l)
32  41  Shame, Shame - The Magic Lanterns (Atlantic)
33  42  Keep On Lovin’ Me Honey - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla)
34  43  Shake - The Shadows Of Knight (Team)
35  45  My Groovy Baby - Tom Dooley (TRX)
36  47  The Straight Life - Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)
37  48  Let’s Make A Promise - Peaches & Herb (Date)
38  50  Goody Goody Gumdrops - The 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)
39  51  The Yard Went On Forever - Richard Harris (Dunhill)
40  52  I’m In A Different World - The Four Tops (Motown)
41  53  Listen To The Music - The Second Time (Tower)
42  54  Both Sides Now - The Johnstons (Tetragrammaton)
43  55  Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye - Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor)
44  56  Little Arrows - Leapy Lee (Decca)
45  PH  #Peace Brother Peace - Bill Medley (MGM)
46  --  Who’s Making Love - Johnnie Taylor (Stax)
47  --  Stormy - The Classics IV (Imperial)
48  --  Ride My See-Saw - The Moody Blues (Deram)
49  --  Talking About My Baby - Gloria Walker (Flaming Arrow)
50  --  Not Enough Indians - Dean Martin (Reprise)
51  --  I Love How You Love Me - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
52  --  Bring It On Home To Me - Eddie Floyd (Stax)
53  --  Kentucky Woman - Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)
54  --  The Path Of Love - John Cowsill (MGM)
55  --  Promises, Promises - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
56  --  Dear World - Maurice Chevalier & Jimmy Durante (Warner Bros.-7 Arts)
57  --  Cycles - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)

PICK HIT: MORNIN’ GLORY - Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell (Capitol)

#Former Pick Hit

NOTE: The dates that appeared on the original chart as printed in GO Magazine 
were Oct. 17-23, 1968, representing a Thursday through Wednesday week. 
However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, Oct. 16, so the date 
that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect.

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