WMCA Famous 57 Survey for October 23, 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 1 THOSE WERE THE DAYS - Mary Hopkin (Apple)
2 10 #LOVE CHILD - Diana Ross & The Supremes (Motown)
3 2 MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS - The Grass Roots (Dunhill)
4 3 ELENORE - The Turtles (White Whale)
5 6 FOOL FOR YOU - The Impressions (Curtom)
6 5 LITTLE GREEN APPLES - O.C. Smith (Columbia)
7 4 #HEY JUDE - The Beatles (Apple)
8 18 MAGIC CARPET RIDE - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
9 17 HEY, WESTERN UNION MAN - Jerry Butler (Mercury)
10 19 LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE - Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot)
11 12 #OVER YOU - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Columbia)
12 15 HOLD ME TIGHT - Johnny Nash (JAD)
13 13 WHITE ROOM - Cream (Atco)
14 9 COURT OF LOVE - The Unifics (Kapp)
15 16 SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME - Max Frost & The Troopers (Tower)
16 8 IVE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU - The Bee Gees (Atco)
17 7 FIRE - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Atlantic)
18 20 CHEWY CHEWY - The Ohio Express (Buddah)
19 14 SUZIE Q. (pt. 1) - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
20 23 WHO WAS THAT - Tina Britt (Veep)
21 46 WHOS MAKING LOVE - Johnnie Taylor (Stax)
22 25 YOU TALK SUNSHINE, I BREATHE FIRE - The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)
23 24 HI-HEEL SNEAKERS - Jose Feliciano (RCA Victor)
24 30 1432 FRANKLIN PIKE CIRCLE HERO - Bobby Russell (Elf)
25 38 GOODY GOODY GUMDROPS - The 1910 Fruitgum Co. (Buddah)
26 11 Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)
27 22 Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run) - Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral
Circus (Buddah)
28 21 Break Your Promise - The Delfonics (Philly Groove)
29 26 #Harper Valley P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)
30 27 #Sweet Blindness - The 5th Dimension (Soul City)
31 28 My Special Angel - The Vogues (Reprise)
32 29 Take Me For A Little While - Vanilla Fudge (Atco)
33 31 Pickin Wild Mountain Berries - Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson (SSS Intl)
34 32 Shame, Shame - The Magic Lanterns (Atlantic)
35 33 Keep On Lovin Me Honey - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla)
36 34 Shake - The Shadows Of Knight (Team)
37 36 The Straight Life - Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)
38 37 Lets Make A Promise - Peaches & Herb (Date)
39 39 The Yard Went On Forever - Richard Harris (Dunhill)
40 40 Im In A Different World - The Four Tops (Motown)
41 41 Listen To The Music - The Second Time (Tower)
42 42 Both Sides Now - The Johnstons (Tetragrammaton)
43 43 Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye - Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor)
44 44 Little Arrows - Leapy Lee (Decca)
45 45 #Peace Brother Peace - Bill Medley (MGM)
46 47 Stormy - The Classics IV (Imperial)
47 48 Ride My See-Saw - The Moody Blues (Deram)
48 49 Talking About My Baby - Gloria Walker (Flaming Arrow)
49 50 Not Enough Indians - Dean Martin (Reprise)
50 51 I Love How You Love Me - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
51 52 Bring It On Home To Me - Eddie Floyd (Stax)
52 53 Kentucky Woman - Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton)
53 54 The Path Of Love - John Cowsill (MGM)
54 55 Promises, Promises - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
55 57 Cycles - Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
56 PH #Mornin Glory - Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell (Capitol)
57 -- Fire - Five By Five (Paula)
PICK HIT: FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
#Former Pick Hit
NOTE: The dates that appeared on the original chart as printed in GO Magazine
were Oct. 24-30, 1968, representing a Thursday through Wednesday week.
However, this chart debuted on the air on Wednesday, Oct. 23, so the date
that appears above reflects when the chart actually took effect.
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