WABC All American Survey for Week of 19 January 1965 (40 years Ago)

[CO Liberal]

From one of my favorite non-political web sites. - Wayne

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WABC All American Survey for Week of 19 January 1965

Courtesy of the WABC Musicradio 77 Internet Web Site
www.musicradio77.com

Survey collected and contributed by Ken Williamson
For more information contact Allan Sniffen at [e-mail]

*1. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - The Righteous Brothers (Philles) *2 weeks #1*
2. Downtown - Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)
3. Love Potion No. 9 - The Searchers (Kapp)
4. The Name Game - Shirley Ellis (Congress)
5. Come See About Me - The Supremes (Motown)
6. Bye Bye Baby - The 4 Seasons (Philips)
7. Keep Searchin' - Del Shannon (Amy)
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8. Whenever a Teenager Cries - Reparata & the Delrons (World Artists)
9. Let's Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key) - Jay & the Americans (United Artists)
*10. Tell Her No - The Zombies (Parrot)
11. I Feel Fine - The Beatles (Capitol)
12. This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis & the Playboys (Liberty)
13. Hold What You've Got - Joe Tex (Dial)
14. It's Alright - Adam Faith (Amy)
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*15. Give Him a Great Big Kiss - The Shangri-Las (Red Bird)
16. Shake - Sam Cooke (RCA)
17. All Day and All of the Night - The Kinks (Reprise)
18. My Girl - The Temptations (Gordy)
19. The Jerk - The Larks (Money)
20. How Sweet It Is to be Loved By You - Marvin Gaye (Tamla)
*21. Look of Love - Lesley Gore (Mercury)
*22. I Go to Pieces - Peter & Gordon (Capitol)
24. No Arms Can Ever Hold You - The Bachelors (London)
27. Mr. Lonely - Bobby Vinton (Epic)
30. The "In" Crowd - Dobie Gray (Charger)
33. Heart of Stone - The Rolling Stones (London)
36. The Boy From New York City - The Ad Libs (Blue Cat)
50. Can't You Hear My Heartbeat - Herman's Hermits (MGM)
52. Laugh Laugh - The Beau Brummels (Autumn)
55. Terry - Twinkle (Tollie)
*61. At the Club - The Drifters (Atlantic)

Hot Prospects:
Ferry Across the Mersey - Gerry & the Pacemakers (Laurie)
New York's a Lonely Town - The Trade Winds (Red Bird)
Midnight Special - Johnny Rivers (Imperial)
Lemon Tree - Trini Lopez (Reprise)
Like a Child - Julie Rogers (Mercury)
Paper Tiger - Sue Thompson (Hickory)

Album Cuts:
Words of Love - The Beatles (Parlophone)
Honey Don't - The Beatles (Capitol)
I'll Be Back - The Beatles (Capitol)
Rock and Roll Music - The Beatles (Capitol)
I'll Follow the Sun - The Beatles (Capitol)
I'm a Loser - The Beatles (Capitol)
No Reply - The Beatles (Capitol)
Mr. Moonlight - The Beatles (Capitol)
Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby - The Beatles (Capitol)
Baby's In Black - The Beatles (Capitol)
Kansas City - The Beatles (Parlophone)

Radio 77 Pick Hit:
What Have They Done to the Rain - The Searchers (Kapp)

*Former Pick Hit

All American of the Week:
Bob Dayton - 11:00 AM-2:00 PM Monday - Friday
3:00 PM-6:30 PM Sunday


SPECIAL NOTES: No airplay on Herman's Hermits (#50).

The album cuts on this week's survey are from the U.S. album, "Beatles '65" (those with the Capitol records label designation) or from the concurrently released U.K. album, "Beatles For Sale" (with the Parlophone label). Many, but not all, of the cuts were shared by both albums.

The Ronettes and Little Anthony & the Imperials will be featured on next week's "Cousin Brucie Go! Go!" TV show.

[Sydnie]

1. OMG -- I'm getting old!

I knew every song on that list. Of course, it helps when you have a dad that was a dj AND owned a record store, doesn't it?

I was eight and those were some "rockin' tunes".

Thanks for the walk down memory lane. Feel free to pm those weekly updates anytime. Ahhh... to be a kid again!

[CO Liberal]

3. Thanks

I post them every once in a while. You can see all the WABC surveys from 1960 (when they became a Top 40 powerhouse) to 1982 (when they became a talk radio sewer) here:

http://www.musicradio77.com./

[NightTrain]

2. Is it just me, or was Top 40 a lot better back then?

[CO Liberal]

4. It Was a Lot More Diverse

You could have The Beatles, Tony Bennett, Louie Armstrong, and Johnny Cash all on the same survey.

[Bullwinkle925]

10. Yeah, Man - It Sure Was!

I KNOW I lived in the best of times!

[Gloria]

5. THE SILVER DOLLAR SURVEY....I collected them every week

Picked them up at Sam Goody and my local record shop. They were the size of an 8 X 11 sheet of paper, cut in half lengthwise....

Dan Ingram, Scott Muni....remember the Elmhurst Tanks??


And don't forget WMCA (B. Mitchell Reed RULED) and the Good Guys and WINS with Murray the K, all you submarine racewatchers out there....

[CO Liberal]

6. Before It Was the "Silver Dollar Survey"

...it was the "Good Guy Survey", and the WABC DJs were "The Good Guys". When WMCA stole that bit, WABC started calling their DJs the "All-Americans".

I also remember the Palisades Amusement Park commercials, a sure sign that summer was coming:

Palisades has the rides
Palisades has the fun,
Come on over

Shows and parking are free
So's the parking, so gee,
Come on over

Palisades from coast to coast
Where a dime buys the most
Palisades Amusement Park
Swings all day, and after dark

(Bump-da-bump-bump-bump)

Ride the coaster, get cool
In the waves in the pool
You'll have fun, so come on over.

(Bump-da-bump-bump-bump - BUMP)

Palisades Park closed in 1970, and I still remember that song....

[CO Liberal]

7. Morning Kick

:kick:

[Jim__]

8. Wow - does that bring back memories

Good and bad.

[CO Liberal]

9. I Used to Be an Oldies DJ

In bars back in NJ. I used to close each night by saying the following: "They say every old song reminds someone of another time, a special place, or a special person. If just one song I played tonight made one person think back and smile, then my time here tonight was worthwhile."