WHYN – RADIO 56

                     IN SPRINGFIELD, MASS

                   56 FUN HITS FOR THE WEEK

                         May 2, 1969                  

TW                                                         LW

 1. It's Your Thing – Isley Brothers                        1

 2. To Know You Is To Love You – Bobby Vinton               2

 3. The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel                           7

 4. Sweet Cherry Wine – Tommy James & Shondells             5

 5. Goodbye – Mary Hopkin                                   8

 6. Hair – Cowsills                                         6

 7. These Eyes – Guess Who?                                 9

 8. Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In – 5th Dimension            4

 9. You've Made Me So Very Happy – Blood, Sweat & Tears     3

10. Wishful Sinful – Doors                                 14

11. Gitarzan – Ray Stevens                                 24

12. Love – Mercy                                           16

13. The Chokin' Kind – Joe Simon                           15

14. Get Back/Don't Let Me Down – Beatles                   26

15. More Today Than Yesterday – Spiral Starecase           12

16. Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' – Crazy Elephant               10

17. Nothing But A Heartache – Flirtations                  25

18. Only The Strong Survive – Jerry Butler                 13

19. Hawaii Five-O – Ventures                               11

20. River Is Wide – Grassroots                             22

21. Where's The Playground Susie – Glen Campbell           31

22. The Composer – Diana Ross & The Supremes               20

23. A Million To One – Brian Hyland                        17

24. Way It Used To Be – Englebert Humperdinck              18

25. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby – Marvin Gaye          32

26. Rose Garden – Dobie Gray                               34

27. Heather Honey – Tommy Roe                              35

28. Day Is Done – Peter, Paul & Mary                       45

29. Everyday With You Girl – Classics IV                   33

30. Grazing In The Grass – Friends Of Distinction          28

31. Mama Soul – Soul Survivors                             52

32. Tryin' To Get To You – Bill Wendry & Boss Tweeds       37

33. Lodi – Creedence Clearwater Revival                    55

34. Don't Give In To Him – Gary Puckett & Union Gap        21

35. I Could Never Lie To You – New Colony Six              54

36. Looking In My Window – Puff                            27

37. In Those Bad Bad Old Days – Foundations                29

38. Cissy Strut – Meters                                   44

39. I Shall Be Released – Box Tops                         39

40. We Can't Go On This Way – Unchained Mynds              –

41. Morning Girl – Neon Philharmonic                       50

42. I've Been Hurt – Bill Deal & Rhondels                  42

43. Pinball Wizard – The Who                               43

44. Time Is Tight – Booker T. & MGs                        30

45. Stand! – Sly & Family Stone                            40

46. Oh Happy Day – Edwin Hawkins Singers                   51

47. Happy Heart – Andy Williams                            41

48. Love Is All I Have To Give – Checkmates Ltd.           46

49. I'm A Drifter – Bobby Goldsboro                        47

50. Someday Man – Monkees                                  56

51. One – Three Dog Night                                  –

52. Brown Arms In Houston – Orpheus                        –

53. Pretty World – Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66              –

54. Seattle – Perry Como                                   –

55. Sausalito – Al Martino                                 –

56. The April Fools – Dionne Warwick                       –

       Bob Allen      6 A.M. – 10 A.M. 

       Lou Terri     10 A.M. -  2 P.M.  (pictured)

       Bud Williams   2 P.M. -  6 P.M. 

       Ron Savage     6 P.M. – 10 P.M. 

       O'Brady       10 P.M. -  2 A.M. 

       Dennis Lee     2 A.M. -  6 A.M  

       Fred King    

NOTE: The song titles and artists shown above are presented exactly as they are shown on the printed survey. Any typos, spelling errors and/or other anomalies are as they appear on the printed sheet. 

Survey courtesy of Tracy Carman.

From the Gary Pfeifer collection.

                           68/WRKO          

                            BIG 30    

                         MAY 2, 1972         

TW                                                          LW

 1. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack      1

 2. I Gotcha – Joe Tex                                       2

 3. Last Night I Didn't Get To Sleep At All – Fifth Dimmension                                                  10

 4. Diary – Bread                                            6

 5. Taxi – Harry Chapin                                      3

 6. Vincent – Don Mclean                                     4

 7. I Saw The Light – Todd Rundgren                         15

 8. A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done – Sonny & Cher             6

 9. In The Rain – Dramatics                                  7

10. Isn't Life Strange – Moody Blues                        19

11. A Horse With No Name – America                           9

12. Baby Blue – Badfinger                                    8

13. Tumbling Dice/Sweet Black Angel – Rolling Stones        20

14. It's Going To Take Some Time – Carpenters               24

15. Betcha By Golly, Wow – Stylistics                       11

16. Morning Has Broken – Cat Stevens                        23

17. Suavecito – Malo                                        13

18. Back Off Boogaloo – Ringo Starr                         12

19. Slippin' Into Darkness – War                            26

20. Song Sung Blue – Neil Diamond                           27

21. Day By Day – Godspell                                   29

22. Doctor My Eyes – Jackson Browne                         14

23. Legend In Your Own Time – Carly Simon                   16

24. You Could Have Been A Lady – April Wine                 17

25. Ask Me What You Want – Mille Jackson                    26

26. Someday Never Comes – Creedence Clearwater Revival      30

27. Rocket Man – Elton John                                 28

28. Oh Girl – Chi-Lites                                     –

29. Hot Rod Lincoln – Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen–

30. Mother Earth – Tom Rush                                 –

      BOSTON'S FAVORITE ALBUMS

   1. Harvest – Neil Young             

   2. First Take – Roberta Flack                  

   3. Eat A Peach – Allman Brothers                        

   4. America – America              

   5. Godspell – Various Artists           

   6. Graham Nash & David Crosby – Graham Nash & David Crosby

   7. Paul Simon – Paul Simon                    

   8. History Of Eric Clapton – Eric Clapton

   9. Thick As A Brick – Jethro Tull                         

  10. Procul Harem Live – Procul Harem                     

  11. American Pie – Don Mclean            

  12. Cream Live – Cream                                      

  13. Hot Rocks – Rolling Stones      

  14. Tapestry – Carole King                

  15. Janis Joplin In Concert – Janis Joplin

  16. The Jeff Beck Group – Jeff Beck       

  17. Sonny And Cher Live – Sonny And Cher

  18. Mardi Gras – Creedence Clearwater Revival            

  19. Young, Gifted And Black – Aretha Franklin

  20. Smokin' – Humble Pie                

NOTE: The song titles and artists shown above are presented exactly as they are shown on the printed survey. Any typos, spelling errors and/or other anomalies are as they appear on the printed sheet.

From the Gary Pfeifer collection.

                     KCBQ 1170 – SAN DIEGO

                        "HEAVY" 30 HITS      

                          MAY 2, 1969

 TW                                                         LW

 1. Hair – Cowsills                                         1

 2. Love – Mercy                                            6

 3. Get Back – Beatles                                      8

 4. These Eyes – Guess Who                                 13

 5. Dizzy – Tommy Roe                                       2

 6. More Today Than Yesterday – Spiral Staircase            3

 7. Bad Moon Rising – C.C. Revival                         –

 8. Aquarius – Fifth Dimension                              4

 9. Sweet Cherry Wine – Tommy James                        14

10. Gimme Good Lovin' – Crazy Elephant                     12

11. Time Is Tight – Booker T & MG's                         7

12. Gitarzan – Ray Stevens                                 16

13. Hawaii 5-O – Ventures                                   9

14. Twenty-Five Miles – Edwin Starr                        10

15. It's Your Thing – Isley Brothers                       11

16. The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel                          15

17. You Made Me So Happy – Blood, Sweat & Tears             5

18. Goodbye – Mary Hopkin                                  18

19. Atlantis – Donovan                                     –

20. Oh Happy Day – Hawkins Choir                           29

21. One – 3-Dog Night                                      –

22. Pinball Wizard – Who                                   23

23. I Shall Be Released – Boxtops                          28

24. Happy Heart – Andy Williams                            –

25. Salvation Show – Neil Diamond                          17

26. Nothing But A Heartache – Flirtations                  21

27. Day Is Done – Peter, Paul & Mary                       30

28. Playground Susie – Glen Campbell                       24

29. River Is Wide – Grassroots                             27

30. Ghetto – Elvis Presley                                 –

        Pictured: Bob Collins  3 – 7 p.m.

NOTE: The song titles and artists shown above are presented exactly as they are shown on the printed survey. Any typos, spelling errors and/or other anomalies are as they appear on the printed sheet.

From the Gary Pfeifer collection.

                       WKNR – DETROIT         

                      MUSIC POWER PACK

                     WEEK OF MAY 2, 1968             

TW                                                         LW

 1. Mrs. Robinson – Simon And Garfunkel                     5

 2. Mony Mony – Tommy James                                 1

 3. Love Is All Around – Troggs                             4

 4. Honey – Bobby Goldsboro                                 2

 5. Good, Bad & Ugly – Hugo Montenegro                      3

 6. You Don't Want My Love – Robert John                    7

 7. How'd We Ever Get This Way – Andy Kim                  12

 8. Your Own Sweet Music – Jay & Techniques                 6

 9. Cowboys To Girls – Intruders                            9

10. Tighten Up – Archie Bell                                8

11. The Unknown Soldier – Doors                            28

12. Beautiful Morning – Rascals                            13

13. Nothing Like The Real Thing – Gaye & Terrell           15

14. Like To Get To Know You – Spanky & Gang                21

15. San Jose – Dionne Warwick                              17

16. 2 + 2 = ? – Bob Seger                                  27

17. Always Think About You – New Colony Six                19

18. Could Never Love Another – Temptations                 20

19. Looking Back – Spencer Davis                           24

20. Take Time To Know Her – Percy Sledge                   30

21. Unwind – Ray Stevens                                   22

22. All Of My Love – Major Four                            29

23. Don't Sign The Paper – Jimmy Delphs                    33

24. Bring Back The Love – Monitors                         31

25. I Can't Make It Alone – Bill Medley                    –

26. Competition – Carl Carlton                             –

27. I've Got To Have You – Fantastic Four                  –

28. Wear It On Our Face – Dells                            –

29. Man Without Love – Englebert Humperdinck               –

30. I Wish I Knew – Solomon Burke                          –

31. Never Give You Up – Jerry Butler                       –

        KEY SONG OF THE WEEK

       Wonder Woman – Lee Dorsey

NOTE: The song titles and artists shown above are presented exactly as they are shown on the printed survey. Any typos, spelling errors and/or other anomalies are as they appear on the printed sheet.

From the Gary Pfeifer collection.

                 WKBW – BUFFALO – DIAL 1520        

                     FUTURESONIC RADIO

             THE TOP 30 K-BIG SOUNDS OF THE WEEK

                 WEEK OF MAY 1 – MAY 7, 1959

       OFFICIAL TOP TEN

TW                                                         LW

 1. Kookie Kookie – Ed Byrnes                               1

 2. Only You – Frank Pourcell                              13

 3. Sorry I Ran All The Way Home – The Impalas              2

 4. Mona Lisa – Carl Mann                                   5

 5. Guitar Boogie Shuffle – The Virtues                     6

 6. Goodbye Jimmy Goodbye – Kathy Linden                    9

 7. Enchanted – The Platters                               15

 8. Pink Shoelaces – Dodie Stevens                          7

 9. A Fool Such As I – Elvis Presley                        3

10. I Still Get A Thrill – Joni James                      10

       …AND HERE ARE THIS WEEK'S COMERS

11. A Teenager In Love – Dion And The Belmonts             23

12. Tijuana Jail – The Kingston Trio                        4

13. Three Stars – Tommy Dee                                12

14. Turn Me Loose – Fabian                                 16

15. The First Sign Of Love – Billy Lehman                  19

16. Come Softly To Me – The Fleetwoods                      8

17. Jo Jo, The Dog Face Boy – Annette                      18

18. Tell Him No – Travis And Bob                           20

19. Endlessly – Brook Benton                               24

20. Yep – Duane Eddy                                       22

21. Dream Lover – Bobby Darin                              PH

22. Personality – Lloyd Price                              –

23. It Doesn't Matter Anymore – Buddy Holly                17

24. Venus – Frankie Avalon                                 27

25. Memories Are Made Of This – Roger Williams             22

26. So Fine – The Fiestas                                  30

27. This Should Go On Forever – Rod Bernard                29

28. My Happiness – Connie Francis                          14

29. Guess Who – Jesse Belvin                               –

30. Take A Message To Mary – The Everly Brothers           26

       K-BIG RECORD OF THE WEEK

       I'm Ready – Fats Domino

NOTE: The song titles and artists shown above are presented exactly as they are shown on the printed survey. Any typos, spelling errors and/or other anomalies are as they appear on the printed sheet.

From the Gary Pfeifer collection.