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Music Survey: 68 WRKO Boston “30 Records In New England” Jan 2, 1969

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Official issue no. 94  Previewed January 2, 1969

 

1     3     Hooked On A Feeling–B.J. Thomas

2     5     Stand By Your Man–Tammy Wynette

3     6     The Worst That Could Happen–Brooklyn Bridge

4     8     Soulful Strut–Young Holt Unlimited

5     1     I Heard It Through The Grapevine–Marvin Gaye

6     10    I'm Gonna Make You Love Me–Diana Ross & Supremes & Temptations

7     2     Goin' Up The Country–Canned Heat

8     12    Baby Let's Wait–Royal Guardsmen

9     26    Crimson & Clover–Tommy James & Shondells

10    7     Son Of A Preacher Man–Dusty Springfield

11    17    I've Gotta Be Me–Sammy Davis, Jr.

12    4     Hello It's Me–Nazz

13    16    A Ray Of Hope–Rascals

14    9     Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero–Rene & Rene

15    28    Touch Me–Doors

16    19    I Started A Joke–Bee Gees

17    18    Too Weak To Fight–Clarence Carter

18    21    Papa's Got A Brand New Bag–Otis Redding

19    20    California Soul–Fifth Dimension

20    25    This Magic Moment–Jay & Americans

21    22    Eloise–Barry Ryan

22    23    A Minute Of Your Time–Tom Jones

23    29    Everyday People–Sly & Family Stone

24    24    Bella Linda–Grassroots

25    27    She's A Lady–John Sebastian

26    30    Build Me Up Buttercup–Foundations

27    HB    If I Can Dream–Elvis Presley

28    HB    Sweet Cream Ladies–Box Tops

29    HB    Hey Jude–Wilson Pickett

30    HB    Goodnight My Love–Paul Anka

 

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The Greatest Love–Dorsey Burnette

Red Red Wine–Jimmy James & Vagabonds

 

The playoff is over…and the payoff has begun!  Get with the WRKO Hundred Dollar Flashback where the Top 100 of 1968 are worth money to you!

 

(pictured) Make one of your 1969 resolutions to dig Dale Dorman every morning from 6-9 AM.

 

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 Steve Ordinetz collection. 

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