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                           KGB/136

             KGB'S "BOSS 30" RECORDS IN SAN DIEGO!

                   PREVIEWED JANUARY 24, 1968

TW                                                          LW

 1. Love Is Blue – Paul Mauriat                             16

 2. Baby, You've Got It – Brenton Wood                       5

 3. The Best Of Both Worlds – Lulu                          11

 4. Skip A Rope – Henson Cargill                             7

 5. Green Tambourine – Lemon Pipers                          2

 6. Susan – The Buckinghams                                  4

 7. Nobody But Me – Human Beinz                              3

 8. I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving – Herman's Hermits      23

 9. My Baby Must Be A Magician – Marvellettes               19

10. Darlin' – KGBeach Boys                                   6

11. Spooky – Classics IV                                     1

12. Skinny Legs & All – Joe Tex                              9

13. I Wish It Would Rain – The Temptations                  26

14. Some Velvet Morning – Nancy & Lee                       20

15. Am I That Easy To Forget – Humperdinck                  13

16. Judy In Disguise – John Fred                             8

17. To Give – Frankie Valli                                 21

18. Tomorrow – Strawberry Alarm                             25

19. Zabadak – Dave, Dee & Dozy                              12

20. Two Little Kids – Peaches & Herb                        22

21. No Sad Songs – Joe Simon                                24

22. I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite – Boyce & Hart         27

23. Strawberry Shortcake – Jay & Techniques                 29

24. Sunday Morning – Spanky & Our Gang                      28

25. Goin' Out Of My Head – Lettermen                        –

26. We Can Fly – The Cowsills                               –

27. Guitar Man – Elvis Presley                              –

28. You – Marvin Gaye                                       30

29. Everything That Touches You – Association               –

30. Tell Mama – Etta James                                  –

       BOSS HIT BOUNDS

       I'll Make Him Love Me – Madilyn Bell

       People World – Jim & Jean

       The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding

       Words – KGBee Gees

       Valley Of The Dolls – Dionne Warwick

       Walk Away Renee – Four Tops

       Look, Here Comes The Sun – Sunshine Co.

       Bottle Of Wine – Fireballs

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.

                       WHYN – RADIO 56

                     IN SPRINGFIELD, MASS

                   56 FUN HITS FOR THE WEEK

                       JANUARY 10, 1969                  

TW                                                         LW

 1. Crimson & Clover – Tommy James & Shondells              1

 2. I Heard It Thru The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye             2

 3. The Worst That Could Happen – Brooklyn Bridge           6

 4. Reach Out – Merrilee Rush                               4

 5. Soulful Strut – Young Holt Unlimited                    5

 6. Baby Let's Wait – Royal Guardsmen                       3

 7. You Showed Me – Turtles                                12

 8. I Started A Joke – Bee Gees                             8

 9. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me – Supremes & Temptations    10

10. Stand By Your Man – Tammy Wynette                      16

11. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag – Otis Redding              11

12. Going Up The Country – Canned Heat                      9

13. Touch Me – Doors                                       20

14. Rainbow Ride – Andy Kim                                14

15. A  Ray Of Hope – Rascals                                7

16. The More I Love You – Rene & Rene                      13

17. Everyday People – Sly & Family Stone                   18

18. Build Me Up Buttercup – Foundations                    22

19. Dizzy – Tommy Roe                                      21

20. I Love How You Love Me – Bobby Vinton                  15

21. Bubble Gum Music – R&R D.B. Trading Card Co.           19

22. Sweet Cream Ladies – Box Tops                          27

23. If I Can Dream – Elvis Presley                         23

24. This Magic Moment – Jay & Americans                    26

25. Son Of A Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield              25

26. But You Know I Love You – First Edition                28

27. No Not Much – Smoke Ring                               54

28. Obladi Oblada/I Will/Back In The USSR – Beatles        29

29. Ready Or Not Here I Come – Delfonics                   24

30. A Minute Of Your Time – Tom Jones                      30

31. Feelin So Good – Archies                               33

32. Baby Baby Don't Cry – Miracles                         34

33. Hey Jude – Wilson Pickett                              38

34. California Soul – 5th Dimension                        37

35. There's Gonna Be A Showdown – Archie Bell & Drells     36

36. Goodnight My Love – Paul Anka                          44

37. Bella Linda – Grass Roots                              41

38. This Old Heart Of Mine – Tammi Terrell                 50

39. Condition Red – Goodees                                39

40. I've Gotta Be Me – Sammy Davis Jr.                     42

41. She's A Lady – John Sebastian                          35

42. Soul Sister Brown Sugar – Sam & Dave                   55

43. Wichita Lineman – Glen Campbell                        31

44. Electric Stories – Four Seasons                        46

45. Will You Be Staying After Sunday – Peppermint Rainbow  49

46. My Love My Love – Duprees                              52

47. Someone To Love – Bobby Vee                            51

48. Ramblin' Gamblin' Man – Bob Seger                      56

49. Does Anybody Know I'm Here – Dells                     –

50. May I – Billy Deal & Rhondels                          –

51. Red Red Wine – Jimmy James & Vagabonds                 –

52. Games People Play – Joe South                          –

53. The Greatest Love – Dorsey Burnette                    –

54. Purple Haze – Dion                                     –

55. Rain In My Heart – Frank Sinatra                       –

56. Poor Side Of Town – Al Wilson                          –

       Bob Allen   

       Lou Terri    

       Bud Williams  (pictured)  2 P.M. – 6 P.M.

       Ron Savage 

       O'Brady    

       Norm Lambert 

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.

                            KGB/136

             KGB'S "BOSS 30" RECORDS IN SAN DIEGO!

                   PREVIEWED JANUARY 10, 1968

TW                                                          LW

 1. Spooky – Classics IV                                     1

 2. Green Tambourine – Lemon Pipers                          4

 3. Itchycoo Park – Small Faces                              2

 4. Judy In Disguise – John Fred                             3

 5. Nobody But Me – Human Beinz                              7

 6. Skinny Legs & All – Joe Tex                             19

 7. It's Wonderful – Young Rascals                           8

 8. The Lesson – Vikki Carr                                  9

 9. Zabadak – Dave, Dee & Dozy                              13

10. If I Could Build My World – Marvin & Tammi              10

11. Darlin' – KGBeach Boys                                  14

12. Hello Goodbye – KGBeatles                                5

13. She's A Rainbow – Rolling Stones                         6

14. Am I That Easy To Forget – Englebert Humperdinck        18

15. Susan – The Buckinghams                                 20

16. Chain Of Fools – Aretha Franklin                        12

17. Monterey – The Animals                                  11

18. Storybook Children – Billy & Judy                       21

19. Baby, You've Got It – Brenton Wood                      25

20. Skip A Rope – Henson Cargill                            26

21. In The Misty Moonlight – Dean Martin                    23

22. Break My Mind – Bobby Wood                              22

23. Everybody Knows – Dave Clark Five                       30

24. My Baby Must Be A Magician – Marvellettes               HB

25. No Sad Songs – Joe Simon                                28

26. To Give – Frankie Valli                                 27

27. Two Little Kids – Peaches & Herb                        –

28. Just As Much As Ever – Bobby Vinton                     29

29. The Best Of Both Worlds – Lulu                          HB

30. I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving – Herman's Hermits      HB

       BOSS HIT BOUNDS

       Love Is Blue – Paul Mauriat

       I Wish It Would Rain – The Temptations

       Tomorrow – Strawberry Alarm Clock

       Pictured:  Mark Denis  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 Gary Pfeifer collection.

                WARM – SCRANTON – WILKES-BARRE

                        THE MIGHTY 590

                       HITS OF THE WEEK

                       JANUARY 9, 1965      

TW                                                          LW

 1. Love Potion Number Nine – Searchers                      2

 2. My Love Forgive Me – Robert Goulet                       3

 3. I Feel Fine – The Beatles                                1

 4. Leader Of The Laundromat – The Detergents               15

 5. Lovin' Place – Gale Garnett                              9

 6. Amen – The Impressions                                   5

 7. I'll Be There – Gerry & The Pacemakers                  11

 8. You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You – Dean Martin     14

 9. She's A Woman – Beatles                                 10

10. Have You Looked Into Your Heart – Jerry Vale            18

11. Any Way You Want It – Dave Clark 5                       4

12. Goin' Out Of My Head – Little Anthony & The Imperials    6

13. The Name Game – Shirley Ellis                           20

14. Thou Shall Not Steal – Dick & Dee Dee                   17

15. Come See About Me – The Supremes                         7

16. Somewhere In Your Heart – Frank Sinatra                 27

17. Down Town – Petula Clark                                29

18. Paper Tiger – Sue Thompson                              16

19. Ringo – Lorne Greene                                     8

20. Makin Whoopee – Ray Charles                             25

21. Little Bell – The Dixie Cups                            33

22. My Love – The "You Know Who" Group                      30

23. All Day & All Of The Night – The Kinks                  35

24. I Can't Stop – The Honeycombs                           26

25. Smile – B. Everett & J. Butler                          21

26. I Will Wait For You – Steve Lawrence                    38

27. Promised Land – Chuck Berry                             39

28. Laugh, Laugh – The Beau Brummels                        –

29. Don't Forget I Still Love You – Bobbi Martin            –

30. This Diamond Ring – Gary Lewis                          40

31. Lovely, Lovely – Chubby Checker                         –

32. Hawaii Tattoo – The Waikikis                            –

33. Saturday Night At The Movies – The Drifters             22

34. Look Of Love – Lesley Gore                              –

35. Let's Lock The Door – Jay & The Americans               37

36. Give Him A Great Big Kiss – The Shangri-Las             –

37. To Know Him Is To Love Him – Dee Sharp                  36

38. No Arms Can Ever Hold You – The Bachelors               –

39. I'm Gonna Love You Too – Hullabaloos                    31

40. Thanks A Lot – Brenda Lee                               PH

       PICK HIT OF THE WEEK

       Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight – Connie Francis

       PICK ALBUM OF THE WEEK

       Dear Heart – Jack Jones                         

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.

                  WCTC 1450 – NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ   

                         SOUND SURVEY             

                     CENTRAL JERSEY TOP 20  

                  WEEK BEGINNING JANUARY 4, 1969

 1. Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye         

 2. Touch Me – The Doors                                 

 3. Worst That Could Happen – The Brooklyn Bridge        

 4. Cloud Nine – The Temptations                         

 5. Wichita Lineman – Glen Campbell                      

 6. Love Child – The Supremes                           

 7. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me – Supremes And Temptations     

 8. For Once In My Life – Stevie Wonder                       

 9. Abraham, Martin & John – Dion                             

10. Hooked On Feeling – B.J. Thomas                            

11. Cinnamon – Derek                                          

12. Stormy – Classics IV                                      

13. Ray Of Hope – The Rascals                                 

14. Both Sides Now – Judy Collins                              

15. Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero – Rene & Rene                      

16. Who's Making Love – Johnny Taylor                         

17. Soulful Strut – Young-Holt Limited                        

18. Going Up The Country – Canned Heat                        

19. Every Day People – Sly And The Family Stone               

20. Son Of A Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield                 

    RECORD OF THE WEEK

    Stand By Your Man – Tammy Wynette

    DISCOVERIES OF THE WEEK

    This Old Heart Of Mine – Tammi Terrell

    Sweet Cream Ladies – Box Tops

    MOVING UP

    This Is My Country – The Impressions

    Crimson And Clover – Tommy James & The Shondells

    Soul Sister – Sam And Dave

    Showdown – Archie Bell & The Drells

    California Soul – The Fifth Dimension

    Hey, Jude – Wilson Pickett

    I Started A Joke – The BeeGees

    If I Can Dream – Elvis Presley

    Bella Linda – The Grassroots

    She's A Lady – John Sebastian

    Too Weak To Fight – Clarence Carter

    Ready Or Not – The Delfonics

    Build Me Up, Buttercup – The Foundations

    Papa's Got A Brand New Bag – Otis Redding

    Can I Change My Mind – Tyrone Davis

    Larry Harmon  7:15 – Midnight

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 Chris Stinson.

From the Gary Pfeifer collection.

                      WKYC RADIO 1100

                       SOUND SURVEY                      

              WEEK BEGINNING DECEMBER 3, 1965

TW                                                        LW

 1. Well Respected Man – Kinks                             4

 2. Look Through Any Window – Hollies                      2

 3. Let's Hang On – Four Seasons                           1

 4. Turn, Turn, Turn – Byrds                               3

 5. Sounds Of Silence – Simon & Garfunkel                 15

 6. I Hear A Symphony – Supremes                           5

 7. Yesterday Man – Chris Andrews                         10

 8. I Will – Dean Martin                                   9

 9. Over And Over  - Dave Clark 5                          8

10. One Has My Name – Barry Young                         11

11. I Can Never Go Home – Shangri-Las                      6

12. It's My Life – Animals                                –

13. Five O'clock World – Vogues                           –

14. Ebb Tide – Righteous Brothers                         –

15. I'm A Man – Yardbirds                                 –

16. No Matter What Shape – T-Bones                        –

17. Little Black Egg – Nightcrawlers                      –

18. Don't Think Twice – Wonder Who                        14

19. Make The World Go Away – Eddy Arnold                  13

20. I've Got To Be Somebody – Billy Joe Royal             –

21. Fever – McCoys                                        –

22. She's Just My Style – Gary Lewis                      –

       VERY IMPORTANT PREMIERES

       We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper – Beatles

       This Precious Time – Barry McGuire

       Please Don't Fight It – Dino Desi & Billy

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 Clark Besch.

From the Gary Pfeifer collection.

                          KLIV 1590             

                    SOUTH BAY'S TOP 30 HITS

               For The Week Ending December 1, 1967

TW                                                         LW

 1. I Say A Little Prayer – Dionne Warwick                  1

 2. Get On Up – Esquires                                    3

 3. Expressway To Your Heart – Soul Survivors               4

 4. To Sir With Love – Lulu                                 2

 5. Daydream Believer – Monkees                            12

 6. The Rain, The Park & Other Things – Cowsills            5

 7. Pata Pata – Miriam Makeba                              23

 8. You Better Sit Down Kids – Cher                         6

 9. Itchycoo Park – Small Faces                            11

10. Beautiful People – Kenny O'Dell                        19

11. I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Gladys Knight       30

12. Incense & Peppermints – Strawberry Alarm Clock          7

13. Next Plane To London – The Rose Garden                 29

14. Soul Man – Sam & Dave                                   8

15. Back On The Street Again – Sunshine Co.                18

16. Your Precious Love – Marvin & Tammi                     9

17. Different Drum – Stone Poneys                          13

18. Let It Out – Hombres                                   10

19. In & Out Of Love – Supremes                            22

20. Like An Old Time Movie – Scott McKenzie                14

21. I Can See For Miles – The Who                          15

22. Massachusetts – Bee Gees                               24

23. She's Still A Mystery To Me – Lovin' Spoonful          25

24. I Am The Walrus-Hello Goodbye – Beatles                –

25. Summer Rain – Johnny Rivers                            27

26. Until It's Time For You To Go – Nancy Sinatra          28

27. Boogaloo Down Broadway – Johnny C                      –

28. Wear Your Love Like Heaven – Donovan                   –

29. Keep The Ball Rolling – Jay And The Techniques         –

30. A Scene In Between – Stained Glass                     –

       TOP LP'S THIS WEEK

    1. Strange Days – Doors

    2. Buffalo Springfield Again

    3. Vanilla Fudge

    4. Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones LTD. – Monkees

    5. The Bee Gee's First

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.

                    WIXY – 1260 CLEVELAND

                 NORTHERN OHIO'S MUSIC LEADER

                      FEBRUARY 5, 1971         

TW                                                          LW

 1. Theme From Love Story – Francis Lai                      1

 2. One Bad Apple – Osmonds                                  2

 3. Me And Bobby McGee – Janis Joplin                       10

 4. Watching Scotty Grow – Bobby Goldsboro                   4

 5. Have You Ever Seen The Rain – Creedence Clearwater Rev.  8

 6. One Toke Over The Line – Brewer & Shipley                9

 7. If You Could Read My Mind – Gordon Lightfoot             3

 8. For All We Know – Carpenters                            14

 9. She's A Lady – Tom Jones                                20

10. Amos Moses – Jerry Reed                                  5

11. Precious, Precious – Jackie Moore                       23

12. Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted – Partridge Family   28

13. What Is Life – George Harrison                          18

14. Lonely Days – Bee Gees                                   6

15. Joy To The World – Three Dog Night                      19

16. Sweet Mary – Wadsworth Mansion                          15

17. Proud Mary – Ike & Tina Turner                          27

18. Just Seven Numbers – Four Tops                          29

19. I Hear You Knocking – Dave Edmunds                      13

20. Rose Garden – Lynn Anderson                             11

21. Let Your Love Go – Bread                                 7

22. The Morning Of Our Lives – Arkade                       12

23. Mr. Bojangles – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band                  17

24. We Gotta Get You A Woman – Runt                         24

25. Groove Me – King Floyd                                  16

26. Mama's Pearl – Jackson Five                             34

27. Country Road – John Denver                              30

28. You're The One – The Three Degrees                      38

29. This Love Is Real – Jackie Wilson                       39

30. Keep The Customer Satisfied – Gary Puckett              26

       WIXY SPOTLIGHT ALBUMS

    1. All Things Must Pass – George Harrison

    2. Stephen Stills – Stephen Stills

    3. Superstar                                     

    4. Tumbleweed Connection – Elton John

    5. Pendulum – Creedence Clearwater Rev.

    6. Chicago III – Chicago

    7. Emerson, Lake & Palmer – E, L & P

    8. Spaceship Earth – Sugarloaf

    9. Paranoid – Black Sabbath

   10. Nantucket Sleighride – Mountain

      Pictured:  Larry Morrow  10 am – 2 pm

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.