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                WHYN – 56 – SPRINGFIELD, MA

                          HIT MUSIC

               WEEK OF NOVEMBER 17 – 23, 1978

TW                                                         LW

 1. Mac Arthur Park – Donna Summer                          1

 2. Double Vision – Foreigner                               2

 3. How Much I Feel – Ambrosia                              4

 4. You Never Done It Like That – Captain & Tennille        5

 5. You Needed Me – Anne Murray                             3

 6. I Just Wanna Stop – Gino Vannelli                      10

 7. You Don't Bring Me Flowers – Barbra & Neil             17

 8. Whenever I Call You "Friend" – Kenny Loggins            6

 9. Ready To Take A Chance Again – Barry Manilow           12

10. Hot Child In The City – Nick Gilder                     7

11. Kiss You All Over – Exile                               8

12. I Love The Nightlife – Alicia Bridges                  13

13. Don't Throw It All Away – Andy Gibb                    18

14. Time Passages – Al Stewart                             16

15. Sharing The Night Together – Dr. Hook                  –

16. Alive Again – Chicago                                  19

17. Strange Way – Firefall                                 20

18. Y.M.C.A. – Village People                              –

19. Beast Of Burden – Rolling Stones                        9

20. My Life – Billy Joel                                   –

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.

                       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.

                       CKLG – RADIO 73       

           VANCOUVER'S OFFICIAL RADIO RECORD SURVEY

               CKLG BOSS 30 – FEBRUARY 4, 1967

TW                                                         LW

 1. For What It's Worth – Buffalo Springfield               2

 2. Ruby Tuesday – Rolling Stones                           9

 3. Sit Down I Think I Love You – Mojo Men                  7

 4. (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet – Blues Magoos              12

 5. Gimme Some Loving – Spencer Davis Group                 1

 6. Look What You've Done – Pozo Seco Singers               6

 7. I Dig Girls – J.J. Jackson                             10

 8. Kind Of A Drag – Buckinghams                           23

 9. Summer Wine – Nancy Sinatra                             5

10. Pretty Ballerina – Left Banke                           4

11. I'm A Boy – The Who                                    16

12. 98.6 – Keith                                            3

13. His Girl – Guess Who                                   21

14. Loving You – Bobby Darin                               15

15. Friday On My Mind – Easybeats                          14

16. Love Is Here Now You've Gone – Supremes                27

17. The Beat Goes On – Sonny & Cher                         8

18. Music To Watch Girls By – Bob Crewe                    19

19. I've Been Lonely Too Long – Young Rascals              28

20. Baby I Need Your Lovin' – Johnny Rivers                37

21. Georgy Girl – Seekers                                  11

22. Full Measure/Nashville Cats – Loving Spoonful          13

23. Wish You Didn't Have To Go – J & B Purify              25

24. Happy Together – Turtles                               31

25. No Fair At All – Association                           –

26. Mr. Farmer – Seeds                                     32

27. Epistle To Dippy – Donovan                             –

28. Mercy Mercy Mercy – "Cannonball" Adderly               35

29. Dream World – Playboys Of Edinburg                     39

30. Sock It To Me – Mitch Ryder                            –

31. Raise Your Hand – Eddie Floyd                          40

32. I Fooled You This Time – Gene Chandler                 34

33. Green Green Grass Of Home – Tom Jones                  17

34. Everybody Needs Somebody – Wilson Pickett              –

35. Every Day I Have The Blues – Billy Stewart             –

36. Hey Leroy – Jimmy Castor                               30

37. Another Page – Connie Francis                          –

38. Niki Hoeky – P.J. Proby                                29

39. Little Black Egg – Nightcrawlers                       38

40. Morningtown Ride – Seekers                             –

       HITBOUND        

    1. I'm A Man – Spencer Davis

    2. Go Go Round – Gordon Lightfoot        

    3. 59th Street Bridge Song – Harpers Bizarre

    4. There's Kind Of A Hush – Herman's Hermits

    5. Go Where You Wanna Go – 5th Dimension      

       Dave Palmer  Peter Starr  6:00 to 9:00 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.

              CFUN – VANCOUVER – THE BIG 141!  

                     C-FUNTASTIC FIFTY

                      FEBRUARY 4, 1967    

TW                                                         LW

 1. Kind Of A Drag – The Buckinghams                       10

 2. Ruby Tuesday – Rolling Stones                           1

 3. Green Green Grass Of Home – Tom Jones                   4

 4. Gimme Some Lovin' – Spencer Davis Group                 2

 5. The Beat Goes On – Sonny & Cher                         6

 6. 98.6 – Keith                                            5

 7. Pretty Ballerina – The Left Banke                      16

 8. Sit Down I Think I Love You – The Mojo Men             20

 9. Georgy Girl – The Seekers                               3

10. We Ain't Got Nothing Yet – The Blues Magoos            11

11. Lovin' You – Bobby Darin                               17

12. Wild Thing – Senator Bobby                             12

13. Summer Wine – Nancy Sinatra                             7

14. Look What You've Done – Pozo Seco Singers              14

15. Grizzly Bear – The Young Bloods                        24

16. Tell It Like It Is – Aaron Neville                      8

17. For What It's Worth – Buffalo Springfield              34

18. Listen To Me – One Way Street                          23

19. Love Is Here Now You're Gone – Supremes                35

20. Come On Down – Jackie DeShannon                        32

21. His Girl – The Guess Who                               38

22. Nashville Cats/Full Measure – Lovin' Spoonful           9

23. Niki Hoeky – P.J. Proby                                41

24. No Fair At All – The Association                       40

25. Happy Together – The Turtles                           45

26. Hello Hello – The Sopwith "Camel"                      11

27. Music To Watch Girls By – Bob Crewe Generation         15

28. Indescribably Blue – Elvis Presley                     43

29. Never To Leave – The Two Bits                          18

30. You Got To Me – Neil Diamond                           48

31. Pushin' Too Hard – The Seeds                           22

32. Baby I Need Your Lovin' – Johnny Rivers                –

33. Knight In Rusty Armour – Peter & Gordon                19

34. Go Where You Wanna Go – 5th Dimension                  –

35. Snoopy Vs The Red Baron – Royal Guardsmen              21

36. Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye – Casinos                 –

37. Dancing In The Streets – Mama's & Papa's               25

38. Friday On My Mind – The Easybeats                      27

39. What Would I Do – Val Doonigan                         31

40. Rock And Roll Star – Byrds                             –

41. Where Will The Words – Gary Lewis                      26

42. Wish You Didn't Have To Go – James & Bobby Purify      –

43. It's Now A Winter's Day – Tommy Roe                    28

44. Dead End Street – The Kinks                            30

45. Mr. Farmer – The Seeds                                 –

46. Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett                         29

47. Cry – Ronnie Dove                                      33

48. Ride Ride Ride – Brenda Lee                            –

49. Anyway You Want Me – Liverpool Five                    39

50. Love Me – Bobby Hebb                                   37

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.