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                 1490 CHYM – KITCHENER-WATERLOO

                          SOUND SURVEY 

                  WEEK ENDING JANUARY 21, 1967

TW                                                          LW

 1. I'm A Believer/Steppin' Stone – Monkees                  1

 2. Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron – Royal Guardsmen               2

 3. Words Of Love – Mamas & Papas                            5

 4. Little Black Egg – Nightcrawlers                        11

 5. Single Girl – Sandy Posey                                3

 6. We Ain't Got Nothing Yet – Blues Magoos                  9

 7. Tell It To The Rain – Four Seasons                      12

 8. East West – Herman's Hermits                             8

 9. Sugar Town – Nancy Sinatra                               4

10. Theme Of The Wild Angels – Dave Allen                   10

11. Good Thing – Paul Revere & The Raiders                  17

12. Where Will The Words Come From – Gary Lewis & The Playboys                                                    27

13. Symphony For Susan – Arbors                              7

14. Talk Talk – Music Machine                               15

15. If I Call You By Some Name – Paupers                    19

16. There's Got To Be A Word – Innocence                    23

17. Nashville Cats – Lovin' Spoonful                        –

18. Born Free – Roger Williams                               6

19. Have You Ever Loved Somebody – Searchers                22

20. Color My World – Petula Clark                           35

21. I Need Somebody – ? & The Mysterians                    14

22. Green Green Grass Of Home – Tom Jones                   36

23. Cry – Ronnie Dove                                       18

24. Pushin' Too Hard – Seeds                                13

25. Standing In The Shadows Of Love – Four Tops             33

26. Your Ever Changing Mind – Crispian St. Peters           32

27. Stand By Me – Spyder Turner                             –

28. Georgy Girl – Seekers                                   –

29. Please Don't Ever Leave Me – Cyrkle                     23

30. A Hazy Shade Of Winter – Simon & Garfunkel              16

31. I've Passed This Way Before – Jimmy Ruffin              39

32. Knight In Rusty Armour – Peter & Gordon                 –

33. Deadend Street – Kinks                                  –

34. Tell It Like It Is – Aaron Neville                      –

35. Go Go Round – Gord Lightfoot                            37

36. I Had Too Much To Dream – Electric Prunes               30

37. Mellow Yellow – Donovan                                 25

38. How Do You Catch A Girl – Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs   –

39. That's Life – Frank Sinatra                             24

40. Got To Get You Into My Life – Stitch In Tyme            –

       SHANNON SURE SHOTS

       She – Monkees

       Music To Watch Girls By – Bob Crewe Generation

       Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye – Casinos

       I Got To Go Back – McCoys

       Its Now Winter's Day – Tommy Roe

       Rocket Record – # 20

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.

                KLIV DIAL 1590 ON YOUR AM RADIO           

                    SOUTH BAY'S TOP 30 HITS

               For The Week Ending January 14, 1967

TW                                                          LW

 1. Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron – Royal Guardsmen               2

 2. Hello Hello – Sopwith Camel                              3

 3. I'm A Believer/Steppin' Stone – Monkees                  1

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

 5. Tell It Like It Is – Aaron Neville                       4

 6. Pushing Too Hard – Seeds                                 9

 7. Good Thing – Paul Revere & Raiders                       5

 8. 98.6 – Keith                                            10

 9. Georgy Girl – Seekers                                   24

10. Help Me Girl – Animals                                   6

11. That's Life – Frank Sinatra                             11

12. There's Got To Be A Word – Innocence                    13

13. Knight In Rusty Armour – Peter & Gordon                 23

14. I Got The Feeling – Neil Diamond                        17

15. Happenings Ten Years Time Ago – Yardbirds               18

16. She's Looking Good – Roger Collins                      29

17. Come Round Here – Miracles                              19

18. Standing In The Shadow Of Love – 4 Tops                 20

19. Nashville Cats – Lovin' Spoonful                        21

20. I Need Somebody – ? & Mysterians                        22

21. Devil With A Blue Dress On – Mitch Ryder                15

22. Why Pick On Me – Standells                              16

23. East West – Herman's Hermits                            25

24. Words Of Love – Mamas & Papas                           28

25. I've Passed This Way Before – Jimmy Ruffin              26

26. Single Girl – Sandy Posey                               27

27. The Beat Goes On – Sonny & Cher                         –

28. Shapes In My Mind – Keith Relf                          30

29. Snow Queen – Roger Nichols Trio                         –

30. Music To Watch Girls By – Bob Crewe                     –

       TOP LP'S THIS WEEK

       The Wicked Pickett – Wilson Pickett

       That's Life – Frank Sinatra

       But It's Alright – J.J. Jackson

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.

               K-POI WEEKLY RECORD BUYERS GUIDE

                    K-POI'S ACTION 20 TUNES

                FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 10, 1967

TW                                                         LW

 1. I'm A Believer/Stepping Stone – Monkees                 2

 2. Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron – Royal Guardsmen              1

 3. Pretty Ballerina – Left Banke                           8

 4. Pushin Too Hard – Seeds                                 6

 5. Lonely Too Long – Young Rascals                         7

 6. Bittersweet – Robbs                                    15

 7. Single Girl – Sandy Posey                              12

 8. How Do You Catch A Girl – Sam The Sham                 10

 9. East West – Hermans Hermits                             3

10. Wild Thing – Senator Bobby                             17

11. Orange Skies – Love                                     4

12. Sit Down, I Think I Love You – Mojo Men                19

13. Color My World – Petula Clark                          14

14. There's Got To Be A Word – Innocence                    9

15. The Beat Goes On – Sonny & Cher                        –

16. I Need Somebody – ? & The Mysterians                   11

17. Good Thing – Paul Revere                               13

18. 98.6 – Keith                                           –

19. Hello Hello – Sopwith Camel                            16

20. Pretty Flamingo – Dino, Desi & Billy                   –

       K-POI'S MOST REQUEST ALBUM TRACKS

       What Is The Reason – Young Rascals

       I Wanna Be Free – Monkees

       Monkees Theme – Monkees

       Mary, Mary – Monkees

       HAWAII'S HOTTEST ALBUMS

       Meet The Monkees – Monkees

       Young Rascals – Young Rascals

       Tiny Bubbles – Don Ho

       The Extraordinary – Kui Lee

       S.R.O. – Herb Alpert

       Collections – Young Rascals

       Best Of Hermans Hermits VII – Hermans Hermits

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.

                          KFRC – 610           

                      PRESENTS THE BIG 30        

                  WEEK ENDING JANAURY 3, 1968

TW                                                         LW

 1. Spooky – Classics IV                                    2

 2. Hello Goodbye/I Am The Walrus – Beatles                 1

 3. Itchycoo Park – Small Faces                             5

 4. Monterey – Eric Burdon & Animals                        3

 5. Chain Of Fools – Aretha Franklin                        9

 6. Baby, Now That I've Found You – Foundations            11

 7. Woman Woman – Union Gap                                 8

 8. I Second That Emotion – Miracles                        7

 9. I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Gladys Knight & Pips 4

10. Who Will Answer – Ed Ames                              15

11. Honey Chile – Martha & Vandellas                       14

12. Day Dream Believer – Monkees                           10

13. Next Plane To London – Rose Garden                     12

14. Skinny Legs And All – Joe Tex                          21

15. Janis – Country Joe & Fish                             24

16. She's A Rainbow – Rolling Stones                       26

17. Everybody Knows – Dave Clark Five                      22

18. Bend Me Shape Me – American Breed                      19

19. Build My Whole World Around You – Marvin & Tammi       25

20. Boogaloo Down Broadway – Fantastic Johnny C             6

21. My Baby Must Be A Magician – Marvelettes               –

22. Judy In Disguise With Glasses – John Fred              28

23. It's Wonderful – Young Rascals                         23

24. Another Time – Sagittarius                             29

25. Tell Mama – Etta James                                 –

26. Nobody But Me – Human Beinz                            30

27. And Get Away – Esquires                                –

28. The Lesson – Vikki Carr                                –

29. Am I That Easy To Forget – Engelbert Humperdink        –

30. Green Tambourine – Lemon Pipers                        –

       BIG HITBOUNDS

       Best Of Both Worlds – Lulu

       Come See About Me – Jr. Walker

       Sunday Morning – Spanky & Our Gang

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.

                     KYNO – LUCKY 13                  

                   NUMBER ONE IN FRESNO

                 KYNO'S INSTANT HIT PARADE

            FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 7, 1964

TW                                                       LW

 1. The Long Ships – Charles Albertine                    2

 2. Ringo – Lorne Green                                   3

 3. Scratchy – Travis Wammack                             9

 4. She's Not There – The Zombies                         1

 5. Gale Winds – The Egyptian Combo                       4

 6. Leader Of The Pack – The Shangri-Las                 13

 7. You Really Got Me – The Kinks                         5

 8. Ask Me – Elvis Presley                               10

 9. Chug A Lug – Roger Miller                             7

10. Slaughter On 10th Avenue – The Ventures              22

11. Right Or Wrong – Ronnie Dove                         27

12. I Don't Want To See You Again – Peter & Gordon        6

13. Time Is On My Side – The Rolling Stones              26

14. Four Strong Winds – Bobby Bare                       20

15. Shaggy Dog – Mickey Lee Lane                         16

16. Baby, Baby All The Time – The Superbs                11

17. Is It True – Brenda Lee                              30

18. Baby Love – The Supremes                             19

19. When You Walk In The Room – The Searchers            28

20. Mr. Lonely – Bobby Vinton                            –

21. The Door Is Still Open – Dean Martin                 21

22. Death Of An Angel – The Kingsmen                      8

23. Sidewalk Surfin' – Jan & Dean                        –

24. I Don't Care – Becky & The Lollipops                 15

25. A Summer Song – Chad & Jeremy                        12

26. Thou Shalt Not Steal – Dick And Dee Dee              –

27. Walkin' In The Rain – The Ronnettes                  –

28. I'm Into Something Good – Herman's Hermits           –

29. I'm Gonna Be Strong – Gene Pitney                    –

30. Little Marie – Chuck Berry                           –

       KYNO PICK HIT       

       Walk Away – Matt Monro    

       MOVING UP

       Sloop Dance – The Vibrations

       Opportunity – The Jewels

       Dance, Dance, Dance – The Beach Boys

       Big Man In Town – The 4 Seasons

       The Jerk – The Larks

       I'm The Lover Man – Little Jerry Williams

       Goin' Out Of My Head – Little Anthony

       Reach Out For Me – Dionne Warwick

       Run, Run, Run – The Gestures

       Together – P.J. Proby

       She Understands Me – Johnny Tillotson

       Sha La La – Manfred Mann

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.

                      WRIT SURVEY REPORT        

                    1340 ON YOUR RADIO DIAL     

                            TOP 40           

                   WEEK ENDING JUNE 30, 1956

TW                                                       LW

 1. I Almost Lost My Mind – Pat Boone                     1

 2. I Want You, Need You, Love You – Elvis Presley        3

 3. Born To Be With You – The Chordettes                  2

 4. Sweet Old Fashioned Girl – Theresa Brewer             8

 5. Allegheny Moon – Patti Page                          10

 6. More – Perry Como                                     5

 7. Standing On The Corner – Four Lads                    4

 8. Transfusion – Nervous Norvous                         9

 9. I'm In Love Again – Fats Domino                      17

10. Free – Tony Leonetti                                  7

11. Wayward Wing – Gogi Grant                             6

12. On The Street Where You Live – Vic Damone            12

13. Whatever Will Be, Will Be – Doris Day                18

14. Churchbells May Ring – The Diamonds                  11

15. Shanty In Old Shanty Town – Somethin' Smith          24

16. Treasure Of Love – Clyde McPhatter                   28

17. Crazy Little Palace – Billy Williams                 13

18. Love, Love, Love – The Diamonds                      38

19. Hot Dog, Buddy Buddy – Bill Haley                    25

20. It Only Hurts For A Little While – Ames Brothers     23

21. Love, Love, Love – Clovers                           30

22. Glendora – Perry Como                                14

23. Portugese Washerwoman – Joe "Fingers" Carr           20

24. Kiss Me Another – Georgia Gibbs                      19

25. Grasshopper Jump – Bobby Christian                   –

26. Moonglow – George Cates                              15

27. With A Little Bit Of Luck – Percy Faith              26

28. Stranded In The Jungle – The Cadets                  –

29. My Blue Heaven – Fats Domino                         35

30. Tango Afrique – Lou Busch                            39

31. Picnic – McGuires                                    22

32. If I Had Me A Woman – Mac Curtis                     –

33. Graduation Day – Rover Boys                          16

34. My Prayer – The Platters                             –

35. Give Us This Day – Joni James                        –

36. Ghost Town – Don Cherry                              –

37. How Little We Know – Frank Sinatra                   27

38. Get Out Of The Car – Sammy Davis Jr.                 33

39. Ain't Misbehaving – Johnny Ray                       34

40. Can You Find It In Your Heart – Tony Bennett         21

       COMERS

       Tell Me Why – Crewcuts

       That's All There Is To That – Nat Cole

       Never Turn Back – Al Hibbler

       DJ's

       Gene Edwards

       Larry Fischer

       Bill Baldwin

       Bob Leonard

       Gerry Grainger

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.

                       KYNO – LUCKY 13                  

                     NUMBER ONE IN FRESNO

                        SURVEY NO. 376            

               FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1963

TW                                                          LW

 1. Walk Like A Man – The Four Seasons                       1

 2. All I Have To Do Is Dream – Richard Chamberlain         13

 3. Hey Paula – Paul And Paula                               2

 4. Rhythm Of The Rain – The Cascades                        3

 5. Wild Weekend – The Rebels                                7

 6. Ruby Baby – Dion                                         6

 7. Half Time – The Routers                                  4

 8. Big Wide World – Teddy Randazzo                          5

 9. From A Jack To A King – Ned Miller                      10

10. Pipeline – The Chantays                                 22

11. Hot Pastrami – The Dartells                             27

12. Walk Right In – Rooftop Singers                          8

13. You're The Reason I'm Living – Bobby Darin              11

14. What Will Mary Say – Johnny Mathis                      16

15. White Levis – The Majorettes                            12

16. Love Makes The World Go Round – Paul Anka               15

17. Blame It On The Bossa Nova – Eydie Gorme                20

18. Greenback Dollar – The Kingston Trio                    34

19. Pin A Medal On Joey – James Darren                      38

20. Alice In Wonderland – Neil Sedaka                       28

21. She'll Never Know – Brenda Lee                          40

22. Meditation – Charlie Byrd                               56

23. Indian Love Call – April Stevens And Nino Tempo         –

24. Our Winter Love – Bill Pursell                          –

25. Let's Turkey Trot – Little Eva                          –

26. Ridin' The Wind – The Tornadoes                         –

27. My Wife Can't Cook – Lonnie Russ                         9

28. Don't Mention My Name – Shepherd Sisters                –

29. My Coloring Book – Sandy Stewart                        14

30. Eternal Love Eternal Spring – The Castells              12

31. Mama Didn't Lie – Jan Bradley                           17

32. Boss – Rumblers                                         18

33. Loop De Loop – Johnny Thunder                           22

34. Tell Him – The Exciters                                 31

35. It's Up To You – Rick Nelson                            36

36. Cinnamon Cinder – Pastel Six                            21

37. I Saw Linda Yesterday – Dickey Lee                      26

38. Shirley – Tony Orlando                                  –

39. What Does A Girl Do – Marcie Blane                      –

40. In Dreams – Roy Orbison                                 –

       CHIEF CHART CHASER

       South Street – The Orlons             

       CHART CHASERS

       Magic Star – Margie Singleton

       Sun Arise – Rolf Harris

       Sax Fifth Avenue – Johnny Beecher

       Another Day, Another Heartache – Jim Clanton

       Pyramid's Stomp – The Pyramids

       Boss Guitar – Duane Eddy

       Initials – The Castells

       Pretoria – The Highwaymen

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.

                        WCFL – BIG 10

                ALL HIT MUSIC IN THE MID WEST

                 WEEK ENDING JANUARY 13, 1972    

TW                                                        LW

 1. American Pie – Don McLean                              3

 2. Nothing To Hide – Tommy James                          5

 3. Sunshine – Jonathan Edwards                            1

 4. Scorpio – Dennis Coffey                               10

 5. Respect Yourself – The Staple Singers                  6

 6. Hey Girl – Donny Osmond                                2

 7. Day After Day – Badfinger                             16

 8. Sugar Daddy – The Jackson 5                           11

 9. White Lies, Blue Eyes – Bullet                        17

10. It's One Of Those Nights – The Partridge Family       18

11. Brand New Key – Melanie                                4

12. Where Did Our Love Go – Donnie Elbert                 19

13. Long Time To Be Alone – The New Colony Six            14

14. Five Hundred Miles – Heaven Bound                     23

15. All I Ever Need Is You – Sonny & Cher                  7

16. Black Dog – Led Zeppelin                              30

17. Let's Stay Together – Al Green                        24

18. Cherish – David Cassidy                                9

19. Stay With Me – Faces                                  31

20. I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing – The Hillside Singers                                                   26

21. Two Divided By Love – The Grass Roots                 12

22. Looking For A Love – J. Geils Band                    29

23. Family Affair – Sly & The Family Stone                13

24. Have You Seen Her – Chi-Lites                         15

25. Me And Bobby McGee – Jerry Lee Lewis                  26

26. Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' – Charlie Pride            34

27. Don't Say You Don't Remember – Beverly Bremers        35

28. Softly Whispering I Love You – The English Congregation                                              39

29. The Witch Queen Of New Orleans – Redbone              38

30. Precious And Few – Climax                             40

31. Superstar – The Temptations                           21

32. Hurting Each Other – Carpenters                       –

33. The Lion Sleeps Tonight – Robert John                 –

34. Bang A Gong (Get It On) – T. Rex                      –

35. Without You – Nilsson                                 –

36. Anticipation – Carly Simon                            –

37. Drowning In The Sea Of Love – Joe Simon               –

38. Down By The Lazy River – The Osmonds                  –

39. Joy – Apollo 100                                      –

40. Rock 'N Roll – Detroit Featuring Mitch Ryder          –

       BIG 10 ALBUMS

    1. Chicago At Carnegie Hall – Chicago

    2. Carole King Music – Carole King

    3. American Pie – Don McLean

    4. The Concert For Bangla Desh

    5. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin

    6. Teaser & The Firecat – Cat Stevens               

    7. Santana – Santana             

    8. Wings Wild Life – Paul & Linda McCartney

    9. There's A Riot Goin' On – Sly & The Family Stone

   10. Hot Rocks – The Rolling Stones

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.