HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
Week: 1965-08-30
Format: T40 THE BIG D - WDRC 1360 AM SWINGING 60 SURVEY
BASED ON WEEKLY RECORD SALES IN THE HARTFORD, NEW BRITAIN & SPRINGFIELD AREA
WEEK ENDING AUGUST 30, 19651. Barry McGuire - Eve Of Destruction
2. Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe
3. The Beatles - Help!
4. The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
5. Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone
5. Four Tops - It's The Same Old Song
6. The Beach Boys - California Girls
6. We Five - You Were On My Mind
7. Mel Carter - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
8. Billy Joe Royal - Down In The Boondocks
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** Additional chart info for this week is included, from two different
sources, that did not appear on the original published survey. WDRC would
often show a chart position for a new entry to its "Swinging 60" with a
number of #61 or lower under "last week". During this time, WDRC would
construct an "internal, master chart ranking" of over 100 total songs each
week. Full details for songs #61 and lower were not usually disclosed
publicly. But these positions would sometimes be revealed on the next
week's survey, if a below #60 song moved up into the actual "Swinging 60",
as mentioned earlier. Also, WDRC would also provide full numerical details
to the three major trade magazines of the day (Billboard/Cashbox/Record
World). Record World would often publish these lower-numbered/Pick
Hits/Extras details in a section called the "Radio Exposure Chart". When
such details are available to me, I have added them to the published
survey. ** Contributed by: ARSA Jim (Sunday, 2010-10-17) | |