WPTR 1540 AM

ALBANY, NEW YORK

Week: 1966-08-13
Format: T40
                     WPTR - 1540 - ALBANY  
                IT’S A MUSIC EXPLOSION ON WPTR  
                        TOP 40 TUNEDEX                  
                  WEEK OF AUGUST 13 - 19, 1966
    1. Don’t Let Me Sleep Too Long – Myddle Class                  
    2. Li’l Red Riding Hood – Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs          
    3. See You In September – The Happenings                      
    4. Yellow Submarine/Eleanore Rigby – The Beatles    
    5. Sunshine Superman - Donovan                                 
    6. Bus Stop – The Hollies                                      
    7. Summer In The City – Lovin’ Spoonful                       
    8. Make Me Belong To You – Barbara Lewis                      
    9. Wouldn’t It Be Nice – The Beach Boys                        
   10. Hey Joe – Tim Rose                                         
   11. You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes                         
   12. Ain’t Too Proud To Beg – The Temptations
   13. Warm And Tender Love – Percy Sledge
   14. Land Of 1000 Dances – Wilson Pickett                       
   15. I Saw Her Again – Mamas & Papas
   16. Distant Shore – Chad & Jeremy
   17. I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love – Petula Clark
   18. The Joker Went Wild – Brian Hyland
   19. Sunny – Bobby Hebb                                          
   20. Sweet Dreams – Tommy McLain                                 
   21. Hungry – Paul Revere & The Raiders                         
   22. Double Shot – Swingin’ Medallions
   23. Wipe Out – The Surfaris                                    
   24. We Can’t Go On This Way – Teddy & The Pandas
   25. Hanky Panky – The Shondells           
   26. Sweet Pea – Tommy Roe
   27. Along Comes Mary – The Association
   28. I Love You 1000 Times – The Platters
   29. Turn-Down Day – The Cyrkle                                 
   30. My Heart’s Symphony – Gary Lewis & The Playboys
   31. They’re Coming To Take Me Away Ha-Haa – Napoleon XIV
   32. Hold On – Sam & Dave
   33. Sunny Afternoon – The Kinks                                
   34. Rain/Paperback Writer – The Beatles
   35. With A Girl Like You – The Troggs                          
   36. Livin’ Above Your Head – Jay & The Americans               
   37. Counting – The Deep Six
   38. World Of Fantasy – Five Stairsteps                         
   39. There Will Never Be Another You – Chris Montez             
   40. She Drives Me Out Of My Mind – Swingin’ Medallions

       PICKS AU GO GO
       Good Time Car – New Tweedy Brothers
       Raining In My Heart – The Legend
       It’s Better To Have Loved A Little/Holding On – The Tams
       The Long Cigarette – The Reflections
       Woman Of The World – The Gentrys
       I Got To Handle It – The Capitols
       Born A Woman – Sandy Posey                                 
       A Surfer’s Dream – Jan & Dean
       Psychotic Reaction – Count Five
       Just Like A Woman – Manfred Mann
       Summer Samba – Walter Wanderly
       Green Back Dollar – Jamie Coe
       Under My Thumb – Del Shannon
       The Kids Are Alright – The Who
       Walk Away Renee – The Left Banke
       Mama’s Little Girl – Reparata & The Delrons
       It Hurts Me – Bobby Goldsboro
       You’ll Never Know What’s In My Heart – The Hi-Five
       Baby Not Now – CL & The Pictures
       Baby Toys – The Toys

       LOOKING AHEAD
       Baby’s Gone – Graham Bonney                                
       Out Of Time – Chris Farlowe                                
       Keep Looking – Solomon Burke
       Born To Be With You – The Silkie
       Outside Chance – The Turtles
       Cherry Cherry – Neil Diamond                               
       Poor Dog – Little Richard
       Cheryl Ann – Tim Tam & The Turn Ons                        
       Mr. Dieingly Sad – The Critters
       Searching For My Love – Bob Moore
       Philly Freeze – Alvin Cash
       Summertime – Billy Stewart                                 
       Satisfied With You – Dave Clark Five

       TOP 15 ALBUMS        
    1. Blonde On Blonde – Bob Dylan 
    2. Best Of The Beach Boys – The Beach Boys                     
    3. Aftermath – The Rolling Stones     
    4. Yesterday And Today – The Beatles
    5. Wild Thing – The Troggs               
    6. When A Man Loves A Woman – Percy Sledge
    7. Gettin’ Ready – The Temptations
    8. Best Of The Animals – The Animals
    9. Best Of Peter And Gordon – Peter & Gordon
   10. Hold On! – Sam & Dave
   11. Animalizations – The Animals     
   12. Hanky Panky – The Shondells           
   13. Wonderfulness – Bill Cosby
   14. I Love You 1000 Times – The Platters
   15. Strangers In The Night – Frank Sinatra 

       WPTR EXCLUSIVES
       Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich L.P.
       I Can Make It With You Baby – Pozo Seco Singers
       From Nowhere – The Troggs L.P.

       THE DYNAMIC SEVEN DJ’S (pictured)
       Don De Rosa           6-9 Daily, 6-10 AM Saturday
       Charlie Brown         9AM-Noon Daily, 10AM-2PM Saturday
       “Boom Boom” Branigan  Noon-4PM Daily, 2-7 Saturdays
       Johnny Walker         4-8 Daily, 2-7 PM Sunday
       Roger Scott           8PM-Midnight Daily, 7PM-Midnight Sunday
       Lyle Wood             Midnight-6AM
       Bruce Wayne           Weekends

Contributed by: Gary Pfeifer (Sunday, 2014-06-29)




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