Detroit Radio Surveys – Motor City Radio Flashbacks

60 YEARS AGO: KEENER and THE BEATLES BACKSTAGE at the OLYMPIA! WEEKS OCTOBER 01-08 1964

**WKNR MUSIC GUIDE** [3 of 4] September 24, 1964

**WKNR MUSIC GUIDE** [3 of 4] October 1, 1964

WKNR October 1 and October 8 1964 charts courtesy of the George Griggs collection, founder, Motor City Radio Flashbacks.

Audio digitally remastered by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

The (above and below) WKNR music charts was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks.

Audio is courtesy of Bob Green and Bob Green Productions, Houston, TX

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**WKNR MUSIC GUIDE** [4 of 4] October 8, 1964

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A sincere thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

Above WKNR music charts courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

60 YEARS AGO: KEENER and THE BEATLES BACKSTAGE at the OLYMPIA! WEEKS SEPTEMBER 17-24 1964

**WKNR MUSIC GUIDE** [1 of 4] September 17, 1964

COMING OCTOBER 7: Two more WKNR exclusive ‘Beatles at Olympia’ charts — Series 3 and Series 4 — from October 1 and October 8, 1964.

Audio digitally remastered by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

The (above and below) WKNR music charts was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks.

Audio is courtesy of Bob Green and Bob Green Productions, Houston, TX

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**WKNR MUSIC GUIDE** [2 of 4] September 24, 1964

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A sincere thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

Above WKNR music charts courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

DETROIT ‘BIG DEE’ TOP MODERN COUNTRY 40: THIS WEEK! SEPTEMBER 22, 1975

**WDEE MODERN COUNTRY SURVEY** September 22, 1975

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This WDEE chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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Above WDEE music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

CKLW BIG 30 MOTOR CITY RECORDS: THIS WEEK! AUGUST 30, 1977

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“The listing of records herein is the opinion of CKLW based on its survey of record sales, listener requests and CKLW’s judgement of the record’s appeal.”

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The featured CKLW chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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A sincere thank you Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

THE WKNR ‘TOP 31’ MUSIC GUIDE: KEENER GOLD! THIS WEEK, AUGUST 8, 1968

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The above WKNR chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

THIS WEEK IN 1964: THE WJBK RADIO 15 RECORD REVIEW . . . JULY 17

**WJBK RADIO 15 RECORD REVIEW** July 17, 1964

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This official Record Review survey was tabulated overall by each record’s popularity and its appeal, sales, listener requests and record air plays based on the judgement of WJBK Radio 1500 (1964)

The above WJBK chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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Above WJBK music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

CKLW! THE ‘FUN RADIO 8’ HIT PARADE: JULY 11, 1967

**CKLW FUN RADIO 8 HIT PARADE** July 11, 1967 [A]

**CKLW FUN RADIO 8 HIT PARADE** July 11, 1967 [B]

**CKLW FUN RADIO 8 HIT PARADE** July 11, 1967 [C]

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The CKLW HIT PARADE represents the judgement of CKLW’s record selection committee as to the relative popularity of of current recordings in the Motor City area and is conditioned by such factors as industry tabulations, local record sales, and telephone requests.

The featured CKLW 07/11/1967 chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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**CKLW FUN RADIO 8 HIT PARADE** July 11, 1967 [D]

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A sincere thank you Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

THE DETROIT SOUND SURVEY! WXYZ RADIO 1270: JUNE 28, 1965

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This list is selected each week by WXYZ Radio reports of records sales gathered from leading record outlets in the Detroit area and other sources available to WXYZ.

The above WXYZ 06/28/1965 chart survey was digitally restored completely in its entirety by Motor City Radio Flashbacks.

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By mid-January 1965, the Detroit Sound Survey charts was no longer printed for the public in general. The WXYZ charts, as featured above, were instead published solely for Detroit record retailers, music outlets, one-stop jobbers, and distributors only.

These Radio 1270 top 40 charts was the largest of the WXYZ Detroit Sound Survey charts ever printed, having measured 17.5″ W x 22 L” inches in size. These charts were primarily used for weekly record rank based by popularity, position, retail sales, and were used for record retail rack displays as well.

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Unless this site is able to acquire more of these extremely rare WXYZ 1965 chart surveys in the future, this June 28, 1965 chart will be the final presentation. We first began presenting these Detroit Sound Surveys back in February of this year.

Also, if anyone has additional WXYZ charts from 1965 in their collection and are willing to share — scanned or xerox copies would suffice — please contact this site, here:

motorcityradioflashbacks65@gmail.com

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THE DETROIT SOUND SURVEY! WXYZ RADIO 1270: JUNE 21, 1965

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This list is selected each week by WXYZ Radio reports of records sales gathered from leading record outlets in the Detroit area and other sources available to WXYZ.

The above WXYZ 06/21/1965 chart survey was digitally restored completely in its entirety by Motor City Radio Flashbacks.

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For the very first time, Motor City Radio Flashbacks will be featuring a dozen or so — as chart dated — of these extremely rare WXYZ 1965 surveys throughout the year, 2024.

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POWER 96 FM! WHYT: ‘DETROIT’S BEST MUSIC’ THIS WEEK, JUNE 9, 1986

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The above featured WHYT chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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A sincere thank you Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

Above WHYT music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.