September 2015 – Motor City Radio Flashbacks

WXYZ 1270 DETROIT SOUND TOP 12! THIS WEEK IN 1966

WIXIE DETROIT SOUND No. 01 * Four Tops * WXYZ (9/26/66)

WIXIE DETROIT SOUND No. 02 * The Association * WXYZ (9/26/66)

WIXIE DETROIT SOUND No. 03 * Sandy Posey * WXYZ (9/26/66)

WIXIE DETROIT SOUND No. 04 * Richard & The Young Lions * WXYZ (9/26/66)

WIXIE DETROIT SOUND No. 05 * Jimmy Ruffin * WXYZ (9/26/66)

WIXIE DETROIT SOUND No. 06 * Neil Diamond * WXYZ (9/26/66)

WIXIE DETROIT SOUND No. 07 * The Rationals * WXYZ (9/26/66)

WIXIE DETROIT SOUND No. 08 * Lou Rawls * WXYZ (9/26/66)

WIXIE DETROIT SOUND No. 09 * The Supremes * WXYZ (9/26/66)

WIXIE DETROIT SOUND No. 10 * The Surfaris * WXYZ (9/26/66)

WIXIE DETROIT SOUND No. 11 * Count Five * WXYZ (9/26/66)

WIXIE DETROIT SOUND No. 12 * The 4 Seasons * WXYZ (9/26/66)

BONUS! WIXIE DETROIT SOUND No. 20 * Bob Seger * WXYZ (9/26/66)

BONUS! WIXIE DETROIT SOUND No. 25 * Belfast Gypsies * WXYZ (9/26/66)

BONUS! WIXIE DETROIT SOUND No. 32 * Jean Du Shon * WXYZ (9/26/66)

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All FIFTEEN WXYZ song titles randomly were selected for your listening enjoyment here.

WXYZ-AM BACK ON THE RADIO W/: JIMMY HAMPTON!

**WXYZ HEARD HERE 24/7 ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS**

From the MCRFB AIRCHECKS archive featuring: WXYZ-AM (’66) w/ JIMMY HAMPTON

A special THANK YOU goes out to GREG INNIS for donating this (unscoped) WXYZ JIM HAMPTON ‘SOLID GOLD SHOW’ (November 19, 1966) aircheck to MCRFB.COM!

THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!

NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’65 * The McCoys * WEEK OF 9/26 – 10/02/65

FOURTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Hang On Sloopy” by The McCoys peaked this week at No. 01 (one week) on the Billboard Hot 100, week of September 26 through October 02, 1965. (source: Billboard).

MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1965 GO HERE.