Month: May 2016

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

Billboard Hot 100 Top 5 May 7, 1966 (mcrfb header)

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING MAY 7, 1966

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the-mamas-and-the-papas-monday-monday-1966-(mcrfb)NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’66 * The Mamas & The Papas * WEEK OF 05/01/66 – 05/21/1966

NUMBER ONE FOR 1966!

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TWELVE WEEKS on the singles chart, “Monday, Monday’” by The Mamas & The Papas peaked this week at No. 01 (3 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100, week-ending May 01 through May 21, 1966. (source: Billboard)

MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1966 GO HERE.

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A 1978 DETROIT WXYZ RADIO NEWSPAPER FLASHBACK

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Wednesday, June 28, 1978

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: WXYZ 1270 ‘Purtan Jumping To CKLW?’

Missed any of our previous ‘Detroit Radio Back-Pages‘ features on MCRFB.COM? GO HERE.

(Above WXYZ article is courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2016. Newspapers.com).

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MCRFB.COM Detroit Radio Back Pages

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A BILLBOARD CLASSIC ’45 AD FLASHBACK! 04/30/1966

 

A RCA VICTOR RECORDS AD BILLBOARD PAGE RIP: “The 'A' Team” SSGT. BARRY SADLER April 16, 1966 (click on image 2x for largest view)
A RCA VICTOR RECORDS AD BILLBOARD PAGE RIP: “The ‘A’ Team” SSGT. BARRY SADLER April 16, 1966 (click on image 2x for largest view)
“THE ‘A’ TEAM” * SSGT. BARRY SADLER

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A MCRFB ‘CAPSULE COUNTDOWN’! WEEK OF 05/06/65

CapCount 5-6-65-(mcrfb)MCRFB.COM TOP 10 COUNTDOWN * May 1965 * A Henry Krueger Production

A MCRFB.COM 1965 TOP 10 HITS COUNTDOWN!

TODAY’S ’60s “HEARD THESE FIRST ON THE RADIO” TOP 40 SINGLES FLASHBACK

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Henry Krueger Productions shares this day’s 1965 audio ‘CAPSULE COUNTDOWN’ hits on MCRFB.COM.

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THE 40 HOTTEST BILLBOARD ’66 R&B SINGLES LAST WEEK

BILLBOARD HOT 40 R&B SINGLES SPECIAL SURVEY: April 30, 1966 (click on image 2x for largest detailed view)
BILLBOARD HOT 40 R&B SINGLES SPECIAL SURVEY: April 30, 1966 (click on image 2x for largest detailed view)
THE NO. 1 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA * The Temptations

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THE NO. 2 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA * Joe Tex

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THE NO. 3 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA * Wilson Pickett

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THE NO. 4 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA * The Poets

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THE NO. 5 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA * Otis Redding

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DETROIT ‘TOP 5’ WJLB WCHB

Many of these records were the most popular radio plays heard on Detroit’s two R&B stations on the AM dial at the time, WCHB 1440 and WJLB 1400, week-ending 04/23/66.

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A MCRFB ‘CAPSULE COUNTDOWN’! WEEK OF 05/05/64

CapCount 5-5-64-(mcrfb)MCRFB.COM TOP 10 COUNTDOWN * May 1964 * A Henry Krueger Production

A MCRFB.COM 1964 TOP 10 HITS COUNTDOWN!

TODAY’S ’60s “HEARD THESE FIRST ON THE RADIO” TOP 40 SINGLES FLASHBACK

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Henry Krueger Productions shares this day’s 1964 audio ‘CAPSULE COUNTDOWN’ hits on MCRFB.COM.

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BILLBOARD HOT 50 COUNTRY SINGLES, LAST WEEK: ’66!

BILLBOARD HOT 50 COUNTRY SINGLES SPECIAL SURVEY April 30, 1966 (click on image 2x for largest detailed view)
BILLBOARD HOT 50 COUNTRY SINGLES SPECIAL SURVEY: April 30, 1966 (click on image 2x for largest detailed view)
NO. 1 HOTTEST COUNTRY SINGLE IN AMERICA * Eddy Arnold

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NO. 2 HOTTEST COUNTRY SINGLE IN AMERICA * Johnny Cash

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NO. 3 HOTTEST COUNTRY SINGLE IN AMERICA * Harden Trio

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NO. 4 HOTTEST COUNTRY SINGLE IN AMERICA * Connie Smith

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NO. 5 HOTTEST COUNTRY SINGLE IN AMERICA * Roger Miller

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WEXL ‘TOP 5’ DETROIT

Many of these records were also the most popular radio plays heard on Detroit’s only country station 1340 on the AM dial at the time, WEXL, week-ending April 23, 1966.

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A MCRFB ‘CAPSULE COUNTDOWN’! WEEK OF 05/04/78

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MCRFB.COM TOP 10 COUNTDOWN * May 1978 * A Henry Krueger Production

A MCRFB.COM 1978 TOP 10 HITS COUNTDOWN!

TODAY’S ’70s “HEARD THESE FIRST ON THE RADIO” TOP 40 SINGLES FLASHBACK

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Henry Krueger Productions shares this day’s 1978 audio ‘CAPSULE COUNTDOWN’ hits on MCRFB.COM

Capsule Countdown MCRFB.COM (Yellow Top)

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