50TH! TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: TOP HITS OF ’65!

“RUN, BABY RUN” * The Newbeats * Hickory Records (1965)

WDRQ-FM 93 DETROIT ‘TOP 25’ HITS! WEEK OF 09/24/73

SUPER Q HIT NO. 01 * Grand Funk Railroad * WDRQ FM 93 09/24/73

SUPER Q HIT NO. 02 * Isley Brothers * WDRQ FM 93 09/24/73

SUPER Q HIT NO. 03 * Cheech and Chong * WDRQ FM 93 09/24/73

SUPER Q HIT NO. 08 * Jim Croce * WDRQ FM 93 09/24/73

SUPER Q HIT NO. 12 * The Stories * WDRQ FM 93 09/24/73

SUPER Q HIT NO. 14 * Gilbert O’Sullivan * WDRQ FM 93 09/24/73

SUPER Q HIT NO. 17 * War * WDRQ FM 93 09/24/73

SUPER Q HIT NO. 21 * Rolling Stones * WDRQ FM 93 09/24/73

SUPER Q HIT NO. 23 * Sly & The Family Stone * WDRQ FM 93 09/24/73

**SUPER Q ALBUMS * LOS COCHINOS** “Sargent Stadanko” * WDRQ FM 93 09/24/73

These were the records you bought. Many hits listed here were the most popular singles heard played on FM Top 40 radio, September 1973, and on the No. 1 FM radio station (then) in the Motor City — the “Super Q,” WDRQ-FM.

WXYZ-AM BACK ON THE RADIO WITH: LEE ALAN!

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

From the MCRFB AIRCHECKS archive featuring: WXYZ-AM (’65) w/ LEE ALAN

A special THANK YOU goes out to GREG INNIS for donating this WXYZ LEE ALAN (September 22, 1965) aircheck to MCRFB.COM!

THIS WEEK IN AMERICA: ‘HOT 100′ BILLBOARD! 09/1965

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

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BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 02 IN U.S.A. * The McCoys * 9/25/65

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 03 IN U.S.A. * We Five * 9/25/65

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 04 IN U.S.A. * Dave Clark Five * 9/25/65

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 06 IN U.S.A. * Ramsey Lewis Trio * 9/25/65

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 07 IN U.S.A. * Bob Dylan * 9/25/65

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 08 IN U.S.A. * The Turtles * 9/25/65

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 09 IN U.S.A. * The Yardbirds * 9/25/65

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 10 IN U.S.A. * Sonny * 9/25/65

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 11 IN U.S.A. * The Fortunes * 9/25/65

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 12 IN U.S.A. * Roy Head * 9/25/65

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 13 IN U.S.A. * The Animals * 9/25/65

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 14 IN U.S.A. * Sonny and Cher * 9/25/65

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 15 IN U.S.A. * Righteous Brothers * 9/25/65

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 17 IN U.S.A. * Lovin’ Spoonful * 9/25/65

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 18 IN U.S.A. * Freddy Cannon * 9/25/65

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 19 IN U.S.A. * Beach Boys * 9/25/65

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 20 IN U.S.A. * Jay & The Americans * 9/25/65

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 22 IN U.S.A. * Edwin Starr * 9/25/65

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 28 IN U.S.A. * James Brown * 9/25/65

BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 31 IN U.S.A. * The Miracles * 9/25/65

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

AMERICA’S TOP 100. THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO

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These were the records you bought. Many went on to become some of the most popular singles heard played on AM Top 40 radio, September of 1965, on WKNR, CKLW, and WXYZ in Detroit.

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

NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’65 * Barry McGuire * WEEK OF 9/19 – 9/25/65

ELEVEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Eve Of Destruction” by Barry McGuire peaked this week at No. 01 (one week) on the Billboard Hot 100, week of September 19 through September 25, 1965. (Source: Billboard).

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