NATIONAL ‘TOP 30’ THIS WEEK: THE HONOR ROLL! 1963

**BILLBOARD HONOR ROLL OF HITS** (Week Ending) August 17, 1963

THE NATIONAL TOP 30 HITS

THIS WEEK August 1963 57 YEARS AGO

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The Honor Roll of Hits comprises the nation’s top tunes according to record sales and sheet sales, disk jockey and jukebox performances as determined by The Billboard’s weekly nationwide sales.

WJBK | WXYZ | WKMH | CKLW

The Billboard August 11-17 1963 Honor Roll of Hits featured 30 of the most popular radio air plays heard over four Detroit top 40 radio stations on the AM dial in 1963.

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WABX-FM 99.5 DETROIT TOP 30: THIS WEEK! 08/06/1983

DETROIT NEW MUSIC 99.5 FM

— WABX 37 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK —

AUGUST 5, 1983

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— In Memory of George Griggs —

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

WCHB RADIO SUPER SOUL 1440: R&B TOP 15! 08/04/69

SOUL RADIO 1440 WCHB

— August 4, 1969 —

WCHB 51 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

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DETROIT’S ROCK ‘N’ EASY 100.3 FM: THIS MONTH! 1977

WNIC 100.3 FM

— 43 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH —

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THE WNIC AUGUST 1977 CONCERTS and FEATURED ARTISTS MUSIC GUIDE

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DICK PURTAN, MORNINGS! WKNR [Detroit Free Press] BACK-PAGE AD, ’65

— Tuesday, October 26, 1965 —

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A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

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WHYT: DETROIT’S POWER 96 FM! THIS WEEK, 07/28/1986

HOT HIT SURVEY

— JULY 28, 1986 —

34 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

JULY 28-AUGUST 3, 1986

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CKLW! ‘RADIANT RADIO’ 800: BUD DAVIES, 04/29/1959

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS

— Sunday, March 29, 1959 —

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A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

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**BUD DAVIES CKLW-TV9 ‘DANCE PARTY’** July 1956

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THIS WEEK! A WJBK RADIO 1500 RECORD REVIEW: 1963

**WJBK RADIO 15 RECORD REVIEW** JULY 26, 1963

— WJBK RADIO 1500 —

July 26, 1963

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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 airplays based on the judgement of WJBK Radio 1500. (1963)

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CKLW! THE CK 80 SURVEY: THE ‘GREAT EIGHT’ 07/21/64

THIS WEEK 56 YEARS AGO

— CKLW 1964 JULY —

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The CKLW BIG 50 (plus) hits in Windsor/Detroit. This survey was tabulated overall by record popularity appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of CKLW Radio (1964).

Previewed for the week of July 21-27, 1964

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THIS WEEK IN AMERICA! BILLBOARD HOT 100: 07/25/70

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

BILLBOARD HOT 100 JULY 19-25, 1970

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