DETROIT RADIO BACK PAGES: PURTAN SIGNS ON Z95.5

Tuesday, January 11, 1983

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: WCZY

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WXYZ 1964 TOP 40 SOUND SURVEY: HAPPY NEW YEAR!

**WXYZ DETROIT SOUND SURVEY** *Top Hits Of 1964* **DECEMBER 1964**

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 54 YEARS AGO

December 1964

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(From the Jim Feliciano Collection)

Detroit Sound Official Hit Survey

— WXYZ Top 40 1964 Hits —

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This special souvenir playlist of the top 40 most popular records for the year was selected by WXYZ Radio from reports of record sales gathered from leading record outlets in the Detroit area and other sources available to WXYZ throughout the 1964 year.

THE KEENER ‘TOP 31’ HITS FOR 1965: HAPPY NEW YEAR!

**WKNR KEENER 13** *Top Hits Of 1965* **DECEMBER 1965**

**53 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK** December 1965

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

In Memory of George Griggs

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

NEW YEAR’S EVE: THE CKLW ALL-TIME TOP 300! 12/1967

**CKLW FUN RADIO 8** *ALL-TIME* *TOP 300* **DECEMBER 1967**

CKLW ‘FUN’ RADIO 8

51 YEARS AGO

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This special 1967 CKLW TOP 300 record survey was tabulated overall by record popularity appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of CKLW Radio.

The popularity of records listed within is the opinion of CKLW based upon votes mailed and phoned in by its listeners listing their favorite all time records.

DECEMBER 1967

Over a decade of Rock ‘n’ Roll. The CKLW ALL-TIME TOP 300 hits from the ’50s and ’60s!

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU

In Memory of George Griggs

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

THIS WEEK! A WJBK RADIO 1500 RECORD REVIEW: 1963

**WJBK RADIO 15** *RECORD REVIEW* **DECEMBER 27, 1963**

WJBK RADIO 1500

— December 27, 1963 —

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Compiled from the WJBK retail weekly surveys from this past year.

This special year-end 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 during this year ending, 1963.

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THIS WEEK WJBK DECEMBER 1963

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

In Memory of George Griggs

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

WKNR TOP DETROIT KEENER HITS: WEEK OF 12/29/1965

**WKNR MUSIC GUIDE** December 29, 1965 – January 4, 1966

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

In Memory of George Griggs

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

WKNR TOP DETROIT KEENER HITS: WEEK OF 12/26/1968

**WKNR MUSIC GUIDE** December 26, 1968 – January 1, 1969

**50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK** December 1968

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

In Memory of George Griggs

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

50 YEARS AGO! CKLW CLOSE OUT THEIR TOP 100: 1968

**CKLW BIG 100** *Countdown Chart* **December 1968**

CKLW TOP 100. 50 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 1968

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The CKLW 1968 TOP 100 hits in Windsor/Detroit.

This SPECIAL COUNTDOWN SURVEY was tabulated overall by record popularity appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of CKLW Radio throughout the year 1968.

Previewed for December 1968

CKLW 1968

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU

In Memory of George Griggs

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

THIS WEEK IN AMERICA! BILLBOARD HOT 100: 12/21/68

**Billboard Hot 100** *December 21, 1968*

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

BILLBOARD HOT 100 DECEMBER 21-27, 1968

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These were the record singles you bought in 1968. Many went on to become the most popular radio airplays heard on AM radio in Detroit, December, on Top 40 CKLW, WKNR, WXYZ, and conservative album-oriented, easy-listening WJR radio.

THE NATION’S TOP-SELLING 100 SINGLES 1968

BILLBOARD CHRISTMAS CHART: TOP SELLERS! 12/25/65

**BILLBOARD** **Top Christmas Sellers** *December 25, 1965*

THE TOP HOLIDAY RECORDS. 53 CHRISTMASES AGO

(From Motor City Radio Flashbacks. Merry Christmas!)

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