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THE NATIONAL TOP 30 TUNES! THIS WEEK, MAY 20, 1957

**BILLBOARD Honor Roll of Hits** May 20, 1957

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For survey week ending May 15

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.

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The above Honor Roll Of Hits music chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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WJBK RADIO 1500! FORMULA 40 SOUND SURVEY: MAY 13, 1957

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The WJBK FORMULA 40 hits was compiled, tabulated and produced by Radio 1500’s Bob Martin and Rosemary McGann.

This 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.

Previewed for the week of May 13, 1957

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

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

SOUL SINGLES! THE BILLBOARD TOP R&B 50: MAY 8, 1971

**BILLBOARD TOP RHYTHM & BLUES SINGLES** May 8, 1971

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Many of the above titled Billboard ‘Top 50’ R&B singles were the most popular radio plays heard on two Detroit soul stations 1400 WJLB and 1440 WCHB on the AM dial, May 1971.

As tabulated by Billboard, the featured R&B Top 50 record singles were the nation’s most popular and best-selling soul records, for the week-ending May 8, 1971, 51 years ago.

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Above Billboard R&B chart survey digitally restored and re-imaged by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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VINTAGE AMERICAN HOME ELECTRONICS AD: MARCH 1, 1968

**AIWA ELECTRONICS** (**LIFE**) AD March 1, 1968

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Above 1968 AIWA Electronics ad was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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VINTAGE AMERICAN HOME ELECTRONICS AD: OCTOBER 11, 1968

**GE ELECTRONICS** (**LIFE**) AD October 11, 1968

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Above 1968 General Electric ad was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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THE DETROIT SOUND SURVEY! WXYZ RADIO 1270: MAY 2, 1966

**WXYZ DETROIT SOUND SURVEY** May 2, 1966

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This list is selected each week by WXYZ Radio from reports of record sales gathered from leading record outlets in the Detroit area and other sources available to WXYZ.

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The above WXYZ chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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A special thank you to Jim Heddle of Tuscon, Arizona, for having provided this WXYZ 1270 playlist chart from 1966 to the Motor City Radio Flashbacks archives.

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THIS WEEK IN AMERICA! THE BILLBOARD HOT 100: APRIL 28, 1973

Compiled by the Music Popularity Chart Dept. of Billboard, from national retail store and one-stop sales reports, and radio airplay reports.

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WABX 99.5 FM: DETROIT TOP 30! THIS WEEK, APRIL 18, 1983

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

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

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MOTOR CITY RADIO BACK-PAGES: GARY GRAFF | RADIO 1986

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A special thank you to senior MCRFB consultant Greg Innis, of Livonia, MI., for contributing the Newspapers.com archives (Detroit radio related) articles, ads, and images we have featured on this site, since 2016.

Thank you, Greg Innis, for making these historic Detroit radio features possible. ?

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Missed any of our previous ‘Detroit Radio Back-Pages‘ features? GO HERE

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